Employee volunteers share their video diaries...

During the summer, eight employee volunteers from across Telefónica Europe, travelled to Latin America to teach in schools funded by the Telefónica Fundación - Proniño scholarship programme.

The Proniño scholarship programme aims to provide an education, and a chance for a better future, to children who would otherwise be sent to work.

Watch the video diaries belonging to our 8 employee volunteers.

Chris Silk, Telefónica O2 UK, swaps home comforts for life in a remote village in El Salvador where, he's involved in improving dental care within the local area.

Joanne Hunt, Telefónica O2 Ireland, Lenka Rihov and Lucia Fencikova, Telefónica O2 Czech Republic and Lenka Bodnarova, Telefónica O2 Slovakia share their experiences in Quito, Ecuador. Here, they spend their time at the Proniño centres playing with the children, doing craft activities and teaching English.

Heidi Danaher, Manx Telecom spends time in Manta and Puertoviejo, on the Ecuadorian coast, transforming a crumbling classroom into a better environment for learning.

Tracy Isacke, Telefónica O2 UK, experiences life in Ambato, Ecuador. She's part of a Proniño team sent to work in a local school, where they provided basic teaching and support for around 250 seven to 14-year-olds.

You can also watch the overview film of our volunteer experience.

To date, over 107,000 children have benefited from Proniño – giving them a chance for a good education, and a hope for a better future. (Last updated, January 2009).

But that’s not all we do.

Each year, Telefónica, SA 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.