Current Context: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) partnered with Bharti Airtel’s Africa Arm to support the school children in the COVID-19 affected areas and provide them
access to remote learning and to grant financial support to their families via mobile cash transfer.
- The partnership will prove helpful to about 133 million school childrens who are affected in 13 countries across sub-Saharan Africa due to COVID-19.
- Airtel Africa will make the use of mobile technology to telecast educational content at zero rate
- The cash assistance will help the families to ensure their health safety and face an economic crisis in the COVID-19 pandemic situation
- Static Part:
- HQ of UNICEF: New York
- President of UNICEF: Rabab Fatima
- Executive Director of UNICEF: Henrietta H. Fore
- CEO and MD of Airtel Africa: Raghunath Mandava
Question:
Q.1 With whom Airtel Africa has partnered to grant remote learning and financial assistance to the COVID-19 affected areas of sub-Saharan Africa?
a. WHO
b. UNICEF
c. African Government
d. IMF
a. WHO
b. UNICEF
c. African Government
d. IMF
