Etisalat partners with Singer to promote Web Patashala
Taking another leap forward in its efforts to drive ICT literacy in
the country, Etisalat Lanka joined hands with retail giant Singer Sri
Lanka to promote its revolutionary e-learning platform, Web Patashala.
Chief Sales Officer of Etisalat Lanka,Sanjeewa Samarasingha,
Chief Commercial Officer of Etisalat Lanka, Robert Lee, Chairman
of State Trading Corporation, Pradeep Gunawardana and Group, CEO
of Singer Sri Lanka, Asoka Pieris. |
Web Patashala is an online, e-learning tool that will allow students
and teachers to access educational material from the national syllabus.
This platform was developed in providing the gift of knowledge to the
children of Sri Lanka.
Utilising Singer’s over 400 outlets around the country, Web Patashala,
aims to reach out to all parts of the island and empower children in
rural communities with the tools to better their education and ICT
literacy. Web Patashala will be available to the public at all Singer
outlets and customers are even provided with the option of purchasing
Computers through easy-payment schemes.
Commenting on the partnership, Etisalat Lanka, CEO, Dumindra
Ratnayaka, said: “We are indeed proud to tie-up with the largest retail
network in Sri Lanka to take Web Patashala and the power of e-learning
to children across the island. In addition to the Web Patashala
connection, through this partnership we will also be offering computers
and laptops at affordable prices and easy payment schemes so that
customers will have more ways in which they can benefit from this
venture.”
Web Patashala was conceived and launched in partnership with the
State Trading Corporation (General), to promote and empower, enrich
learning among children around the country via a web based electronic
platform. Web Patashala, which is endorsed by the Ministry of Education,
is an online e-learning tool which gives students and teachers easy
access to educational material derived from the national school
syllabus.
Web Patashala is built and maintained by Etisalat who have been
constantly increasing public awareness on the tool and its benefits to
students and teachers in rural areas who don’t have easy access to
learning material.
Web Patashala is available as an affordable bundle which includes a
computer; a laptop, a mobile broadband connection and the e-learning
tool.
Speaking at the launch of this landmark partnership, Singer Sri
Lanka, Group CEO, and Asoka Pieris, said: “We live in a time where the
internet is connecting people and places like never before. This
increased connectivity has allowed us to transcend geographic boundaries
and tools like Web Patashala and has helped bridge the educational gap
in Sri Lanka.” |