Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email (From left) School head R. Rathinammal and president of the Rotary Club of Pudu, K. Rajah, looking on as Education Ministry parliamentary secretary P. Komala Devi shows pupil M. Shalala how to use a computer. |
KUALA LUMPUR: S. Kabeenesh was a picture of concentration in front of the computer monitor.
After two years of sharing 10 old computers with schoolmates, the Year Six pupil from SJK (Tamil) Kampung Pandan was excited to finally get to use a new one.
"It feels good because I now have more access to the Internet and can learn new computer skills," he said.
Ten new Pentium computers were donated to the school.
The donation was part of a community service project entitled "Enhancing Literacy In Our Children" by the Rotary Club of Pudu here to help underprivileged youths in the school.
Club president K. Rajah said computer knowledge was important for the students’ future.
The RM32,000 donation also included a television, DVD player, two bookshelves, two printers and books for the school library.
Education Ministry parliamentary secretary P. Komala Devi, who launched the project, said the contribution was greatly appreciated as only 20 per cent of 523 Tamil schools nationwide were fully aided.
She also announced that RM6 million had been allocated to SJK (Tamil) San Peng and SJK (Tamil) Sentul for renovations.
