With the world combating the Coronavirus pandemic, various sectors like work and education has had to shift to the digital realms. To aid this transition at certain regions that are more at risk, Samsung Electronics have stepped up to offer 1,000 Galaxy Tabs to help in the Refugee Youth Education program in Kenya.
As per a recent Newsroom official announcement, the South Korean tech giant is seeking to aid refuge youths by helping in providing necessary tools to study. Thus, the company has sent out 1,000 Galaxy Tabs to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, that will deliver the devices to 15 different locations, which includes schools and community centers in Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps in Kenya.
For those unaware, the refugee camps in Kakuma and Dadaab are two of the oldest ones in the world and are occupied by around 380,000 refugees. Out of this large population, around 40 percent or about 160,000 of these individuals living in these camps are school aged children. Despite these camps have schools to aid in education, the schools were closed for nine months due to lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, even after opening back in January of this year, the schools are still struggling to supply necessary necessities for learning, like stationary, textbooks, and other items.
This is where Samsung comes in, donating Galaxy Tabs that will allow refugee students to utilize the devices to participate in the school classes and even une into extensive digital learning materials as well. James Lynch, Representative of UNHCR Korea stated that “The contribution from Samsung is a good practice of how a global company can help the most vulnerable people access to education with its technology. UNHCR Korea looks forward to developing partnership with Samsung Electronics now onwards.”
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