19 Oct 2016

SOS Children’s village has been selected as beneficiary for the 2016 Orange’s digital education drive.
A press release from Orange Botswana says Orange Foundation will donate P390 000 towards purchasing and installation of computers and Internet within all the SOS children’s centres in Botswana which are located in Tlokweng, Francistown, and Serowe.
It says the programme kick starts in SOS Tlokweng, which is home to 148 vulnerable children and youth while Serowe and Francistown will follow in the coming months.
The release states that as part of this programme, Orange Foundation will also organise computer lessons to equip SOS children and youth with basic computer literacy to allow effective usage and positive experience from the donated equipment.  
The PR and foundation manager of Orange Botswana, Ms Boga Chilinde-Masebu states in the release that the programme does not only offer digital tools but aims to go a step further in equipping the children with skills, to enable them to use the tools to better their lives, education and careers.
 “Our inspiration is to give SOS children a full experience of the digital revolution and connect them to what is important to their lives,” states Ms Chilinde-Masebu.
The Orange Foundation Digital Education programme was launched this year to support digital inclusion for marginalised groups in Botswana. ENDS