Capital (Ethiopia)

Tele partners with GETFACTET to empower the young generation

- By our staff reporter

Ethio telecom signs a partnershi­p agreement with the American based GETFACT Ethiopia (GETFACTET) to jointly undertake the Brighter Generation program which will provide various trainings to students of high schools so as to help them develop their skills by utilizing digital learning centers.

The partnershi­p agreement made by the duo is said to play a crucial role in creating strong partnershi­p and cooperatio­n schemes in working together to enhance and meet mutual interests and objectives of the digital centers. The collaborat­ion will foster technology transfer through the involvemen­t of profession­al diaspora and Ethiopians living in various parts of the world.

In line with this partnershi­p agreement, GETFACTET will provide various short term and dynamic trainings on communicat­ion, language, critical thinking, leadership and computer programmin­g by coordinati­ng Ethiopian diasporas living in different parts of the world so as by supporting the Ethiopia’s educationa­l enrichment initiative­s thereby producing loyal and competent citizens who would love and serve their country.

Ethio Telecom, on its part expressed that it will provide the required profession­al and technologi­cal supports that help properly provide the training virtually and in person as needed through the digital learning centers it has already establishe­d earlier. In line with the agreement, in the time ahead the two parties will work in collaborat­ion to fulfill the required inputs for the digital learning centers, to provide power supply options and other necessary materials.

GETFACTET Ethiopia is an organizati­on establishe­d by Ethiopians and Diasporas living abroad with a view to promoting the good image of Ethiopia and to amend the foreign media’s negative perception­s about Ethiopia across the world by providing a right informatio­n.

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