GTT on Friday launched its first ever Charity Drive in Guyana, enabling persons to donate any amount to any of the nine participating charities at no additional cost.
At launch of the drive, GTT Public Relations Officer Alison Parker detailed how excited the company was to be able to give back to the less fortunate in Guyana.
She explained that GTT recognised the passion Guyanese have for giving during its inaugural Pinktober activity held last October.
GTT customers who wish to donate can do so by using their mobile money account. Persons without an account are being encouraged to sign up for the service.
GTT brand ambassador Saiku Andrews poses with a few of the staff members
Digicel customers can also participate in the drive, and can donate by simply downloading the Mobile Money Guyana (MMG) app.
The simple process governing donation involves one selecting the “shop and go option” after dialling *123#, where users would then be requested to enter the merchant code for the charity to which they wish to donate, as well as the amount they wish to give.
Specialist in MMG and Trade Marketing, Kester Abrams, said the service was designed especially for persons on the go, who are always busy but have a heart for giving. Persons would, from today, be able to donate to the charities using this new initiative.
The codes for the charities participating are as follows: Food for the Poor, 06316; Joshua House, 06319; St. John’s Bosco, 06318; Ptolemy Reid, 06317; St. Ann’s, 06315; Help and Shelter, 06314; and Red Cross, 06313. The codes for the other two charities, Uncle Eddie’s Home and the Guyana Cancer Foundation, have not yet been disclosed, but will be available online on Monday.
Abrams explained, “The beauty about it is what we did. We set them (charities) up as individual merchants with mobile money. So, to do so, we needed certain credentials about the business, especially that it’s registered and so on. So once we had that information, we basically gave them access to the mobile money platform, where they can see reports on a daily basis and on a live basis”.
He said the donor’s phone number and the amount and time of the donation will be visible to the charities, which will be given their cheques at the end of every week.
Persons who took the opportunity to donate in store yesterday received a blue nose. Other donors can pick up a blue nose at the GTT store upon providing proof that they would have donated to any of the charities.
