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Equal access to online learning

With prolonged class suspensions, most schools have turned to online teaching to help students continue their learning. To ensure that all students have the same advantages, special attention must be paid to students from more vulnerable backgrounds to have equal access to all online materials.

As a result, the Bandwidth Support for E-learning at Home Scheme was launched to support 100,000 underprivileged primary and secondary school students. The Federation in collaboration with The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong, funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and supported by mobile carriers China Mobile Hong Kong, CSL, SmarTone and 3 Hong Kong, is providing SIM cards and data plans to registered participants, enabling them to access hundreds of hours of real-time classroom learning per month, thus supporting their continued education even though they cannot physically be in school. The Scheme's primary targets are those living in sub-divided flats, other sub-standard housing or remote areas where high speed internet and broadband access is not available.

The Scheme has been well received and once again affirms the importance of working together with partners, not just in times of challenge as we are now facing, but all the time.

With grateful hearts we thank all those involved in this programme and encourage everyone to get in touch with us for any other of our partnership initiatives.

More details elearningsupport.hk
Enquiries Brenda Yip 3755 7101