IN the spirit of the Deepavali festive season last month, Maxis equipped computer labs of MySkills Foundation, a social enterprise that provides life and vocational skills, and SJK (T) Kuala Kubu Bharu with desktops computers to enable their ICT lessons.
Adhering to strict CMCO SOPs, two small groups of Maxis volunteers who are also technical experts (Maxperts) were on site to ensure a smooth delivery and set up of the desktops. The students and teachers were excited to have a hands-on experience guided by the volunteers to set up the desktops which come with Wifi for a year, which they will be using in their computer labs.
"We are pleased that these two institutions are excited at the opportunity to leverage ICT for their classes, and we are grateful to be able to provide them with what they need to do this. We hope that this contribution will help these students," said Maxis' chief corporate affairs officer, Mariam Bevi Batcha.
MySkills Foundation's chief executive officer, Devasharma Gangadaran, said Maxis' contribution has brought to life its vision to empower our at-risk youths with the digital skills that is sought after by employers, so they have the opportunity to be gainfully employed.
Meanwhile, SJK (T) Kuala Kubu Bharu deputy principal Kalaikogila,s aid they are fortunate to have their computer lab to be equipped with newer desktops.
"As a result, the teachers and students are really excited to be able to resume their ICT classes when it is safe to do so, as it is one of their favourite subjects," she said.