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Telecom company Ericsson on Tuesday launched of its global education initiative ‘Connect to Learn’ in India to promote access to learning resources and quality education for children, the company said in a statement.
As a part of the programme, Ericsson in association with three leading non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in India -- Plan International (India Chapter), Smile Foundation and Pratham Education Foundation has launched projects for periods of one to three years, for underprivileged students and urban youth in the country.
With Smile Foundation, it will offer job-oriented skills and placement assistance to underprivileged youth in NCR and Mumbai which would impart training in basic computers and retail sales management skills, along with proficiency in spoken and written English through 20 centres, the statement added.
The company with Plan India will establish 12 networked learning centres in Delhi as knowledge hubs for girls.
As a part of the third project, Ericsson will collaborate with Pratham Education Foundation to establish Learning Excellence Programme in about 15 schools in the villages of Gurgaon.
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