28 Jun 2017

Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFINet), in collaboration with Korea Telecommunications Corporation, have donated five computers and one printer to Mahube Primary School in Francistown.

Speaking during the handover ceremony on June 27, BoFINet representative, Mr Tiro Nkola said the donation was part of their corporate social responsibility of increasing their reach as well as improving Internet connectivity in the country.

He said through the optic fibre expansion project they intend to extend and improve information and communication technology usage in the country to include education facilities.

Mr Nkola added that the Internet had been connected and configured for usage so that children and the school could use it for their benefit, adding that it was of high speed.

He further said he hoped the donation would expose pupils to ICT.

Accepting the donation, the regional education director, Mr Mabunga Gadibolae commended the two organisations for  making it their responsibility to reach out to the community in an effort to increase their reach.

He noted that the modern world was experiencing improved information and communication technologies, and that it was important that everyone was well informed and had knowledge on what was happening.

He added that modern technology, especially Internet usage, has changed the way of living and made it easy to find answers and to do other activities faster.

“Many years ago we would wait for months to send and receive post, but through the modern technology we can email, send and receive messages faster which also plays a role in improving the economy, as we also do businesses using this modern technology,” he said.

Mr Gadibolae assured them that the donations were in good hands and that they would be put to good use which they would see through better results.

He added that today’s children were  good at technology, but needed monitoring to ensure that there was no misuse, noting that they could not run away from technology and that they should rather take advantage of it.

Furthermore, he said the academic performance of the school had been declining through the years, adding that he hoped the gadgets would help them in research to improve them.

Somerset East councillor, Mr Joe Gunda urged parents and teachers to unite and create a conducive learning environment for children.

“I hope the gadgets will not divide the school, but rather help it to do more research and excel as it has been doing in the past years,” he said.

He appreciated the donations and said he wished more stakeholders could come on board for the realisation of a better future for tomorrow’s leaders from a young age. ENDS