Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka donates computers to Education Centre of Surya Foundation

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The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka donated 30 computers to the Education Centre (Gampaha, Western Province) of Surya Foundation. Wife of Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Wu Xiaoling, Surya Foundation Chairperson Vasantha Jayasuriya and directors of Surya Foundation as well as 100 student representatives attended the ceremony.

Wu Xiaoling said the friendship between China and Sri Lanka dates back centuries ago and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the two peoples. China is willing to provide assistance within its capacity for the development of the education course of Sri Lanka. I hope the computers donated by the Chinese Embassy can improve the teaching conditions of the Education Centre as well as students’ information processing skills, so that they could learn more about the world through internet.

Vasantha Jayasuriya expressed appreciation for and gratitude to the generous donation from the Chinese Embassy and promised to make good use of the computers so as to promote the development of local education.Accompanied by Jayasuriya, Xiaoling visited the classrooms of the Education Centre and learned about the training conditions of the students. She encouraged the students to improve their skills and make more contributions to the development of Sri Lanka in the future. The Education Centre of Surya Foundation was established in the year of 2000. It provides free courses in Computer Skills, English and Tamil Languages for nearly 2,500 rural underprivileged youth every year.

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