The Co-Founder, Triangle, Mr Olayinka Odejayi, made this
known during the handing over of the cinema to the management of the Orphanage
in Lekki, Lagos.
Odejayi said that the donation was to commemorate the
company’s 5th anniversary and was also part of its Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR).
Odejayi, who is also the Triangle’s Director of design, said
that the setting up of the cinema was a way of giving back to the society.
He said that the automated cinema would be maintained by the
company with Internet and DSTV subscriptions for one year.
Odejayi said: “This is our own way of giving to the
orphanage that which we give to high-profile people, because naturally these
orphans cannot have access to these things.
“It will benefit the children because it will change the way
they play. When we came to the Orphanage, we found out that they do not have a
place to watch television or to entertain
themselves.
“It is supposed to be for two purposes; first, to entertain
and second, educational viewing and access to educational content.
“The agreement is to run it for a year and see how it goes.
So, we have paid internet and DSTV subscription for one year and the plan is
that we will come in monthly to maintain the cinema,’’ the co-founder said.
According to him, at the end of the year, the company will
come in to sit with the management to review the agreement.
The Commissioner of Youths and Social Development, Mr
Mobolaji Ogundele, said that he had to come for the handing-over ceremony
because of the laudable and encouraging project embarked on by Triangle.
“Triangle has done something incredible that they may not be
aware of.
“It is said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a
step, you have not taken a step you have taken a giant stride. You have broken
the glass ceiling you have taken your contribution to the next level.
“You should be encouraged which is why I decided to come
because it is not just a cinema but a social inclusion, which is what this
current administration is talking g about in its T.H.E.M.E.S + agenda. The plus
is the gender equality and social
development inclusion.
“This is the social inclusion and I am hoping that this will
trigger a lot of people and a lot of homes,” Ogundele said.
He called on the management of the orphanage to ensure
adequate sustenance and maintenance of the facility being donated.
While calling for public/private partnership, the commissioner appreciated the Triangle for the innovative gesture.
The Commissioner of Finance, Ekiti State, Mr Akin Oyebode,
said that the gesture was laudable, adding that it was necessary to sustain the
Cinema at the orphanage.
Also speaking at the occasion, AVM Anthony Okpere rtd.,
Representative of the Lions Club, while giving a brief history of its
involvement in the orphanage, requested that the home should be named after the
Lions Club.
Okpere appreciated the Triangle, saying it was the first
time in 33 years that the home was experiencing something so significant.
He said that it was something that would impact lives of the
kids, adding that aside from watching cartoons, they would learn a lot.
According to him, what Triangle has done now is a way of
broadening the horizon of the kids.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Triangle
is a technology company that leverages technology to change the way people
live, work and play.
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