Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced the commencement of its Christmas charity campaign tagged ‘5 Days of Love,’ to uplift the less privileged in the communities it operates and give them a reason to celebrate during the yuletide season.
The 5-day long programme, which will commence on the 18thof
December and run till 23rd of the same month, is part of the CSR
interventions of Airtel Nigeria under its Employee Volunteer Scheme
(EVS).
During the period, employees of the organization will embark on
series of humanitarian activities including donations of Items such as
foodstuff, bedding materials, sanitary materials, clothing, and toys
among other items, to identified orphanages and charity homes across the
country.
As part of the activities, Airtel employees in the Western part of
Nigeria will host children of Daniel Akintunde Model School for Children
with Special Needs, Adigbe, Abeokuta in Ogun State, to a Christmas
party. The Airtel team also plans to make donations to the school.
Airtel employees in Lagos willtake the ‘5 Days of Love’ campaign
tothe Arrow of God Orphanage at Oke-Ira, Ajah, Lagos to express love
tothe orphans by spending quality time and donating relevantitems and
supplies to enrich the lives of the children.
Also within the week, the North Region is expected to visit the
Wuse General Hospital, Zone 3, Wuse, Abuja and the Defence Medical
Centre, Mogadishu Cantonment, Asokoro, Abuja while Airtel employees in
South Region will round off the programme by visiting the Gidan Begge
Motherless Home, Markurdi Benue State on Wednesday, 23rd of December.
Commenting on the‘5 Days of Love’ initiative, the Managing Director
& Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya,
said the telco is committed to touching the lives of underprivileged
persons in the society as well as empowering stakeholders in the
communities where it operates.
“As a critical stakeholder in the Nigerian society, Airtel is
passionate about uplifting the less privileged and providing support for
the vulnerable as this aligns with its overall CSR theme of touching
lives and improving the standard of living of the less privileged,” he
said.
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