Volunteers rush to deliver laptops to families in need before full home-based learning kicks in

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“Whatever happens, education is still important.' Ground-up groups in Singapore are calling out for laptop donations so that students can carry ...

There was a lot of online material to get through and she had to do it one subject at a time, one kid at a time.

To date, ReadAble has received 17 laptop requests and the team sourced for donations from its own networks of friends. “We have computers to be given out free to such families, provided they are currently CHAS Blue recipients,” the Facebook post read. Given the response, SG Bono is still reaching out to donors and corporate sponsors as they have managed to secure only 200 laptops.

“Whatever happens, education is still important,” he added. “People with little resources are impacted the most in times like this so we need to support them.”Following the announcement of full home-based learning, the Ministry of Education has loaned out about 3,300 devices and more than 200 Internet dongles to students.

 

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