After 21 days of volunteering their time, skills, resources to promote the cause of education in their various communities, staff of MTN Nigeria came together to celebrate the end of their annual staff volunteerism programme, ‘21 Days of Y’ello Care’ with a closing ceremony at its
headquarters in Lagos.
The star-studded event was attended by music celebrities Iyanya, Praiz, Frank Edoho
(of Who Wants to Be A millionaire), students
from various schools as well as
beneficiaries of some of the projects instituted by the MTN Nigeria staff.
1 Days of Yello Care is a yearly programme launched by the MTN Group in 2006 to
encourage members of staff in its 22
operations across Africa, Asia and the
Middle East to step out of their offices,
volunteer resources, time and skills to the
benefit of their communities and the theme
for this year’s event was “Investing in
Education for All,” which was in
consonance with the global movement to
make education accessible and compulsory
for all and sundry across the world.
MTN staff in Nigerian engaged in numerous
activities ranging from supporting schools
for the blind, hearing impaired, IDP camps,
orphanage homes and other activities in
several schools which includes:
• Tech-A-Thon (a coding and
programming session) for secondary
school students
• An excursion to the MTN Network
Management Centre and the MTN Data
Centre by secondary school students
• Three (3) teacher training sessions on
the use of ICT as a teaching aid in Lagos
and Enugu States
• The upgrade of a computer laboratory
to a digital e-learning facility at a school in
Lagos State
• Provision of ICT labs to schools in Ogun
and Kogi States, and an IDP Camp in
Nasarawa State
• Provision of e-learning devices and
materials to special schools – Pacelli School
of the Blind and the Wesley School of the
Hearing Impaired in Lagos State
• Donations to remand homes and
correctional centres in Lagos and Plateau
States
• The set-up of several mini ICT labs as
well as donations and interventions to
improve the quality of education in thirteen
(13) schools across the country
• The first ever Y’ello Care Family Day
where MTN staff and their family members
made donations to three (3) orphanages in
Lagos and Delta States and Abuja.
