2023-10-18 18:00:02
IHS Cameroon, a member of IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”), one of the world’s largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared communications infrastructure in terms of number of towers, has announced the official commissioning of ICT centers at the Sodiko Government Bilingual High School (GBHS) in Bonaberi, Douala, in the presence of the Minister of Secondary Education, Professor Nalova Lyonga, and other dignitaries from the Littoral region. GBHS Sodiko has been selected by IHS Cameroon for the company’s 2023 ICT Center project.
This initiative aims to expand the number of people who can access and benefit from education through improved mobile connectivity and digital skills. Designated as a school for internally displaced people from the conflict zones of North West and South West Cameroon, GBHS Sodiko currently serves over 2,000 students.
The project saw IHS Cameroon renovate the school’s existing ICT center and build a new center equipped with 30 computers, video conferencing facilities and internet connectivity.
According to the CEO of IHS Cameroon, Olufemi Arosanyin, “through this project, we aim to leverage existing school infrastructure and help build new ICT centers where teachers and students can benefit from connectivity Internet to develop their skills and access new educational materials. Our goal is to empower Cameroonian youth through education, so that they are better able to contribute to the long-term economic growth of this country. »
Professor Nalova Lyonga, Minister of Secondary Education, said: “In the digital age, it is the equipment that makes the difference. We want to create a virtual learning repository to make sure we can train people, so they can go to the rest of the country and share their digital skills with others. One of our ambitions is to have digital centers in the ten regions of Cameroon. Thanks to IHS’s commitment, we believe we can realize this dream in the future.”
A propos d’IHS Towers
IHS Towers is among the world’s largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared communications infrastructure in terms of number of towers and is one of the largest independent multinational towercos focused solely on emerging markets. The company has nearly 40,000 towers across its 11 markets, including South Africa, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Kuwait, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda and Zambia. For more information, please email: [email protected] or visit: www.ihstowers.com.
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