VimpelCom strives to be a responsible corporate citizen by participating in programs that improve quality of life.

We are a Company that both keeps people connected and improves their life on a global scale. We understand that contribution through business activities is not enough, and that is why our responsibility goes even further – to help build a strong and healthy society.In 2005 VimpelCom’s Management Board adopted a Social Outreach Policy that defines the parameters for the Company’s participation in social projects.

The Social Outreach Policy provides educational support to children and youth to reach their full potential. Under the program “New Technologies for Children” our Company provides access to the Internet for schools located in remote areas, and today children of 63 rural schools enjoy the services that earlier had been considered impossible.

We also offer internships to management students from the country’s leading universities, with members of our senior management team personally teaching seminars and master classes in such areas as finance and marketing.

The company’s Charity Committee, which has been in existence for more than five years, concentrates its efforts on World War II veterans, pensioners, the disabled and orphans. For example, in 2006 VimpelCom launched a special tariff plan designed for hearing- and speech-impaired customers, offering special prices for SMS and MMS services. This initiative earned the “Social and Cultural Business Award” and won the nomination for “The Important Social Project”.