Tigo provides free internet for students at 2017 NSMQ

Tigo Ghana is supporting the country’s largest and most prestigious competitive science platform for secondary schools;  the 2017 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The company says the program is one of the most fertile venues for its commitment towards encouraging education among the country’s youth, and hope to continue with the engagement beyond this year.

Director for Strategy & Planning at Tigo, Efuwa Quansah, made the disclosure ahead of the start of the competition, which is currently ongoing at the University of Ghana Business School premises,

 “As a leading brand in the digital technology industry, we are always excited to pursue programmes that fall in line with our agenda of empowering the youth through access to digital tools and services.”

Tigo is supporting the competition through various means, key among them being the provision of free WIFI and data access via the company’s recently launched data product, Tribe Connect- which offers comprehensive social media, data, and voice bundles for both new and existing customers, and can be accessed by sending ‘START’ to short code 5060 to activate or by dialing *500# for Tribe Plus targeted at existing customers.

“The internet has become the information cornerstone to most students; a gateway to form virtual study groups, gain access to materials beyond what the classroom offers and new opportunities to connect with other academicians. This is why ensuring affordable – or in the case of Tribe Connect -free, reliable access to the internet for these students is paramount”.

She further explained that technology not only provides new forms of delivery for educational content thereby bridging the educational gap between the educated and un-educated, but creates avenues for interactive teaching and learning.

“We believe that the benefits of technology, coupled with education, specifically Math and Science will go a long way to groom tomorrow’s engineers, doctors, teachers and future leaders, and ultimately propel Ghana’s development agenda,” she added.

She also called on the students to take advantage of the mentorship sessions, a number of which will be led by representatives from Tigo and those drawn from the maiden edition of a two-day Science and Technology Fair.

Interest in the competition has been very much encouraging as both students and stakeholders in the education sector keenly follow highlights of the show on social media, especially.