Five lucky students at the Youth Village at D’Urban Park on Saturday won digital tablets courtesy of the Ministry of Public Tele-communications.
According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release, this activity was part of the Ministry’s efforts to ensure all Guyanese have access to technology and to boost the delivery of education in Guyana through Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
Outreach Officer at the Ministry of Public Telecommunications, Deon Patterson, explained that the students were given pamphlets with information about the Ministry, which they had to revise before they were quizzed. The names of the students were put into a bag and five winners drawn.
Patterson added that the aim of the exercise was not only to test their knowledge but to also promote education, and to provide the students with technology that would boost their academic performance.
“We want them to have the tablets that will enable them to do their school work, more so their homework,” she said.
The Youth Village is spearheaded by the Department of Social Cohesion and forms part of the calendar of events for the Golden Jubilee celebrations leading up to Republic Day on February 23rd, 2020.
