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BANGALORE, INDIA: Accenture and Plan International today announced that Accenture and the Accenture Foundations have awarded Plan International a grant of US$1.93 million to help provide training and career opportunities for approximately 3,500 underprivileged young people in India and Vietnam. 

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The grant consists of cash as well as the time and skills of Accenture employees and builds on pro bono work done by Accenture in the Netherlands said a press release.

The grant will help provide underprivileged 18-to-25 year olds with skills training, as well as life skills and work readiness training to prepare them for jobs in industries such as information technology, customer relations and business process outsourcing.

“Supporting Plan International helps bring to life Accenture’s commitment to building skills — drawing on our people’s passion, experience and dedication to developing and nurturing talent,” said Adrian Lajtha, chief leadership officer at Accenture. 

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Lajtha added, “Plan is succeeding at a rapid pace and is proving that it’s possible to make a significant, lasting impact on the economic well-being of individuals by developing skills and connecting people with the right job opportunities.”

In addition, Accenture will help Plan International develop a business model for its REACH project, which currently trains disadvantaged young people in cities in Vietnam, so it can expand that program to other developing countries.  To date, REACH has placed 80 percent of the people it has trained.

“These are truly exciting times for the rapidly expanding economies and markets of India and Vietnam,” said Plan International CEO Nigel Chapman.

“We are confident a standardized model for youth training programs will have a ripple effect, allowing us to rapidly expand the program worldwide,” added Chapman.

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