Slim provides technology and resources to the Mexican Red Cross

Slim provides technology and resources to the Mexican Red Cross

Mexico City. – The Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, the richest person in the world according to Forbes, established an agreement to provide economic and technological support to the Mexican Red Cross, said the president of the humanitarian organization,
Daniel Goñi.

The manager of the Red Cross said that Telmex, owned by Slim, match customer donations made ??to the humanitarian organization through a phone number.

Goñi added that Telmex will also bring its technology to try to eliminate false calls to the Red Cross to request their services, "which occurs at the expense very strong institution and unable to attend who truly need it."

At a ceremony in which Slim received the Medal of Honor and Grand Cross of Merit for his support of the institution, Goñi said the fundraising campaign beginning on March 12, Mexicans can make your donation by phone call.

In this regard, Slim said that in this campaign of support, Telmex customers can donate up to 500 pesos (about $ 39) to the Red Cross from its phone bill, adding that "for every dollar the Foundation put Telmex will other weight "to the humanitarian organization.

"It has always been our interest to work with the Red Cross, knowing all the activity carried out nationally and internationally," he said.

He added that when there are wars and disasters present, "but also is present every day at all times when someone needs your services. Nothing better than having the opportunity to support it."

Meanwhile, the CEO of Telmex, Slim Seade Hector said the program to avoid spurious calls to the Red Cross is based on a classification system of numbers that was developed by the company.

In this regard, Goni said that "deterrence is a method in which after a certain number of hoax calls are warned that they are breaking the law, I think it will succeed."

Carlos Slim recognition for their support of the humanitarian organization was presented by the president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, Tadateru Konoé.

Konoé is in Mexico to attend the 45th National Convention of the Mexican Red Cross to be held in the city of Puebla from 23 to 25 February to mark the 102 anniversary of the founding of the institution.

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