Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)The equipment has been handed over to 17 junior and senior high schools inCo Do, Vinh Thanh and Phong Dien districts.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Duong Tan Hien highly appreciated the support of FPT Group and the Hope Fund for theirdonations in the context of the difficult situation, saying that the supporthas contributed to basically easing obstacles facing the city’s education sectorin organising online teaching.
He expressed his hope that the city will continue to receive moresupport from organisations and businesses in the coming time.
At the hand-over ceremony in Can Tho (Photo: VNA)Director of FPTTelecom in Can Tho Tran Minh Huan said with the desire to join hands in supportingonline learning and teaching during the social distancing period, in October2021, FPT and the HopeFund, will provide computers and online learning packages for 3,300disadvantaged students in COVID-19 pandemic-hit areas in seven southernlocalities, which are applying online learning and teaching.
In response to the “Telecommunications services and computers for children” programme launched by the Ministry of Information and Communications, Can Tho cityhas campaigned to mobilise support of equipment for 1,908 pupils who cannot participatein online learning.
On the same day, the People’s Committee of theMekong Delta province of Long An organised a ceremony to present tablets to local disadvantaged students.
More than one month since the “Telecommunications services and computers for children” programme was launched, telecommunications businesses operating in Long An have provided 4G sim cards and internet access charges for students with difficult circumstances,while many organisations and businesses alsocontributed to the programme.
Director of the provincialDepartment of Education and Training Nguyen Thanh Tiep said that the programmewill continue to be implemented in the coming time./.
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