Addis Ababa, June 2, 2022 (FBC) – Ethio Telecom has inaugurated digital learning centers today in 66 selected high schools nationwide. The company said the centers are equipped with computers and furniture along with fast broadband internet service to support the overall efforts of producing knowledge based generation by discharging our corporate social responsibility in educational sector among other several corporate social responsibility projects aimed at supporting all rounded development endeavors of the society.

“It’s obvious that our company has been expanding infrastructures and deploying latest technologies to ensure telecom services accessibility and it has also done massive tariffs reduction to make sure that the wider community can afford and use telecom services.”

On the launching ceremony, CEO of Ethio Telecom, Firehiwot Tamru said the company has designed and executed various strategic plans to advance the education sector in equipping with the necessary learning facilities and technologies, thereby ensuring the overall excellence in the education sector.

“Especially, as we are in the digital era, establishing such digital learning centers will have remarkable and profound impacts on education and students by creating technological and innovative learning environment, supporting students to cope with the digital world, enhancing access to information and developing analytical thinking and problem solving skills, thereby imparting their tested knowledge and skills to the community.”

The company has invested over 45.48-million-birr worth digital learning centers in 66 high schools across the country and equipped them with 1,386 desktop computers and furniture as well as availing fast broadband internet service per digital learning room, she said. Over 140,596 students will be beneficiary, CEO noted.

“Among 66 government high schools equipped with digital learning facilities, 18 of them are located in Addis Ababa; while the remaining 48 high schools are in different regions of the country. The selection of these high schools has been made through the support and engagement of Addis Ababa and regional education bureaus in collaboration with the company’s regional and zonal offices.”

“Moreover, the company has donated 54.4 million birr worth 70,000 mobile handsets with SIM cards for women residing in 846 districts across the nation so as to bridge the digital divide and enable them access information and empower them in digital economy as well as granted mobile phones and laptops for 250 hardworking female teachers which is one of the manifestations of its commitment to the overall excellence of the education sector.”