EY donation deepens teaching and learning of science education

As a part of its continuous drive to enhance the development of science education in schools and impact lives of less privileged in the society by so doing create a better working environment within its operating community, member partners and staff of Ernst and Young (EY) a leading accounting firm in the world recently took a day off their busy schedule to identify with a secondary school and two less-privileged homes in Lagos, with the donation of items in the spirit of Christmas.

The event which was part of the organisation’s annual corporate social responsibility programme targeted at schools and children in Orphanages/less privileged homes by showing them love and support in this festive season took the EY team to Wesley School for the Deaf, Surulere, Victoria Island Senior Secondary School and Lagos State Orphanage, Lions village, Lekki

Henry Egbiki, regional managing partner, Ernst and Young (EY), while speaking at the Wesley School for the Deaf, said that as a company they have come to realise that one of the purposes that they exist is to create a better working world wherever they exist.

According to him, “For us it is about building a better working world. We have being doing this for years. We take this time every year to give back to the society and impact positively on the community and the people around us because as an organisation, we belief our higher purpose of existence is about building a better working world”

Egbiki noted that building a better working world is not all about profit but on how you impact and touch the lives of people around you adding that as a company they look for places where there is need and where their support will make a meaningful impact.
Dayo Babatunde, one of the senior partners of EY, while speaking after the team visited Victoria Island Senior Secondary School where the company refurbished the science laboratory and donated science equipment to the school said the contribution of partners and staff of EY has really made the whole day a success because the staff and partners have contributed personally to this cause.

On his part Solomon Addey, principal, Wesley School 2 for Hearing Impaired Children, Surulere thanked the accounting firm for complementing the efforts of government noting that action like this will help improve their work in order to make the children more presentable to the society and reduce the work load of the teachers.