Telikom gives five computers to B’ville school

ONE of the oldest schools in Central Bougainville electorate, Arawa Secondary School, will be the proud recipient of five new computers from Telikom PNG.
The company quickly responded to Minister for Information and Communication Jimmy Miringtoro’s letter seeking to start a major fundraising drive for his electorate in Central Bougainville.
At the Telikom headquarters yesterday, Miringtoro took possession of five new personal computers that will be donated to the new Arawa secondary as part of the roll-out programme for the redevelopment of Arawa town.
He thanked Telikom PNG, saying Arawa Secondary was the oldest school in Central Bougainville.
It was established in 1971, three years before the emergence of the Panguna Copper Mine.
Miringtoro said the people of Central Bougainville electorate were on a major fundraising drive to raise money to develop the area and it was good to see Telikom PNG being the first to help students there.
 “Arawa was regarded as one of the top 10 schools in the country before but due to the crisis it had fallen apart and we are trying to build its reputation again,” he said.
“I was in fact very surprised by the quick response by Telikom and I thank them for the support.”
Telikom acting chief executive officer Charles Litau said they hoped the students at Arawa Secondary School would use the computers wisely.
Meanwhile, from the K100 million given to Bougainville, Miringtoro will allocate K5 million to the fundraising drive and he is hoping to raise K10 million to fully cover all the infrastructure development plans in Central Bougainville.
“All this has been planned for and we will need K15 million to fund all these projects,” he said.