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MTN Foundation senior manager Bryan Mbasa said it’s their social responsibility to support millions of Ugandans achieve their education dreams.

MTN Uganda in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports and Continuum Financial Group have launched an E-learning platform that can be accessed at zero data cost via the MTN network.

The platform named Ulearn Uganda offers a wide range of educational resources, including interactive lessons, quizzes, and videos to support teachers in delivering remote and blended learning. So far, more than 1200 teachers and teacher educators from all over the country have been on- boarded and trained to study.

Speaking at the event in Nakawa, Kampala on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, MTN Foundation senior manager Bryan Mbasa said it’s their social responsibility to support millions of Ugandans achieve their education dreams.

“Everyone deserves the benefits of a modern connected world,  that is what drives us at MTN. We bring value to Ugandans because we need to continue connecting the global village to Uganda,” Mbasa said.

“During the pandemic, we zero-rated over 50 websites for Ugandans, teachers, and students to be able to access educational material for free using MTN internet. We continue to work with the government to better Uganda’s education. We are currently working on setting up a dormitory at Salaama School for the Blind after the unfortunate incident that happened in October last year,” he added.

MTN Foundation senior manager Bryan Mbasa speaks at the event.

Mr Mbasa said MTN has provided equipment for the national ICT hub “and now there is an opportunity for us to grow this digitization and contribute to the development of Uganda.”

Speaking at the event, the minister for Higher Education, Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo, said digitisation is critical to advance Uganda’s education agenda.

“Technological advancements like this platform are so relevant in this era because they provide a wide scope knowledge teachers in different parts of the country due to easy and free online access granted by MTN,” Dr Muyingo said.

Over 41 national Teacher Colleges (NTCs) and Primary Teacher Colleges (PTCs) have signed up under the  Platform to provide relevant courses to teachers interested in acquiring certifications in various courses.