(Boursier.com) — Eutelsat Group announces support for the UNESCO Regional Office for Central Africa, with the launch of the educational television channel, Educa-TV, during the Summit of Heads of State of the African Union. The Educa-TV project aims to contribute to improving access and quality of education, through the establishment of a television channel exclusively dedicated to teaching and learning in Central Africa .
Broadcast via satellite, the new channel will be available 24/7, unencrypted, and in more than 20 countries on the African continent. Educa-TV is mainly aimed at students enrolled in exam classes, from primary to secondary, in order to help them prepare for end-of-cycle exams. In addition, a non-formal education component, aimed at young people and adults, will provide training in different areas linked to contemporary challenges, such as health education, education for sustainable development, and training. entrepreneurship to promote the employability of young people.
Laurence Delpy, President of Eutelsat’s Video branch, declared, “We are delighted to support UNESCO and ECCAS with the launch of the Educa-TV channel. Our commitment to reducing the digital divide and of the expansion of digital inclusion is a crucial component of the Group’s corporate social responsibility strategy. This new channel fits perfectly into the beneficial social mission that our satellites can offer, by facilitating access to education for all students in Central Africa. Thanks to satellite, students, even in the most remote and difficult to access regions, and regardless of the level of infrastructure development, will be able to benefit from this new educational content. “
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