Jamaa Yetu School Complex
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Bayeke kingdom was founded in the 19th century in the present-day province of Lualaba, in Lubudi territory, by Alios Ngelengua Mushidi (Msiri), also known as Mukanda bantu which means “he who buries the living”. The capital was Tunkuya and the royal title was mwami.
Msiri was from Tanzania, the son of Kalaza Mazurri who was a great elephant hunter, hence the nickname Ngelengua, which means great elephant hunter. He traded copper and ivory with the Portuguese of Angola and the Arabs of Zanzibar.
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Orange Foundation Digital Schools, supporting education for the underprivileged
To combat educational inequalities around the world, the Orange Foundation has come up with a scheme to help schools in need of books and digital equipment. The aim? To provide digital access to education for children who do not have access to books or the Internet, to ensure real equality of opportunities.
In concrete terms, with the Digital Schools program, we equip schools with digital kits comprising tablets, computers, video projectors and educational content (lessons, educational games, videos, digital books, etc.) that can be accessed even without an Internet connection. Today, 1,700 schools are equipped and over 600,000 students are supported every year in 19 countries.