Click to play videoMumbai: Walmart and Hope Foundation will set up five industrial centres of hope -- centres that will provide primary education to children and vocational training to adults. Walmart will contribute $1.12 million to set up the centres.
The project, which spans over the next three years will come up in Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Panipat and Moradabad.
The cities that have been strategically chosen keeping in mind their close proximity to the industrial clusters from where Walmart procures bulk of its supply.
They hope to provide primary education for 1,000 children and train 3,000 young adults in professional short-term courses.
The centre will also provide computer skills and short term courses of three to six months, which will boost skill and enhance earning power.
The education and training will be tailored to the needs of the community and local companies will help to design the curriculum.
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