DOHA: The Ramadan in Aspire 2015 festival, organised in partnership with Vodafone, concluded on a very positive note with more than 40,000 visitors enjoying events with family and friends.
The festival provided entertainment for people of all ages with its Ramadan ‘Freej Aspire’ and Garangao celebrations as well as Ramadan Sports Festival, Dome Walking Competition and other activities.
Zeena Abu Issa, Senior Events & Sponsorship Manager, Vodafone Qatar, said: “Ramadan in Aspire 2015 was a superb event which brought together thousands of visitors who had the chance to spend a great time with their loved ones.”
Hussain Al Qahtani, Corporate Communication Manager, Aspire Zone Foundation, said: “This year we had one of our most successful Ramadan festivals at AZF, which included religious, cultural and sporting events and a unique addition — Freej Aspire.”
Vodafone Qatar welcomed visitors and guests at its pavilion at Freej where Al Johara team talked about how the company is enabling Qatar’s population to connect confidently at all times with products and services such as Vodafone Red Qatari and other Ramadan offers.
Young visitors were greeted with face painting and games and others had the chance to enjoy henna art.
During the Garangao evening, Vodafone showcased robots in collaboration with The Little Engineer and distributed traditional, hand-made gifts to over 2,500 visitors.
Vodafone also gave away prizes to those who participated in AZF’s online competition during the festival.
Other new additions this year were featured in Ramadan Sports Festival, which involved more than 1,300 participants. These included Aspire Embassies and Banks tournaments, Dome Walking Competition — an indoor walking competition to encourage people to adopt brisk walking exercise along the corridors of the dome. The Peninsula
