Corporate Social Responsibility

 The notable development and growth we have accomplished since establishing our company would not have been realized without the support, nurture, patronage, understanding, care, and sustenance of the societies and communities in which we operate. Sustainable development and making a positive contribution to the community is part of Cornfield Group’s corporate and ethical profile and as such, we continuously look for opportunities to make positive impacts and give back to the society that has made us.

Community Development

True community development is facilitated when citizens from all strata of society engage together with a sense of solidarity through combined processes, programs, strategies, and activities. Through our CSR activities, we have evolved a corporate sustainability framework based on a set of economic, social, and environmental objectives, continuously evaluated to maximise their progressive and beneficial impact on society.

Our numerous community development projects include:

 

  • The Rehabilitation of road at Igoke Estate in Abule-Egba, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, in order to ensure accessibility to the estate.
  • Installation of 200KVA Electric Transformer at Bola Ibrahim Close, Igoke Estate in Abule-Egba area of Alimosho LGA of Lagos State to curb the epileptic power condition in the area.
  • Rehabilitation of Omofade Crescent road at Omole Phase 1 Estate, Ikeja Local Government Area, Lagos State.
  • Annual widow empowerment program at Usi-Ekiti in Ido-Osi Local Government Area, Ekiti State.
  • Installation of electric poles at Faforiji Community, Atakumosha Local Government Area of Osun State.
  • Donation of 20KVA generator to the department of Theatre Arts of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State.
  • Donation of computer systems and electric generating sets to the Department of Theatre Arts, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state.
  • Youth Empowerment Programme on skill acquisition in Usi-Ekiti, Ido-Osi Local Government Area Ekiti State.
  • The KAPEK Kenyan Mathematical Olympiad, A Kenyan schools mathematics program that provides advanced level mathematics training to schools across Kenya and is the platform of selection for students going forward to represent Kenya in the Pan-African Mathematical Olympian as well as the International Mathematical Olymiad.

Students’ Empowerment

In an effort to consolidate support for child’s education and instill moral values among young and impressionable demography, Cornfield Transnational Limited, a member of Cornfield Group donated books worth millions of naira to the libraries of the 104 Federal Unity Colleges spread across the country. It is expected that the books will go a long way in instilling discipline in children who are the most vulnerable in the society and help them become equipped for the future.

Training and Development

Information Technology is crucial to the development of any nation, and so, we deem it pertinent to educate and train future leaders to harness the opportunity and propel the nation, and the world at large to higher levels of development. For this reason, Botosoft Technologies, a member of Cornfield Group is actively involved in recruiting interns especially into our IT business in facilitating educational/training in different aspects of IT. Our goal is to ensure that students gain valuable work experience, explore a career path in the world of IT, give an edge in the job market, develop and refine skills, network with professionals in the field, and eventually contribute to the growth and development of the nation.

ICT and Quality Education

We believe sponsoring quality education is a part of Corporate Social Responsibility and we largely consider contributing to society an important endeavor! Just like many other big companies, we sponsor a variety of initiatives, projects, and conferences. Our sponsorship policy concentrates on a range of beneficiaries, particularly in the education sector.
As part of our notable contributions in ensuring the delivery of quality education by modern technology, we sponsor notable international educational conferences such as the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) and the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA).

KAPEK Kenyan Mathematical Olympiad

KAPEK, One of our brands under Cornfield Transnational is partnered with the University of Nairobi and the mathematics Association of Kenya to present and facilitate the annual KAPEK Kenyan Mathematical Olympiad. Aimed at improving performance and promoting excellence in mathematics among high school students in Kenya. The competition in addition to selecting students which will go on to represent Kenya on the world stage through the International Mathematical Olympiad competition and the Pan African Mathematical Olympiad as so promotes and fosters math skills. Offering additional training to the teachers enabling them to teach advanced level mathematics, the completion shows that the participants all do better on state examinations with the help of this additional resource.