SIP Academy announces educational support for over 1000 underprivileged children

Through the SIP Foundation, the organisation is supporting multiple initiatives across India for skill development in children from economically weaker sections.

SIP Academy announced social impact initiatives with an aim to provide and empower underprivileged children for their educational needs.  SIP Academy emphasizes on the importance of supporting children, especially those from underprivileged backgrounds. Dinesh Victor, Managing Director, made the announcement regarding the launch of the initiatives on the 19th anniversary of SIP Academy’s operations in India. The Pandemic has made this challenge even more acute according to a study conducted by the Azim Premji University. 

Through the SIP Foundation, the organisation is supporting multiple initiatives across India for skill development in children from economically weaker sections. SIP Academy franchise partners, business associates and employees attended the event held in Chennai on August 5. 

Multiple initiatives across India for skill development in children

Through the SIP Foundation, the organisation is supporting multiple initiatives across India for skill development in children from economically weaker sections.

Fee waiver for children who lost parents during COVID

148 SIP students under SIP Academy programmes across India, who lost the earning parent during the pandemic are being offered fee waiver for their monthly fees for course completion of 12 months. In addition 225 children, from underprivileged sections, will be provided fee concession up to 75%. The aid is available in in 45 SIP Abacus centres across India covering over 15 states.

Language and literacy skills in 7 Chennai schools

Through corporate tie-ups, the SIP Foundation provides language and literacy skills to children in 7 schools in Chennai, Sirkazhi (Chidambaram) and Sivakasi. The foundation conducts training programmes to equip teachers of pre-primary and primary classes, in teaching English language and phonics skills. SIP Foundation supplies books to children and teaching tools, software programme and lesson plans to teachers. Through this, the children learn to read and speak English fluently. The programme covers over 1,000 students studying in the 7 schools.

According to an official press note, Dinesh Victor, Managing Director - SIP Academy India, said that as an organisation involved in developing life skills in children through its programmes of SIP Abacus (India’s leading Abacus training programme), Globalart (India’s leading chain of creative art training centres) and MiKids (a unique school-based English language programme), SIP Academy was in a unique position to be able to help children and schools bridge the learning gaps and instill a strong foundation in numeracy, literacy and creative abilities of children.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Dinesh Victor, Managing Director, SIP Academy, stressed on the importance of imparting soft skills among children. Most importantly he mentioned the need to increase awareness and empathy on social impact initiatives.

He further emphasised the vision of SIP Academy to make a significant impact on the mental potential of children – such that their young lives, as well as adult lives, are enriched by the skills they acquire through the various programmes and initiatives that they are a part of, while acquiring life skills in SIP Academy programmes.

He also mentioned how SIP Academy was involved in creating Miyawaki forests with 3 projects already initiated in Chennai and Jalgaon. He referred to the involvement of SIP Academy students as Rainwater Warriors and involving in Rainwater Harvesting awareness and implementation in their homes and in their communities. Across Chennai, over 170 lakh square feet of the area have been covered by the initiative.

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