Orange and German Development Corporation build digital centre in Sierra Leone

Orange and the German Development Cooperation have introduced the opening of an Orange Digital Center (ODC) in Sierra Leone. The centre will function an ecosystem fully devoted to the event of digital expertise and innovation.

The centre could have a ground area spanning over 500 sq. metre and present 4 strategic applications of the Orange group in partnership with the German Development Cooperation, specifically:

• A coding faculty.
• A solidarity FabLab – one of many Orange Foundation’s digital manufacturing workshops.
• An Orange Fab startup accelerator.
• The Orange Ventures Middle East and Africa (the funding fund of Orange Group that invests in essentially the most proficient startups of Orange Digital Center).

All applications on the centre shall be offered freed from cost and open to everybody. The applications may also embody a wide range of digital coaching for younger individuals, steering to handle challenge limitations, and start-up acceleration.

Speaking on the launch, Sekou Amadou Bah, Chief Executive Officer of Orange Sierra Leone mentioned, “We are proud to inaugurate the first Digital Center of its kind in the country. The Orange Digital Center will provide state-of-the-art facilities with free access for all, reinforcing our strong ambition to democratise digital access for young people, especially women, with or without diplomas, to encourage them to pursue their venture into digital entrepreneurship and prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow. More than 1600 young people were already trained at the centre with 52% of women in just one year of activity. Everything we need to see Sierra Leonean digital champions emerge tomorrow.”

Orange has additionally constructed related digital centres in Tunisia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Egypt, Jordan, Madagascar, Morocco, Liberia, Botswana, and Guinea.