Bengaluru, NFAPost: With its continued commitment to creating brighter lives, leading lighting solution provider Signify has partnered with Samarthanam Trust to set up 10 computer labs in blind schools across India, under its EcoLink Cares CSR Programme.
This initiative will enable more than 1,000 visually impaired students to improve their digital literacy and also access digital learning opportunities to support their school education, thereby preparing them for better career opportunities in the future.
Under this program, each school will be equipped with a modern computer lab featuring latest equipment and audio-visual aids. This will enable the visually impaired students to access E-Sugam Pustakaalaya, an online library that hosts more than 11 lakh digital audio book titles, to supplement their academic performance. Additionally, the company is also upgrading the overall infrastructure in these labs to ensure a more comfortable environment for children to learn, grow and explore.
The program was recently inaugurated by the company at an event organized at the Rashtriya Virjanand Andh Kanya Senior Secondary School in Vikaspuri, New Delhi.
Inaugurating the program, Signify CEO & MD South Asia Sumit Joshi said Signify vision is to unlock the extraordinary potential of light to create brighter lives and a better world.
“Our EcoLink Cares CSR program is very special, as it aims to gift the light of education to visually impaired students. We are thankful to Samarthanam Trust for supporting us in this cause and we hope to make a positive impact in the lives of these children,” said Signify CEO & MD South Asia Sumit Joshi.
Commenting on the initiative, Samarthanam Trust Founder Managing Trustee Mahantesh G K said Samarthanam Trust has been a pioneer in empowering people with disabilities since 1997 and it gives us immense pleasure to associate with Signify India in this new initiative.
“Our constant endeavor is to reach out to these visually impaired students to not only educate them but also empower them to live a life of dignity,” said Samarthanam Trust Founder Managing Trustee Mahantesh G K.
About Signify
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) is the world leader in lighting for professionals and consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. The company’s Philips products, Interact connected lighting systems and data-enabled services, deliver business value and transform life in homes, buildings and public spaces. With 2021 sales of EUR 6.9 billion, we have approximately 37,000 employees and are present in over 70 countries.
Signify unlocks the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world. The company achieved carbon neutrality in 2020, have been in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index since our IPO for five consecutive years and were named Industry Leader in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
