Etisalat Donates Educational Kits to Primary Schools in North East

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Etisalat Donates Educational Kits to Primary Schools in North East

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As part of Etisalat’s multi-faceted CSR programme that is committed to giving value to communities through various intervention programmes covering education and health, Etisalat Nigeria has partnered with a non-governmental organisation, Abuja Global Shapers Community and the Governments of the North East states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa to provide free education support to primary school pupils in the states. The initiative includes the donation of back-to-school kits, including school uniforms and bags, to pupils drawn from 10 primary schools in the states. The beneficiary schools are Yerwa Practising Primary School, Abbaganaram Primary School and Bulumkutu Primary School, all in Borno State; Katuzu Community School in Gashua, Central Primary School in Potiskum and Lawan Kawuri Primary School, Geidam, all in Yobe State; and Wuro Hausa Primary School in Yola Town, Community School in Demsa and Tudun Wada Primary School, Mayo Belwa in Adamawa State. While addressing the audience about the initiative tagged: Community School Support Programme at the formal presentation of the kits to beneficiary schools, in Maiduguri, Borno State on Monday, the vice president overseeing Regulatory and Corporate Affairs of Etisalat Nigeria, Ibrahim Dikko, said the partnership is intended to enhance ongoing efforts aimed at making basic education available and sustainable. The company head, Government and Community Relations, Mohammed Suleh-Yusuf’s representative, Dikko, emphasised Etisalat’s commitment to providing sustainable development initiatives that will impact on the wellbeing of the populace across various sectors. He reiterated, “Etisalat Nigeria is committed to delivering sustainable community support programmes that will complement public services and extend benefits to the grassroots across Nigeria. We are proud to be able to contribute positively to achieving the objective of improving our partner states especially in the area of Education. We will continue to collaborate to move the states and indeed the nation forward.” Responding to the presentation, the Borno State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Musa Inuwa Kobo, represented by the Permanent Secretary of Borno State Ministry of Education, commended Etisalat for pursuing causes that serve the interest of the societies in which it operates. He identified investment in education as one fundamental way to secure a progressive future while advancing the cause of the larger society. Kobo further stated, “Today, if we are not mindful of the education sector, tomorrow, we will have incompetent lawyers and as a result, people will lose their liberty; we are going to have incompetent doctors, and as a result, people will lose their lives; we are going to have incompetent engineers and as result, bridges will collapse, roads will fail. If we are to be called a civilised society, we should take time and make sacrifices for the future. This is the lesson Etisalat is teaching us. Etisalat as a corporate organisation is mindful of its social responsibility.” 

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