Wednesday, 21 June 2017

MTN Foundation donates benches to Primary Schools of Kaélé


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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