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Microsoft gives Child and Police project Rs.2Cr

Under its Project Jyoti program, Microsoft Corporation India has announced a grant of Rs 2.2 crore to CAP (Child and Police project), a Hyderabad-based NGO, to provide IT skills training to victims of human trafficking as well as vulnerable communities at risk of trafficking. CAP, along with Delhi-based Prayas and other NGO partners, will engage with these communities to set up a network of 95 Community Technology Learning Centres (CTLCs) across key urban and semi-urban centres in India. The CTLCs will also be located in strategic locations in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Vietnam.

Through this program Microsoft aims to extend the benefits of IT to 38,590 people over the next three years. Additionally with support from the QUEST Alliance, CAP's life skills training curriculum will be digitized to ensure wider distribution. Furthermore under the project, training will be provided to cyber cafe owners to ensure online safety of children and safe internet usage.

Elaborating on this partnership, Neelam Dhawan, Managing Director, Microsoft Corporation India Private Limited said, "Our special focus is on the underserved vast majority which risks being on the fringes in terms of IT access. In this context, we are very happy to engage with CAP for enabling IT empowerment of victims of human trafficking. We are confident this skills enhancement will be vital in equipping these individuals to explore sustainable livelihood options."
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