The SIP Academy announced educational support for over 1,000 underprivileged children and launched its key social impact programmes on the occasion of its 19th anniversary on August 5.
Managing director Dinesh Victor said the academy aimed to help children and schools bridge learning gaps and instil a strong foundation in the kids’ numeracy, literacy and creative abilities.
Through the SIP Foundation, the organisation is supporting multiple skill development initiatives across to benefit marginalised children.
Around 148 SIP students across India who lost an earning parent during the pandemic are being offered fee waivers. Around 225 additional underprivileged children will be provided fee concessions up to 75 per cent.
The foundation also announced the initiative to spearhead the development of Miyawaki forests across towns and cities in India which involves planting diverse native plants in small areas and creating a self-sustaining forests. It also plans to involve kids in other green projects.
“We plan to take up the Miyawaki forest initiative with Kolkata schools too. Our skill development initiatives for children cover 180 schools in West Bengal. We are helping groom over 16,000 children here. We plan to cover 500 schools in the near future,” said Shubhajit Mullick, regional head (eastern India) of the academy.