Former Student Gives Back To School

Close to 600 students of Shri A.D. Patel Memorial Prima­ry School in Nadi can now enjoy more learning books in their library.

This is after a former student, Sajal Narayan, a US businessman handed over books and sporting equipment to the Malolo-based school.

Mr Narayan said: “I was a student from 1991 to 1998 and was very priv­ileged to get education here.

“I was able to maintain the level of education and move forward in my life.”

He was overwhelmed with the de­velopment of the school in terms of its classrooms, administration office, and storage room and com­puter lab.

Mr Narayan was born in Labasa and moved to Nadi after his father got a job as a banker there.

Mr Narayan holds a high position in the car dealership in the State of Virginia.

School manager Sada Siwan Mu­daliar said: “This will give equal opportunities for all students to develop their basic knowledge of reading at a very young age and to empower them for their future edu­cation.”

“As this is a rural school and we are in need of books, the Ministry is assisting with books and such contributions from an ex student, no doubt this would provide excel­lent learning tool for the students and staff.”

The school was established in 1956 and has a school roll of 596 stu­dents.

Edited by Susana Tuilau

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