MTN Commits Shs500m to Fund 25 Community Initiatives

What the report says

MTN Uganda has launched the fourth phase of its MTN Change Makers campaign with a pledge of Shs500 million for 25 community initiatives around the country, according to Nile Post. The programme is meant to back individuals and organisations working on practical solutions to social and economic problems in their communities.

The announcement was made by MTN Uganda chief executive Sylvia Mulinge at the launch event held at Beles Bubu Africa, a refugee-founded organisation in Bunga, Kampala. MTN also donated ICT equipment valued at Shs20 million to the organisation to support its Digital Futures Hub. The package includes items such as laptops, cameras and projectors.

Beles Bubu Africa says it provides digital literacy, media and entrepreneurship training to more than 700 refugees and young people. Mulinge said the campaign is intended to support people who take initiative to address local challenges. The latest phase follows three earlier rounds in which the MTN Foundation says it invested more than Shs1.5 billion in over 75 community projects, reaching more than 119,000 people.

The new funding expands that effort to additional communities across Uganda. More broadly, corporate social investment programmes like this are often used by telecom firms to support education, digital access and community-led development, although the specific selection of beneficiaries and project timelines were not detailed in the report.