The Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) recently donated a much-needed IT lab to the 650 students of the J/ Navatkuli Maha Vidyalayam in Thenmaratchi in the Jaffna district, the company said in a press release.
This state-of-the-art IT lab, with its new furniture, latest HP branded computers, LCD monitors, printers, stationery, scanners and internet facilities were gifted to the school as part of CDB’s island-wide CSR initiative.
It was unveiled by CDB’s Director / Chief Operations Officer Roshan Abeygoonawardena, along with the senior members of CDB, School Principal Ms. Mahalingam, students and well-wishers in Navatkuli.
Expressing her gratitude, the School’s Principal Ms. Mahalingam said, “Education today is interconnected with technology which has become part and parcel of our lives. Our children were deprived of an IT education and access to the internet for a very long time. We had to travel long distances, without proper transportation, to access email and the Internet. This gift by CDB has opened out our community to the marvels of IT skills. This is indeed a very important milestone in the history of our school. We are deeply grateful to CDB for this initiative. Not only will it enrich our school but also our entire community here in Thenmaratchi.”
CDB’s Director / Chief Operations Officer Roshan Abeygoonawardena said, “We have been conducting IT lab projects for the past three years as part of strategic CSR to enhance IT education among rural youth. We know that in the global village we live in today, it is the ‘Word of Mouse’ rather than ‘Word of Mouth’ that is more important. The prime objective of this initiative is to give rural youth access to information technology and thereby address the balance of inequality in IT education.” |
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