Taiwan-led mobile education initiative to aid Turkish quake-hit kids

Taiwan-led mobile education initiative to aid Turkish quake-hit kids

Representatives from the Association for Solidarity with Refugees and Migrants (SGDD-ASAM) and Taiwan Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission on Monday signed a protocol for joint cooperation within the area of offering computerized assist for youngsters within the earthquake-stricken area and facilitating their training.

Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission consultant to Ankara Volkan Chih-Yang Huang, SGDD-ASAM General Coordinator Ibrahim Vurgun Kavlak and SGDD-ASAM Deputy General Coordinator Buket Bahar Dıvrak attended the signing ceremony held on the headquarters of SGDD-ASAM in Ankara.

Speaking through the protocol signing ceremony, Huang expressed satisfaction with the collaboration and careworn the significance of supporting college students’ training.

To expedite training initiatives, Huang highlighted the availability of cell colleges, libraries and laptop help for college students.

“The budget of this four-stage project is approximately $7 million (TL 165.4 million). I can say that thanks to the mobility of computerized trucks, they can move anywhere comfortably,” Huang stated.

Kavlak underscored the importance of the settlement, stating that it marks the third program inside the framework of SGDD-ASAM and Taiwan collaboration.

Highlighting the importance of the assist offered by Taiwan, Kavlak famous that this system covers 4 totally different facets together with: “computerized container classes,” “computerized mobile trucks,” “computer support for educational institutions” and eventually “educational materials support for children in the earthquake zone.”

“Taiwan is a country that has established partnerships not only with us but also with various other institutions. Also, Taiwan is an earthquake-prone country. After the earthquake in the city of Nantu in 1999, it was one of the first countries to help Türkiye,” he maintained.

“In reality, we are able to consider the help given as a debt of loyalty, and as half the framework of worldwide obligations. Now they’re offering critical assist to our earthquake victims and people in want residing within the area. That’s why I want to thank them once more each because the SGDD-ASAM and on behalf of the folks residing within the earthquake zone and my colleagues,” Kavlak famous.

Continuing his speech by emphasizing that nice efforts are made to make sure that the scholars affected by the earthquake obtain a way more environment friendly training, Kavlak stated, “Education is one of the most important issues that affect the future of people. We had a long pandemic period and then the earthquake struck. Therefore, it is very important to provide computerized container classroom support and computer training support in both tent and container cities.”

“At the same time, Taiwan’s support is very important in terms of increasing the capacity of universities in the earthquake region. Taiwan is one of the world’s leading countries in terms of technology. Especially with computerized education, children in earthquake regions can spend their preparation period for high school and universities more efficiently,” Kavlak maintained.

“Earthquake is one of the disasters where urgent needs are at the forefront and it is very meaningful that Taiwan, a country that has experienced it had provided immediate support without delay. We are grateful to them and thank them very much,” he concluded.

This challenge might be applied in Hatay, Adıyaman, Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep and Malatya till March 31, 2024. It will profit each Turkish residents and international youngsters in major, secondary, and excessive colleges inside the affected areas.

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