Twenty new Geo-X tablet computers have been handed over to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for the children of sanitation workers to aid in their access to online learning while schools remain closed.
The devices, donated by GeoTechVision Enterprises Limited in collaboration with EduTech Aid Caribbean, were handed over at the NSWMA’s head office on Half-Way Tree Road, St Andrew on Wednesday.
GeoTechVision and EduTech Aid Caribbean had initially proposed the donation of 14 tablets, one for the child of one sanitation worker per parish, and then decided to add six more.
Deputy Chairman of EduTech Aid and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Project Manager at GeoTechVision, Stephen Wedderburn, said the entities, in making the donation, “wanted to recognise a set of front-line workers who are not often appreciated but who are essential”.
The tablets are preloaded with software subscriptions such as Educosoft, which will allow students to access and do online lessons at their own pace.
