The Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC) says its investments in Nigeria have reached more than 1 billion euros over the past 10 years, noting that the move demonstrates their confidence in the country's investment climate. .
NBC Limited CEO Matthieu Seguin said this investment has helped increase production capacity, build warehouses, invest in environmentally friendly businesses, and bring job opportunities to thousands of people. Nigerians across the country.
The CEO at the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the implementation partners announced his recent 1 million euro donation, said the donation reflects the company's commitment to enriching community and will focus on empowering youth and women, providing water and sanitation facilities, as well as expanding PET recycling initiatives in Nigeria.
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"This donation underscores our commitment to improving the lives of our communities and it will be directed towards the areas where we believe can have the most impact - youth and women's empowerment. women, providing water supply and recycling facilities.
Matthieu added: “I especially want to thank our partners in these initiatives, who have been selected based on their solid track record, and who will work with us to ensure Make sure this investment is directed where it is needed most.
Key partners of the €1 million funded program include; Karis & Eleos Hand of Hope Foundation, West African Vocational Education Foundation (WAVE), Organized Private Sector for Water, Sanitation and Sanitation (OPS-WASH) and Chanja Datti Limited. OPS-WASH will provide modern sanitation facilities to identified communities in 5 states in Nigeria, reaching approximately 5 million people annually. will also support the Federal Government's efforts to end open defecation by 2025. Similarly, WAVE Academy will undertake skills development for youth in Abuja, Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Edo, Rivers and Kaduna in digital businesses and hotels and connect them to job opportunities. Karis and the Eleos Hand of Hope Foundation will focus on empowering vulnerable women in eight states with relevant skills to support women's economic inclusion. The Memorandum of Understanding provides a formal framework for programs based on shared values and further demonstrates NBC's commitment to contributing to community improvement and socioeconomic development. in Nigeria. In her speech, Lagos State Commissioner for Women's Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Cecilia Bolaji Dada, who was represented by the Director General of the Ministry of Women's Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Funmi Raji, said, “The ministry commends the Nigeria Bottling Company for their commendable impact in alleviating poverty among citizens and the state at large, by empowering women and girls to easily vulnerable in society through their various programs. "I encourage women around the world to continue pursuing different opportunities to become self-sufficient, self-sufficient and financially independent."
Jande Tarfa, a representative of one of the partners, WAVE, said the donation will allow the organization to expand the reach and impact of youth empowerment initiatives and reach more beneficiaries. further across the country.
