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Katha Information Technology and...
Katha Information Technology and E-Commerce School: Investing in people for a better world
Challenge
BT is helping Katha deliver IT education and training to benefit children in some of the most deprived areas of Delhi
Solution
BT funding is providing the means to purchase equipment and software, pay teachers’ salaries and employ security guards
Value
Since 2001, KITES has awarded 15,030 IT certificates, enabling students to gain better paid employment with IT companies
Background
Although India has a thriving software and services sector, a career in IT remains beyond the reach of the vast majority of its people. Up to 30 per cent of the population are below the poverty line with many living in slums, open spaces, or simply on the streets. In these deprived areas standards of literacy are low and many children remain uneducated, making it virtually impossible for them to break out of the poverty trap.
Arun Seth, Chairman and Managing Director of BT India, says: “In today’s global economy, where access to jobs and education is increasingly related to the availability of computers and the internet, disadvantaged communities face even greater barriers to opportunities and employment.”
BT has been active in India for many years, both as a provider of telecoms services and as a customer of its IT industry. It has long been committed to work with local communities in the regions in which it operates.
Arun Seth continues: “BT is in a strong position to help break the cycle of poverty. Our particular model of corporate citizenship is specifically designed to spread the benefits of communications technologies as widely as possible”