Chennai: A recent study comprising of more than 40,000 children across 23 States showcased that about 56 per cent of them do not have access to smartphones.
With mobile phones becoming mandatory for students due to Covid-19, an initiative called ‘Wall of Knowledge’ to enable access to the virtual world of education for ‘unprivileged’ children.
The ‘Wall of Knowledge’ is a standalone unit with multiple mobile devices secured to a table in front of a large LED screen, providing access to virtual education to children.
The initiative is expected to have an exponential effect on children and will help them augment their knowledge, making them digitally inclined.
For this CSR initiative, Oppo has partnered with select NGOs from cities like Chennai, Noida, Lucknow, Kolkata and Hyderabad to launch and set up the Wall of knowledge. Children from these NGOs will have access to the latest wi-fi-enabled mobile devices through this programme.