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Digicel Staff Champion National Blood Drive Efforts
Encouraging employees to “Give the Gift of Life,” the initiative aimed to support the nation’s blood supply and promote volunteerism among staff. Forty-one team members were screened, resulting in eight successful blood donations — a reminder of the critical need to raise blood donor numbers in Trinidad and Tobago.
Digicel Foundation and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints invest TT$450,000 in projects supporting PWDs
The Digicel Foundation has once again joined forces with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to strengthen communities and create opportunities for vulnerable groups through sustainable, skills-based projects. Together, the organisations have committed TT$450,000 toward two initiatives focused on creating work opportunities and improving the livelihoods of persons living with disabilities.
Solar Power Ignites Sustainable Growth in Grande Riviere
The Grande Riviere Visitor Centre has taken a major step toward sustainability. Thanks to new solar technology, the Centre now operates as a self-sustaining hub of renewable energy, powering essential community enterprises and driving long-term development.
Digicel Foundation promotes Digital Inclusion for PWDs
The Digicel Foundation has officially launched its Call for Applications for the establishment of Innovation Labs in Special Schools across Trinidad and Tobago. Through this initiative, five (5) Special Schools will be selected to benefit from state-of-the-art technology hubs designed to support digital learning, foster creativity, and enhance teaching and learning outcomes for students with special needs.
Nelson Street Boys And Raffa House Receive $20,000 In Christmas Gifts
As part of the ‘Digi Christmas is D Bess’ staff initiative, five (5) Digicel teams received TT$10,000 from the Digicel Foundation to spread cheer and uplift a community of their choice during the Christmas season.
Digicel Foundation and Shell T&T award TT$1.3million to NGOs
Ten non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are poised to launch sustainable projects that will transform their communities with the support of the Extraordinary Projects Impacting Communities (EPIC) grant programme.
Tabitha’s Home expands shelter services for vulnerable women in Tobago
Following a recent renovation, the shelter – set up in 2019 to restore and transform the lives of women who are experiencing any form of abuse – now includes three self-contained apartments to empower residents on their survival journey
Digicel Foundation distributes 260 Hampers for Christmas
260 families received hampers loaded with household essentials, food and goodies to brighten the Christmas season. Many of the hamper recipients are in areas still recovering from recent floods, where residents are staying focused on preparation as the rainy season continues
Digicel Foundation & Latter Day Saints invest in East Port of Spain
The Keisha T. Edwards City Outreach Centre, a transformative initiative by the NGO Is There Not a Cause (ITNAC), is set to bring vital social support services to East Port of Spain
Championing Inclusivity at the Inaugural Special Olympics Caribbean Beach Games
From November 8 - 10, the Caribbean’s first-ever Special Olympics Regional Beach Games brought together athletes and supporters from across 13 countries for a powerful display of sportsmanship and inclusivity
Tobago Teams Compete in the SOTT National Games
The Tobago leg of the Special Olympics T&T (SOTT) National Games 2024 were held on Thursday 16th May at the Dwight Yorke Stadium. Teams from the four special schools – Tobago School for the Deaf, Speech and Language Impaired, Happy Haven School, Tobago Technical Vocational School and Lady Hocohy School Gasparillo – competed in Athletics, Bocce and Football throughout the day
Celebrations and Ceremonies at the Close of the 2024 SOTT National Games
After a day of Aquatic events and Football matches, the Special Olympics of Trinidad and Tobago (SOTT) hosted a celebratory closing ceremony for the 2024 National Games on Saturday 25th May at the Hasely Crawford Stadium
Digicel Staff Donate to Period Positivity Project
In recognition of Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, the Digicel Foundation partnered with Soroptimist International Esperance to support their Period Positivity Project. This collaborative initiative will set up a Period Bank to supply period products to 130 girls in need at Picton Presbyterian Primary School, Debe Presbyterian Primary School, and ASJA Girls' College Barrackpore, ensuring that girls never have to miss school due to a lack of access to these essential products.
Transform your Community with TT$150,000 in Funding
What would you do for your community with TT$150,000? If you have an innovative project in mind, now’s the time to apply for the Extraordinary Projects Impacting Communities (EPIC) grant to bring that vision to life!
150 Athletes Compete in Special Olympics National Cricket Games | Trinidad and Tobago
Special Olympics athletes were out in their numbers for The Special Olympics National Cricket Games on Saturday 16th March 2024 held at Constantine Park, Macoya.
Rabbit-Rearing Project Offers T&T Healthier Option
As part of its Extraordinary Projects Impacting Communities (EPIC) programme, the Digicel Foundation in partnership with Shell Trinidad and Tobago donated TT$100,000 to the One Seed for Change organisation to train residents from Heights of Guanapo in rabbit farming. The project was part of One Seed’s ‘Fork to Feed’ initiative
Empowering Women Through Tech
The Digicel Foundation has partnered with the Trinidad & Tobago Association of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to support vulnerable women across Trinidad and Tobago. Through this partnership, several shelters and organisations that provide service to women in vulnerable situations have been outfitted with tech centres, alongside other much-needed facility upgrades.
Pandemonium, Trinidad All Stars and Valley Harps Steel Orchestra launch Tech Centres
On Wednesday 28 February 2024, Pandemonium, Trinidad All Stars and Valley Harps Steel Orchestras celebrated the opening of technology centres at their panyards in a joint event hosted by Pandemonium at 3 Norfolk Street, Belmont.
Not Just a Building but a New Home for SOTT
Through a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Sport and Community Development, SportTT, the Defence Force and Digicel Foundation, Special Olympics Trinidad and Tobago officially unveiled their new Secretariat at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella.
15 NGOs Shortlisted for $150,000 EPIC Grant
Fifteen non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with groundbreaking visions have been shortlisted for the highly anticipated TT$150,000 EPIC Grant, which aims to fuel transformative projects across Trinidad and Tobago
Steelbands Lead the Way in Social Change
For over 50 years, the Curepe Scherzando Steel Orchestra has been an integral part of its community, supporting positive outreach activities across music, culture and even sports. It is now one of eight panyards that has an air-conditioned tech centre on its premises, courtesy of the Digicel Foundation’s Technology in Education (TIE) Programme in partnership with PanTrinbago
Siparia Deltones Launch 'Railway Pizza' Garden
With TT$100,000 in funding from The Digicel Foundation and Shell Trinidad and Tobago, the Siparia Deltones established a hydroponic greenhouse powered by solar energy to grow high-quality, pesticide-free pizza ingredients, including tomatoes, sweet peppers, hot peppers, and herbs such as parsley, chive and basil.
The Digicel Foundation Awarded for Youth Development Initiatives
The Digicel Foundation is honoured to receive an honorary National Service Award in recognition of its ongoing contributions to Trinidad and Tobago’s people and youth. The award was presented to Digicel Foundation CEO Penny Gomez by The Honourable Foster Cummings, Minister of Youth Development and National Service
Digicel Foundation and Shell Trinidad and Tobago renew EPIC Partnership
Ten non-profit organisations will each receive TT$150,000 in funding to transform their communities through a renewed partnership between the Digicel Foundation and Shell Trinidad and Tobago (Shell T&T). For a second year, the two organisations will jointly channel TT$1.4 million into community development through the Extraordinary Projects Impacting Communities (EPIC) programme.
The Digicel Foundation Celebrates 12 Years
On 25 July 2024, the Digicel Trinidad and Tobago Foundation celebrates its 12th anniversary. Their numbers tell the story of a longstanding commitment to the social development of Trinidad and Tobago, investing over TT$51 million in 604 transformative projects and positively impacting 253,726 people to date.
Tobago School wins New Technology
The top schools at the 2024 THA Maypole Competition have been rewarded with cutting-edge technology from the Digicel Foundation.
Digicel Foundation Sponsors Therapy Equipment for PWDs
The Digicel Foundation and Caribbean Kids and Families Therapy Organisation (CKFTO) have teamed up again to increase support for children with disabilities in Central and South Trinidad. The Digicel Foundation has provided TT$60,000 to CKFTO to purchase critical occupational therapy (OT) equipment for their Chaguanas clinic.
Pan Rising with Digicel Foundation
The Digicel Foundation is once again partnering with the Pan fraternity to install technology labs at panyards throughout Trinidad and Tobago. Ten panyards will soon benefit from tech upgrades as part of the Digicel Foundation’s Technology in Education (TIE) Programme, joining the eight launched last year.
Aripo Youngsters launch Bunny Builders Business
Young residents of the Heights of Aripo have launched a sustainable business venture in rabbit-rearing. Calling themselves the ‘Bunny Builders’, the children will care for and rear rabbits to sell, and they have plans to put their earnings towards their education costs.
T&T Cocoa Growers Receive Solar-Powered Facility
Using a $100,000 grant from Shell Trinidad and Tobago and Digicel Foundation’s Extraordinary Projects Impacting Communities (EPIC) programme, the Original Trinitario Cocoa Education Foundation (OTC) converted a transport container into a solar-powered storage unit for cocoa beans at the University of the West Indies’ Cocoa Research Centre at St Augustine
ASJA Girls Get Solar-Powered Greenhouse
On Wednesday 17 April 2024, The Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (TTAEE) in collaboration with Soroptimist International Esperance, unveiled a solar-powered, drip-to-waste hydroponics system at ASJA Girls College in Barrackpore.
Afeisha’s Home For The Aged Receives Unforgettable Christmas Cheer!
Afeisha’s Home for the Aged and its 13 residents received a memorable start to their Christmas Holidays as they welcomed TT$10,000 worth of much needed items courtesy a Digicel Foundation Mobile Telesales Team on Christmas Eve.
Be a Fan at the Special Olympics National Games 2024
The Digicel Foundation, corporate champion of the Special Olympics Trinidad and Tobago (SOTT), is calling on corporate T&T and the wider public to increase their support of the 2024 SOTT National Games. The Foundation has pledged TT$100,000.00 in funding towards this year’s Games, which run from 4 - 25 May
Chaguanas Preschool Gets A Playground Upgrade For Christmas
Agents from the Digicel Retention Team partnered with a preschool in Edinburgh 500 to enhance its outdoor play area during the Christmas holidays.Nelson Street Boys And Raffa House Receive $20,000 In Christmas Gifts
On December 19th 2023, Nelson Street Boys Primary School and Raffa House Children’s Home both received significant, heartfelt Christmas gifts from Digicel employees. As part of the ‘Digi Christmas is D Bess’ staff initiative, five (5) Digicel teams received TT$10,000 from the Digicel Foundation to spread cheer and uplift a community of their choice during the Christmas season.
Christmas Hampers For Diego Martin Families In Need
In the week leading up to Christmas, five Digicel teams will use the TT$10,000 grant to execute social projects for the communities and spaces they care about. The winning groups include staff from the Digicel Retention Team, Digicel Internal Audit Team and the Telesales Team
Partnering To Develop Safe Spaces For Women and Youth
The Digicel Foundation has partnered with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to support vulnerable women and youth across Trinidad and Tobago through a joint investment of over TT$800,000
Rebirth House empowers recovery with digital access
Rebirth House, a residential rehabilitation centre for individuals recovering from substance use disorder, now has a fully equipped computer lab to support the personal and professional development of its residents
Digicel Foundation and GEF SGP Launch Grant for PWDs
This new grant programme will award five grants of up to TT$90,000 each to persons with disabilities (PWDs)
CKFTO opens Chaguanas Clinic
Families in Central and South Trinidad now have easier access to the multidisciplinary therapeutic services offered by the Caribbean Kids and Families Therapy Organisation (CKFTO)
Carnival is for Everyone
Digicel Foundation hosted ‘Inclusion Fusion’ at the National Centre for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), an inclusive carnival event for persons with and without disabilities
Powering up the Panyard
These TIE Centres are designed to promote lifelong learning, digital literacy, and skills development – not only for steelband members, but for the wider community in underserved areas
Connecting Youth, Culture and Technology
Eight steel pan organisations joined the Digicel Foundation Technology in Education (TIE) Centre Initiative
Belmont Primary Schools Celebrate International Literacy Day with session on Digital Safety
In celebration of International Literacy Day, the Digicel Foundation hosted a vibrant staff volunteer activation. This initiative included reading to the students and a meaningful engagement on online safety as part of the Foundation’s Safer Internet Together (SIT) Campaign.
EPIC Grant Funds Renewable Energy Systems lab at UWI
The Trinidad and Tobago Association of Energy Engineers (TTAEE) officially launched its Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory (RESLab) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), marking a significant milestone in renewable energy education and community empowerment.
Four Homework Centres open in Gasparillo
The Gasparillo Community Development Organisation has transformed conference rooms at four community recreation grounds into dedicated homework centres, providing safe, supportive spaces for students to access academic help after school
ALTA widens access to online literacy classes with EPIC ICT lab
Adult Literacy Tutors Association (ALTA) upgraded its training room and ICT centre, enhancing capacity to serve literacy students, train volunteer tutors, and offer digital access.
Cashew Gardens Supports The Environment with EPIC Upcycling Centre
The Cashew Gardens Community Council launched its Upcycling Centre to the wider community and key stakeholders
DIGICEL STAFF JOIN BUDDY WALK 2025 IN SUPPORT OF INCLUSION
Digicel staff proudly joined hundreds of participants at Buddy Walk 2025, in celebration of inclusion and awareness for individuals with Down syndrome.
Five Special Schools get Tech Upgrade
These Innovation Labs will enable technology access and digital citizenship for persons with disabilities, allowing them more choice, control and independence in their everyday lives.
Ryu Dan Empowerment Foundation Launches EPIC Project
The Ryu Dan Empowerment Foundation has upgraded its Sports Plus social programme as part of its ongoing mission to uplift youth in Enterprise, Chaguanas
City Park welcomes Inclusive Play Equipment
The Nelson Mandela Park now features innovative inclusive play pieces such as a wheel-through monkey bars, wheelchair-friendly merry-go-round, and a sensory pod designed for neurodivergent users.