Glo Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Globacom, on Friday hosted hundreds of school girls across the country to a symbolic walk and movie outing in commemoration of this year’s International Day of the Girl Child.
In Lagos, as many as 100 girls selected from five secondary schools in the state were received at Globacom’s corporate head office, Mike Adenuga Towers, Victoria Island, where they held an interactive session with senior female executives of the company.
The participating schools included Vivian Fowler Memorial College, Oregun, Ikeja; Queens College, Sabo Yaba; Herbert Macaulay Girls Senior High School, Yaba; Kuramo Senior College, Victoria Island; and Victoria Island Secondary School.
Welcoming the girls, Globacom’s Director of Strategy and Board Affairs, Mrs Mojisola Ashieru Sweet, advised them to be proud of who they are and remain confident in their abilities to succeed.
Globacom’s Head of Human Resources, Mrs Jumoke Aduwo, also urged the students to develop strong character and determination as they pursue their goals.
The session was aimed at encouraging the students to aspire to excellence in their chosen academic and professional fields.
The girls later embarked on a symbolic walk from the head office to the company’s Customer Care and Information Systems departments, where they were introduced to some aspects of Globacom’s telecommunications operations.
They were afterwards treated to a movie session at Silverbird Cinemas, where they watched the Nollywood film, “The Serpent’s Gift”, featuring Linda Ejiofor and popular radio presenter and actor, Chico Aligwejwe.
In Abuja, girls from Al-Noor Academy, Wuse, and Redeemers Private School participated in a similar event at the Glo office and Silverbird Cinema, Jabi Lake Mall.
The same activities were replicated in Kaduna, Owerri, Port Harcourt and Benin City, where selected girls were hosted at Glo offices and later treated to the same movie.
At the end of the sessions, the students discussed lessons learnt from the movie, an exercise designed to boost their confidence and public speaking skills.
