Computer education for rural children

 
The tourist community in France and the people in Sri Lanka have jointly contributed to the setting of up of a Computer Centre in Audangawa,  Sigiriya as a private project to educate the youth in the area which is frequented by many tourists, said the French Ambassador for Sri Lanka Eric Lavertu following  the opening of a computer center in Sri Lanka last Sunday at Audangawa, Sigiriya.
Chairman and the Managing Director of Connaissance de Ceylan and Theme Resorts & Spas, Chandra Wickramasinghe said a charitable organisation that belongs to his organisation has set up computer centres in the island to offer free computer and English training programmes to students in those areas. 
“This was the fourth Computer Centre set up in Audangawa area to educate students who lack such facilities in their schools. There are 2500 students at the Dambulla School nearby with only 15 computers and the school at Digampathana closeby with 450 students has just one computer for all the students,” he said.
The projects are also funded by Salaun Holidays in France and the money spent on the building and computers is around Rs. 5 million, said Mr. Wickramasinghe. (JJ)