Airtel partners Girl Effect, iSON to empower vulnerable girls

Airtel Nigeria has announced a partnership with Girl Effect, an international non-profit organization and iSON group, the largest Information Technology Group in Africa, to empower rural and vulnerable girls in matters relating to finance, entrepreneurship, health, economic empowerment and safety, among others. With the partnership, Girl Effect and iSON Group will leverage on their highly […]

Airtel Nigeria has announced a partnership with Girl Effect, an international non-profit organization and iSON group, the largest Information Technology Group in Africa, to empower rural and vulnerable girls in matters relating to finance, entrepreneurship, health, economic empowerment and safety, among others.

With the partnership, Girl Effect and iSON Group will leverage on their highly successful Girls Connect initiative to give rural girls a voice.

Speaking on the Girls Connect initiative in a statement,  Director: Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Nigeria, Emeka Oparah said Airtel is proud to be associated with Girl Effect and iSON on this exciting journey to empower and liberate girls across the country.

“At Airtel, we are intensely interested in connecting our esteemed stakeholders to the people, information, resources and opportunities that will enable them succeed and realize their full potentials. With the Girls Connect initiative, it our hope that more girls will be inspired, empowered and encouraged to do more, achieve more and change the world.”Oparah said

Deputy Country Director at Girl Effect Nigeria, Hadeezah Haruna-Usie said: “Girls Connect is an innovative campaign that is empowering girls. In the pilot phase, we started to see girls put into practice what they learnt from the stories and conversations they had with the role models – from opening bank accounts, to enrolling in apprenticeships that will lead them to start their own business.”

Ramesh Awtaney, Founder and Chairman, iSON Group said through Girls Connect IVR service, girls in Nigeria have access to a key platform free of cost where their quest is answered and their faith reinstated to live lives powerfully.