Vodacom empowers Riet Valley High School learners
Riet Valley High learners now have access to better learning tools.
On Thursday, 5 February Vodacom introduced its education portal, called Vodacom e-school, at Riet Valley Combined School in Fredville, Inchanga.
The Vodacom e-school serves as a learning platform with internet access to educational content sites for all Grade 10 to 12 South African high school learners. Learners who are Vodacom subscribers will now be able to access classroom content across all major subjects, which is curriculum-aligned, on their mobile devices for free, as Vodacom has zero-rated browsing on the site for its customers.
Vodacom executive head for corporate citizenship, Suraya Hamdulay, said: “The project is in line with Vodacom’s ongoing drive to help provide ICT tools and internet connectivity to communities that do not have access. By providing access to internet services to improve the standard of education, Vodacom is able to uplift learners and the quality of education.
“We know that many learners in our country often do not have access to learning material such as textbooks, which makes excelling at school more difficult. Through the Vodacom e-school platform we can help address this challenge.”
She added, “As an investor in the country and partner of the Department of Basic Education, our goal is to ensure that learners throughout the country have access to some basic tools to help enhance their learning outside of the classroom.”
All that users need do is visit vodacom.co.za/e-school from their cell phone, tablet or laptop to register. Thereafter they will enjoy unlimited access to education content. For those who are not customers of Vodacom, data charges will be incurred for logging onto the site.
Hamdulay says: “Most learners have access to cell phones, laptops or tablets in one way or another but may not have adequate data. Having free access to our education content portal will now help remove the barriers to e-learning. Learners can now complete lessons from their school syllabus to help them improve their marks. They can also track their progress and see how they are performing compared to other students in a fun, easy and interactive way.
“Supporting education is the main focus of the Vodacom Foundation. Vodacom e-school reflects our commitment to help improve the standard and quality of education in our country.”
