Business News of Thursday, 19 March 2020

Source: classfmonline.com

Coronavirus: Vivo Energy, ABCDE partner to support e-learning for kids

Females have been encouraged to register for greater future career opportunities in STEM Females have been encouraged to register for greater future career opportunities in STEM

In the wake of coronavirus pandemic, Vivo Energy Ghana, in collaboration with the African Business Centre for Developing Education (ABCDE) is providing the necessary inputs through mentorship, internship and scholarship, across schools in Africa.

It also collaborating with eCampus Ghana, an EdTech company to roll out an alternative e-learning platform accessible to all Senior High School students.

Females have been encouraged to register for greater future career opportunities in STEM.

In a statement, it said “Considering the adverse impact of this development on effective teaching and learning, especially for Junior and Senior High Schools, the above-mentioned organisations have partnered with eCampus Ghana to provide an alternative solution by making available an online learning platform which is open to all Ghanaian students.”

The application contains the syllabus being used in schools and serves as a very useful tool in ensuring that the process of learning is not interrupted while at home.

Speaking on the partnership, the Managing Director of Vivo Energy Ghana, Ben Hassan Ouattara encouraged students to take advantage of this opportunity to undertake further studies on the portal during this period.

“I want to urge all students, especially those at home, to fill the knowledge gap during this time. The partnership gives Senior High School students a week free trial after which the first 500 students will be sponsored by Vivo Energy Ghana for one-year full access.”

The Executive Director of ABCDE, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah regretted the impact of the COVID-19 on continuous studies but was confident that the e-learning platform will offer an alternative learning opportunity to Ghanaian students while helping to ensure that students put their time to good use.

Students who wish to start with the free trial period must use the special promo code, VIVOABCDE.

Students who are able to cover a minimum of 10 hours online study on eCampus within the 5-day will be considered for the registration for the rest of the year on the eCampus platform.