Encouraging School Entrepreneurship:
MTN Foundation Hands Mini-Incubator To Ministry Of Secondary Education
By Etienne Mainimo Mengnjo
MTN Cameroon, one of the major telecommunication giants in Cameroon, has offered a mini-incubator to the Ministry of Secondary Education, MINESEC, for the transformation of plastic waste into pavement stones.
The reception and inaugural ceremony took place on Friday, January 26, at Government Comprehensive High School Bonaberi in Douala. Prof. Nalova Lyonga represented MINESEC, while Mitwa Kaemba Ng’ambi represented MTN Cameroon.
After the ceremony, Mitwa Kaemba expressed that the journey of improving the entrepreneurial skills of children began last year after the 21 Days of Y’ellow Care program. According to her, the aim is to ensure that the skills learned by children in the classroom come to life.
“This initiative is particularly special for us because we have the dream and vision to contribute to a clean and green Cameroon, and the transformation of plastic is a great step towards that. We are excited to continue developing entrepreneurship in secondary education not only in Douala but across the country,” she said.
On her part, Minister Nalova Lyonga welcomed the gift and stressed that it will go a long way to transform students from mere job seekers to individuals who can create employment opportunities for others in the community.
She stated, “It is going to help the local economy because the students will be going to school and making money at the same time. This is supposed to pay the teacher and student, and he will also be learning. MTN has done a lot of improvement on the technology and it will be a good machine to be given to students to improve their skills,” she said.
The unit of transformation was donated by MTN and its partners within the context of the 21 days of Y’ello Care 2023.
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