GTT donates SIM cards with data to push online learning in Guyana 

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has connected over 195 students and teachers with online schooling through its recent SIM and 5GB data donation to several schools.

According to GTT, the donation aims to meet the needs of students and teachers who are unable to connect with each other due to financial constraints.
GTT’s Public Relations Manager, Jasmin Harris said the company is delighted to give to such a worthy donation. “We are always grateful for opportunities where we can contribute to [the] benefit of our children’s tomorrow. It is our hope that these students and teachers will capitalise on the monthly 5G contribution from our company,” she said.
Among the schools benefitting are DeHoop Primary, No 10 Primary, Karamat Primary, Helena Primary, Huis’t Dieren Primary and Charity Secondary Schools.
Senior Assistant Master at the Charity Secondary School, Dhirendra Deonarine stated that the donation was helpful in connecting with his students. “Most of my students are from the Pomeroon area and I am from Charity, so it has really helped us in connecting with each other to push online learning.”
Sharing similar sentiments was Grade Three Assistant Mistress at the Helena Primary School, Indera Jebode, who extended gratitude to the telecommunications company, noting its data donation was well received by some students and teachers at her school.
Meanwhile, Martin Samaroo, a teacher at the Huis’t Dieren Primary School, said he made calls to the telecommunications company for internet connectivity with his students and is grateful for their immediate response.
“GTT has demonstrated that they are a company that cares about the education system in our country from grassroot level. Of the 33 students in my class, only 13 could afford internet so this donation will go a long way in ensuring that my class would be savvy with virtual learning,” Samaroo added.
Only recently, GTT signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education to zero-rate several educational websites in support of online learning in Guyana amid the COVID-19 pandemic.