US eager to help Indian school kids: Roemer
By IANSWednesday, September 15, 2010
NEW DELHI - The US is eager to reach out to more schoolchildren across India apart from the ties in the field of higher education, US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer said here Wednesday.
“We are always looking forward for more ways of serving the people. The focus is not only on the highest level of education for the elite, we want to reach out to the common man,” Roemer said after visiting American India Foundation and Clinton Foundation’s ‘Digital Equalizer Project’ at the Delhi Tamil Education Association School in the national capital.
The programme focuses on promoting technology-based learning in schools, specially for the economically lesser privileged sections by training teachers in giving computer based classes.
“President (Barack) Obama is extremely interested in helping common men and women of India. Our strategic dialogue not only focuses on field like higher education and research but also partners in school for common children, giving more opportunities to more students across India,” Roemer said.
“The great thing common in Americans and Indians is our dreams… by dreaming we can do anything and be anything you want. This is perhaps one of the most important visits I can do,” the ambassador added.
