MTN Foundation appreciates Nominators of “What Can We Do Together” initiative

The MTN Foundation has on Wednesday, 3rd October appreciated Nominators of “What Can We Do Together” initiative phase 3. Speaking at the dinner/award ceremony, the Director of MTN Foundation, Mr. Denis Okoro explained that the projects implemented under this phase were learning materials.

The foundation also disclosed that under the phases 1 and 2 of the “What Can We Do Together” initiative, various interventions were implemented in 400 communities across the country.

The Foundation has awarded scholarships worth N200,000 per session to about 6,000 students of science and technology in some secondary schools across the country.

He listed the materials to include, school bags, exercise books, raincoats, and pencil cases to over 15,000 pupils in 60 Public Primary Schools.

He explained that since inception to date, 510 Communities across 454 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the country have been impacted by the foundation in different social development interventions nationwide.

He disclosed that it was a ‘community give-back initiative’ designed to get Nigerians to nominate selected projects in particular communities to be executed by the MTN Foundation.

He also added that medical equipment and facilities were donated to 40 Primary Healthcare Centres and solar-powered boreholes to 10 communities had been provided.

“Through this, the students have formed MTN scholars association and they are proud of it. We are interested in women and children issues; we have renovated 24 maternity wards of some the communities; by bringing water closer to them, you have denied them that opportunity to visit the river at all times.

“For once, let us relate to each community and ask them what they need so that their needs will be satisfied. When you meet someone at the point of his need, he is a happy person so as long as the project continues, we will continue to do more,” he said.

He added that in the phase 3 of the project, another 110 communities across the country were also impacted. “This means that so far a total of 510 communities across 454 local governments have been transformed”,