De Beers - Victor Mine
DE BEERS GROUP DONATES LAPTOP COMPUTERS TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
De Beers Group is pleased to donate 117 new laptop computers to schools in seven Indigenous NWT communities to improve student access to online courses, and 10 surplus computers to increase public access to the Internet at the Yellowknife Public Library. The donation is part of De Beers’ $176,000 community response to assist NWT communities dealing with the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The new 14” HP laptops, installed with Windows 10 operating systems, are being distributed to:
- Mezi Community School, Whatì
- Jean Wetrade School, Gamètì
- Alex Arrowmaker School, Wekweètì
- Chief Jimmy Bruneau School, Behchokǫ̀
- Łutselkʼe Dene School, Łutselkʼe
- Deninu School, Fort Resolution
- Chief Sunrise Education Centre, K'atłodeeche First Nation Reserve, Hay River
The 10 refurbished surplus laptops will be donated to the Yellowknife Public Library to enable individuals who do not have access to personal computers or the Internet to communicate with loved ones. The library is often a refuge for homeless and marginalized people looking for warmth and safety.
Lyndon Clark, General Manager of Gahcho Kué Mine, said: “Education is one of our key focus areas at De Beers Group and we are pleased to be able to meet an immediate and practical need as students are preparing to go back to school. Education is important and we want to ensure that students have the tools they need for online courses.”
According to the Honourable R.J. Simpson, Minister of Education, Culture & Employment, “Students, families and communities are preparing for the return to school this fall. Having access to technology will support students’ success and ability to adjust to modified learning environments as necessary.”
De Beers Group would like to thank Roy's Audio Video in Yellowknife for their hard work in securing the best rate to ensure the company was able to purchase as many laptops as possible.
To date, De Beers Group has assisted NWT communities by supporting Yellowknife Women’s Centre and the NWT YWCA programs dealing with gender-based violence, food security programs in NWT Indigenous communities and a Yellowknife homeless shelter, PPE for a Yellowknife long-term care facility and Indigenous communities, and providing cleaning supplies for the Salvation Army in Yellowknife.
Gahcho Kué Mine is located 280 km northeast of Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The mine is a joint venture between De Beers Group (51% - the operator) and Mountain Province Diamonds (49%).
Source: https://canada.debeersgroup.com/news/2020/de-beers-group-donates-computers-to-indigenous-community-schools
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