Sikshana Foundation and Dell Collaborate to Empower Girl Students with Employability Skills

 

Announce scholarship for 360 girl students from rural Karnataka

Bengaluru, 24th June 2017: Sikshana Foundation, a Karnataka based NGO, in collaboration with Dell 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. The event was held at Gurubhavan, near Sri Ram Theatre in Ramanagara district earlier today. Dignitaries from Sikshana Foundation  along with Marigouda, BEO (Block Education Officer), Ramnagara presented scholarships 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. 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. In a first of its kind initiative, 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.

Commenting on the initiative, Rajeev Kapoor, Vice President Finance and CSR Champion, Dell EMC India said “While it is important to educate the girl child, it is equally crucial to ensure her employability to secure her future. We are grateful to Sikshana Foundation for addressing this need and consider it our privilege to partner them in their journey to achieve this. At Dell, we believe that technology should be about enabling human potential and making lasting contributions to the community and are thrilled to have been able to live up to our commitment by taking measureable action”.

Commenting on the project, the Marigouda, BEO, Ramnagra said, “This is a very good program which will improve the quality of education among the girls of Ramnagara. The introduction of the English Program will also enhance their possibilities of a brighter future. We are glad that Sikshana Foundation and Dell are taking such initiatives and are proud to be associated with the two”

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About Sikshana

Sikshana Foundation established in the year 2002 as unit of Sivasri Charitable Trust, has been working in the field of enhancing the quality of education across rural Karnataka. With various existing programs, this English program in association with Dell is a project in pipeline which is set to roll out in the next few months. Commenting on the Dell Girl Child scholarship program, CEO, Sikshana Foundation, Prasanna VR believes “The Dell Girl Child Scholarship will eventually change the way parents look at education of girl children in Karnataka and hopefully India. We intend to motivate as many parents and students to send girl children to school and even higher education. Our long association with Dell with this project is validation that organizations are now taking girl child education seriously. Big change is just round the corner and we are honoured to be a part of this change making process.”