Crowdfunding proposed to help pupils get phones 16 Feb 2021 / 10:13 H. F. Brinda, 9, a pupil at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SJKT) Bayan Lepas, showing the tablet loaned to her by her school. fotoBERNAMA (2021) Copyrights Reserved
PETALING JAYA: It may be time to start a national crowdfunding drive to help children get smartphones or other necessary gadgets to follow online lessons, said education activists.
Their call comes after schools resorted to online lessons due to the Covid-19 pandemic but the issue was that pupils were having trouble following these lessons without a smartphone or other necessary gadgets.
“When the Education Ministry itself lacks funding, there are still other sources such as crowdfunding from the public through dedicated and established platforms,” said Parents Action Group for Education (PAGE) president Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim.