Airtel Uganda names Wabibi Pads as winner of the “UG Needs More of You” Campaign
Date: 2022-10-13
Airtel Uganda has named Wabibi Pads as the winner of its first
set of winners in its ongoing "UG Needs More of You" Campaign.
According to a statement from Airtel Uganda, the social
entrepreneur that makes Reusable sanitary pads and relies heavily on social
media to reach beneficiaries garnered 90,394 votes from the participating
public and will be receiving a cash reward of 15,000,000 Ugandan Shillings at a
crowing event next month.
The Airtel Supported “UG Needs More of You” campaign,
launched in March 2022, celebrates Ugandans who have provided tech-inspired
solutions to change their lives and those of the community they live. Ugandans
were encouraged to share stories of Ugandans who have harnessed the power of
technology to solve real problems and better society.
Speaking on behalf of the Managing Director of Airtel Uganda, Manoj Murali, the CCO Amit Kapur said, “Today we are pleased to announce the winner in the
first phase of the campaign, who is Wabibi Pads, founded by Ms. Bernadette
Ojao. I want to congratulate Ms. Ojao and her team for this achievement.”
“I would also like to congratulate Mr. Gerald Otim from Ensibuuko Company and Mr. Ronald Katamba from Jaguza Tech, who, as voted by the public, came in second and
third place, respectively,” he added.
The statement noted that over 2200 story entries met the
minimum requirements, from which only 55 met the participating requirements for
vetting by the judges. Three stories were vetted by a jury comprising Prof.
Maggie Kigozi, the Chairperson of Africa Scout Foundation, Mr. Maurice Mugisha, Deputy Managing Director, UBC TV,
Mr. David Birungi, PR Manager at Airtel Uganda, Ms. Lynda Nabayiida Were,
Customer Experience Director, Airtel Uganda, and Ms. Noela Byuma also Head Brand and Communication at Airtel Uganda and
later opened for public voting.
The public voted on the three stories by either dialing 162
or using SMS (162). Wabibi Pads garnered 90,394 votes, Ensibuko received 85,619
votes, and Jaguza Tech attained 46 340 votes.
The three businesses will each receive a cash reward, with the
winners taking home Ush. 15 million, 10 million for the 2 nd Runner Up and
Ushs. 5 million for the 3 rd Runner Up.
“We are pleased to launch the second and last set of Tech-inspired
Stories that are transforming Uganda. They are Barefoot Law – Which offers Legal Aid Online, One Impact App - TB patients can get Online help
without stigma, and Agro supply –
An Online platform that supports farmers with access to agricultural inputs,”
it stated.
By: Kanto Okanta
