VODAFONE GHANA
Vodafone cash at a time when people could not move due to lockdown .
“ We haven ' t brought back those charges - a lot of work has been industry first which I am very proud of ,” she said .
“ Very early on , we set about looking at how we could support the communities in which we operate . We ' ve done a lot of expansion and future-proofing of our network infrastructure and increased the network capacity to support that as there was a 50 per cent rise in data with people working from home and children doing virtual school from home .
“ We also accelerated support for e-education by providing lots of free learning platforms and zero rated a lot of access to educational sites to give opportunities for the less privileged . We also promoted a widespread digital adoption for small and medium scale businesses .”
Partnership with Glico Healthcare As employees faced the physical and mental challenges of working remotely during the pandemic , Ashiokai said the partnership
“ Our business strategy includes a clear commitment to removing the barriers to digital access across the country and leveraging the power of technology through our networks and services ”
HANNAH ASHIOKAI AKRONG HR DIRECTOR VODAFONE GHANA with Glico Healthcare had become more important than ever .
“ In the beginning everyone had so many questions about COVID-19 so Glico Healthcare sent their doctors to give a weekly talk including Q & A ’ s sessions to our employees which was really helpful and helped ease anxiety .
“ We also sought their help in developing our corporate protocols and then when we had some employees who were affected by COVID , they helped us navigate the healthcare system and national protocols that had been put into place .
“ We still periodically call on them to provide their expertise for what we call our HR Learning Series . That ' s a quarterly session with our employees on various topics from dealing with stress to other mental health
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