Africa-Press – Namibia. THE Capricorn Foundation announced its contribution of N$100,000.00 towards the LearnOnOne Project, an initiative aimed at enhancing education in Namibia.
According to Capricorn, this contribution will ensure that a total of 51 Grade 10 and Grade 11 online lessons in various subjects are broadcasted on One Africa Television from April 2023 until September 2023 and also shared on the LearnOnOne website and Facebook page.
The foundation partnered with LearnOnOne to supplement its support to the senior secondary education level, under its primary focus area of education. Capricorn said that it believes that collaboration is a defining concept for creating impact within communities and that this initiative can push education in Namibia future-forward, consequently creating positive change.
“As Connectors of Positive Change and a responsible corporate citizen, the Capricorn Foundation sees education as an investment that goes a long way and has a lasting impact on the future of Namibia. Therefore, we remain committed to investing in education in Namibia, in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals,” remarked Marlize Horn, the Group Executive of Brand and Corporate Affairs and Executive Officer of Capricorn Foundation.
According to Stephan Hugo, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the TribeFire Studios, LearnOnOne is a registered non-profit division of One Africa, which broadcasts recorded school lessons and other educational material on TV. The organisation was established during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdowns and pursues support for learners. Hugo said that the programme also aims to provide access to free education through broadcast television as a widely accessible platform.
“LearnOnOne fills a unique gap in the ecosystem for education solutions that supplement schools through broadcast television; a mass media reach platform. One Africa covers the whole of Namibia and remains the most affordable way to connect experienced teachers with tens of thousands of learners. We are thankful for partners like the Capricorn Foundation that understand the great benefits of the TV platform and value the collaborative contribution between LearnOnOne, the schools we work with and our content partners”, said Hugo.
As per the 2021 Namibian Education Census carried out by the Education Ministry, Namibia has 777,132 learners (730 750 in state schools and 46 382 private schools). Considering these statistics and the well-documented challenges learners face, LearnOnOne joined the government and private sector to give Namibian learners an added boost in their educational journey.
LearnOnOne is endorsed by the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture as a supplementary educational platform. LearnOnOne’s vision is to provide school lessons as extra classes for learners and non-school content to help children with the 21st-century skills needed to succeed in the increasingly competitive job market.
Another leg of the LearnOnOne Project is school activations focused on creating awareness of the lessons offered on TV. Since 2021, the project has had 54 school visits, 1860 teachers, and 36 000 learners reached.
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