Bridging The Digital Divide

 Bridging The Digital Divide 

Trinity Care Foundation is creating a world of opportunities by installing computer labs in various government schools in Karnataka 

15-year-old Gayatri J, a 9th grade student at Government High School (GHS) Venkatagiri Kote in Chintamani, has never touched a computer but soon she will be learning how to operate it in her school. Her excitement knows no limits. 

A not-for-profit organisation, Trinity Care Foundation (TCF), working for the betterment of the underprivileged sections of society, has inaugurated a computer lab with 15 Lenovo desktops. In June 2024, a computer teacher will be appointed to kick-start the much-needed computer education at the all-girls school. 550 students, including Gayatri J, will benefit from the programme implemented by TCF on behalf of corporate organizations as part of their CSR projects. It’s the first time the students of the school will be imparted training in computers. 

School headmaster, GM Manujantha is feeling relieved and grateful that students in the school will have access to computers. “90% of the students belong to socially and economically weak backgrounds. Most of their parents work on daily wages. They can’t possibly afford a computer so this is a golden opportunity for the students to learn to handle a system. Computer education is a must these days,” says Manjunatha. 

Trinity Care Foundation

Trinity Care Foundation is a 16-year old public charitable trust having PAN, TAN, 12AB, 80G, Professional tax and FCRA. It is registered with NITI Aayog, Government of India. It is National Health Mission Partner in Karnataka, India. Trinity Care Foundation has been registered with MCA for undertaking CSR activities and the Registration number is CSR00003858. 

More details at https://www.trinitycarefoundation.com/csr/ || 

Connect with us at [ support@trinitycarefoundation.org ], if your Company would like to support such CSR initiatives for the marginalized communities in Karnataka state, India.

Executed CSR Projects : https://www.flickr.com/photos/trinitycarefoundation/albums 

Evidence on how the Tobacco Industry targets Children

 

Evidence on how the Tobacco Industry targets Children. 

Key facts

There are 1.3 billion tobacco users worldwide. Tobacco kills around 8 million people every year (more than 7 million active smokers and over 1 million non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke), including 1 million in the Americas. The life expectancy of smokers is at least ten years less than that of non-smokers.

Tobacco is the only legal consumer product that kills up to half of its users when used exactly as intended by the manufacturer. Tobacco companies spent over 8 billion dollars on marketing and advertising.

Children and adolescents who use e-cigarettes at least double their chance of smoking cigarettes later in life.