Vodafone Foundation marks 25th anniversary
Telecom operator, Vodafone, has marked 25 years milestone of transforming lives globally with its charity arm, Vodafone Foundation. The foundation also unveiled a new logo to define its next line of direction.
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The foundation has over the last two decades empowered a number of people and communities in health, education, mentoring programmes as well as other social interventions.
Speaking at the programme to commemorate the milestone, the Regional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone, Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific Region, Mr Serpil Timuray, said the foundation had invested over $1 billion in its interventions in 27 countries including Ghana.
“At Vodafone, we believe that our mobile communications technology can address some of the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Our responsibility is to utilise our strength in innovation and creativity to mobilise social change and improving people’s lives.”
He added that globally, the Vodafone Foundation supported projects that were focused on delivering public benefit through the use of mobile technology across the areas of health, education and disaster relief.
The Ghana experience
“Over the 25 years, Vodafone’s local foundations operating in 27 countries including Ghana have invested a combined $1 billion in their communities and supported organisations,” he added.
Also speaking at the event, CEO of Vodafone Ghana, Ms Yolanda Cuba, said the move formed part of Vodafone’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
She said such initiative was central to their business model and that “we have made it a habit of always searching for creative opportunities to contribute to the communities in which we operate.”
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Ms Cuba further highlighted some projects executed by the foundation including “early literacy development and growth through provision of libraries; reading materials and organising reading clinics for children in deprived communities and schools across the country.”
The rest are: “increased ICT literacy by setting up centres and training teachers and students of schools in deprived communities, provisions of medical incubators to give premature babies a greater chance of survival while reducing mortality rates.”
The Foundation was launched in Ghana in 2009 with the aim of supporting sustainable initiatives that drive social change, improve people’s lives and solve pressing social needs.
Some broad projects it has initiated include Healthline, Mobile 4 Good and MoJa, a blood donation initiative.