Nordic donation to Dvor Primary School

 Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Croatia and the Royal Norwegian Embassy have presented a donation of IT equipment to Dvor Primary School, at a special ceremony on Tuesday, 23 September 2008 at 11:30. The donation supports the UNHCR project in the area of special state concern and includes six computers, two printers, projector with screen and a digital camera.

In the presence of school representatives and the mayor of Dvor, Mr. Milan Oblaković, the donation was presented by Mr. Jens Erik Groendahl, First Secretary at the Royal Norwegian Embassy and Ms. Jasmina Zecirevic, Executive Director of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce, with the support of Mr. Wilfried Buchhorn, UNHCR Representative in Croatia.

On behalf of the municipality of Dvor, Oblakovic thanked the donors for the general donation. UNHCR Representative Buchhorn expressed his hope that this donation would contribute to future reconciliation process especially amongst the youngest population. Groendahl expressed his appreciation for the kind hospitality and congratulated the children on their achievements and wished them good luck in future contests. The cause for the donation was the success of the pupils of primary school in Dvor on IT competitions, achieved despite the outdated school equipment. Last school year, the pupils won second and third place in Qbasic programming. The majority of families in Dvor live in poor economic conditions, so only a handful of students actually own a computer at home. Therefore, the donors hope that the new equipment will contribute to event better results, and help the learning process of the pupils for a better future.

Funds for this donation were collected at the recently held Midsummer party, organized by the Nordic Chamber of Commerce, as well as through a special donation by the Norwegian Embassy.