2021-06-01 14:05:35 GMT2021-06-01 22:05:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NAIROBI, June 1 (Xinhua) Africa s leading smartphone brand TECNO announced on Tuesday the renewal of its partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to boost education for refugee children living in Africa.
The partnership between UNHCR and TECNO was initially inked in 2020 to support the implementation of a global program in primary education Educate A Child to ensure Africa s refugee children realize their rights to education.
Under the renewed partnership, 10,670 refugee children in Kenya and Uganda will benefit from enhanced access to quality education in 2021.
Tecno will make financial contribution to the Educate A Child program to help holistic interventions like improvement of school infrastructure, provision of learning materials to students, training of teachers and support for refugee students with special needs.