Technology lab to enable Diepsloot Primary School learners to have full access to online learning
DIEPSLOOT– Three companies within the information and communications technology sector donated a fully-equipped computer lab to the local school.
In their concentrated efforts to bridge the gap between those who have and those who do not have, three giants companies in the information and communications technology sector, International Facilities Services (IFS), Vodacom and Microsoft donated a computer lab to Diepsloot Primary School.
As part of their corporate initiative, IFS donated the computer lab to the school furnished with desktop computers set up with Microsoft Windows 10 for Education and Vodacom data bundles to keep the school connected.
Managing director at IFS Africa, Emma Murray said that the donated technology lab will serve as a place where learners will up-skill their computer skills and have full access to online learning. “The role technology plays in everyday life is ever increasing, as it has become the main point of connection and communication for personal and business use. Presently a great divide exists between children who have access to technology and those who don’t. To help close this divide, IFS, Vodacom and Microsoft have joined forces to donate a computer lab to Diepsloot Primary School,” Murray said.
“Access to online learning facilities will put the children from this school firmly on a path of equal access to skills and knowledge.
We are honoured to be able to play a role in making this possible for them. As a technology company, we see the need to help close the expanding divide between those who have access to technology on a daily basis, and those who do not. By working with Diepsloot Primary, we are able to play a role in helping to close this gap for the children of Diepsloot.”
Diepsloot Primary School principal, Joe Makhafola thanked the companies for their intervention for a good cause in the education system.
“This technology lab will serve as a place where our educators can up-skill themselves, and also up-skill our learners with computer skills.
I am confident that this lab will produce great future leaders of our nation,” Makhafola said.
