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•  JA Guam to engage with Home Schooling Association as many families are opting for home-
                           schooling in light of current circumstances.
                         •  The government  may provide funding to help  ensure students internet access and
                           transform schools into “Wi-Fi hubs.”
                         •  JA Guam remains cautiously optimistic in general and is hoping to engage the
                           homeschooling network in Guam as well.

                         Vietnam / Linh


                         •  Vietnam is experiencing a new wave of COVID cases.
                         •  Schools have been open for most of the past several months and are currently on summer
                           holidays.
                         •  The challenge is that new lockdown measures may affect workshops and implementation
                           of programs.
                         •  JA Vietnam continues to work with MOE to help get students caught up.

                         Thailand / Parry


                         •  Schools in Thailand are opened and back to normal.
                         •  JA Thailand will be fully operational from next week onward.
                         •  Sponsorship had slowed down over the past few months but recently they are noticing early
                           signs of a comeback.  They have signed another 3-year sponsorship contract with Bangkok
                           Bank and are excited about other projects brought forth by the ROC including Microsoft,
                           Deloitte, and HP.

                         India / Dinu


                         •  There was a successful online bootcamp recently in India (Government schools in Delhi)
                           with higher student enrollment than expected.
                         •  Company Program is being rolled out, although schools will be closed until the end of
                           August (at least).
                             They are in talks on a webinar and workshop series around ethics, entrepreneurship, and
                                                          innovation – this involves training some 5,000 teachers!


                         Turkmenistan / Arslan


                         •  The situation in Turkmenistan is a bit strange as no official cases have been reported, but
                           WHO is concerned about a new unknown respiratory disease affecting the lungs.
                           Corresponding steps have been taken.
                         •  Mask wearing is mandatory, flights and travel are affected, mass gatherings are banned.
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