About 15,000 students around the world will have the opportunity to further their educations thanks to the generosity of a northwest suburban Chicago school district and one ambitious high school student.
The district said Patel approached Huntley 158 Superintendent Scott Rowe in June with the idea, and asked if the district had any spare laptops it could donate to the project."The thought of being able to help those in need really stuck out to me. I have the ability to help students around the world increase their education by helping donate these computers," said Patel.
Of those devices, about 600 will be given to schools in need in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and Ahmedabad, India, according to district officials. Giving Gadgets said the computers will be the first technology many of the students have ever used in school.The inspiration for the project Patel said came as the result of a story her grandfather once told her about the challenges he faced in launching a charitable school in his hometown in India without computer access for its students.
Patel reached out to her cousin and founding member of Giving Gadgets, Jaiden Sutaria, for help with the philanthropic effort. Patel said she hopes the donation will give students the opportunity to gain similar knowledge as those who have access to technology.
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