NYA designs unique IT literacy programme 2012

ISLAMABAD: The National Youth Assembly (NYA) has designed a unique IT literacy programme 2012 `Mobile-Computer Literacy' Project for the ignored people of the society. President National Youth Assembly Hanan Ali Abbasi told APP.

NYA is equipped with computers, printer, web-camera, and Intern facility suitable for 20 students at a time. It has in built electricity system containing generator, UPS and batteries of 10 hours back up facility.

Presentation will be given by using projector and at least 200 students will get training at same time, he said. Hanan told that lectures will be delivered to the participants of training via projectors.

Handouts will be provided to the participants for further more understanding about computer use. Each project cost is approximately Rs 3 million.

President NYA said, after reviewing prevailing projects of various governmental and non-governmental organizations, we realized some grey areas and in our model project we are aspiring to remove these downside.

In this project, we have introduced an implementable and pragmatic way to train people from the backward areas of the country through movable, convertible vans.

Project Advisor Nazia Raja said "we have multifarious expectations with this project, like; empowering literally-neglected people of Omni-age-bracket, eliminating education-divide culture, multiplying educational opportunities, and eradicating educational discrimination".

A fifteen days course of 75 hours duration, containing computer typing, MS Office, Introduction of e-mail and Internet including web-browsing has already been designed for this training project.

From this project, new computers labs will be build in slum areas of the country. Our highly effective charitable computer donation program produces a substantial impact on the quality of life for many.

From this program we will contribute to the future growth of poverty stricken areas through our education computer assistance programs. In connection with this, if the strength of IT students would be at least 100, we shall provide a lab composed of 10 computers.

Previously, the Upper House of National Youth Assembly - Youth Senate Pakistan has successfully completed its Nation wide campaign to feed hungry people during the month of Ramazan. Thousands of poor people from different nooks and corners of 20 Districts of Pakistan like, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Hyderabad, Abbottabad, Mardan, SiAlkot, Chakwal, Jhelum, and others benefitted by this campaign.

The NYA has planned to collect resource through its own members and ambassadors through campaigns and efforts- both, human and financial.

The NYA will conduct charity shows world-wide for raising funds, and through donation by members NYA. The membership of session 2011-12 is also continuing, interested Youth can apply through www.nya.com.pk

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011