Tigo staff mentor pupils of New Ebu
Staff of Tigo Ghana Ltd., recently paid a visit to New Ebu Methodist Basic School where they interacted and taught the pupils in an effort to inspire them.
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The trip formed part of the company’s employee engagement initiative dubbed ‘Tigo Spirit’ which is a monthly Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity that affords staff the opportunity to volunteer their services and utilise their skills, time and expertise to reach out to vulnerable groups and people to improve their lives.
Under the theme “My Tigo Teacher” the initiative seeks to inspire, motivate and empower young deprived school children to be studious and focused to enable them realise their dreams and aspirations.
Subjects taught by staff include English, Mathematics, Religious and Moral Education (R.M.E), Information Communication Technology (ICT), and General Science among others.
New Ebu is a deprived community in the Central Region close to Cape Coast.
Mr James Nyarko, the Brands Image Coordinator for Tigo’s Western Territory said New Ebu was chosen for the mentorship programme so as to offer hope to the pupils expressed the hope that the visit and the activities undertaken by the staff will impact positively on the learning activities of the pupils.
Mr Albert Quainoo, headmaster of New Ebu Basic School expressed appreciation to Tigo for the choice of his school to be the beneficiary of Tigo’s employee outreach programme.
He revealed that the visit by Tigo was very important for the development of pupils as the kids were “being introduced to new faces.”
He further underscored the need for such programmes for children’s development saying “I would have liked it if Tigo staff would be coming around at least once every month for the next one year.”