Wednesday 4 February 2015

Bringing Million Dollar Smile with Skill Development Initiative by DLF

Skill a million is one of the major initiatives taken by DLF Foundation, to secure jobs for the lifetime. The initiative aims to prepare one million people to enhance their skills and face the upcoming challenges in the near future. This initiative started under rural development programme in 2011, to make India, a self-sufficient nation.

The investment of Rs 200 crores aims to establish 250 skill-training centers, under skill a million programmes. The foundation has already set up 17 training centers in Delhi, U.P., Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Uttrakhand. These training centers aim to enhance the skills in order to approach the leading industries in a reformed way.

The efforts are remarkable till now, as these training centers have been able to generate employment for many trainees in top organizations. It has provided a platform to develop skills and enable them to be professionally well equipped. Hence, providing vocational training to the unfortunate has helped them to approach the industry in a more refined form.

While DLF Foundation has brought significant changes in the lives of economically weaker sections of the society, it hopes to benefit many more in the future. With a vision to develop a powerful workforce for the economy, it will able to serve a larger part of rural development in India.

Monday 2 February 2015

Launch of Cancer Awareness Campaign by DLF

DLF Foundation has been able to serve poor and the needy through various programmes and initiatives taken to promote rural healthcare in India. It has helped them stand in the forefront of bringing social transformation to the society.

Today India has almost crossed one crore population who are suffering from the dreadful cancer. And responding to the need of the hour, DLF has launched cancer awareness campaign in collaboration with World Healthal Trust. It aims at generating awareness of cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment assistance in the villages.

Lt Gen Rajender Singh, CEO of DLF Foundation elaborated on cancer awareness campaign. He said that the rate at which cancer is spreading in the country is alarming. Hence, there is a need to educate people about the importance of early screening to ensure healthy India.

DLF launched this campaign at one of the primary healthcare centers in a village Sakatpur, Gurgaon, India by organizing a cancer awareness camp. The camp welcomed more than 50 villagers who were active participants in this noble cause. The campaign is carried out to reduce the prevalence of common cancers including breast and cervical cancer. It aims to cover two village clusters in Gurgaon, over a time span of one year.