Airtel Nigeria on Mon
\nday said it had adopted five public primary schools in the country under its \u201cAdopt-a-School\u2019\u2019 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.
\nThis was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of Airtel, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, and made available to newsmen in Lagos.
\nThe schools are Iyeru-Okin Primary School I, Offa, Kwara; Oremeji Primary School II, Ajegunle, Lagos; and St. John\u2019s Primary School, Oke-Agbo, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun.
\nOthers are Community Primary School, Amumara, Imo; and Presbyterian Primary School, Ediba, Cross River.
\nOgunsanya said specifically that Airtel renovated the blocks of classrooms at Iyeru-Okin Primary School 1, Offa, donated toilet facilities as well as a borehole.
\nHe said this was in addition to donation of 400 school bags, 1,400 note books, 400 uniforms and packs of pen among other items.
\nOgunsanya said the company recognises the interest of the state government in uplifting the standard of education in Kwara and was pleased to partner with the government and people of the state.
\nHe said education remains the bedrock of development, adding that the best place to start was at the formative stage of children.
\nOgunsanya noted that the Federal Government had taken various initiatives in this direction but had often not reached out to the poorest section of the society.
\n\u201cAirtel is committed to enriching the lives of key stakeholders in the communities it operates and it will continue to create opportunities to uplift underprivileged kids through its various CSR programmes.
\n\u201cIn recognition of the role education plays in the development of a country, Airtel Nigeria has decided, as part of our CSR vision, to adopt Iyeru-Okin Primary School.
\n\u201cUnder our Adopt-a-School programme, we adopt government-owned schools located in poor, rural\/semi urban communities and either rehabilitate or rebuild them, as the case may be,\u2019\u2019 Ogunsanya said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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