As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect income, individuals and communities across Nigeria, mobile payments company, Paga and Khan Foundation, a social impact conglomerate, have leveraged their ongoing partnership to provide Covid-19 relief to families and individuals living in Makoko community of Lagos.
Over the last two years, Paga and Khan have built a viable relationship aimed at supporting the Makoko community. Through this collaboration, Paga is ensuring that essential materials such as food, sanitizers and handwashing equipment are accessible to hundreds of Makoko residents. In a bid to further reducing the spread of the virus through cash, Paga has increased its Agent network presence in the community to promote access to digitized payments, signing up over 80 customers in a week.
“As a company focused on financial inclusion, our brand ethos is deeply rooted in making life possible in communities we operate in. It makes us happy to know that through this crisis, we can reach hundreds of people and be their strength in navigating the pandemic. Our goal is to do more and give back to communities where we live and work and to provide support to people who have been affected the most by the COVID-19 pandemic”, said Daniel Oparison, Head, Growth, Brand Strategy and Marketing, Paga.
Prior to COVID-19, Paga has supported Khan Foundation in the construction of four schools, provided educational materials and paid tuition for students up to 1 year. In addition to its response to the pandemic, Paga helped in facilitating health and hygiene sensitization before the virus started to peak.
As infection rates increase across Lagos and around Nigeria, organizations such as Paga are doing their part to mitigate the spread of the disease, practising social distancing, reducing the use of cash and enabling digitized payments.
