MTN Driving Partnerships For A Bright Future For Africa, Celebrates 25 Years Of Being Good Together

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MTN Group CEO, Rob Shuter

 

 

By Rommy IMAH

 

MTN Group has launched its “We’re good together” initiative aimed at demonstrating how, in partnering with its host countries, it can change lives by improving digital access, driving financial inclusion, empowering and enabling SMEs, creating jobs and broad community development, among many others.

 

As a pan African company with roots that are deeply anchored in the continent, MTN is telling its story that doing good business extends far beyond corporate social investment initiatives.

 

Speaking about the role of MTN on the continent, Group CEO and President Rob Shuter said: “To harness the potential of Africa and ensure our youth are productively employed, we need affordable, safe and relevant digital services which are matched with the required digital skills.

 

“This in turn will support the global development agenda and national priorities. As one of the major infrastructure investors across Africa, MTN through partnership and collaboration, can accelerate this digital inclusion.”

 

The global telecommunications industry has made significant progress on the Sustainable Development Goals but more still needs to be done to bridge the digital divide and MTN is prepared to do its part.

 

Since inception 25 years ago, MTN has been a significant contributor to the economies and communities within which it operates. A lot of this has been with respect to the infrastructure that is the backbone of the economies that it operates in, and often, that enables connectivity of people in the most remote areas.

 

“Our operations have also increasingly become a broader part of the economy through varying efforts including employment creation as well as Mobile Money.

 

“Over the last 25 years, MTN has built high-speed networks covering 560 million people, created jobs for over 5 million people and through MTN Mobile Money, connected 30 million people to the benefits of easy, cost-effective mobile financial services across the continent,” said Shuter.

 

MTN has also worked to use this extensive mobile reach and technology to enable access to education with the goal of promoting and enabling digital teaching and learning. This has been driven by its aim to empower students with the knowledge required to seize opportunities, improve their quality of life and realise their ambitions.

 

“MTN only succeeds if Africa succeeds. Being a partner in development also means that we have a responsibility to enable the youth to unlock economic opportunities in every country we operate in. We have therefore, enhanced our focus on more actively demonstrating what can be achieved if we work together to enable a shared value system and drive a prosperous Africa,” added Shuter.