Meta Launches Digital Training for West African NGOs

June 21, 2022
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By Adedapo Adesanya

Meta, the parent company for WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, has launched a digital non-profit training programme for 1,500 non-governmental organisation (NGO) personnel across Anglophone West Africa.

Meta, in a statement, said the digital capacity-building programme is aimed at supporting the non-profit and social impact sector across West Africa.

Speaking on this, Mrs Adaora Ikenze, Head of Public Policy for Anglophone West Africa at Meta, said: “We know the value of digital skills and Meta is committed to helping non-profits and social enterprises across Nigeria acquire these skills.”

She said the company would provide them with information to increase their overall digital awareness, explaining that the digital training would also be helpful in providing visibility for NGOs.

“We recognise the needs of these enterprises and we are excited to partner with NGOs who leverage our family of apps for impact.

“We are delighted to provide the required support to improve their skills to scale and strengthen the work they do within their communities,” she said.

Adding her input, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investments, Mrs Maryam Uwais, said: “We commend the initiatives of Meta towards developing people working in the non-profit sector.”

She said the investment would be deeply appreciated by the Federal Government of Nigeria, and that Meta had continuously partnered with the government to make Nigeria a better place.

Adedapo Adesanya

Adedapo Adesanya is a journalist, polymath, and connoisseur of everything art. When he is not writing, he has his nose buried in one of the many books or articles he has bookmarked or simply listening to good music with a bottle of beer or wine. He supports the greatest club in the world, Manchester United F.C.

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