Combank donates IT laboratory to Galewela school
The CSR Trust of Commercial Bank achieved a milestone under its
national IT education program, when it donated its 150th fully-equipped
IT laboratory to a school in Galewela in the Matale district.
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Students working in the IT laboratory. Chairman Dheerasinghe
looks on. |
The 150th IT laboratory donated by the Bank was opened by Commercial
Bank Chairman Dharma Dheerasinghe at Beligamuwa Kanishta Vidyalaya,
Galewela, which has a student population of 200.
The IT Lab has four computers, accessories and furniture. All
computer laboratories donated by Commercial Bank's CSR Trust are
equipped with new computers with licensed software. The schools are also
provided accessories such as computer tables, printers and chairs, and
the Bank provides assistance to maintain and upgrade the computer
laboratories when necessary to ensure that the facilities benefit many
batches of students.
Dheerasinghe said, "We started this initiative with the aim of
improving the IT knowledge of the future generations and we have reached
a milestone on this journey," he said.
He said that the Bank is committed to create opportunities for rural
schoolchildren through IT and English education. |
