UAE combats coronavirus: RTA provides remote-learning aid for students of low-income families

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The first part of the RTA initiative covers the provision of desks, chairs, bookshelves, writing boards, sports equipment, drawings, posters and others to create a home-learning atmosphere simulating the school-learning environment.

Dubai - The move is part of the RTA's efforts to support the remote learning of students during the current exceptional health circumstances engulfing the world.

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Published: Wed 29 Apr 2020, 12:01 AM

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has kicked-off the Learning Environment for Low-Income Families initiative comprising two layers and coordinated between RTA Foundation and partners.
The move is part of the RTA's efforts to support the remote learning of students and address their requirements during the current exceptional health circumstances engulfing the world.
"The initiative supports the government's drive to complete the remainder of the current school year through remote learning, which requires providing a home learning environment for all students, including those from fixed-income families. The objective is to relieve the burden of those families by providing them with educational logistics to enable their children to catch up with their classmates in a successful home learning process," said Dr Yousef Al Ali, CEO of Dubai Taxi Corporation and Chairman of the Higher Committee of RTA Charity Foundation.

"The first part of the initiative covers the provision of desks, chairs, bookshelves, writing boards, sports equipment, drawings, posters and others to create a home-learning atmosphere simulating the school-learning environment. It will also encourage them to pursue their learning in a handy and safe environment while schools remain closed as part of preventive measures taken for the safety of students.
"The RTA Charity Foundation coordinated with several charitable societies to identify beneficiary families and arranged with furniture and stationery traders through Serco, the Dubai Metro and Tram operator, to supply logistics compatible with the standard specific in this regard," Al Ali explained.
"The second part of the initiative is in response to the directives of the Director-General and Chairman of the Board to donate scrapped RTA assets, namely computers and electronics, after reconditioning and configuring them to fit the purpose. The process is undertaken in coordination with Al Hayat Digital Equipment Rehabilitation Company; an SME listed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian & Charity Est. Needy families will be identified by relevant charitable organisations.
 "The initiative illustrates RTA's commitment to its social responsibility, which has a provision for supporting learning overseas. The circumstances witnessed by the UAE, warrant making concerted efforts to support our leaders' efforts to alleviate the impact and fallouts of Covid-19," concluded Al Ali.


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