DP WORLD PARTNERS CENTRE FOR CSR & SUSTAINABILITY EXCELLENCE LAUNCHES ‘PRAGATI’, A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR GIRL CHILD EDUCATION

May 2022

DP World has partnered Centre for CSR & Sustainability Excellence (CCSE), the not-for-profit implementation arm of Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt Ltd. for the implementation of Pragati, a girl child education scholarship programme, to be undertaken in Mundra, Gujarat. ‘Pragati’ aims to provide scholarships to 120 girls residing in the targeted region giving them an opportunity to further their education. The scholarship will be awarded to cover the education related expenses for every academic year till class 12th (i.e. academic year 2022-23, 23-24 and 24-25).

As part of the strategic partnership, CCSE will monitor the project implementation on ground, and efficiently manage the community mobilisation and outreach with the help of its local community based non-profit partner, Saath Livelihood Services. Saath has been closely working to uplift underprivileged communities for many years.

Rizwan Soomar, CEO and Managing Director, DP World Subcontinent, At DP World, we strongly believe everyone must have access to quality education. The prolonged school closure due to the pandemic has posed an additional deterrent to access and continuity of education for children. Through the Pragati scholarship programme we endeavour to encourage and inspire girls across our communities to continue their education, directly helping them and India to create better futures for all of us.”

Dr Soumitro Chakraborty, CEO of Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt Ltd, and Chairman of CCSE, expressed his delight about the programme and said,

The programme will focus on conducting awareness drives in the targeted regions to sensitise the local communities about the importance of girl child education. The project also encapsulates within its objective, creation of a robust and supportive mentorship mechanism. This will be facilitated through creation of peer groups that will act as learning units and give the beneficiaries the opportunity to interact with each other.