Guyana’s One Laptop Per Family drive reaches more beneficiaries

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OLPF staff members assist with the distribution of laptops at the Hope Secondary School in Guyana
OLPF staff members assist with the distribution of laptops at the Hope Secondary School in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, GUYANA: Guyana’s One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) Programme is adding to its long list of recipients, hundreds more happy and grateful people, as it continues another phase of distribution.

Last Thursday, staff of the OLPF Secretariat visited Golden Grove, Haslington, Hope and Mahaica, Region Four, where together over 340 laptops were handed out.

Golden Grove and Haslington received 90 laptops, distributed at the Golden Grove Grove-Nabaclis-Haslington Community Centre, while 150 were given out at the Hope Secondary School. At Mahaica, more than 100 of the devices were presented to residents.

Student of the Hope Secondary School, Amar Madhu, commended the government for such an initiative, highlighting that it will enhance his work in school now that he has a computer to do research.

Father of two, Jaikaran Rambali, pointed out that the OLPF programme has been a great venture by government which will be of immense importance to school children, since they are the main beneficiaries.

Olivia, a mother of one, pointed out that this initiative has helped many families, especially those who cannot afford to purchase a laptop.

Residents of West Berbice, Region Five, were expected to receive their laptops at various sites on July 28.

The OLPF distribution programme has been in progress since October 2011 and will continue throughout 2014 and 2015.  Overall 90,000 laptops are to be in the hands of Guyanese at the end of the programme.

This current phase of distribution is expected to conclude in September. (Guyana Times)

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