Laxman joins in educating deprived sections

It was a coming together of people from diverse fields for a noble and humane cause, which helped bring smiles on children from economically underprivileged backgrounds.

Tech giant Pegasystems India collaborated with Teach for Change with VVS Laxman and actress Lakshmi Manchu who came on board to revamp the country’s government school curriculum.

‘Pega Teach for Change’ offers holistic training and job opportunities to government school students, said Suman Reddy, Managing Director of the company at the programme announcing the launch of its largest corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative.

Chaitanya MRSK, founder of Teach for Change, said that this was an extension of their bid to impart training to primary and high government school students in leadership skills and English. “This joint initiative offers government school students an opportunity for holistic training and development with added focus on computer literacy,” he said.

Laxman, whose VVS Foundation is into a similar exercise, said that it was a welcome move as students from government schools were denied access to modern skills and communication methods. The former cricketer appreciated the two collaborators and said that he was glad to be associated with such a noble endeavour.

Appreciating the programme, Laxmi commented, “I always believe in value based education for kids. English enables us to speak around the globe. Children are the pillars of this country. Basic education is every child’s right.

For the first time in India, we tied up with TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) for a government school CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) programme. Through this initiative, we will build leadership and communication skills in government school children.”