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Sponsored two classes of children with cerebral palsy
         (Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy, Kolkata):  Two
         classrooms are being sponsored under the “Corporate
         Leverage and  Support  Scheme” (CLASS) of  the  Indian
         Institute of Cerebral Palsy (IICP) for supporting the
         differently abled, particularly children with cerebral palsy.
         Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, IICP managed to conduct
         classes  online  for  their  children.  The  organisation  also
         established  good  communication  with  the  parents  and
         family members to overcome the pandemic and achieved
         its goal of quality education for children with cerebral palsy.


























                                                                Educational sessions for tribal children, South 24 Parganas,
                                                                West Bengal

         Creative writing session carried out by IICP, Kolkata  Fund Contribution to the Skill Development Institute:
                                                                Skill Development Institutes (SDI) are being set up at
                                                                various places in the country by the member companies of
         One-Teacher School (Friends of Tribal Society): BL has   the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOPNG), Govt.
         extended its support for the betterment of the tribal children   of India.  As a member Company, this year Balmer Lawrie
         by allocating Rs. 10 lakhs for the educational project called
         EKAL Vidyalayas. The project helps tribal children to get   contributed Rs 210 Lakhs for the institutes at Ahmedabad,
                                                                           Guwahati,
                                                                                      Visakhapatnam,
                                                                                                             and
                                                                                                      Kochi
                                                                Raebareli,
         informal education and behavioural change activities which
         helps the students to perform well in Government Schools.   Bhubaneswar as per the funding module set by the
                                                                MoPNG.
         Through this project, ‘Yoga’ and other physical exercises
         are taught by an instructor.




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