Schoolnet India provided equipment to tribal students who could not study online.
Coimbatore: More than 20 children from more than 80 families are studying from 1st to 8th standard in Chinnampathy tribal village in Mavuthampathy panchayat on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border in Coimbatore district and when asked what about online classes, the parents of these children said they have stopped school halfway due to lack of these facilities. As the coronavirus curfew was announced, the children of these uneducated parents spent time playing in the street. Sandhya, the first graduate of the area, mobilized these children and turned her home into a school. As a single woman, she guided her village children into reading, writing, painting and accounting.
Various news televisions and social media sites were publishing news in this regard. Aware of this, a private company called 'Schoolnet India' has provided educational and sports equipment worth about Rs. 3 lakhs through CSR funding for the education of tribal students. Rajesh Soman, Vice President, Schoolnet India, who attended the event in Chinnampathy village, presented integrated k-yan equipment, notebooks, books and game equipment for visual learning including computer, English learning 'English bolo software', and multimedia.
Bharath, Regional Coordinator, SchoolNet India, Coimbatore, said, 'Schoolnet India is implementing various education projects in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Coimbatore Chinnampathy said that by providing educational equipment to the hill village students, education for them will be available without any hindrance.'
He also said that a new project called 'Digital Flashlight' has been launched in Coimbatore to collect and monitor monthly information on the education of these students. The event was attended by Amitabh Banu, South Indian Training Officer, Sandhya, teacher of these tribal students and parents.
Various news televisions and social media sites were publishing news in this regard. Aware of this, a private company called 'Schoolnet India' has provided educational and sports equipment worth about Rs. 3 lakhs through CSR funding for the education of tribal students. Rajesh Soman, Vice President, Schoolnet India, who attended the event in Chinnampathy village, presented integrated k-yan equipment, notebooks, books and game equipment for visual learning including computer, English learning 'English bolo software', and multimedia.
Bharath, Regional Coordinator, SchoolNet India, Coimbatore, said, 'Schoolnet India is implementing various education projects in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Coimbatore Chinnampathy said that by providing educational equipment to the hill village students, education for them will be available without any hindrance.'
He also said that a new project called 'Digital Flashlight' has been launched in Coimbatore to collect and monitor monthly information on the education of these students. The event was attended by Amitabh Banu, South Indian Training Officer, Sandhya, teacher of these tribal students and parents.