DIGICEL TAKES HOME SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD AT THE WORLD COMMUNICATION AWARDS

1. Digicel wins WCA Social Contribution Award

2. Students at a Digicel-built school in Haiti

Kingston, Jamaica – Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Digicel Group emerged as the winner of the Social Contribution Award at the 2022 staging of the World Communication Awards.

The Social Contribution Award celebrates the service provider demonstrating the greatest positive impact on the market it seeks to address. Digicel’s award submission showcased the extensive work the Digicel Haiti Foundation has done in the field of education throughout the nation, building 188 schools, resulting in more than 100,000 Haitian children accessing education in a Digicel-built school each day.

Started in 2007, under the patronage of Digicel Founder and Chairman, Denis O’Brien, the Foundation in Haiti strives to ensure that communities have a better future by supporting community based activities, with a particular emphasis on those improving access to and quality of early childhood and primary school education.

Oliver Coughlan, Digicel Group CEO said, “The work we do in Haiti is very near and dear to all our hearts; it’s a country populated by people full of potential, but plagued by numerous challenges. Winning this award is testament to the phenomenal work done by the Digicel Haiti Foundation team to empower the children of Haiti to reach their full potential by educating the nation so no one gets left behind.”

Digicel was also shortlisted for the Customer Experience Award for work done to improve customer experience and to go above and beyond when it comes to putting the customer first. This category sought to identify the service provider that proves to have the best all-round experience for its customers whilst enhancing the trust bonds with its customers in an increasingly digital world.

ENDS

Photo Captions:

1.     (L-R) Rick Chandler, Chairman of the Communications Management Association; Gabrielle Miller, Group Communications Executive at Digicel Group; and celebrity broadcaster Nina Hossain who hosted the event.

2.     Haitian students playing at one of the 188 schools built by Digicel

About Digicel

As a Digital Operator, Digicel is in the business of delivering powerful digital experiences 1440 minutes of each day to customers – that’s every minute, all day, every day.

Through its world-class LTE and fibre networks, together with its suite of apps spanning sports, news, local radio and podcasts, TV streaming, enhanced messaging and marketplaces and self-care, Digicel is the only operator in its markets that can deliver that.

Serving consumer and business customers in 25 markets in the Caribbean and Central America, its investments of over US$5 billion and a commitment to its communities through its Digicel Foundations in Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago have contributed to positive outcomes for over 2 million people to date.

With its Better Together brand, Digicel is making a promise of simply more to customers and communities and its 5,000 employees worldwide work together to make that a powerful reality day in, day out.

Visit www.digicelgroup.com for more.