MTN donates ICT lab to rehab centre
A 20-seater ICT lab was donated to Life Esidimeni Recovery Centre by MTN SA Foundation on Tuesday 25 June.
A 20-seater ICT lab was donated to the Life Esidimeni Recovery Centre by the MTN SA Foundation on Tuesday, 25 June.
This multimedia centre cost more than R600 000, and will assist recovering drug addicts with various programmes and self-development initiatives.
Judy Maluleka, manager of the MTN SA Foundation, said the initiative was part of MTN’s annual 21 Days Yellow Care, with the aim of investing in communities.
“The theme for 2019 was ‘Youth Empowerment’. We have been at this centre from 1 June sending different departments and different employees to come and invest in it,” she said.
Judy added that the centre was nominated to become a beneficiary after it was established that there were youth at the centre who needed certain digital skills to find jobs.
“When you look at the country now, youth unemployment is a national crisis. Other issues causing this unemployment include the abuse of drugs and alcohol. This is a contribution that the MTN SA Foundation is making to reduce the high rate of youth unemployment in the country,” she said.
Some of the things they learn include typing their CVs, and the use of job search engines.
She added that the facility also came with a 20 gigabyte internet facility for every month in the next two years.
“The overall investment at this centre amounts to R750 000, and includes providing stationery and toiletries for the centre, plus programmes such as job interviews and self-development coaching by Human Resources, ethics presentations by the Business Risk Management Department, refurbishment of the centre’s library, computer literacy lessons and designing of applications by the Enterprises Business Unit, Sport Skills Training and offering 20 youths at the centre the opportunity to attend job-shadowing courses.
Moses Soobe, manager of the Life Esidimeni Recovery Centre, gave thanks for the project, saying: “On behalf of our centre, I would like to thank MTN for their generosity. This will definitely go a long way towards restoring the dignity of our clients. It is continuous initiatives like these that are helping facilities like ours to exist”.
