Ericsson launches Connect To Learn initiative in India
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* Partnerships with globally-renowned NGOs Plan International, Smile
Foundation, and Pratham Education Foundation to create unique skills-based
ecosystem in India
* Aims to provide access to quality education to underprivileged students and
urban youth in India through mobility, broadband and cloud solutions
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced the launch of its global education
initiative 'Connect to Learn' in India. Connect To Learn implements information
and communications technology (ICT) in schools in resource poor settings, to
ensure that children, no matter where they live, have access to learning
resources and a quality education. In line with the vision of a complete 21st
Century education for everyone, the program provides an opportunity for youth to
access learning resources that were previously unavailable to them.
As a part of the program, Ericsson in association with three leading non-
governmental organizations (NGOs) in India - Plan International (India Chapter),
Smile Foundation and Pratham Education Foundation has launched projects for
periods of one to three years, that make a positive impact on the lives of
underprivileged students and urban youth in different parts of the country.
Each partner brings a specific contribution to the success of the initiative.
In terms of creating employment opportunities for underprivileged youth,
Ericsson has partnered with Smile Foundation to offer job-oriented skills and
placement assistance to underprivileged youth in Delhi/National Capital Region
(NCR) and Mumbai. This program will impart training in basic computers and
retail sales management skills, along with proficiency in spoken and written
English through 20 centres to be set in Delhi/NCR and Mumbai. The curriculum
also includes sessions on personal development, career counselling and placement
support.
Recognizing an important link between limited mobility of women and girls and
accessing progressive learning opportunities, the project with Plan India
focuses on ensuring increased access to opportunities for self-development for
15000 girls in the 15 - 25 age group. Ericsson will establish 12 Networked
Learning Centres in Delhi as knowledge hubs for girls, in association with Plan
India.
As a part of the third project, Ericsson will collaborate with Pratham Education
Foundation to establish Learning Excellence Program (LEP) in about 15 schools in
the villages of Gurgaon. The LEP provides need based support to Government
Schools by targeting children who lag behind in their learning levels.
Elaine Weidman-Grunewald, Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate
Responsibility (CR), Ericsson said, "As we move closer to the Networked Society,
we see mobile broadband emerging as a powerful tool, offering the opportunity to
connect even the remotest villages.
"Connect to Learn has been successful in bringing the benefits of connectivity
to students and schools worldwide. With more than 1 billion people in India, the
potential to contribute to improved access to education is enormous. Through the
formation of initiatives like Connect To Learn, we demonstrate that public-
private partnerships are key to developing sustainable solutions that can make a
major impact in education through technology."
Chris Houghton, Head of Region, Ericsson India said, "ICT has immense potential
to offer learning opportunities and also have positive impact on a country's
economic growth. With the three partners, we are creating a unique Connect to
Learn ecosystem in India which will make a difference in the lives of thousands
of underprivileged children and youth by creating an environment that is
conducive to their overall growth and development."
'Connect To Learn' is a global education initiative of Ericsson, the Earth
Institute at Columbia University and Millennium Promise that leverages the power
of ICT to enable access to high-quality education for students everywhere. The
initiative is based on the use of connectivity to implement low-cost and user-
friendly ICT solutions for schools through mobile broadband and cloud computing.
This gives students and teachers access to world-class information and
educational resources, and the ability to connect schools to other schools
around the world to foster collaborative learning, cross-cultural understanding
and global awareness.
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Connect To Learn
Connect To Learn (CTL) is a global education initiative launched in 2010 by the
Earth Institute of Columbia University, Millennium Promise and Ericsson to scale
up access to quality secondary education, in particular for girls, by providing
scholarships and bringing information and communications technologies (ICT) to
schools in remote, resource-poor parts of the world.
Impacting nearly 40,000 students worldwide today, CTL is pioneering ICT in rural
classrooms and charting a course for scalable solutions, driven by a vision that
classrooms everywhere, from cities to the most isolated villages, will be
transformed in exciting ways with the expansion of mobile broadband networks:
www.connecttolearn.org
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