NIIT Foundation
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| Industry | Non-Profit |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Imparting employability skills to youth in Urban slums and Rural areas |
| Location | India |
| Introduction | In 2005, when NIIT Foundation (NF) geared up to reach out and ensure inclusive development in India, we unambiguously endeavored to simultaneously make the initiative scalable and sustainable by design. Keeping ‘Education and Training’ as the mainstay of our initiative, we explored the approach of various NGOs, the corporate sector and the government towards social development. Following areas that had a crying need and could substantially be addressed by us were identified: Employ-ability training for graduates in rural and semi-rural areas. Livelihood training for youth in urban slums. Better training in IT and IT-enabled areas for various not-for-profit organizations across the country. We are implementing various prototypes with the intent to build scalable and sustainable models. At the same time, we are continuing to expand our areas of impact as we collaborate with CSR in the corporate sector, NGOs and funding organizations. |