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MTN Uganda, via its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, MTN Foundation, has efficiently graduated 253 younger people from its Digital Literacy Program in Eastern Uganda, marking a major milestone in its ongoing efforts to equip youth with important digital expertise.
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The two-week intensive coaching, delivered in collaboration with the Maendeleo Foundation, offered contributors with foundational ICT expertise, empowering them to discover alternatives in training, entrepreneurship, and employment.
MTN Uganda, via its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, MTN Foundation, has efficiently graduated 253 younger people from its Digital Literacy Program in Eastern Uganda, marking a major milestone in its ongoing efforts to equip youth with important digital expertise.
The commencement ceremony held at MTAC Mbale Campus highlights MTN’s dedication to fostering digital inclusion and offering financial alternatives for younger Ugandans. Notably, 54% of the graduates have been ladies, reflecting MTN’s concentrate on selling gender fairness in know-how and empowering ladies to take part totally within the digital economic system.
The two-week intensive coaching held at MTAC Mbale Campus and Mahanga Senior Secondary School in Nagongera Sub County in Tororo District, delivered in collaboration with the Maendeleo Foundation, offered contributors with foundational ICT expertise, empowering them to discover alternatives in training, entrepreneurship, and employment.
This occasion follows related graduations in western Uganda, the place 378 youth, together with 217 ladies, accomplished this system in September, and in northern Uganda, the place over 100 people graduated final month.
Since its inception in 2022, MTN’s Digital Literacy Program price Shs500million has reached out to 4,224 Ugandans, together with 2,009 ladies and a pair of,215 males, throughout three phases. The program is about to proceed its enlargement with the purpose of empowering a million younger folks by 2025 via the MTN Skills Academy.
Allan Njagala, MTN Uganda’s Head of Commercial Eastern Region, talking on the commencement ceremony, underscored MTN’s ongoing dedication to making sure inclusivity and variety within the digital house.
“At MTN, we firmly consider that everybody, no matter background, ought to have entry to the advantages of a contemporary, related life,” Njagala stated. “This initiative is extra than simply about educating digital expertise. It is about empowering people, embracing variety, and guaranteeing a future the place all Ugandans can thrive within the digital economic system.”
The Digital Literacy Program aligns with MTN Uganda’s Ambition 2025 Strategy, specializing in driving nationwide digital and monetary inclusion. This initiative additionally helps Uganda’s Vision 2040, National Development Plan III, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, contributing to a extra equitable and inclusive digital economic system.
In assist of its mission, MTN Uganda has established 57 ICT labs throughout instructional establishments nationwide, together with technical institutes corresponding to St. Simon Peter’s Vocational Training Centre in Hoima and Amelo Technical Institute in Adjumani. These labs are designed to supply hundreds of scholars with entry to state-of-the-art digital assets and studying alternatives.
The commencement ceremony additionally featured a quiz for the graduates, with high performers receiving laptops and web entry to additional improve their digital studying expertise. The initiative goals to foster lifelong studying and promote knowledge-sharing inside native communities.
The Inspector of Schools for Mbale City, Wangwe Moses applauded MTN Uganda for the digital literacy program saying it aligns completely with the nation’s National Digital Transformation Roadmap, Vision 2040, and the National Development Plan III.
“To the graduates, this commencement marks the start of your journey. The expertise you might have gained are instruments to form your future and uplift your communities,” he stated.
“I encourage you to proceed studying and exploring. Technology evolves quickly, and with it, so do alternatives. Embrace this dynamic world with curiosity and willpower. Seek to innovate, collaborate, and contribute options that handle the challenges confronted by your communities.”
MTN Uganda additionally invitations younger people to signal into the MTN Skills Academy platform MTN Skills Academy | Home, which gives free entry to digital coaching and assets.
