By Our Reporter
In a bid to further mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Airtel Uganda has partnered with a number of websites to provide free access to health tips and updates as well as education material for the school going children who are currently at home.
This announcement comes a few days after the telecommunications company waived charges on the Airtel Money platform to enable subscribers send money to their loved ones at no charge and discourage the physical exchange of cash to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. Currently, sending money from Airtel to Airtel is free for a period of 30 days as well as Airtel Money wallet to Bank and Bank to Airtel Money wallet. In addition, Airtel Money Pay charges to the customers and merchants is free.
Commenting about the partnership, Airtel Uganda Managing Director Mr. V.G. Somasekhar noted that these interventions are Airtel’s humble contribution to Ugandans during this critical period.
“It is important for the school going Ugandans to keep up with their curriculum and for the entire country to get health tips free of charge,” he said.
“We know that with connectivity, communities here will be able to access reliable information to overcome this pandemic and improve their lives through trade, education and commerce and full offerings of Airtel Uganda’s reliable network,” he added.
