For every phone purchased,
Xiaomi will donate PKR 1000 to SKMCH
Followed the spirit of Ramzan & the company’s vision of making lives better, Xiaomi Pakistan has joined hands with Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital. The recently launched mobile phone company from China has pledged to donate a portion of its sales to SKMCH to help raise awareness and funds for the hospitals new initiative.
For every mobile phone sold via mistore.pk, Xiaomi will automatically donate Rs. 1,000 from its profits to SKMCH. Alternatively for every eco product purchases such as power banks, hands free, mi band etc, Xiaomi will be donating PKR 100 to SKMCH. This campaign started in Ramzan and will run till 15 days after Eid.
“I strongly believe that whatever we do in life, we cannot succeed until and unless we reach out and help those who do not have any support in their lives. When we got the opportunity to collaborate with Shaukat Khanum Trust for this campaign, we jumped right in because if we can have anything to do with the difference that SKMCH makes in people’s lives, we can be proud of not only our initiative but also the empathy from our customers.’, said Mr. Ahmad Butt, Marketing Director Smartlink Technologies.
In 2016, SKMCH recorded 10,203 new patient registrations and 236,351 outpatient visits, almost three times the number of registrations, and five times the number of visits in 2000. Over the last fifteen years, the hospital has seen an increasing trend in the number of treatments provided to its patients. Many young innocent lives are being saved at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. Last year Zakat contributions made it possible to treat almost 75% of poor cancer patients for free. This year SKMCH needs to raise PKR 5.5 Billion to help treat poor cancer patient. Additionally, the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust plans to open a research center which will be based in Karachi.
About Xiaomi:
Currently the world’s 4th largest smartphone manufactures, Xiaomi is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. The company’s founder & CEO, Lei Jun, believes that high-quality technology doesn’t need to cost a fortune. To that end, Mi delivers phenomenal hardware and software services and creates high end phones at mass market prices.
With more than 61 million handsets sold in 2014, and products launched in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, India, Indonesia and Brazil, Xiaomi has been able to achieve what it values most – a deep reach into lives of millennials. Now Xiaomi, through its partnership with Smartlink, has opened its door to Pakistan.
Pakistan is the world’s 6th largest market for smartphones. In 2015 only, there were 125 million mobile subscribers in the country. According to Pakistan Startup Report, the figure can potentially go up to 110 million in the next 4 years. There couldn’t have been a better time for Xiaomi to reach out to Pakistan, where affordable and feature-rich smartphones dominate the market. Secondly, 77% of the country’s population is below the age of 30 which catches Xiaomi’s target market goals.
About Smart Link Technologies:
Xiaomi was founded in 2010 by serial entrepreneur Lei Jun based on the vision “innovation for everyone”. We believe that high-quality products built with cutting-edge technology should be made accessible to everyone. We create remarkable hardware, software, and Internet services for and with the help of our Mi fans. We incorporate their feedback into our product range, which currently includes Mi and Redmi smartphones, Mi TVs and set-top boxes, Mi routers, and Mi Ecosystem products including smart home products, wearables and other accessories. With presence in over 30 countries and regions, Xiaomi is expanding its footprint across the world to become a global brand.