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Airtel Ghana committed to fund the project when Hon. Dominic Ayine, MP for the area solicited for the ChangeMaker company\u2019s support for the school through the Airtel Touching Lives initiative.<\/p>\n
The telecom company in addition distributed school uniforms, bags and stationery to over 250 students present at the ceremony to augment the student\u2019s interests in education.<\/p>\n
In her address at the ceremony, Hannah Agbozo said: \u201cWe are delighted that this project has been completed and we have no doubt that it will contribute to shaping the lives and the future of our children in Dubila and its environs.<\/p>\n
As a company that firmly believes that every individual has an innate ability to fully realise their potential, we have been investing in education \u2013 adopting schools, building many and creating an enabling environment for effective teaching and learning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe education is not only a fundamental human right, it is also an empowerment tool and the best investment we can make in the lives of our children and the future of our country and continent. This is why investing in education is one of the cardinal pillars in our CSR strategy at Airtel Ghana.\u201d
\nHon. Dr. Dominic Ayine, Member of Parliament for the Constituency and Deputy Attorney General remarked, \u201cThe benefits of this project to the pupils and the community are immeasurable. Airtel Ghana has through this investment created the opportunity that will enhance the development of the children in this community. On behalf of this community, I extend my profound gratitude to Airtel Ghana and its employees for the commitment they have shown in putting up this facility.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEducation is very important in today\u2019s society and these children deserve the same chance as any other child in this country, they deserve to remember their school days with joy and not with relief that they escaped with their lives,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Airtel Ghana has gained recognition for its meritorious role in the promotion and improvement of education and infrastructural developments across the country as the Best CSR Company of the Year for Education by Ghana CR Excellence Awards. The company\u2019s flagship CSR programme- Airtel Touching Lives has also won CIMG TV Programme of the Year, IPR Best Community Programme of the Year on three consecutive occasions and Bharti Change Marker Award (Gold Category) in 2014 and 2015.<\/p>\n
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Airtel Ghana, Best CSR Company for Education and Community Relations has commissioned and handed over a state of the art reconstructed and furnished a 3-unit classroom block to the management of the Dubila Primary School in the Bolgatanga Municipality. The project, funded under Airtel Ghana\u2019s flagship CSR initiative, Touching Lives involved a complete reconstruction of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":211485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n