MTN Foundation Receives Over 20,900 Nominations as WCWDT Phase 6 Advances to Selection Stage
MTN Foundation has received 20,983 nominations from communities across Nigeria under the sixth phase of its What Can We Do Together (WCWDT) initiative, marking another strong demonstration of community participation in identifying critical development needs.
The 2026 call for nominations, launched in May, invited Nigerians to nominate public primary healthcare centres and public secondary schools with science laboratories in need of intervention. The nomination period was extended to June 22 to allow more communities to participate in the process.
Following the close of nominations, MTN Foundation conducted physical verification visits to shortlisted facilities across the country. A total of 149 nominated facilities were assessed, comprising 113 public primary healthcare centres and 36 public secondary schools under the Science Laboratory Upgrade intervention.
The verification exercise focused on assessing each facility’s eligibility and readiness for intervention, including government ownership, accessibility, existing infrastructure, physical condition and suitability for the proposed upgrades.
With the nomination and verification stages now completed, the initiative has progressed to the selection stage, where facilities that meet the programme’s criteria will be identified for intervention.
Through WCWDT, MTN Foundation continues to place communities at the centre of development by giving Nigerians a direct role in identifying facilities that require support.
The sixth phase is focused on two critical areas: healthcare and education. MTN Foundation plans to revitalise 40 public primary healthcare centres and renovate and equip 15 public secondary school science laboratories across Nigeria.
These interventions are designed to improve access to essential healthcare services while creating better environments for practical science education and learning.
Speaking on the initiative, Executive Director of MTN Foundation, Odunayo Sanya, said the programme reflects the Foundation’s commitment to strengthening communities by responding to needs identified by the people themselves.
She said the initiative is aimed at “supporting the development of stronger communities by improving access to essential healthcare services and giving the next generation of scientists, engineers, and doctors access to facilities where they can learn through practice and imagination.”
The community-led approach remains a defining feature of WCWDT, ensuring that interventions are informed by the realities and priorities of the communities they are intended to serve.
Since its inception, the initiative has supported interventions in communities across Nigeria, with previous phases contributing to improvements in public healthcare infrastructure and science education facilities.
As the selection process progresses, Nigerians who participated in the nomination exercise are encouraged to follow MTN Nigeria’s official channels for updates on the facilities selected to benefit from Phase 6.
The next stage will determine the communities whose nominated facilities will receive support, bringing the initiative one step closer to translating thousands of community recommendations into tangible development interventions.
