Ankara Municipality to cover power bills for students' families in need

Ankara Municipality will be paying electricity bills for households with students who lack the funds, and have their power cut off as a result, the mayor said on April 11. The municipality aims to ensure that all students have access to remote learning platforms, the mayor added.

Monday April 12 2021 11:35 am

Students are seen using computers at a support center dor online schooling in Ankara.

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Ankara Municipality will be paying electricity bills for households who had their power cut off because they couldn't afford it, in an attempt to allow for students to keep up with remote school work.

"We decided to cover power bills for families who receive state aid, who had their power cut because they couldn't afford their bill, and whose kids are unable to login to remote classes as a result," Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş tweeted on April 11.

Sosyal yardım alan, faturasını ödeyemediği için elektriği kesilen ve bu nedenle EBA'ya giriş yapamayan çocuğu olan ailelerimizin elektrik faturalarını karşılama kararı aldık.

Hiçbir imkansızlık çocuklarımızın eğitimine mani olmasın diye elimizden ne geliyorsa onu yapacağız. pic.twitter.com/dRTRo3xNz2
— Mansur Yavaş (@mansuryavas06) April 11, 2021

The municipality will continue to do everything in their power to make sure no students are left behind in school, the mayor added.

Yavaş has a special interest in providing cellular data across the capital Ankara, and the mayor has worked extensively to provide public access across the city.