Sikshana Foundation, a Karnataka based NGO in collaboration with Dell today awarded scholarships for the education of 360 underprivileged girl children from rural Karnataka.
Additionally, 50 deserving students will be selected for life skills training programs to equip them with employability skills, a company release said.
The event was held in Ramanagara district where the scholarships were presented to the new students on-boarded to the program this year.
In the fifth year of collaboration with Dell, the sponsorship supports the education of 360 girl students who belong to Ramnagara district, the release said. In an attempt to raise the bar for girl children in terms of employability, the collaboration includes resources for girls who are passionate and talented in the field of sports. Sikshana Foundation has designed a 9-month program which will focus on improving conversational English competency among the participants.
This project designed in close association with Dell, will be implemented this academic year 2017-2018, the release added.
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