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India’s growth engine has not reached rural areas 25M rural youth in eastern India are educated, unskilled, and unemployed Unfilled job openings require professional skills and competency in IT
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Vision Information Technology can create enhanced livelihoods for marginalized communities of India Mission Generate sustainable knowledge-economy livelihoods for 100,000 poor women and youth through market aligned skills training and IT project services 3
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4 Equity
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Placement e.g. IBM MAST Market Aligned Skills Training Training centers that develop skilled IT professionals DREAM Developing Rural Entrepreneurs through Adoption and Mentoring Enables Anudip graduates to start micro and group enterprises iMerit Mass Employment through Rural IT District-level data centers providing high- quality, low-cost IT outsourcing services
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6 Skills Development Anudip’s first desktop publishing graduates in early 2007, having learned Corel, PhotoShop and PageMaker Planning meeting at Asha Welfare Society, Jan 2006
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Training centers to develop skilled IT workers and entrepreneurs IT, financial, and business education Job preparedness and English communication 80% job placement Voice/Data BPO, Customer Care, Retail, Back Office, Hospitality, Healthcare, Beautician Employers in creating course curricula based on their IT skill needs and prepares students for employment Partnership with local NGOs for reach and credibility
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8 Entrepreneurship
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DREAM - Developing Rural Entrepreneurs through Adoption and Mentoring Enables graduates to start micro enterprises Provides equipment purchase support Mentors entrepreneurs during business incubation and for two years
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Digital Jobs that Transform Lives iMerit is changing the way that businesses in the Internet economy, execute on projects, deliver results and empower communities
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Global Service Desk Foundation Web Services Games & Application Testing Digital Publishing Application support ICT4D support 24x7 technical and functional support Functionality testing Conversion Services Content tagging Pre-press and Type Setting Content Enhancement and Production Real-time Digitization Data extraction Database creation Image tagging Data mining and analytics Gameplay experience testing Rule adherence testing Mobile applications testing Pilot with 15 FTEs Excellent Training Platform 24 x 7; Level II To Be Developed
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To convert traditional curriculum to digitized content and interactive lessons To secure more engagement from students To reach remote locations with advanced multimedia technology for effective e-Learning To overcome power outages in different locations To provide video conferencing for improved trainer productivity Empower students to take their lessons at any time and revise as much as they require
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Battery powered Inexpensive Public domain Cloud-sync WiFi / HDMI 15
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16 IT Basics Microsoft Desktop Admin Microsoft Server Admin Cisco Network Configuration English Language Refresher Workplace Readiness Employer Specific Training Anudip Academy Science and Engineering Graduates Information Technology Companies
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17 Persons with Disabilities Political Refugees Victims of Trafficking
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30,000
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19 Stakeholders Impacted 30,000 marginalized youth/women trained 80% placement 200+ employers 20+ global customers 200+ DREAM Units 600+ employees Operational Excellence 150 Training Centers Five iMerit centers 800 PC Donations Engaged Board Members 7 years of audited financials (2007-14) Market-linked salaries/benefits Corporate & institutional funders iMerit revenue ~ $1.5M/breakeven 2014-15 30% Anudip earned income in 2013-14 Technology driven blended curriculum 150,000 people impacted Programs MAST DREAM iMERIT
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