Netone Continue To Support Albinism Community

By Staff Reporter

Communications service provider NetOne joined hands with Hope for the Future Trust in Zimbabwe to celebrate and commemorate International Awareness Day Celebrations.

The belated celebrations were under the hashtags #United in Making Our Voices heard and # Inclusion4equility.

In a speech read on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Raphael Mushanawani by Regional Manager for Manicaland and Mash East Farai Matope said it was a great pleasure to be associated with the event.

“As NetOne we are glad to join hands with Hope For the Future Trust in Zimbabwe to celebrate and commemorate International Albinism Awareness under the hashtags #United in Making Our Voice heard and #Inclusion4equility. As NetOne under our CSR Initiatives we have supported different vulnerable and disadvantaged groups including those living with albinism in communities we operate from around the country,” said Matope.

He added that NetOne through its management will continue to support people living with albinism and we would like to assure the community that NetOne seeks to partake this initiative to the various regions across the country as it is our mandate to ensure that we leave no place and no one behind NDSG1.

“Albinism is not a curse and as such we have collaborated with Hope For the Future Trust, a partnership to create awareness, fight discrimination, stigma and marginalization against those living with albinism. Albinism is a rare condition, a genetically inherited difference that occurs at birth, it is a non-contagious and is caused by lack of pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes causing lack of defense to sunlight and bright light”, he said.

“As NetOne today we celebrate all people living with albinism all over the world on their special day, we share our opinion that people with albinism should enjoy the full privileges of all human rights and we implore other corporates and stakeholders to render their support as well”, he added

NetOne did not only sponsor the event but also donated suncreams, lipbalms and sanitary pads which is part of its Albinism Its Not A Curse and Donated A Pad Campaign in Manicaland.

” As NetOne we believe the journey does not end here as there is more that needs to be done in ensuring that communities are educated to increase awareness that help alleviate, uphold and protect the rights of people living with albinism”, he emphasised.

Through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), NetOne has been involved in giving a hand to the Albinism community with recently also joining hands in supporting Mr and Mrs Albinism Pageant the vulnerable and disadvantaged group.

Netone Company Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Raphael Mushanawani was the guest of honour at the pageant show.

At the pageant show, Angela Dube scooped the prestigious Miss Albinism Zimbabwe queen 2022 and a Lordwin Rimire excitedly won Mr Albinism Zimbabwe King.

” As NetOne under our Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives we have supported different vulnerable and disadvantaged groups including those living with albinism in communities we operate from around the country,” said Mushanawani.

Netone company promised to continue supporting people living with albinism as they got the privilege to assist in making the Mr and Mrs Albinism Pageant show event a success.

“We would like to assure the community that NetOne seeks to partake this initiative to the various regions across the country as it is our mandate to ensure that we leave no place and no one behind NDSG1,” he said.