Ericsson, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the GSM Association Development Fund and regional operator MTN in Uganda, is working on a project to introduce affordable mobile con- nectivity to refugee camps and settlements in the Mayo and Adjumani districts of northern Uganda. Displaced people can be supported by telecommunications. The project will focus on bringing connectivity to refugee settlements including the following:

• the use of mobile technology to connect children and families that have been separated as a result of conflict.
  
• the delivery of quality education and e-learning.
  
• the provision of real-time health information, including data on disease outbreaks, patients’ records and medical supplies.

The refugee connectivity project allows us to apply our core technology to connect some of those in greatest need, and we hope that mobile connectivity will also stimulate local business development in the area. During 2007, the project feasibility study was completed. Build out of the telecom network, services and applications will be delivered in 2008.