NAIROBI,Kenya— Airtel Africa Foundation has announced plans to directly improve the lives of 10 million people across the continent by 2030 through initiatives focused on Financial Empowerment, Education, Environmental Protection, and Digital Inclusion (FEED).
Its foundation chairman Segun Ogunsanya speaking during the unveiling of the plan asserted that the move is anchored on taping into talents in the region.
“Our 2030 vision is a transformed Africa where over 10 million lives are directly improved through our interventions,”he said.
“We are not just donating resources, we are building a pipeline of talent and fostering innovation to ensure the global digital revolution leaves no African behind. This is a strategic, measurable commitment to unlocking the continent’s demographic dividend”
The Foundation’s programmes will include ‘Connecting Schools’, which provides free internet connectivity and devices, and the ‘Airtel Africa Fellowship’, offering scholarships in technology and STEM fields alongside mentorship and internships.
Its collaboration with UNICEF has already connected more than 1,800 schools, reached over one million students, and trained more than 17,000 teachers in digital education across 14 countries.
The Foundation also plans to expand its Employee Volunteer Programme, engaging Airtel Africa staff in community initiatives.
For the 2025/26 financial year, programmes are active across all operating countries, including Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Commenting on the initiative, Airtel Africa’s Chief Executive Officer, Sunil Taldar, said:
“We cannot thrive in a place that is not thriving. This understanding is the very reason the Airtel Africa Foundation was born. It is our vehicle to catalyse transformation by systematically investing in the pillars that underpin a resilient and dynamic society,”he said.
He assured that the telco will remained dedicated to transforming lives both as a business imperative and as its overarching philosophy.
The telco seeks to sustain connection to connect the unconnected as well as bolstering banking to the unbanked.
