By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
MTN Benin has been named the
Francophone Africa Regional Winner at the 2026 Y’ello Care Awards, recognising
its contribution to MTN Group’s employee volunteerism programme focused this
year on expanding equitable access to healthcare. The award was received by MTN
Benin Chief Executive Officer Uche Ofodile.
The award was announced
during MTN Group’s Ambassadors’ Appreciation Dinner, attended by South Africa’s
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, alongside
ambassadors, high commissioners and representatives of development institutions
and international organisations from across MTN’s markets.
This year, more than 6,000
MTN employees contributed over 50,000 volunteer hours to healthcare initiatives
that reached more than 400,000 people under the theme “Expanding Equitable
Health for Every Community”.
MTN Group Chief
Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer Nompilo Morafo said: “Expanding
access to healthcare is not only a health imperative; it is essential to
education, skills development, inclusion and sustainable growth. I am deeply
grateful to every MTNer who gave their time and skills, and to the health
workers, governments and communities who made this work possible.”
MTN Benin’s recognition
formed part of the 2026 Y’ello Care Awards, which also named MTN Eswatini
overall winner, MTN Uganda the SEAGHA Regional Winner and Bayobab the Platform
Business Winner.
For 19 years, MTN’s Y’ello
Care employee volunteerism programme has brought MTN employees together to give
their time, skills and energy to the communities the Group serves.
