Facebook 's billionaire Contribute Rp 1.2 T for Schools

San Francisco, CA - Mark Zuckerberg , the young millionaire owner of the Facebook social media with his wife Priscilla Chan , donated his property U.S. $ 120 million or around Rp 1.2 trillion to the school in the San Francisco bay area , United States ( U.S. ) .

the Schools which receive donations are public schools in the bay area . Donations given Zuckerberg and his wife will be divided in 5 years . This coupled with the provision of computers and free internet access , as well as including training for teachers .

" The Gulf region is one of the prosperous regions in the world , but many schools do not have the resources needed , " Zuckerberg said as quoted by AFP on Friday ( 30/05/2014 ) .

" Improving public education in the country and our community , are things that concern me and Priscilla . We want to change this , " said Zuckerberg .

Previously , or 4 years ago , Zuckerberg also donated U.S. $ 100 million , or about $ 1 trillion to improve the quality of schools in a city in New Jersey , the Newark .

"The investment that we provide is to improve the quality of schools , " said Zuckerberg .