Huawei DigiTruck training helps boost income, employment in Kenya

STORY: Huawei DigiTruck training helps boost income, employment in Kenya SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banners of the summit 2. various of DigiTruck 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ELIUD OWALO, Cabinet secretary for Ministry of Information, Communication and Digital Economy, Kenya 4. various of the DigiTruck STORYLINE: The DigiTruck training program of China's telecommunication firm Huawei, which began in 2019, has significantly contributed to income generation, employment opportunities and entrepreneurship in Kenya, according to a report released on Thursday. DigiTruck, a mobile, solar-powered classroom equipped with laptops, smartphones and internet access, has played a key role in accelerating the teaching of digital skills in Kenya, the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy of Kenya said in the report. "The survey of the youth trained over four years revealed significant positive tan

Huawei's mobile training hub bridges digital gap in rural Uganda to improve livelihoods

STORY: Huawei's mobile training hub bridges digital gap in rural Uganda to improve livelihoods SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 30, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:32 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sandra Apio 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SANDRA APIO, Farmer 3. various of interior of Huawei's DigiTruck 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HENRY KUNYINGA, Lead instructor of DigiTruck 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROBERT OTUKE, Student of DigiTruck 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JESSICA ALUPO, Uganda's Vice President STORYLINE: Although internet penetration is relatively low in rural Uganda, young farmers are benefiting from a mobile training hub provided by Chinese technology company Huawei and gaining skills in using the internet to research ways to improve their yields and market their produce. Sandra Apio, 28, a farmer in the Katakwi District of eastern Uganda, was glad that she could access the market for her three-acre (about 1.21 hectares) cassava plantation online, or at least know the market p

UGANDA-KATAKWI-HUAWEI-DIGITAL TRAINING

UGANDA-KATAKWI-HUAWEI-DIGITAL TRAINING

(240208) -- KATAKWI, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past a Huawei DigiTruck in the Katakwi District of eastern Uganda on Jan. 30, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Huawei's mobile training hub bridges digital gap in rural Uganda to improve livelihoods" (Photo by Ronald Ssekandi/Xinhua)

UGANDA-KATAKWI-HUAWEI-DIGITAL TRAINING

UGANDA-KATAKWI-HUAWEI-DIGITAL TRAINING

(240208) -- KATAKWI, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Young people attend a digital training program provided by Huawei DigiTruck in the Katakwi District of eastern Uganda on Jan. 30, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Huawei's mobile training hub bridges digital gap in rural Uganda to improve livelihoods" (Photo by Ronald Ssekandi/Xinhua)