American Power Conversion, a global provider of high-availability systems for network-critical physical infrastructure, recently gave its support to the Education on Wheels/Van Aralan initiative. The education program, organized by the AiHu Foundation, a non-government organization founded by Sterling Paper Group of Companies President Joseph Lim Bon Huan, aims to educate underprivileged kids in poverty-stricken areas of the Philippines.

Operating around Metro Manila and nearby provinces are air-conditioned container vans equipped with computers that impart basic PC skills training to numerous children from poor communities. Currently, 1,982 people from Bulacan and Quezon City have graduated from the project. Computer Van Aralan (CVA), a TESDA-recognized program (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority), is also considered a stepping stone by the foundation members as students who finish from any of their courses pursue Information Technology and Computer Engineering degrees, others have found jobs, while some open their own business.

APC has extended support by donating 42 UPS units for use in the Computer Van Aralan vehicles, once again honoring its commitment to contribute to the improvement of education in the country.