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Samsung sets up fund for poor kids' education
Thursday February 16, 2012 07:19:42 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: As a
gesture of philanthropy, electronics major Samsung Thursday
committed to spend Rs.100 from the sale of every Galaxy Note, the
company's latest android phone, to sponsor education of poor
children in India.
"For every Galaxy Note sold in the period between February and
June 2012, Samsung will contribute Rs.100 towards supporting the
selected projects with non-governmental organisations," said
Ranjit Yadav, country-head for mobile and IT, Samsung Electronics.
The product is priced around Rs.38,000.
Through partnership with NGOs which are selected on the basis of
their work in the field of education by a jury constituted by
Samsung, the project aims to reach out to children across villages
in Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (UP).
The two NGOs selected are Aid India and Smile Foundation, which
will be funded for their programmes 'Samsung Super Kids' in Tamil Nadu villages and 'Mission Education' in Delhi and UP.
"We not only aim to provide quality education to underprivileged
children but also create an environment which is conducive to
their overall growth and development. Our objective is to ensure
that children are encouraged to go to school and are
mainstreamed," Yadav added.
Yesteryear's actress and former chairperson of Central Board of
Film Certification, Sharmila Tagore is the ambassador of the
company's Project Hope.
Tagore said, "There is a need to focus not just on giving basic
education to children and mainstreaming them, but also for
ensuring that quality of education imparted is improved and school
drop out rate is controlled."
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