During the monthly communal work ‘umuganda’ on Saturday,MTN Group announced the achievement of registering 150 million subscribers by planting 150,000 trees. Its sister branch; MTN Rwanda celebrated the achievement by planting approximately 7,000 trees to contribute to the number.
Over 200 management and staff of MTN Rwanda mainly those based in Kigali that makes almost 80% of the company’s employees turned up and joined the residents of Nyarufunzo cell, Mageragere sector based in Nyarugenge district few kilometers off Kigali city to plant the trees at an open to erosion hill of Kabungo. The company was also marking the end of year of forests as its part of social responsibility.
MTN Rwanda’s CEO Khaled Mikkawi in a press statement highlighted the company’s efforts to environmental conservation.
“Over the past years we have been involved in Project Adoption where we have planted 100, 000 trees around schools across the country, Nyandungu Garden where we maintaining a stretch of four kilometers holding 10, 000 and a 1, 000, 000 Nursery bed project in Rulindo district.”
Butera Rutagarama who led the management and staff at the activity confirmed the follow up and maintenance of the company’s planted trees with the assistance of the residents located near the areas where they are being planted.
He added, “If we don’t involve in such kind of activities today; we are then loosing the better future of our children and our subscribers as well.”
Juvenile Kabarisa an area resident said that in the past years, the hill had been degraded but confirmed his efforts in the maintenance of these planted trees in order to ensure environmental protection.
Celebrating the 150 million subscribers, MTN Group pledged to plant 150, 000 trees in the countries of its operations before the end of the year.
After the activity of umuganda, MTN officially handed over to the Kigali City officials 80 dustbins to be positioned across the city as part of the keep Kigali clean campaign.
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