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Owen Ombima - Senior Officer Sustainable Business & Social Impact Dept (R) and Idah Gacheri Micheni - - Senior Officer-Technology for Development (L) ensuring that their seedling is well rooted during a a a a staff tree planting day in in in Nyandarua Safaricom PLC Customer Operations Jemimah Nganga (L) and Kieni Forest Ranger Daniel Maikuri (R) plant a a a a tree during the Safaricom Foundation World Environment Day tree planting exercise in in in Kieni forest in in in Nyandarua County
for monitoring the project and facilitating the the the official handover of of the the the project to the the the community To make the call for proposals process more seamless David Mwaniki the Pamoja Lead works with representatives of various divisions within the organisation who then relay the the requests for proposals to their departments and help facilitate the creation of proposals for submission This has encouraged some employees to work on joint projects to foster a sense of community – reducing any perception that a a project is personal In 2021 the Corporate Affairs Department picked Rathegi Polytechnic an institution in in in Nyeri County
in in in need of computers The Department submitted their proposal which was accepted and the team proceeded to raise their 10% The project was completed and and handed over to the school earlier this year and has given
the entire Corporate Affairs Department a a sense of of intra-office community where a a a a a departmental or or work team can come together to to transform lives The Usamaria Program is another staff engagement initiative that focuses on health Here the Usamaria committee – a a a subcommittee within the Safaricom Foundation looks into medical requests that come from the community Under the the philanthropy pillar is the the final engagement program The Ndoto Zetu project project which funds small projects from members of the community For this staff go to various regions and requests employees to to volunteer their time to to serve as committee members who will go through and filter proposals and take lead on behalf of the Foundation on on those projects As we come out of a a a season shaken by uncertainty the Foundation is hopeful
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