Needy schools to benefit from digital education
Apr 26, 2011
MULTICHOICE Uganda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education and Sports that will see rural schools get free educative television programmes.
By GILBERT KIDIMU
MULTICHOICE Uganda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education and Sports that will see rural schools get free educative television programmes.
Part of MultiChoice Resource Centre (MRC) initiative, the programme will initially benefit 10 secondary schools from central and eastern Uganda chosen by the ministry.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Steven Musoke, the chairman of MultiChoice Uganda, said: “The 10 selected schools will receive television sets, satellite decoders, video recorders and free subscription to a specially designed education package.â€
The DStv education package, he said, comprises seven premium channels (National Geographic, Discovery Channel, History Channel, SABC Africa, BBC World, Animal Planet and Activate) and combines sound and images to support teaching and learning.
Musoke said teachers will be given training on how to integrate the television programmes into their regular classes.
Francis Lubanga, the ministry’s permanent secretary, in a statement, stressed that the initiative fitted in with the ministry’s responsibility to ensure equitable education.
“We welcome this initiative which allows teachers and learners to step outside of their immediate classroom context, to bring abstract concepts in the curriculum to life,†he said.
He added that the project is fully aligned and supported by NEPAD’s e-Schools Initiative for Africa.
Charles Hamya, the managing director of MultiChoice Uganda, said the initiative will roll out to more schools and regions in the country in the future.
“Once fully implemented, the MRC initiative will make a fundamental contribution towards understanding how multi-media can help support educational transformation in Africa,†he said. Some of the beneficiary schools include St Peters Nkokonjeru, Kitebi SS, Busedde SS and Bukululu SS.
The programme works in co-operation with a number of stakeholders and so far supports over 800 schools in 24 countries in Africa, including Zambia and Kenya.
MULTICHOICE Uganda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education and Sports that will see rural schools get free educative television programmes.
Part of MultiChoice Resource Centre (MRC) initiative, the programme will initially benefit 10 secondary schools from central and eastern Uganda chosen by the ministry.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Steven Musoke, the chairman of MultiChoice Uganda, said: “The 10 selected schools will receive television sets, satellite decoders, video recorders and free subscription to a specially designed education package.â€
The DStv education package, he said, comprises seven premium channels (National Geographic, Discovery Channel, History Channel, SABC Africa, BBC World, Animal Planet and Activate) and combines sound and images to support teaching and learning.
Musoke said teachers will be given training on how to integrate the television programmes into their regular classes.
Francis Lubanga, the ministry’s permanent secretary, in a statement, stressed that the initiative fitted in with the ministry’s responsibility to ensure equitable education.
“We welcome this initiative which allows teachers and learners to step outside of their immediate classroom context, to bring abstract concepts in the curriculum to life,†he said.
He added that the project is fully aligned and supported by NEPAD’s e-Schools Initiative for Africa.
Charles Hamya, the managing director of MultiChoice Uganda, said the initiative will roll out to more schools and regions in the country in the future.
“Once fully implemented, the MRC initiative will make a fundamental contribution towards understanding how multi-media can help support educational transformation in Africa,†he said. Some of the beneficiary schools include St Peters Nkokonjeru, Kitebi SS, Busedde SS and Bukululu SS.
The programme works in co-operation with a number of stakeholders and so far supports over 800 schools in 24 countries in Africa, including Zambia and Kenya.