Rwanda’s Number one Internet Network has announced that it is has partnered with Siyavula in a bid to bring the #1MillionMaths Competition to all S1-S4 high school students.
Students can register and participate in the
month-long #1MillionMaths competition through ayoba. Ayoba, the African
messaging app, can be downloaded at www.ayoba.me. Participants will receive, on
daily basis, maths competition questions as posts in the #1MillionMaths channel
within ayoba.
Students can also participate directly by going to
www.maths.rw, signing up and opting in, and selecting questions to practice.
Speaking about the partnership, Desire Ruhinguka,
MTN’s Marketing Operations Senior Manager said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has had
a severe impact on students. With this partnership, we expect students to
harness the power of these digital platforms to maintain and improve their
learning.”
Students earn points when they complete questions and
master topics and compete for a position on the national leader board on the
Siyavula website.
Students who complete set questions will be rewarded
with daily prizes such as airtime, data and vouchers every day in October. At
the end of October, the top 3 positions on the leader boards for S1-S4 will
each win a smartphone or laptop.
Dr Mark Horner, a nuclear physicist and CEO of
Siyavula explains: “Siyavula’s online learning service delivers Maths and
Science questions to secondary school students on their phones, automatically
marks their answers and generates regular reports for them. The #1MillionMaths
competition is a great way for students to improve their mastery in mathematics
while having fun, competing and standing a chance to win exciting prizes.”
About MTN Rwanda
According to Rwanda Utility Regulatory Authority, MTN
Rwanda is a market leader in mobile telecommunications industry in Rwanda.
Since 1998, MTN Rwanda has continuously invested in
expanding and MTN Rwanda Media Release modernizing its network and is now proudly
Rwanda’s Number one Internet Network.
MTN Rwanda offers superior services to its subscriber
base, including innovative propositions such as personalized voice and data
offers with MTN Irekure. The company is also the front runner in Mobile
Financial Services in Rwanda with Mobile Money, MoMoPay and MoKash Loans and
Savings.
About Siyavula
In 2002, Siyavula began as a volunteer project in
South Africa, led by physicist Dr Mark Horner, to produce Grade 10-12 math,
physics, and chemistry textbooks that teachers and students could freely print
or share digitally. In 2007, MTN received funding from the Shuttleworth
Foundation, which allowed it to produce additional content for Grades 4-9.
With help from the Shuttleworth Foundation and PSG
Group Ltd, MTN moved into the digital world in 2012, and began building an
integrated learning experience for Mathematics and Physical Sciences in South
Africa. MTN believes that the value and impact of Mathematics, Physics, and
Chemistry extends far beyond the classroom.
Critical and analytical thinking, creativity and
exploration, problem - solving and collaboration are the skills needed for
innovation, growth, and change. MTN further believes that all children should
have access to resources and support to achieve their goals, and that the
inequalities in Africa’s education systems can be reduced by leveraging
affordable and innovative technology.
Siyavula Practice, built by scientists, educational
experts, and teachers, aims to make high-quality of education accessible to all
students.
Siyavula’s online Mathematics and Physical Sciences
practice platform was initially built for high school students in South Africa.
Over the past two years, MTN have aligned its content to curriculums that make
its product relevant to other countries on the African continent.
Its platform can be accessed by students, anywhere,
anytime, and on any device. Even students with old feature phones can access
Siyavula Practice and read MTN’s online textbooks.
For more information, please contact:
MTN PR Desk
Teta Mpyisi
pr2.rw@mtn.com
www.mtn.co.rw
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