LATEST REGIONAL
PROJECT UPDATE
IVORY COAST
Global payment services company, Visa, has entered into
a formal agreement with the government of the Ivory Coast
to digitise government services and extend financial services
in the country. The deal sees the Ivorian government working
with Visa to review financial services programmes in the country
and create informed action plans to aid adoption of electronic
payments. Visa is said to have made six commitments,
including to roll out Visa Mobile push payments for over 1.1
million cocoa, coffee and cashew nuts farmers whose
work amounts to 20% of Ivory Coast’s GDP.
ZAMBIA
As part of its strategy to help reduce the digital
divide and empower local communities with computer
skills and access to information, Paratus Zambia
has agreed to refurbish the computer lab at Musonda
Community School in Kitwe. This project will be done in
partnership with Partners for Life Advancement and Education
Promotion (PLAEP). Paratus is helping these children harness
the many opportunities with the provision of a fully connected
computer lab. Besides a permanent 2Mbps Internet link,
Paratus will be donating a printer and an additional 10
computers that will ensure increased user time per
student. Currently there are only 20 computers
that cater for 700 students.
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