M4Girls Project Launched for South Africa

Nokia, 4 April 2008.  

Mindset Network, in partnership with the South African Government and Nokia, have announced the launch of "M4Girls", an innovative pilot project using Nokia 6300 mobile phones loaded with educational material to help improve mathematics performance of Grade 10 girl learners.

Mindset Network, Chief Executive Officer, Vis Naidoo, notes that, "One of South Africa's most pressing challenges is the need for an improvement in maths proficiency.” Naidoo states that this pilot will help students develop in this area, which is so important for the South African youth if they are to integrate into the fast paced global economy.

Head of Community Involvement Programmes in the Middle East and Africa at Nokia, Micheline Ntiru, notes that, "This project demonstrates the potential of mobile phones to enable social development and improve education especially in underprivileged areas."

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