Melvin Jones Fellows donate television sets to La Rosière primary school |31 July 2021

Mr Mathur presents one of the television sets to two pupils (Photo: Thomas Meriton)

In partnership with local business Stile Italiano, the Melvin Jones Fellows of the Lion Club of Seychelles yesterday donated 15 television sets to the La Rosière primary school.

This was during a brief ceremony at the school attended by its head teacher Beryl Botsoie, members of the Melvin Jones Fellowship, teachers and students of the primary school.

The club’s president, Siddhanth Mathur explained that the Melvin Jones Fellows were contacted by the school management which was seeking assistance in acquiring television sets to add to the classrooms.

“We did as much as we could and we managed to get only 15 television sets. The Covid-19 pandemic in the country is affecting students’ learning and they are missing out on a lot, so this donation will help the students in their learning process,” explained Mr Mathur.

Laxmi Trading contributed by giving a reasonable discount on the prices of the television sets.

With school closures and ad hoc school days, digital tools such as TVs have become of paramount importance for teaching and learning.

Head teacher Botsoie explained that La Rosière primary has been striving to incorporate different modes of learning alongside the traditional ones.

Prior to yesterday’s donation, the school had a total of eight television sets, most of which were placed in common areas such as libraries.

The school already has more than 20 television sets in other classrooms and these have been purchased with contributions from parents.

“Our aim is for each classroom, from crèche to primary 6, to have a TV set,” explained Mrs Botsoie.

On behalf of all La Rosière primary pupils, Christian Roseline, from P6, thanked members of the Melvin Jones Fellows for their generous donation.

According to Mr Mathur, the 15 television sets amounted to approximately R50,000.

Alison Dugasse