6,000+ Kenyan Teachers In Rural Areas Set To Benefit From Mobile Digital Classroom Training From Huawei

Over six thousand Kenyan teachers in rural areas are set to benefit from a mobile digital classroom training from Huawei. The digital mobile classroom programme which is set to begin in Nandi and then moving to other areas will use digital trucks similar to those used in Beyond Zero initiative.

Out of the several advanced intelligence agreements, which the training programme is among them, was signed between Huawei and her Kenyan-based development partners in Shangai, China during the ongoing Huawei Connect International forum.

“Besides the education sector, we are also targeting the farmers, traders, and youth in the Ajira Programme. But our main focus is the teachers who will, in turn, disseminate and empower the learners at their tender age,” said Mr. Adam Lane, the Huawei South Africa Director of Public Affairs.

Adam also said that the programme targets to benefit youth through the Ajira Programme and other marginalized communities in remote areas who are yet to fully embrace, utilise and benefit from digital technologies.

The Huawei senior marketing manager, Mr Boxin Xu, who is in charge the programme, said it is jointly implemented with four other partners – UNESCO, Safaricom, Computers for Schools Kenya and Gap, a Belgium-based none governmental organisation.

Additionally, he said that although 80% of Kenya is covered by various networks, less than 60 percent of its population is able to use and gain from the internet.

“It was discovered that most people in rural areas do not realize the importance of digital skills. This is the first project in Africa before we roll it out to other countries. We have signed a one-year agreement but it’s a continuous process depending on the needs,” said Mr Xu.