By Our Reporter
StarTimes has moved to empower youth at the SOS Children’s Village. The pay TV company on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with SOS during an event held at the NGO’s national office in Entebbe.
The three-year partnership will see SOS children get internship and job placement for qualified youths from the village, provide digital television and equipment for learning to the SOS villages so that the children can go e-learning and match with the competitive job market. In addition, StarTimes will use its platform to spearhead a campaign to encourage Ugandans to offer support to children’s homes.
Speaking at the event, the CEO of StarTimes Andy Wang said that this partnership is one of the few ways they can give back to Ugandans for the great support they have showed StarTimes in the past 8 years that has turned them into the largest market share holder.
“We believe this partnership will help the youth reach their full potential and contribute positively towards the development of this country,” Andy Wang also noted.
Ms Olive Lumonya, the Country Director SOS Children’s Villages expressed gratitude towards the partnership noting that with this support will go a long way in providing a more comfortable environment for the children.
“With the biggest population at the SOS Children’s Villages being youth, we have been grappling with youth unemployment among other challenges. We are grateful that StarTimes has come on board to help us deal with this.” She said.
“It is a great honor to partner with StarTimes which has committed to support us as we strive to create a comfortable home for our kids.”
SOS Children’s Village have branches in Kakiri, Entebbe, Gulu and Fort portal where they cater for 680 children. They also support over 10,000 more children with in the community.