Helios Towers and Camara Education Tanzania have formed a meaningful and multi-year collaboration that elevates digital education across Tanzania. From urban classrooms to remote schools, they’ve been systematically establishing Digital Learning Centres, training educators and students, and enhancing education infrastructure—most recently including environmental engagement at Igogwe.
- Schools Supported: 5
- Computers Installed: 129
- Trained Teachers: 137
- Impacted Leaners: 6,710
- ICT Clubs Members: 379
What’s Driving the Partnership?
Shared Vision: Helios Towers supports digital education to bridge the digital divide.
Local Empowerment: Camara delivers ICT labs, resources, and training to local communities.
Strategic Reach: The initiative spans urban, rural, and island regions for inclusive access.
Ongoing Commitment: Since 2021, the partnership has grown yearly to reach more schools.
Schools Location
The Helios-supported schools are all public secondary schools located in diverse but underserved settings across Tanzania. They include large urban schools like Kurasini in Dar es Salaam with overcrowded classrooms and heavy enrolment, and remote rural schools such as Endevesi in Arusha, serving pastoralist Maasai communities with previously no ICT access. The programme also covers island schools like Mkwajuni in Zanzibar, where geographical isolation has limited exposure to digital learning, as well as rapidly growing schools such as Chinangali in Dodoma and Igogwe in Mwanza, both with enrolments above 1,200 students. Across all sites, schools face challenges of overcrowding, resource scarcity and uneven teacher deployment, making the installation of Digital Learning Centres a critical step in bridging the digital divide for students from in-need communities.
Project Schools
In November 2022 Helios Towers and Camara Education partnered with Kurasini Secondary School to establish a fully networked Digital Learning Centre. The installation included 24–26 refurbished desktop computers, a local resource server and classroom networking to give students and teachers reliable access to digital learning materials.
In September 2023 Helios Towers and Camara Education installed an e-Learning centre at Mkwajuni Secondary School to expand island access to digital learning. The facility comprises around 20–21 desktop computers, a local server plus a smart TV and projector to support teacher demonstrations and group lessons.
Camara Education, in partnership with Helios Towers, supported Chinangali Secondary School through equipment deployment and an extensive teacher development programme during 2024. The programme trained 36 teachers and 8 school leaders, and enabled the school to introduce Computer & Information Studies (ICS) to all Form I students (approximately 303 students).
In September 2024 Helios Towers and Camara Education delivered a dedicated ICT donation to Endevesi Secondary School in Oljoro, designed to enhance education access for pastoralist communities. The package included 26 desktop computers, a smart TV and a projector to support both teacher instruction and student-centered activities.
On 29 May 2025 Helios Towers and Camara Education launched a renovated Digital Learning Centre at Igogwe Secondary School to serve a large student population in Ilemela. The project included a full classroom renovation and the installation of modern ICT tools to create a purposeful learning environment.
The Impact
This partnership has significantly expanded access to digital learning in underserved public secondary schools by equipping ICT labs, providing training for teachers, students, and school leaders, and fostering ICT clubs that sustain usage beyond the classroom.
Since 2021, the project has reached urban, island, and rural schools—transforming teaching and learning for thousands of students, introducing the Information and Computer Studies (ICS) subject where it was previously unavailable, and enabling schools to integrate technology into everyday education.
Our commitment includes providing ongoing school support over a four-year period, focusing on the successful integration of ICT into teaching and learning during the next phase of the project. Thus, we actively track how each school is utilising the DLC alongside providing ongoing training, maintenance and technical support.
Project Launch
& Media Coverage
Each project followed a consistent, practical rollout: contractors completed classroom renovation (painting, windows, sockets, ventilation), electrical works and protective measures (AVS/auto voltage protection), then Camara installed the LAN, classroom server and client PCs, loaded offline EdPortal content and tested the network; this was immediately followed by multi-day teacher, leader and student trainings and formal handover ceremonies attended by Helios representatives, school leadership and local officials.
Launch days combined technical commissioning with public handover speeches and media capture so the school and district could publicly commit to sustaining use and invite partner follow-up.
