Airtel unveils season 3 of touching lives CSR intervention

…restates commitment towards less privileged Nigerians.

 Following the remarkable impact and success recorded in the first and second seasons of its revolutionary CSR intervention tagged Touching Lives, leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has unveiled the Season Three in line with its commitment to impact on the lives of disadvantaged people and communities across Nigeria.

The third Season of the life-changing charitable initiative was unveiled in Lagos, where the telco restated its pledge to bring hope and succor to individuals, families and communities through the programme.

Airtel’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, while announcing the Season Three kick-off noted that throughTouching Lives, Airteloffers practical relief, succour, hope, opportunities and credible platforms to liberate and empower the underprivileged, disadvantaged and hard to reach persons in the society.

“At Airtel, we believe that to be a great company we must be good company, and we are very much committed to earning our social license – the love and acceptance of the various communities and people we serve.

“When we launched the maiden edition of Touching Lives, major stakeholders especially the media wanted to know if the initiative was one-off and if the launch was just for media exposure and brand building. Our responses haven’t changed – Airtel Nigeria is committed to creating positive impact in the various communities it operates in and we are genuinely inspired to uplift the less privileged around us as well as create prosperity platforms for many Nigerians,” Mr. Ogunsanya said.

Over the years, the telco’s multi-million Naira CSR initiative has brought positive change in the lives of thousands. Through Airtel Touching Lives, the company provided potable water for several starved communities, built maternal and health centres for remote communities, built and renovated schools to provide quality education to the less privileged.

It also bankrolled the medical operations of several beneficiaries flown to the best hospitals around the world to correct serious health problems, empowered the disabled with modern and sophisticated resources to make life better and provided solid economic platforms for thousands who are downtrodden, hard to reach, abandoned, neglected and condemned by family and society.

Accolades, commendations and positive testimonies continue to trail the Airtel Touching Lives. In his goodwill message, publisher of Business Day newspaper, Mr. Frank Aigbogun, commended Airtel for giving voice to the voiceless, supporting the down-trodden and bringing smiles to the faces of needy Nigerians.

He noted that Airtel is not compelled to invest in charity, but inspired purely by love for the less privileged people.

Also, the Founder, Brila FM, Dr. Larry Izamoje, pledged its support to propagate Airtel Touching Lives Season Three Brila FM radio station across Nigeria. He also noted that the CSR initiative has become for empowering disadvantaged people to achieve their goals in life.

As the Season Three takes off, the telco said well-meaning individuals can nominate persons, families or communities by calling or texting using the shortcode 367.