The leading cyber protection company, with support from ZEBRA SYSTEMS, delivers improved infrastructure and computer literacy classes to over 120 students at the Bagdola Primary School
Rajipur Chaulmala, NEPAL, November 11, 2021 - The Acronis Cyber Foundation recently finished construction of a computer classroom at the Bagdola Primary School, in the Nepalese village of Rajipur Chaulmala. This marks the final step in a multi-phase project, empowering children in an historically underserved community with the educational opportunities - including computer literacy and STEM classes - that they'll need to thrive in the modern world.
In March 2013, the Nepalese government endorsed their Information & Communication Technology in Education Master Plan 2013-2017, aimed in part at ensuring widespread access to IT education. Unfortunately, their goal has not yet been achieved. Nepal currently has nearly 34,000 public and community schools, but only 2,000-3,000 feature computer facilities.
A non-profit organization run by cyber protection leader Acronis, the Acronis Cyber Foundation first opened a new school in Rajipur Chaulmala (also known as Bagdola) in October 2020. The village's previous educational buildings were constructed from brick and mud, and faced severe risk of collapse in this earthquake-prone region. The new school - a modern structure built with cement and steel - has multiple classrooms and sanitary facilities, and provides a greatly improved learning environment for children from preschool through fifth grade.
Through its Schools Initiative, the Acronis Cyber Foundation seeks out communities around the world where children are suffering from a lack of educational infrastructure and poor learning environments. Often partnering with other IT leaders and non-governmental organizations, the Foundation funds and oversees development of new schools that are uniquely suited to meet the needs of the local community. Computer classrooms - which can help students develop their STEM and IT skills, and fuel further self-education - are an integral part of this effort.
"In order to succeed in the modern world, one must understand how to use the Internet - benefitting from its advantages and avoiding its pitfalls," says Bagdola school principal Jay Bahadur Dhami. "It is important for our school to bring digital education opportunities to future generations, including basic computer skills which provide children with the means to continue learning independently throughout their lives."
Development of the school was a joint effort between the Acronis Cyber Foundation and its project partners, buildOn and Good Neighbors. ZEBRA SYSTEMS s.r.o additionally co-sponsored the development of the computer classroom.
"The use of technology inside the classroom is key for students to gain necessary 21st-century technical skills," says Zdenek Binek, CEO at ZEBRA SYSTEMS. "We are delighted to support the Acronis Cyber Foundation with a new computer classroom in Nepal. This new educational infrastructure will help the community thrive by improving the lives of individuals and families - now and in the future."
With effective cybersecurity and data protection remaining a critical need, Acronis has provided the school with premium licenses for its flagship personal cyber protection solution, Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office. The company will also be donating additional educational resources on topics including computer literacy, safety, and privacy.
The Acronis Cyber Foundation has completed construction of 12 schools, with three more in-progress and three planned for the near future. The Foundation continues to seek partners for collaboration on future projects. Interested parties are encouraged to contact foundation@acronis.org for more information.
About the Acronis Cyber Foundation
The Acronis Cyber Foundation was established by Acronis in 2018 in honor of Acronis' 15-year anniversary and the company's founding principle that all evils are caused by insufficient knowledge. The foundation supports multiple initiatives around the world designed to stimulate education in order to gain and protect knowledge. The Acronis Cyber Foundation has been creating and sharing knowledge by funding schools and computer classrooms in underserved communities, publishing educational children's books, and developing IT training programs for groups including military veterans, ex-offenders, and immigrants.
Acronis融合資料保護和資訊安全 ，提供整合的自動化資安防護，可解決現代數位世界所面臨的安全、易用性、隱私、真實性和安全性 (SAPAS) 挑戰。Acronis 的靈活部署模型符合服務供應商與 IT 專業人員的需求，藉由創新的新世代防毒、備份 、災難復原以及 AI 提供的端點防護管理解決方案，為資料、應用程式和系統提供優質的網路防護。依靠先進的機器智慧和區塊鏈型資料驗證技術提供支援的進階防惡意軟體，Acronis 可在任何環境 (從雲端、混合到地端部署) 提供防護，且經濟實惠。
Acronis 是一家瑞士公司，創立於新加坡。Acronis 擁有二十年的創新經驗，在 45 個據點擁有超過 1,800+ 名員工。Acronis Cyber Protect 解決方案的服務範圍遍及全球超過 150 個國家/地區，支援 26 種語言，由 20,000+ 個服務供應商使用，以保護超過 750,000 家企業。