Tigo Telecenters are air-conditioned rooms equipped with computers, furniture and internet connections across the country, which have been installed since 2011 and currently there are more than 185 across the nation, according to Mariana Flecha, Tigo’s manager of Communications and Corporate Responsibility. “We have indelible anecdotes from when we first came to communities across the country with these benefits, especially those further afield, such as Fuerte Olimpo in Alto Paraguay; It was a real party at public schools and colleges,” he recalls.

With this program, the digital literacy of children, youth and adults from various communities across the country is sought, and one of the most prominent initiatives carried out at the Telecenter is the “Programming and Robotics Club” for children and youth, where they themselves acquire “future skills,” said Arrow.

To better understand the importance of the program, the voice is given to the main protagonist, the users themselves, who, through the audiovisual materials created by the company, share their experiences and testimonies. “I love coming to the Telecentre because I learned to use computers, do everything related to programming and robotics, create stories, games and animations,” said Mauro, one of the users of the Telecenter at Villa Elisa. Thiago, another user, mentioned that he attends the telecentre because he likes all things technology. “All I’ve learned is to develop my skills for the future. I like it because it has to do with computing and because of technology.”

The instructor of one of the Tigo Telecentres, Diana Benítez, believes that education today must go hand in hand with technology and that it is something that will not stop. “Tigo Telecenter offers the opportunity to the entire community to use the Internet for free, so that they can expand their knowledge and be prepared to face new challenges, regardless of age or even if they have no prior knowledge of how to use technology. tools,” he commented. After making social commitments with the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel), since 2017 it was possible to grow in the number and coverage of Telecentres, initially the program was called Tigo en tu Comunidad, when 92 of them were installed in 17 state departments. “Over the years we have trained hundreds of teachers, children, and youth in the use of technology, in addition to providing them with digital tools that enable them to access new opportunities, specific educational content, whether for further study, training, and employment,” Arrow adds. .