Dialog offers Data Scholarships to 100,000 schoolchildren

From left: Chandima Weerakkody MP, Derana Chairman Dilith Jayaweera, Education Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris MP, Dialog Axiata PLC Group Chief Executive Supun Weerasinghe, Angulugaha Maha Vidyalaya Principal Manoj Priyankara, Education Ministry Secretary Prof. Kapila Perera and Dialog Axiata PLC Group Chief Marketing Officer Amali Nanayakkara

 In its continued efforts to ensure that no child is left behind in continuing their education, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, together with TV Derana endeavoured to provide 100,000 schoolchildren in need with Data Scholarships under the ‘NanaDiri Data Scholarship’ programme to facilitate their online learning from home.  

Through the NanaDiri Data Scholarship programme, which is part of the ‘Dialog Axiata with Manusath Derana’ initiative, each student will be offered 10GB data for online learning and educational purposes for three months. Under this initiative, NenaDiri Data Scholarships were awarded to students at Angulugaha Maha Vidyalaya, Galle on June 14 with the participation of the Education Ministry officials and Dialog representatives.  

Speaking on this occasion, Dialog Axiata PLC Group Chief Executive Supun Weerasinghe said, “In the wake of the pandemic, one of our primary objectives is to secure the educational opportunities for children across the country with an emphasis on students who cannot afford to continue their education as the world shifts online. To bridge this divide, Dialog is pleased to present the ‘NenaDiri Data Scholarship Programme’ as another proactive solution to this emergent need. We remain committed to helping mitigate the impact to education due to COVID lockdown and support our schoolchildren to excel during the pandemic.”