MTN Ghana Foundation is ready to present scholarship packages to 100 students this Friday.

This follows the completion of the screening of applications received for the second batch of its Bright Scholarship program instituted for tertiary students. The award ceremony will be held on 25th October,2019 at the MTN House, Accra.

A total of 2,674 applications were received from all 16 regions of Ghana and the number was pruned to 300 applicants. The shortlisted candidates were subsequently invited for interviews. The interviews were conducted by an independent panel which comprised academia and accredited human resource personnel.

The panel, after interviewing and verifying information received, selected 100 students who will be awarded the MTN Bright Scholarship.

The scholarships will cover the cost of tuition, accommodation and a stipend for books and other relevant reading materials for the duration of their studies. The list of successful students have been published in selected newspapers.

Commenting on the Bright Scholarship program , the Ag Corporate Services Executive of MTN, Robert Kuzoe said, “the MTN Ghana Foundation is committed to supporting needy and brilliant students to realize their dreams. Through the MTN Bright Scholarship, we want to ensure that under-privileged students who would have missed higher education as a result of lack of funding get the opportunity to tertiary education.”

“The first batch of 100 scholarships were awarded in 2018 to students in public tertiary institutions across the country.

The MTN Bright Scholarship is in fulfillment of a commitment MTN made to Ghanaians during the commemoration of its 20th Anniversary in 2016. During the celebrations, MTN, through the MTN Foundation said it will award 300 scholarships to students in public tertiary institutions over a three year period. In all, 300 scholarships would be awarded.

For over 20 years, Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) has awarded over 1000 scholarships to students from basic school to the tertiary level. Apart from the Bright Scholarship, MTN Ghana Foundation launched the Teacher Improvement Award Programme in 2015. Since the inception of the programme, 60 teachers have been awarded scholarships to pursue First or Masters degrees at the University of Cape Coast and the University of Education, Winneba.

Source: thebftonline

Beginning next month, Vodafone Ghana would show its newly packaged and improved “Healthline” programme on television to promote health information and access to healthcare.

According to a statement from Vodafone Ghana to the Ghana News Agency, this year’s edition promises a unique approach to captivate the public as they acknowledge it as the most impactful health programme in the country.

The 1-hour and 13-episode series would cover topics such as ‘Bones and Joint,’ ‘Pregnancy,’ ‘Mental Health,’ ‘Hypertension and diabetes.’

According to the statement, it would interact with some of Healthline’s past beneficiaries to find out how their lives had been impacted by the programme.

The programme for Vodafone, remains its flagship commitment to the health industry in Ghana.

Mr Gayheart Mensah, the External Affairs Director of Vodafone Ghana, according to the statement said: “Healthline on TV remains the ultimate reflection of what we mean by a commitment to social good and purpose.”

He explained that Healthline has a voice that speaks to the needs of the average Ghanaian who cannot afford basic access to healthcare delivery.

“People with next to impossible medical conditions are catered for through highly complex surgeries that have the power to sway mankind,” he said.

The statement noted that the programme had significantly contributed to changing the lives of Ghanaians since its debut 10 years ago with education from health experts that has empowered them to take control of their lives.

Mr Pushpinder Gujral, Director of Consumer Business, Vodafone Ghana was quoted as saying: “We cannot wait to start airing this amazing programme on TV. We believe in a commitment to the communities in which we live and work. Access to Healthcare information is a fundamental issue for the average Ghanaian and Healthline is the answer.”

Healthline addresses the health concerns of Ghanaians through free surgeries, education and entertainment.

Source: GNA

MTN, a leading telecommunications company with presence in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East has selected Ericsson to digitize their product catalog management and order management processes, leveraging Ericsson Catalog Manager and Ericsson Order Care.

Catalog Manager will enable MTN to digitalize the product lifecycle from offer creation to fulfillment. Order Care will equip MTN to realize operational improvements and service augmentation, as well as coordinate hybrid workflows (automated and manual activities) across services, systems and group. Ericsson’s Digital BSS suite will cover critical business processes, such as lead-to-service and service-to-cash, that are in the center of MTN Revenue Management and MTN’s Customer Experience focus areas.

Nikos Angelopoulos, MTN Group Executive - Information Technology says: “The modernization of the systems that support our business processes enables us to focus even more on service excellence. Ericsson's BSS solutions have played an important role in enabling our customers to enjoy our new services more quickly and efficiently. This partnership will safeguard our capability to continue enhancing the customer experience and service demands on our journey towards realizing our Digital Telco ambition.”

Fadi Pharaon, President of Ericsson Middle East & Africa, says: “The ever-increasing diversity of the applications, services and bundles consumers wish to use on their devices, requires ever more flexible real-time charging, simplification of offers and automation. BSS modernization empowers MTN to monetize assets while meeting customer demands with new offers, strengthen competitiveness, enable flexibility to meet market demands, outpace competition with faster time to market for new offers, reduce costs through streamlined operations and TCO-efficient solutions.”

The announcement of the cooperation takes place during the 2019 Ericsson BSS User Group Summit, Ericsson's annual global flagship event hosted by MTN in Cape Town, South Africa. The 20th edition of this event takes place where the first event was held and will give operators using Ericsson’s BSS products and services from all parts of the world the opportunity to hear from Ericsson global experts and discuss with their peers about Digital Transformation, strategy, product roadmaps and the future of BSS.

Source: biztechafrica.com

Airtel Africa, a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 14 countries across Africa, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ("ETI"), the parent company of Ecobank the leading pan-African banking group operating in 33 countries, have signed a partnership which will allows millions of Airtel Money and Ecobank customers across Africa to improve their access to mobile financial services and carry out a variety of mobile transactions.