The Community Chest, an independent, not-for–profit, non-governmental charitable organization set up by the private sector to focus on education, has announced a partnership with Dell to launch an E-Classroom programme that is set to enhance the learning experience for Malaysian students. The launch was held at the SJK (C) La Salle in Sri Petaling.
“The E-Classroom programme is designed to transform and improve the quality of education by introducing technology into schools. Our objective is to help students achieve academic excellence by improving the resources available within the classroom,” said Tan Kong Han, Administrator of The Community Chest.
For the inaugural launch of the E-Classroom programme, an initial six schools around the country have received sponsorships worth RM420,000 from The Community Chest. SJK (C) La Salle received the largest donation of IT equipment from The Community Chest to date, amounting to RM180,000. The hardware provided to the school includes Dell desktops, printers, visualisers and projectors that were acquired by The Community Chest at a preferred rate. “The partnership with Dell to provide IT hardware will continue to expand, benefiting schools nationwide,” added Tan.
The other initial recipients under the E-Classroom Programme included: SJK (T) Slim River, Perak; SJK (C) Nan Kai, Kuala Lumpur; SJK (C) Chung Hwa Damansara, Petaling Jaya; SJK (C) Yoke Min, Bangi, and SJK (C) Yoke Nam, Kuala Lumpur.
“Dell is a big advocate of education and youth initiatives aimed at helping the leaders of tomorrow thrive,” explained KT Ong, general manager for Commercial Business, Dell Sales Malaysia, at the launch of the E-Classroom programme. “We are pleased to work with The Community Chest to enhance the learning outcomes of Malaysian students through access to the latest technologies.”
Delighted with the donation, Chai Boey Kiat, headmistress of SJK (C) La Salle said, “We are glad to be part of the E-Classroom programme as we recognize that technology can play a key role in the school curriculum. The students and teachers will certainly benefit from using the technology to learn, communicate and work together in their daily lessons. The programme supports our goal to prepare students for further education and the workplace of the future.”
About The Community Chest
The Community Chest has been established as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee (Company Number 952008-A). It is an independent non-for-profit, non-governmental charitable organization set up by the private sector to promote and support education solely for the benefit of the Malaysian community.
The Community Chest is funded primarily by the profits of Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd, more commonly known as ‘Da Ma Cai’ and the investment returns from its investments.
As reflected in its tagline “Community in our heart, Education at our fore,” The Community Chest believes that education creates opportunity, shapes individuals and ultimately, the wellbeing of the community.
