Ericsson has been recognized with the 2015 Africa Award for “Social Contribution” for its Connect To Learn initiative.

The Africa Awards, organized by Total Telecom, recognize outstanding performance and innovation from the leading organizations in telecoms and the Internet of Things markets.

Ericsson is lead technology partner in Connect To Learn, an initiative created in collaboration with Columbia University’s Earth Institute and Millennium Promise, with a specific focus on increasing access to quality education for girls.

Since 2010, Connect To Learn has supported UNESCO’s “Education for All” goals by deploying mobile broadband and cloud solutions, combined with hands-on training in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), to schools in 12 African countries.

Following the initial roll out of the program, more than 36,400 students in Africa, from Ghana and Uganda to Tanzania and Djibouti have been able to access quality education resources via Ericsson’s cloud-based solutions. Globally, the program is impacting some 50 000 students in 21 countries.