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Literacy India
Kolkata
- Alumni
Literacy India has clearly set the Four E’s as its goal on a process of achieving in next decade i.e., Education, Empowerment Employment & Environment. We endeavour to meet this objective through imparting basic education and through exposing our students to a variety of vocational skills in performing arts, computer animation and all kinds of futuristic vocation for the growing generation. Literacy India aims to make the beneficiaries as a resource and support to the ongoing work in the community.
Duration of Support
3 years
SVP Lead Partners
Devina Salarpuria
Duration of Support
3 years
SVP Lead Partners
Devina Salarpuria
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Home » Our Investees » Literacy India
Literacy India
Kolkata
- Alumni
Literacy India has clearly set the Four E’s as its goal on a process of achieving in next decade i.e., Education, Empowerment Employment & Environment. We endeavour to meet this objective through imparting basic education and through exposing our students to a variety of vocational skills in performing arts, computer animation and all kinds of futuristic vocation for the growing generation. Literacy India aims to make the beneficiaries as a resource and support to the ongoing work in the community.
Duration of Support
3 years
SVP Lead Partners
Devina Salarpuria
SVP-Literacy India Partnership
The partnership between Literacy India and SVP Kolkata is now in its third year. With over 150 beneficiaries being trained as tailors or beauticians, about 80% of them have gone on to achieve some or the other form of sustained incomes. In 2021, 100 more will be trained to create opportunities for self-employment in tailoring, beauty culture and the culinary skills.
Story of success
Several connections with potential customers have been facilitated from by our Lead Partner Ms. Devina Salarpuria. Trainers for workshops ranging from financial literacy to digital marketing; from the fight against domestic violence to career prospects and motivational sessions have been organised. The youth cohort led by Youth Mentor Ms. Sanskriti Junjuhnwala has done a great job of imparting financial literacy skills to the beneficiaries, a result of which two self-help groups have been formed very recently.
To encourage entrepreneurship, a three month grassroots entrepreneurship development programme has also been conducted to help 20 women entrepreneurs grow and scale their work. SVP Kolkata, in partnership with YFLO Kolkata under YFLO Gives helped support the digital education of 54 children during the pandemic.