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Computer skills for empowering orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Malaysia


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Madzin, Hizmawati and Ali, Siti Khadijah and Ng, Seng Beng and Mohd Norowi, Noris and Ahmad Supian, Muzaiyanah (2020) Computer skills for empowering orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Malaysia. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 14 (4). 212 - 221. ISSN 2201-1323; ESSN: 2201-1315

Abstract

Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) can be defined as children who lost their parents due to AIDS. OVC may lose interest in school due to poverty, emotional and parental sickness or death. These reasons may lead OVC to have low self-esteem and lack of computer skills. Therefore, it is significant for the community to provide educational support for OVC. Computer skill can be defined as a life skill in today’s world. However, OVC have limited access to learn computer skills due to hardship in life. University Putra Malaysia (UPM) took up the initiative to transfer knowledge of computer skills program to OVC. This article evaluates the impact of OVC in Malaysia to learn computer skills. Finding shows 50% of the participants responded to have an interest in and high motivation to learn computer skills. It proves that university community can have the ability to provide educational support to OVC.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
Publisher: Primrose Hall Publishing
Keywords: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC); Computer skill; Educational support
Depositing User: Ms. Nuraida Ibrahim
Date Deposited: 10 Mar 2022 03:59
Last Modified: 10 Mar 2022 03:59
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88232
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