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First Computer Class for African Children Begins!
2026-05-08

"It's on! It's on! It's different from TV." On May 6 local time, at Petrus Ganeb Secondary School in Erongo Region, Namibia, eighth-grade students entered a real computer classroom for the very first time. The moment the computer screens lit up, a hush of astonished murmurs swept through the room.

On that day, Swakop Uranium, a subsidiary of CGN Uranium Resources, formally donated 20 computers, one printer, and a full set of basic network equipment to the secondary school through the Swakop Uranium Foundation, building a bridge to the digital world for the children through concrete action. Sanet Steenkamp, Minister of Education of Namibia; Mupenzeni Ntelamo, Chief Regional Officer of Erongo Region; and Percy McCallum, Chairman of the Swakop Uranium Foundation, attended the donation ceremony. Following the ceremony, the school's new computer classroom was officially inaugurated, and the first computer class was held on-site for the eighth-grade students.

During the class, some children repeatedly practiced typing on the keyboards, while others stared long and intently at the blinking cursors on the screens. "This is my first time using a computer. Thank you for the gift from CGN — it has opened up a different world for me," one student said. For these children, who had never used a computer before, this computer class was more than just basic skills training; it opened a window to the future. Erwin Awaseb, the school principal, said with deep emotion: "There are over 2,000 schools in Namibia. CGN has long been committed to mutually beneficial and win-win development with communities around the Husab Uranium Mine. The fact that they chose our school is a great honor and deeply appreciated by all our teachers and students." He added that this batch of IT equipment will fundamentally improve the school's digital teaching conditions and open a new window for students to understand the digital world.

Sanet Steenkamp also spoke highly of this public welfare initiative: "This donation by the Swakop Uranium Foundation of CGN Uranium Resources demonstrates the shared commitment of all sectors of society to ensuring that no Namibian child is left behind in the digital wave." She particularly noted that the donated equipment has made an important contribution to narrowing the digital development gap in Namibia and improving local education and teaching standards. "This is an effective exercise of corporate social responsibility. We sincerely thank Swakop Uranium for its heartwarming act of kindness," she added.

As a key component of the Swakop Uranium Foundation's ten-year public welfare plan, CGN Uranium Resources' Swakop Uranium has long been deeply engaged in local education and public welfare, consistently supporting the construction of computer teaching infrastructure in Namibian primary and secondary schools. From 2024 to 2026, the Swakop Uranium Foundation, through its education empowerment public welfare projects, has donated a total of 80 computers and 5 printers to four schools in Erongo Region and Karas Region, with a total value of approximately 2 million Namibian dollars (NAD). "Investment in education is a long-term, targeted investment that concerns the future of the region. We have always hoped that through concrete actions, we can provide local students with fair access to digital learning opportunities," said Luo Wei, Deputy General Manager of CGN Uranium Resources and General Manager of Swakop Uranium. "Continuously improving teaching hardware infrastructure is about equipping Namibian youth with core competencies, helping them better adapt to the needs of future high-quality economic and social development."

In the future, CGN Uranium Resources' Swakop Uranium will continue to leverage the Swakop Uranium Foundation to deepen its public welfare investment, actively work with local governments and various partners, and strive to create a safe, inclusive, and prosperous development environment for Namibian communities. Through concrete actions, it will fulfill its overseas social responsibility as a central state-owned enterprise, contributing CGN's strength to continuously deepening the friendship between China and Namibia and promoting friendly and cooperative ties between the two countries.