The British Council and Bharti Airtel have entered a pact to maximize the learning benefits of Bharti Airtel’s wider broadband connective of 5 GB per month in a three-year deal for 127 digital hubs located in schools across nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria.
Country Director, British Council
Uganda, Peter Brown disclosed this in a press statement made available to DigitalSENSE Business News, saying “This latest partnership initiative with
Bharti Airtel demonstrates our commitment to improving access to high-quality
teaching and learning in Africa. The British council connects teachers and
learners around the world, so they can learn from each other, accessing
knowledge and ultimately become global citizens.
“Bharti Airtel will
provide full internet accessibility to British council Hubs, surrounding
schools and communities. Digital hubs have already by been set up through
partnerships with Microsoft in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, Rwanda, Sierra
Leone, Malawi, Ghana and Nigeria. High speed broadband access from Airtel for
these hubs guarantees teachers and students limitless new education
opportunities.”
The Managing Director
Airtel Uganda, Mr. V.G Somashekar said that In line with Airtel’s Corporate Social Responsibilities,(CSRs) the
initiative will empower teachers and students to be more digitally
enlightened and ultimately become more competitive in today’s fast changing
economy.
The Head Teacher of
Nakasero Primary school, Turyasingura N. Beatrice expressed her delight that
their teachers had a chance to Information
Communication Technology (ICT) skills, which has contributed to improving their
interaction with fellow teachers in and outside the country, and opined that with full connectivity the child will
also be able to learn and share information with peers, but must be protected
from content.
She
confirmed that there are challenges which the opportunity threw up such as
protecting the child from content that isn’t appropriate and urged the partners
to ensure that it is dealt with promptly.
DigitalSENSE Business News recorded from the statement that British
Council operates a number of similar educational programs including connection
classrooms, International inspiration and Badiliko to support schools across
Africa, with over 400 schools in Uganda.
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