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| Symbolic handing-over of school benches |
Douala, 17 June 2017 – MTN Foundation, first corporate
Foundation in Cameroon announces that, it handed over 2000 benches to Kaélé.
The esplanade of the municipalityof this canton hosted the ceremony on
Saturday, 17 June 2017, chaired by a representative of the District’s
Divisional Officer. This significant
donation comprises 2000 new benches for the 24 Government Primary
SchoolsofKaélé, in the Far North region.
At the
origin of this initiative is the Association for the Development of the Kaélé
canton (ADECKA) which had requested the support of the MTN Foundation in 2016
to resolve certain problems faced by the schools of the canton. The schools of
Kaéléare notably faced with acute shortage of benches.
From
next school year, “our young children shall be the first to benefit positive
outcomes of this action. The learning conditionsin these schools shall be
positively impacted through respecting the 2 students per bench ratio and
“straight bust” position in order to avoid the risks of body malformation by
the students”, the representative of the MTN Foundation specified at the
ceremony.
This
donation by the MTN Foundation in support of ADECKA, seeks to significantly
enhance the daily lives of 4000pupils of the Kaélé canton.
About ADECKA.
ADECKA
is an apolitical, a secular and non-profit-making associationthat seeks to
promote family spirit, solidarity, mutual assistance, youth support and
monitoring as well as the realization of socio-economic and cultural
achievements for the Kaélé canton.
About MTN Foundation.
MTN
Foundation is the very first corporate foundation created in Cameroon with MTN
Cameroon investing therein, each year, 1% of its turnover. The Foundation works
for the welfare of communities in Cameroon by investing in Education, Health,
the Environment and Community Development.
Follow the MTN Foundation via
https://twitter.com/MTNFoundationand www.facebook.com/mtnfoundation.
Contact Press:
EdouardTAMBA:Tel.: +237 677550797E-mail:
edouard.tamba@mtn.com
Massey NjitiBONGANG:Tel: +237 677551115 E-mail:massey.njiti-bongang@mtn.com
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