Diageo donates computers to Ninh Thuận schools

Shivam Misra (left), general manager of Diageo Vietnam, hands over 108 computers to an official from the Ninh Thuận Province Department of Education and Training for installation in schools. VNS Photo

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NINH THUẬN -- Diageo Vietnam Company Ltd has donated 108 used computers to schools in Ninh Thuận Province for the 2017-18 academic year.

The 103 laptops and five desktop computers have been provided so that students and teachers have more tools to improve the quality of learning.

Diageo has donated hundreds of computers to students and people with disabilities throughout the country, often their first.

With community support activities part its operational strategy, Diageo has carried out a number of charity programmes, including “Water of Life”, which has since 2011 provided thousands of families and students in schools in remote areas in Ninh Thuận with access to clean water, and “Plan W - Empowering women through learning” in 2013-2017. VNS

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