Safaricom will hire more people with disabilities – Finance
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- Safaricom announced that it will bring the number of disabled people to 5% by March 2021.
- The mobile service provider announced its commitment to the first World Summit on Disability held at London, United Kingdom.
Safaricom announced that it will bring the number of disabled employees to 5% by March 2021, up from 1.7% currently, as part of its strategic business goals
. his engagement at the first World Disability Summit held in London, UK, where he joined representatives of civil society, governments and other organizations to demand greater inclusion of people with disabilities in the private and public sectors. ] Safaricom house. (Kachwanya.)
As part of its Diversity and Inclusion program introduced in 2016, Safaricom currently employs 96 staff members with various disabilities: visually impaired, hearing impaired, paraplegic and persons with albinism and dwarfism.
"Our deliberate attention to diversity and inclusion has enabled us to actively reach out to minorities such as persons with disabilities in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 on labor Decent and Economic Growth and the SDG 10 on Reduced Inequalities " said Bob Collymore, CEO – Safaricom.
According to the World Health Organization, about 15% of the world's population is made up of people with various disabilities, while Global Disability Rights Now estimates that people with disabilities make up about 10% of Kenya's population which represents about 4.44 million people.
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Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore. (Techweez)
People with disabilities around the world have poorer health outcomes, less academic achievement, less economic participation, and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities. This is attributed to barriers to access to services, including health, education, employment and transportation as well as information.
"For Safaricom, inclusivity goes beyond hiring people with disabilities, it's about offering them the same career opportunities, equalizing the chances of answering them." to various needs such as access to our facilities, specialized medical insurance coverage, transportation to and from work and a strong Diversity and Inclusion program where everyone feels respected, valued and welcome to the place "said Mr. Collymore
In December 2017, Safaricom presented its commitment to greater inclusion by launching the M-PESA Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service. The service allows visually impaired customers to query their M-PESA balances without having to share their PIN to get help, thus protecting the personal information and dignity of the customers when using the money transfer and payment service.
As a business, we must reflect the communities we serve. Part of this is to break down barriers to essential services by ensuring that everyone can access these services, regardless of their disability, "said Mr. Collymore
The Global Disability Summit (Gov.uk)
The Global Disability Summit is co-organized by the UK Government, International Disability Alliance and the Government of Kenya and brings together more than 700 government delegates, donors , private sector organizations, charities and persons with disabilities. Its goal is to address the barriers that prevent people with disabilities from reaching their full potential and to develop strategic partnerships that will seek to stimulate the inclusive economic development of people with disabilities through core activities rather than of corporate social responsibility.
One of the main outcomes of the Summit will be the creation of a three-year partnership between Safaricom, the Government of Kenya, the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) and a small group of Private sector actors. This partnership will focus on the economic empowerment of people with disabilities by maximizing their commitment as employees, service users and consumers, offering the opportunity to build markets and drive sustainable growth and empowerment. inclusive.
" We like to say that it is not enough to be diverse, it is the inclusivity that really motivates the opportunities." Diversity is invited to the ball. Inclusivity to dance, " said Mr. Collymore.
