To Ugi Agustine Jnr, CEO Nugi Tech, the importance of giving back to a society that has in some way shaped you, your ethics & values, and contributed to your success should never be overlooked.
As part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility, the culture of giving back and helping others in need is one of the values that we have always believed in, participated in severally and in turn, has helped shaped Nugi Technologies as a whole. In essence, 7th June 2021, at the re-opening of their new Development Hub in Calabar, Ugi Augustine Ugi Jnr, accepted and committed to being the Board Chairman for Atycare Initiative, a charity organization based in Calabar.
Atycare Initiative (ACI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious charity organization birthed and situated in Calabar, Cross River state. ACI, a pathfinder in humanitarian service for orphans and vulnerable children, youth empowerment and development in Nigeria, aims to facilitate the provision of comprehensive care and support to vulnerable households initially in Cross River state, and other states eventually.
Since 2018, ACI has been working to provide educational support, healthcare and protection to women, vulnerable children as well as the youths in the community. For 2years now, ACI has proved its consistency in the provision of of scholarship to over 300 vulnerable children and provided school fees as well as materials ranging from school uniforms, books, bags, sandals, and more, to several hundreds of school children in Calabar South Municipality, Odukpani and Akpabuyo LG of the state.
Nugi Technologies is elated to be part of this initiative as we believe education is key to transforming a society. To defeat poverty, improve lives, and seek a unique opportunity to build a true democracy in Nigeria, we must ensure children go to school to gain that knowledge for a better understanding of life.
”As a child growing up, there were times my parents could not afford my fees, and in one of those times, a teacher threw my bag out of the class and said a lot of mean things to me. I was sad and left school that day and never returned there. There were countless times I had to use cocoa-yam leaf above my head to shield the rain, which mostly resulted to me getting pneumonia.’ So many kids are going through similar situations or even worse, which is why I am committing myself to this cause and accepting the position.” – Ugi Augustine Jnr., Chairman Atycare Initiative.
