TECNO, the leading mobile phone brand
in Africa has donated some valuable gifts items to two orphanage homes in
Lagos.
Mr Chidi Okonkwo, Deputy General
Manager, TECNO in Nigeria who led the team to the two homes explained that the
donations were part of the company’s social responsibilities to the less
privilege people in the society.
The two Homes that benefitted from
the firms gesture are Little Saints Orphanage and Save Our Soul (S.O.S)
Children Village.
At the Save Our Soul (S.O.S) Children
Village Isolo where Chidi played with the children, the orphanage manager, Mr Benjamin
Buraimoh appreciated the TECNO for its kind gesture of celebrating Christmas
with the underprivileged children and orphans. According to him what the
management of TECNO brought for the children will go a long way to reduce the
pressure of food and materials in the Village
At the Little Saints Orphanage,
Akowonjo, the Administrator, Mrs Bose
Ogunbanjo explained that some of the children in the orphanage were dropped by
some people by the road side. She added: “Whenever we discovered any baby in
that situation, we alerted the police before we bring the baby to our
orphanage.”
She explained: “ This home has
been in existence since 1994 and we take care of the children education
and ensure that they know how to read and write. Some of them are
in various primary schools and secondary school.”
Speaking on behalf of TECNO, Mr.
Chidi Okonkwo explained that he was delighted to be with the children
especially during this Christmas season. “We are delighted to be with the
children and rejoice with them, share love with them and I do hope that the
little gift we brought will improve the children lives” he said
He said that the management of the
homes should not hesitate to reach the company wherever they the company’s assistance,
adding that this is the first of its kind from TECNO and promised that the
company will continue to do more in term of adding values to the society.
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