Roshan Earns 'Best Private Company' at Third Annual Ethical Corporation Awards

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Roshan Earns 'Best Private Company' at Third

Annual Ethical Corporation Awards

PR Newswire

KABUL, Afghanistan, June 27, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan

,

June 27, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- Roshan,

Afghanistan

's

leading total communications provider, today announced it has been named

the "Best Private Company" by the Ethical Corporation for its transformative

impact on the country and its people by implementing a myriad of sustainable

corporate social responsibility programs. The award was announced Monday at

the third annual Ethical Corporation Awards Ceremony, held in

London

, where

many world brands competed for this prestigious award.

The award recognizes Roshan's demonstrated commitment to serve as a

catalyst for economic growth and actively contribute to

Afghanistan

's long-term

development through the company's commercial operations and dedicated

corporate social responsibility arm, Roshan Community.

This year marked the highest number of applicants for the Ethical Corporation

Awards, with more than 260 entries submitted worldwide. Roshan beat out four

other finalists for the title of Best Private Company.

"Social responsibility and high ethical standards have always been more than

just a commitment at Roshan; they are part of our DNA," said Karim Khoja,

Roshan's chief executive officer. "Since 2003, it is all about our endless quest

for quality in everything we do, to harness the power of mobile technology to fill

infrastructure gaps, foster commerce and economic growth, build human

capacity and, equally important, to improve the well-being of communities

through sustainable community programs throughout

Afghanistan

."

Roshan is

Afghanistan

's largest investor, private company and taxpayer, with

investments of more than

$500 million

in bringing mobile phone services and

socio-economic development programs to

Afghanistan

.

Last year, through Roshan Community's efforts across

Afghanistan

, Roshan:

Served 526,924 meals, through a partnership with Afghan NGO ASCHIANA;

Built 19 playgrounds and constructed three new schools, in addition to Roshan's work

with Save the Children;

Constructed more than 100 wells throughout the country benefiting more than 75,905

people;

Expanded its Telemedicine Project to connect the Faizabad hospital with the Bamyan

Hospital in central

Afghanistan

, the French Medical Institute for Children in

Kabul

and

Aga Khan University Hospital in

Karachi, Pakistan

, expanding medical care to the most

remote regions of

Afghanistan

and enabling remote diagnosis and media personnel

training.

The company's main shareholder, the Aga Khan Fund for Economic

Development (AKFED), is dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and building

successful private companies in regions that historically lack foreign direct

investment. Under AKFED's direction, Roshan was set-up with a clear mandate

to serve the communities in which the company operates, not only as a for-

profit enterprise, but through direct investment via Roshan Community.

Building human capacity is a key driver for Roshan. The company is deeply

committed to investing in local, Afghan talent, to build its workforce and to

develop

Afghanistan

's leaders of tomorrow. Roshan invests more than

$1,500

per employee each year in training and skills development for its Afghan

workforce.

With over 1,350 employees, the company is focused on actively

recruiting women, which constitute 19% Roshan's workforce, a unique figure in

Afghanistan

's traditionally male dominated business landscape.

Khoja said, "It is the people of

Afghanistan

, as our customers and our dedicated

employees, who have made Roshan a true

Afghanistan

success story."

About Roshan

Roshan (Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd) is Afghanistan's

leading total communications provider with over 6 million active subscribers

and a network that covers over 230 cities and towns in all of the country's 34

provinces.

Roshan is a true Afghanistan success story, serving as a catalyst for economic

growth and actively contributing to the country's long-term development. Since

its inception eight years ago, Roshan has invested over $500

million in Afghanistan and is the country's single largest investor and taxpayer,

contributing approximately 5% of the Afghan government's overall domestic

revenue. Roshan directly employs more than 1,200 people, 20% of whom are

women, and provides indirect employment to more than 30,000 people.

Roshan is deeply committed to Afghanistan's reconstruction and development.

The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), part of the Aga Khan

Development Network (AKDN), is a major shareholder of Roshan and promotes

private initiatives and building economically sound enterprises in the developing

world. Also owned in part by Monaco Telecom International (MTI) and

TeliaSonera, Roshan brings international expertise to the country and is

committed to the highest standards of network quality and coverage for the

people of Afghanistan.

Media Contact

Elizabeth Z. McElroy

Director, Marketing Communications and Public Relations

Roshan

Office: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web: www.roshan.af

Maggie Edinger

Account Executive, Corporate

Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Office: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web: www.hkstrategies.com