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GE
Fund, the philantrophic foundation funded solely by US-based General
Electric Company (GE) has awarded grants worth US $ 1,29,000 to
three Indian not-for-profit organisations, Vinimay Trust, ICRIER
and Each One Teach One, for supporting their programs in the area
of education and research
Vinimay
Trust is a Mumbai-based organisation, which consists of a group
of dedicated voluntary workers engaged in the uplift of underprivileged
children and youth in Child Welfare Institutions (CWIs). Scholarships,
tutorial assistance, medical care (in special cases), personality
development and social exposure are some of the trust’s child
welfare programs conducted by the Vinimay Trust.
The
trust also conducts targeted programs for the youth who leave the
CWIs around the age of 18 years, helping them with job placements,
personal finances etc. GE Elfun volunteers will begin voluntary
work with them through educational classes, learning trips for the
children etc..
The
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
(ICRIER) is an autonomous, policy-oriented, not-for-profit, research
institution. The ICRIER promotes multi-disciplinary research at
the cutting edge of knowledge creation and provides a forum for
continuing dialogue amongst decision-makers in government, academia,
industry and civil society.
Each
One Teach One (EOTO) is a charitable trust headquartered at Mumbai
with a self-sustaining branch at Bangalore. The main motive behind
this trust is a deep commitment to help underprivileged children
in municipal schools and women with their daily necessities such
as uniforms, books, coaching, health care and vocational training
sessions.
GE
Elfun volunteers have been working with EOTO since 1999 to give
computer education to the underprivileged children. Their vision
is to ‘bridge the digital divide’ by giving quality training
in real life use of computers.
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