By Our Reporter
The MTN Uganda Foundation has officially launched a partnership with the Forum for African Women Educationalists Uganda Chapter (FAWEU) to provide full cover University Education scholarships for 10 Ugandan girls from the four regions (Central, North, East, and West) of the country.
The 10 were selected from 68 applications that FAWEU received from girls across the country with the desire to pursue undergraduate degrees in Information Technology related courses. The sponsorship includes all program tuition and related fees, scholastic materials, meals, accommodation, basic personal requirements and career guidance and mentorship support.
MTN Uganda CEO Wim Vanhelleputte said, “At MTN, one of our key priority areas is Education. We recognize the value in empowering women in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), because it is a tool through which gender equality and women empowerment can be advanced to create communities where both women and men can substantively contribute and participate to socio-economic growth.
