Jumia’s data science capacity will offer Giga insights into
the economic benefits of increased connectivity, helping to make the case for
increased public and private investment in Africa. Jumia will also share
anonymized data to help map school locations and connectivity across key Giga
countries.
In Nigeria, Jumia and Giga will work on two prototypes for
digital payment mechanisms that can be used to make school connectivity
procurement more transparent and efficient.
“Jumia’s in-depth knowledge of markets across Africa will
help Giga pinpoint both demand for connectivity and the economic benefits that
it can bring,” said Thomas Davin, Director, Office of Innovation at UNICEF.
“Partnerships with African companies like Jumia help the United Nations Children’s
Fund (UNICEF) to tailor its approach to local circumstances, making our work on
behalf of children and young people more effective.”
“We believe that technology can transform lives in Africa
for the better. Through Jumia’s unique local expertise, we are happy to support
UNICEF and Giga’s work by leveraging data across all our countries in the
continent to enable learning institutions in Africa to have access to the
internet”, said Juliet Anammah, Jumia Group Chief Sustainability Officer.
Around half of the world’s population still has no
meaningful access to the
Internet. UNICEF and Jumia are committed to addressing this
digital divide, which has widened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Giga has
already mapped over 1 million schools and their connectivity around the world
and has connected over 3,000 schools.
Giga is part of UNICEF’s broader Reimagine Education
initiative, which aims to connect all children and young people to world-class
digital learning solutions by 2030. It has the potential to transform efforts
to narrow the digital divide, providing a connectivity layer on which digital
empowerment initiatives can build.
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