The UNDP handed over the laptops to the schools which are powered by renewable energy sources promoted by UNDP and the Government of Nepal. [break]
The UNDP Country Director Shoko Noda handed over five laptops to Dhurba Raj Adhikari, headmaster of Shree Mangala Devi Secondary School in Dhading.
The remaining 35 laptops would be distributed to 7 other schools in Gorkha, Kavre, Darchula, Humla, Paanchthar, Bhojpur and Khotang districts.
Addressing the ceremony, Noda mentioned about socio-economic transformation with an access to electricity in villages.
UNDP Country Director Shoko Noda (L) receives laptop from Amit Midha, President of Dell Asia Pacific and Japan region. Noda hands over laptop to Dhurba Adhikari, headmaster of Shree Mangala Devi Secondary School, Dhading. (Photo: Republica)
A micro-hydro plant has enabled several schools to start computer education, and UNDP has partnered with other organizations to provide the schools with computers since 1996.
The UNDP has collaborated with the government in 380 micro-hydro projects which generate a total of 7.2 MW of power benefiting more than 77,000 households across the country.
Dell´s Asia Pacific president Amit Midha opined that the green solutions empowering communities in Nepal is something other countries should learn from.
Similarly, Ram Prasad Dhital, assistant director of the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, mentioned that the micro-hydro electricity program could be increased if linked with education.
Receiving the laptops, the headmaster Adhikari shared his experience how the villagers worked day and night to get the micro-hydro running.
He added that the computers would make a difference in the lives of 350 students in his schools.
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