Destitute Care
Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in India are at the forefront of improving the welfare of destitute women and children. Learn how Infosys Foundation supports the programs of NGOs in rural areas:
2010-11
- Provided assistance to abandoned domestic maids - sponsored airfare from Bahrain to India
- Donated sewing machines to destitute women in rural areas of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
- Rehabilitated street children in Delhi through 'Sathi', a Non-Government Organization
- Rehabilitated Devadasis and their children in Raichur by imparting training and education
- Provided financial assistance to orphanages and schools for the physically handicapped, blind and deaf in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra
2009-10
- Provided solar lighting facilities for Devadasi students of the Vimochana Sangha School, Athani
- Rehabilitated street children in Delhi, Patna and Kanpur through 'Sathi', a Non-Government Organization
2008-09
- Trained the tribal community of Orissa in agriculture, horticulture, sericulture, floriculture, bee-keeping, fishing, dairy, poultry, welding, and carpentry
- Provided vocational training for destitute women in rural areas of Maharashtra
- Trained destitutes to become travel guides in Belur, Badami and Halebeedu, Karnataka
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