Her Excellency, the First Lady of the republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Fatima Maada Bia, Representatives from the ministry of Education, The Director General of Natcom, Arch Bishop Tamba Charles, parents, guardians, our hosts the republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, good morning.Let me start by congratulating the pioneers of this project.
This is remarkable. It shows that you value inclusive learning and human capital development. Congratulations
Africell has over the years identified Education as a key CSR pillar, which is why when we are approached to support such projects, we respond without holding back.
And to sustain that, we have invested not only in joint projects of this nature with learning institutions but have also provided basic computer programming education to students from primary to university level by hosting the first-ever coding boot camp in Sierra Leone.
Recently, we opened a learning center that will be used as a resource center to train and prepare future leaders.
Let me add also, that the results from public examinations show that there has been a giant leap in the quality of education provided across the board and not just in Freetown.
Most significant, is the fact that girls are emerging with some of the best results at all levels. We should be proud of them.
That is why Africell is identifying with that success by contributing to education and learning projects.
To the parents, please ensure your children are sent to school. To the children, make great use of this opportunity, for it is said by the late Nelson Mandela, that “Education is the greatest weapon by which we can change the world.”
To the First Lady of Sierra Leone, thank you for your continued support to the children of Sierra Leone.
Thank you lady and Gentlemen
