A laudable educational initiative has been introduced by Zain Ghana, as it drives to improve the general standard of education in the country particularly in the area of information technology. A child project by DreamOval, one of the leading providers of internet and Mobile software solutions creates a platform for the training of teachers mainly drawn from deprived schools in the Greater Accra region with an objective of improving teacher quality and, ultimately academic education.
To begin with 30 of the teachers from selected districts in the region who benefited from a free three-day intensive ICT training which took them through structured courses like computer applications, search engines and emails. They were also introduced to the power of the internet and how it could be harnessed to augment classroom work, teaching skills and their personal development.