Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality
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NCF in an urgent request to the Ministry of Communication: Improve cellular network in the Bedouin communities

12.04.2020

As part of NCF’s work to promote the accessibility of online/remote learning,  we sent an urgent letter to the CEO of the Ministry of Communication, demanding that they improve cellular network in Bedouin villages and towns. 

“This is particularly serious for students in socio-economic distress, as 76% of them
are located below the poverty line. Many of these students suffer from low achievement due to lack of adequate education and their schools are characterized by particularly high dropout rates. These students are often those who do not have computers and other equipment…”

Photo: Laila Alsaneh, al-Lagiyyih