Telefónica O2 - Changing lives
There are more than 5 million*, 5 to 14 year olds, working across Latin America. In many of these countries, a child is more likely to be forced into work in order to contribute to their family income, than complete a basic education.
At Telefónica O2, we believe that business has a responsibility to make a positive difference. We embrace this role through our commitment to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals aiming to improve the quality of life for young people, across the globe, by 2015.
Through Telefónica's Proniño scholarship programme, we are taking action in 13 countries to help eradicate child labour, and get children into schools.
This short, seven minute film, which showcases just one example of what Proniño can do. Shot in Ecuador, with children who are actually benefiting from the programme, it demonstrates just what can be achieved when business and communities work together.
To date, over 50,000 children have benefited from Proniño – giving them a chance for a good education, and a hope for a better future.
But that’s not all we do.
Each year, Telefónica invests over 50 million euros in social action programmes, and the business is currently engaged in a range of activities to promote diversity, digital inclusion, environmental and child protection.
To find out more about these activities, please visit our recently published Corporate Responsibility Report or, access the Telefónica group website for further information about Proniño
*Organisation for International Law and Child Labour, 2006
