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Lundin Gold Reaches Key Milestones in its Internet Connectivity Project to Support Education for Local Communities Near Fruta Del Norte
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Lundin Gold Reaches Key Milestones in its Internet Connectivity Project to Support Education for Local Communities Near Fruta Del Norte\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n ,\n \n June 7, 2021\n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Lundin Gold Inc.\n \n (TSX: LUG) (Nasdaq Stockholm: LUG)\n \n (\"Lundin Gold\" or the \"Company\")\n \n is pleased to report on its initiative to provide critical access to online education for students in rural communities close to its Fruta del Norte (\"FDN\") mine in\n \n Ecuador\n \n , who have been out of school since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.\n \n View PDF version\n \n \n \n The\n \n Estamos Conectados\n \n project, which was launched in early 2021, improves internet infrastructure and provides teachers and children enrolled in local schools with the necessary training and equipment to facilitate online learning. Since\n \n March 2020\n \n , local schools have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a result, children are challenged to learn remotely in communities where local internet infrastructure is weak or non-existent and without appropriate equipment to access the internet. The project entails the establishment of a fibre optic connection for rural communities in the Los Encuentros parish, free Wi-Fi access points in each of the communities, special connections for communities where fibre optic is not viable, internet for the school in Los Encuentros, the purchase and distribution of 1,370 tablets for students, other infrastructure improvements and support and training for teachers to support remote learning.\n \n \n Marking a significant milestone in the project, all 1,370 tablets have now been distributed to the students in the Los Encuentros parish as well as several other rural communities close to FDN. Internet service for the \"Unidad Educativa del Milenio 10 de Noviembre\" (UEM) School in Los Encuentros has been increased by 50 Mbps, enabling 73 teachers to work virtually with students during the ongoing COVID-19 pandem...