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Friday, Jun 17, 2005

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Rotary initiative benefits six orphanage girls

Special Correspondent

They were the proud first batch of beneficiaries of a vocational training programme in DTP "The scholarship scheme has been designed sensitively realising the important role higher education played in promoting upward mobility"

CHENNAI: : The sense of achievement was noticeable on the faces of Kalaiselvi, Kathigaikumari, V. Jayabharathi, M. Malathi, M. Rajalakshmi and K. Selvi when they received their computer training certificates on Thursday evening upon completion of a six-week course.

The girls, from the Government Child Orphanage-1, Park Town, were the proud first batch of beneficiaries of a vocational training programme in DTP, launched by the Rotary Club of Madras Centenary Commemoration. The training was offered free of cost by Cadgraf Digitals Private Limited. The students, studying in Plus Two, were trained in a carefully selected curriculum which included digital software, page-making and photoshop.

Cadgraf managing director A. Elangovan promised to give them refresher training and get them jobs upon completion of their Plus Two examinations, club president V. Vaikunth said.

G. Mukundan, a Plus Two topper from the Jaigopal Garodia Vivekananda Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Annanagar, has been selected by the club under its scholarship scheme.

Launching the scholarship scheme, former Chief Election Commissioner T.S. Krishnamurthy emphasised the need for non-governmental organisations to supplement the efforts of the government in uplifting society. Every intelligent student should be able to pursue the course he or she wanted. There should be no hindrance of any kind to such an effort.

The Hindu Editor N. Ravi who presented the certificates to the beneficiaries of DTP training, complimented the Rotary Club for its signal contribution in the fields of education, medical, housing and employment. The club's schemes represented excellent trends in higher education, one being the yearning for higher education. The scholarship scheme had been designed sensitively realising the important role higher education played in promoting upward mobility. The entry of private philanthropy matched the needs of the times, he said. B. Shiv Kumar, Assistant Governor, Rotary District 3230, lauded the efforts of the club in helping the poor.

Ramola, director, vocational service and Panchu, a Rotarian, explained the features of the training programme and the scholarship scheme.

The school principal, S. Muthukrishnan, and Kalaiselvi thanked the club for its gesture.

Mr. Vaikunth said the two projects were launched under the Rotary Club of MCC Trust. V.C. Kannan, club secretary, was among those who spoke.

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