Three Laptops Donated to University of Sri Jayewardenapura
IT Equipment Donation worth around Rs.150 million (Aus$. 750,000.00) to underprivileged rural Schools in Feb 2024
The ALTEA Association is planning to do their next IT Equipment donation programme sponsored by Findex Australia in the month of February 2024. In this donation programme, ALTEA Association is hoping to donate IT Equipment worth around Rs.150 million (Aus$. 750,000.00) to underprivileged rural Schools and support poor Children from rural areas to enhance their education to higher levels.
In this upcoming donation programme includes 505 Laptops (16GB Memory), including 100 Lenovo i5 touch system laptops, 210 Lenovo Mini PCs, 194 Monitors, 194 Keyboards, 194 Mice, Network Switches, Projectors, Network equipment and cables, valued at Rs.150 million. This will benefit over 50,000 school children in more than 200 schools across Sri Lanka.
The donation project will be implemented in all Educational Zones in Kegalle District and Educational Zones of Ampara, Badulla, Bibile, Chilaw, Dehiattakandiya, Gampola, Kotmale, Kuliyapitiya, Ratnapura, Seruwila, Walasmulla and Wellawaya.
ALTEA Association, at present provide internet facility to 22 schools in Kegalle region for the year 2023/24.
70 LENOVO Touch System Laptop Donations
We also plan to donate 70 touch system Lenovo i5 laptops this year. The laptop details are specified below:
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 16 GB.
* Processor : 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1235U Processor (E-cores up to 3.30GHz P-cores up to 4.40 GHz)
* Operating System : Windows 10 Pro 64
* Graphic Card : Integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
* Memory : 16 GB DDR4-3200MHz – (8 GB SODIMM + 8 GB Soldered)
* Storage : 256 GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal
* Display : 14′ FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 45%NTSC, 300 nits, 60Hz, LED Backlight, Narrow Bezel
LENOVO Mini PCs For Schools
The Lenovo Mini PCs that we plan to donate this year are very technologically advanced. Generally among Sri Lankan schools, this kind of technology is not only rare, but a privilege.
This ThinkStation P330 Tiny is a powerful one-litre workstation that’s 96% smaller than a typical device of its kind. ISV-certification and the latest technology make it a powerhouse despite its size. This tiny workstation is perfect for endeavours such engineering, architecture, science, finance, and education.
The exact model of the PC is the Lenovo ThinkStation P330 Tiny Workstation i9-9900T 2.1GHz 16GB 512GB P620 W10P R.
IT Equipment’s Donation for The Year 2023
We aim to donate 350 laptops, 150 Lenovo Mini PC’s, 150 monitors, 150 keyboards, 150 computer mice, 10 network switches, 10 projectors, monitor cables, network cables, and power cables valued at Rs.150Mn, to 150 schools by October 2023.
New Experience In The Classroom
This school also received IT Equipment’s and Internet facility from ALTEA Association. The students are experiencing a new way of teaching by using Technology and Internet facility, which they have not experience earlier, in the classroom.
The picture shows that a Teacher is teaching her lesson using Laptop and Internet facility.
Observing Religious Interests Using Laptop Given by ALTEA Association
This school also received IT Equipment’s and Internet facility from ALTEA Association. This picture shows that the Students are observing Religious interests using Laptop & Internet facility at the assembly, before starting their lessons.
Exam Results Are Better Than Previous Years
Kg / Ganthuna Kadurata Maha Vidyalaya, Pallegama, Ganthuna
- In 2020 the school’s pass percentage for the G.C.E A/L exam was at 33%. After our donations in 2021, the pass percentage has increased to an commendable 100%
- Similarly, in 2020 the pass percentage for the G.C.E O/L exam was at 64%, and in 2021 increased to 85%
- Grade 5 scholarship results have increased significantly
- The school’s population has also increased
- The school has used the donated equipment to update their date system, develop an automatic bell system, and to access films and videos to use as teaching tools
- The school used Internet facility for their official duties too. Using online, they update database systems such as SEMIS, NEMIS & etc. Using Internet facility they, forward applications for exams online.
