Chennai: Sterlite Copper in partnership with K.C.Mahindra Education Trust and
Naandi Foundation launched the ‘Ilam Mottukal’ Project in a function held at
Auxilium Higher Secondary School here on Monday.
A Memorandum of Understanding was exchanged by Mr. Suresh Bose, Head – Human Relations, Sterlite Copper and Dr.
Preetha Bhakta, Head – Education Research & Learning Initiatives, Naandi
Foundation in the presence of Mr.A.Mohammed
Aslam IAS, State Project Director, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Tamil Nadu marking
the launch of the project.
Ilam Mottukal Project is one of Sterlite’s initiatives to improve the
quality of lives of the community around them. For this project, Sterlite
Copper will support the education of
5000 girl children from 72 Government schools.
“Realising that girls are marginalised in the society, we felt the
need to provide girl children with a good and healthy childhood. Through this
project, we seek to provide girls with the opportunity to study and grow to
achieve independence in thought and action. Our project ‘Ilam Mottukal’ will
help in the holistic development of these girls,” said Mr.
Suresh Bose, Head-HR, Sterlite Copper.
Additional academic support, material support, social and moral
support are the key components in the programme. Academic special classes will
be conducted for 1.5 hours beyond school time which will help to bridge the
learning gaps and enable children to reach their grade specific competency
level in school. The classes will be conducted by 160 trained tutors selected within the community with the vision
that they would be the local resource to act as friends and mentors to the
children.
Education kit comprising school bag, undergarments, shoes, socks,
stationery, notebooks, umbrella, etc will be handed over to all the
beneficiaries at the earliest. Sterlite has allotted Rs 1.4 crore for this
initiative.
Dr. Preetha Bhakta
Head – Education Research & Learning Initiative, Naandi Foundation
- +91 9848597019
Col. Krishnan Srinivasan
General Manager, Sterlite Copper - +91 9597511511
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