Telecom Express announces that as part of its ongoing partnership with the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) it continues in its management of the DEC's vital East Africa appeal.

Following their successful partnership with Comic Relief for managing automated donations for Red Nose Day 2011, Telecom Express has provided the DEC's automated donation service throughout its East Africa appeal. Processing card payments to PCI DSS level 1, donors are assured of a rapid and highly secure method of making their donations.

Established in 1963, the DEC unites the UK's leading aid agencies, such as Oxfam, the British Red Cross and Save the Children, in providing timely and efficient humanitarian aid to areas of the globe stricken by major disasters.

The current drought in East Africa, which is estimated to be the worst in 60 years, has caused a famine in Somalia, affecting up to 10 million people. Working tirelessly to provide aid, the DEC East Africa has now raised over £72 million in donations to help combat some of the most deprived areas.

About the DEC

The Disasters Emergency Committee unites the 14 leading UK aid agencies in their efforts to finance relief for people suffering major disasters in poorer countries.

The DEC ensures donors' funds deliver effective and timely relief for people in need during emergencies around the world.

The organisations strives to improve standards in the delivery of humanitarian aid, the raising of funds via the public and the monitoring of operations to ensure money is spent in an effective and fully accountable way.

Thanks to the generosity of donors and support from the DEC's media and corporate partners, more than £750 million has been raised since launch in 1963, which has helped save lives and rebuild communities devastated by disasters.

For more information or to make a donation visit www.dec.org.uk

About Telecom Express

Telecom Express specializes in developing and managing services that allow consumers to interact with newspapers, publications, TV and radio programmes, mobile sites and applications and websites.

Our core business is working as a trusted partner with clients across the public, private and third sectors supplying interactive services and content via fixed line and mobile telephony.

While our services are designed to generate substantial revenues for our media owner clients, we also enhance and optimize opportunities for consumer engagement through CRM and related marketing activity.

Every day, Telecom Express manages thousands of interactions across a host of different services. We work with most of the larger media organisations in the UK; our clients include News International (The Sun, Times & Sunday Times), Trinity Mirror (Daily & Sunday Mirror, The People, Daily Record etc), The Telegraph, The Racing Post, Associated Newspapers (Daily Mail & Mail On Sunday), National Magazines Company (Cosmopolitan, Company, Good Housekeeping etc), IPC magazines (Chat, What's on TV, Marie Claire etc), Shortlist Media, Channel 5, BBC, along with Racing UK, The Disasters Emergency Committee and Comic Relief.