Vodacom promotes e-learning

GEORGE NEWS - Building communities, through infrastructure and education aids, while keeping them connected. This was the purpose of Vodacom's e-school campaign that ran for six weeks in February and March, stretching from the Garden Route district to Nelson Mandela Bay.

The e-school initiative allowed schools and their learners who have Vodacom Sim cards to register with their parents' approval, free of charge. This was done through their Connecting for Good programme.

The campaign also offered learners the chance to win several prizes that focus on both school structures, through vouchers from Build It, and learning aids through vouchers for Waltons Stationery.

Garden Route Primary School in Mossel Bay won a R10 000 Build It voucher, Haarlem Secondary School won a R5 000 Waltons voucher and Tyholorha Primary School in Thembalethu won a R5 000 Waltons voucher.

"With registration increasing by 10% year on year, opening opportunities for those winning schools to increase their learners' study facilities, we hope that many more schools will adopt this e-school portal, thus deriving value from the campaign," said Vodacom's Mninawa Peter.

At the handover to Haarlem Secondary School are, from left: Heinrich Jansen, Chamay Juba, Claire Boltman (Vodacom Eden County manager), Ashley du Preez, Theresa Billett and Nkosinathi Ntolosi (Vodacom representative).

Garden Route Primary School in Mossel Bay won a R10 000 Build It voucher. From left are Tiffany Witbooi, Owothando Gumada, Anneline Botha, Ian Fihla (vice-principal), Claire Boltman (Vodacom Eden County manager), Mivuyo Hlaliso, Guniq-Lynn Cornelius and Nkosinathi Ntolosi (Vodacom representative).