Tata infotech offers free IT education for slum children

P>NEW DELHI: Tata Infotech Ltd, has taken up the cause of computer education and life skills to slum children in municipality schools for free in Delhi and Mumbai. These social initiatives would enable more than 2000 slum children to get access to the computer for the first time. It has donated all the required hardware and software along with deputing its faculty members for training of students. Management and training inputs are also provided to the staff members of Deepalaya and the BMC schools by the Tata Infotech team.

In another initiative, volunteers from Tata Infotech are creating access to basic services such as education, care and vocational training. They are also helping in improving the children's self-image and confidence by coaching them to actively participate in cultural and talent building activities which they help stage too, in order to bring out creativity and foster innovation.

Rahul Thapan, Head - Education Services Division, Tata Infotech Limited, stated, "Tata Infotech has tied up with Deepalaya — one of the largest Non Government Organizations in New Delhi and in Mumbai, it is doing the same in alliance with the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), 'Each One Teach One'- a Non Government Organization and 'Partners in Change'- a philanthropic organization. Our faculty members undertake responsibilities of not only teaching the children but also improving the quality of their lives."