Up to 2,277 pupils of Nakasero Primary School in Kampala, now have access to the latest e-learning and e-teaching tools, thanks to a digital hub, funded by Airtel Uganda and British Council. Under the deal, Airtel Uganda will offer internet services to the school’s digital hub as a means of improving access to digital information, allowing the pupils to benefit from high quality e- teaching and learning tools. 
The Nakasero primary school Digital hub brings to three the number of primary schools that have so far benefited from the arrangement, the others being Rubongi Army Primary and Secondary School in Tororo in eastern Uganda and Nsambya
Primary School in Makindye division of Kampala Capital City Authority.
The Uganda projects are part of a larger British Council digital hub initiative of a £ 48 million programme in nine African countries aimed at bringing world class e-learning facilities to Africa.
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The British council and Airtel have joined forces to maximize the e-learning benefits of Airtel`s wider broadband connectivity of 5GB per month in a three year deal for the 127 digital hubs located in schools across the nine countries in Sub Saharan Africa.
Speaking at the occasion of handing over the facility to the school authority, the Country Director of the British Council Peter Brown said, “This partnership with Airtel demonstrates our commitment to improving access to high quality teaching and learning in Africa through connecting teachers and students around the world so they can learn from each other, access knowledge and ultimately become global citizens
