In Ukraine, 300 thousand children cannot study properly because they do not have their own laptops - Fedorov

In Ukraine, 300 thousand children cannot study properly because they do not have their own laptops - Fedorov

Kyiv  •  UNN

April 15 2024, 10:28 AM • 21570 views

A total of 178,945 devices, including laptops and tablets, have been distributed to schools. Currently, 361,560 students and 68,881 teachers need digital devices.

Currently, 300,000 children in Ukraine cannot study properly because they do not have their own laptops. That's why UNICEF has donated almost 39,000 laptops to Ukrainian schoolchildren as part of the Device Coalition. This was announced by the Vice Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development - Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov on his Telegram channel, UNN reports .

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UNICEF has donated nearly 39,000 laptops to Ukrainian schoolchildren. In Ukraine, 300,000 children cannot study properly because they do not have their own laptops. Education is a basic right for children, and they should have access to it no matter what. The UNICEF devices will be distributed among children from vulnerable groups: IDPs, children with disabilities, children from low-income families, and children deprived of parental care

- Fedorov said.

He noted that the equipment will be given to middle and high school students from Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions.

In total, more than 45 thousand devices have been handed over to Ukrainian schoolchildren as part of the Device Coalition

- Fedorov added.

The website of the Ministry of Education and Science indicates that a total of 178,945 devices, including laptops and tablets, were handed over to schools.

It is noted that currently 361,560 students need digital devices, as well as 68,881 teachers.

Recall

In March, Amazon donated about 6,000 tablets and e-books to Ukrainian schoolchildren in regions where students are studying remotely or in a blended learning format due to the war.