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Ministry of Education officials accept a donation of tablets for students from representatives of the Myers Group and the Antique Auto Club of The Bahamas on Thursday, February 4, 2021. (BIS PHOTO/KRISTAAN INGRAHAM)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The Ministry of Education (MOE) is nearing its goal of acquiring sufficient devices for the 48,000 students enrolled in the public school system, thanks to continued donations from corporate sponsors.
The latest donor was a public-private partnership (PPP) organized by Leno Trust, the Myers Group and the Antique Auto Club of The Bahamas that donated tablets and approximately $16,000 to the MOE during a ceremony yesterday at the ministry’s headquarters.
Officials from the Ministry of Education, Citi, the International Organization for Migration and Leno following a press conference at the Ministry of Education during which a donation of $45,000 was made toward the goal of putting a tablet in the hands of every student in The Bahamas. (PHOTO: CAY FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHY FOR DPA)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Leno Learning Link’s goal of putting a tablet in the hands of every student in The Bahamas moved a step closer to fulfillment yesterday when Citi made a donation of $45,000 to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to provide tablets for students in some of the most economically challenged communities on New Providence.