US Ambassador Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, joins students of Talisayan National High School in surfing the Internet connection that USAID donated to the school as part of the GEM's Computer Literacy and Internet Connection (CLIC)program. (HADER GLANG)
Zambo high school students
get access to US cyberspace
Approximately 550 students from a local high school now have access to internet
-connected computers, which provide them with a pathway to the boundless world of cyberspace.
-connected computers, which provide them with a pathway to the boundless world of cyberspace.The computers link the Talisayan National High School to the World Wide Web through a satellite-based Internet connection that allows the students to conduct research, create e-mail accounts and communicate with other students throughout the world.
On behalf of the US Government, Ambassador Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, turned over the computers to the school’s Parent-Teacher-Community Association (PTCA). The school received 10 internet-connected computers, software, a printer, e-books on computers and the Internet, and other resource materials.
In addition to the above, selected teachers from the school will receive training in utilizing materials from the Internet to enrich classroom instruction.
“The Internet connection is a gateway for students to take them beyond the borders of their community, even beyond their country, and to any destination in the world,” said Ambassador
Hill. He added that people with access to information and communications technology have real advantages when it comes to competing for educational and economic opportunities.
Hill. He added that people with access to information and communications technology have real advantages when it comes to competing for educational and economic opportunities.Secretary Jesus Dureza, Presidential Advisor for the Peace Process, US Chargé d’Affaires Paul Jones, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric John, USAID Mission Director Jon Lindborg, USAID Economic Growth Advisor Robert Barnes and Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat, accompanied Ambassador Hill.
Provided under USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, the computers are part of GEM’s Computer Literacy and Internet Connection (CLIC) Program, which promotes computer literacy among students and teachers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), and conflict-affected areas in the region. (GEM/Louie Rodaje)
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