The new project will provide students from low-incoe families with access to computers in school. Photo: St. Xavier’s Sadakbari
Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) is supporting a project that will provide 30 laptop computers that will be used by students at the Jesuit-led St. Xavier School in Sadakbari, Nepal.
The project will provide students from low-income families with access to computers, and aims to improve their academic performance and completion rates of students by exposing them to a broader range of curriculum through digital learning.
About 200 of the school’s 520-student population will be able to use the computers right away, with the younger ones benefiting from them as they progress in grade level.
The project, which was one of 20 approved by the CJI Board of Directors during its spring meeting includes the purchase of 15 computer tables, 30 chairs for the computer lab; other electrical equipment.
According to the school principal, Fr. Jomon Jose, SJ, laptops offer an advantage “given the inconsistency of power supply in Sadakbari.” The built-in battery of laptops “allows for continued use during power outages, which can often last for a couple of hours, (and) ensures minimal disruption to teaching and learning activities.”
