M’soft,Smile Foundation celebrate NGO Connection Day

The seminar saw the presence of eminent people from various civil society organisations across India,corporate houses. Shakila Shamsu,Joint Adviser (Education),Planning Commission of India was the chief guest.

The seminar saw training sessions,panel discussions and presentations on various topics related to employability of underprivileged youth.

Speaking on the occasion,Shakila Shamsu said that Information Technology has become an important tool in reaching out to the unreachable. “Along with educational qualifications,development of right skills is also important for employability as well as better career options'”

The first panel discussion,‘Linking IT & Life Skills with Employability for Youth’ served as a platform to share experiences about different activities related to employment and the potential challenges at the national level. The focus was on the importance of training in IT skills and the partnership between the Microsoft Unlimited Potential Community Technology Skills Program (UP-CTSP) and the Smile Twin e-Learning Programme of Smile Foundation.

“The road to success is always under construction and through the ‘NGO Connection Day’ we would like to share our experiences and learning on IT and life skills. It’s a unique platform that can give much needed impetus to our approach on addressing livelihood issues of the less advantaged community,” said Naresh Chaudhary,COO of Smile Foundation.

Dr. Vikas Goswami,Lead CSR,Microsoft Corporation India Private Limited said,“As a socially responsible corporate,Microsoft has been supporting non-profit organizations in various ways to enable digital inclusion and bring the benefits of information technology to underprivileged and marginalized sections of society. ”

The day provided a platform to for various partner organisations of Microsoft and also between other NGOs working with the agenda on IT,education and employment to network,share and learn about each other’s activities.