CNA recently donated 10 Lenovo computers worth R50 0000, as part of the Back 2 School Cost Cutters competition, to Glenhazel Primary School, the winners of the competition.
The competition and the prize were part of the company’s drive to make South Africa more digitally-orientated. It prompted parents to upload their school stationary list on the CNA website and purchase items to stand a chance to win a computer lab for their school.
The initiative forms part of a wider drive to increase ease of shopping via the Internet for all pupils’ stationery requirements.
Tanya Perche of CNA said, “In a digital age, where information and communication technology permeates every area of our lives, the importance of e-learning in schools cannot be underestimated.
“The lack of adequate infrastructure, bandwidth and trained teachers means that for most schools the possibility of having an e-classroom is quite slim.”
Perche also added that they are making e-learning a priority as it equips pupils at an early stage to cope with, and adapt to, the demands of the contemporary job market, both locally and internationally.
With a passionate and dedicated team, CNA hopes to help millions of children take their first digital steps towards e-learning and to a brighter future. Furthermore, it hopes to inspire and empower a young generation to get creative, digitally.
Glenhazel Primary School principal, Maliga Thomas was delighted with the prize and hopes that it will help in enhancing the pupil’s computer skills. “I am overwhelmed, I am so excited and privileged to have computers donated to our school.
“This donation will actually help our children to become very organised regarding their computer literacy, and I am sure this is going to be vital for the development of the pupils.”
Thomas admitted that she was a bit concerned about the safety of the computers, but said they have now beefed up security at the school and have engaged with security companies. “I want to put people at ease as we have measures in place to ensure the safety of the computers.”
