MTN Uganda staff and partners support Katakwi School with computers, solar power and other amenities worth UGX 250 million

• MTN Uganda workers, together with their companions, have supported Ongongoja Secondary School in Katakwi with support value over UGX 250 million, as a part of the “30 Days of Y’ello Care” marketing campaign.

• This initiative, an extension of the longstanding “21 Days of Y’ello Care,” celebrates MTN Group’s thirtieth anniversary and underscores the corporate’s dedication to effecting constructive change within the communities it serves. 

• The theme of this 12 months’s marketing campaign, “Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow: Education for Rural and Remote Communities,” highlights MTN’s dedication to bridging the tutorial divide in underprivileged areas, aligning with Uganda Vision 2040 and Sustainable Development Goal 4, which advocate for inclusive and high quality training for all.

• MTN Uganda continues to reinforce instructional outcomes via initiatives just like the MTN Skills Academy and MTN ACE, which develop digital abilities essential for at present’s job market.

MTN Uganda workers, together with their companions, have prolonged help value over UGX 250 million to Ongongoja Secondary School in Katakwi District, Eastern Uganda, as a part of the “30 Days of Y’ello Care” marketing campaign. 

This initiative was launched at present in a volunteerism drive presided over by Filbert Ocailap, the Karenga Resident District Commissioner, who represented H.E. Hon Jessica Alupo, the Vice President of the Republic of Uganda, and attended by the Katakwi district leaders.

Ocailap lauded MTN for its visionary initiative that’s certain to enhance studying outcomes for the scholars of Ongongoja Secondary School. “I prolong my honest appreciation to the workers of MTN Uganda, led by their visionary CEO, Ms. Sylvia Mulinge, for this excellent gesture. This initiative seamlessly aligns with our authorities’s ambition of offering inclusive and high quality training for all kids in Uganda,” he stated.

This initiative, an extension of the longstanding “21 Days of Y’ello Care,” celebrates MTN Group’s thirtieth anniversary and underscores the corporate’s dedication to effecting constructive change within the communities it serves. The theme of this 12 months’s marketing campaign, “Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow: Education for Rural and Remote Communities,” highlights MTN’s dedication to bridging the tutorial divide in underprivileged areas, aligning with Uganda Vision 2040 and Sustainable Development Goal 4, which advocate for inclusive and high quality training for all.

Under this 12 months’s initiative, MTN Uganda workers are extending complete help to Ongogoja Community Secondary School in Katakwi District. In line with the corporate’s imaginative and prescient of offering the advantages of a contemporary related life to all, the college will profit from the setup of 20 computer systems with a one-year web subscription, offering important digital entry for college kids and academics. Students will obtain digital and monetary coaching through the MTN Internet Bus, whereas academics will profit from steady skilled growth on the brand new curriculum, guaranteeing the best requirements of training supply.

Additionally, the initiative contains the development of a ventilated improved pit latrine for women, the set up of a water supply, and menstrual hygiene coaching to help feminine college students. The institution of a contemporary kitchen, a faculty backyard for greens, and concrete seats beneath tree shade additional improve the educational atmosphere.

According to the Katakwi District Education Officer, Angella Atim who was in attendance of the occasion, Ongongoja Secondary School, a government-aided establishment in Ongongoja sub-county, Katakwi district, serves 735 college students (419 boys and 316 women) and is the only secondary college collaborating within the Universal Secondary Education program within the space. 

“As a government-aided college, Ongongoja Secondary School depends on authorities grants and contributions from well-wishers to help its numerous applications and initiatives. I’m humbled and grateful that the workers of MTN have prolonged their help to our college. I attraction to different well-wishers to hitch us in supporting the way forward for our nation by contributing to training for all,” stated Atim.

Sylvia Mulinge, the Chief Executive Officer at MTN Uganda, highlighted the significance of this 12 months’s initiative citing the restricted entry to ICT in rural colleges and the significance of integrating know-how in studying, at present.

“While entry to ICT gear stays a big problem for college kids in rural areas, MTN Uganda is dedicated to remodeling this panorama, one college at a time, by offering computer systems and guaranteeing fixed entry to electrical energy.  By integrating know-how into studying environments, we’re actively narrowing the digital divide and actively demonstrating our dedication to offering digital options for Uganda’s progress”, stated Mulinge. 

This 12 months’s MTN Y’ello Care marketing campaign has already benefited different establishments, together with Kansanga Seed Secondary School in Kampala, St. Joseph’s Aid Society in Kyankwanzi District, and Ariwa Secondary School in Yumbe. Upcoming beneficiaries embody Bishop Dunstan Nsubuga Memorial School and Nekemeya Seed Secondary School in Kalangala District.

Beyond this marketing campaign, MTN Uganda continues to reinforce instructional outcomes via initiatives just like the MTN Skills Academy and MTN ACE, which develop digital abilities essential for at present’s job market.

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