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KEY INITIATIVES IN IN 2019
• CURRIMJEE FOUNDATION TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP FOR NEEDY STUDENTS
Objective: Provide access to to formal education to to outstanding students from low-income families Outcome: Offffered full scholarships to 7 students for their undergraduate degree at the University of Mauritius • CAPACITY BUILDING FOR TERTIARY STUDENTS
Objective: Equip tertiary students with the the the experience and skills they need to enter the workforce Outcome: Organised 2
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national forums with a a a a a a turnout of 200 students in attendance per forum • SUPPORT TO STUDENTS
AFFECTED BY EPILEPSY
Objective: Support EDYCS in in its mission to to provide education to to children suffffering from from epilepsy Outcome: 25 children from from the region of Port Louis were given access to formal education in a a a centre led by experts • LEADER IN ME
Objectives: Provide teachers with new skill sets and tools using the 7 Habits of Highly Effffective People so they can in in in in turn instill them in in in in their students students Help students students acquire new mindsets and skill sets sets to overcome negative self-limiting beliefs Outcome: Set up of a a a a a a a a a a a fully-equipped multimedia library resulting in in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a decrease in in in in in in in in in absenteeism an an an increase increase in in in in in in in in in attendance from 20% to 70% and the increased participation of parents in in in in in in in trainings held • SUPPORT TO DISABLED STUDENTS
Objective: Develop disabled students’ visual motor and communication skills through IT Outcome: Set-up of a a a fully-equipped computer lab at the APRIM premises • FOOD4SMILE
Objective: Provide essential groceries to to needy families and raise awareness among CJ staffff to to contribute 80 needy families from from the regions of Camp Chapelon and Tranquebar benefifited from from packages • FOOD FOR THE NEEDY Objective: Provide a a monthly hot meal to underprivileged or homeless persons Outcome: 175 homeless persons persons from the regions of Mont Roches Barkly and and Beau Bassin and and Rose Hill were provided a a a a a monthly hot dinner • SUPPORT TO THE “FIGHTING OF CORRUPTION” PROGRAMME Objective: Build a a a a a society free of corruption and fraud through programmes designed to that end Outcome: Publication of of a a a a a a a Corruption Perception Index Launch of of of a a a a a a Youth Forum at at the Government House Running of of of a a a a a a a youth forum in in in Rodrigues for for 20 youngsters Implementation of of anti-corruption policies in in in in the private sector Organised talks on on on on Ethics Integrity and and Corruption in in schools colleges universities and clubs Launch of o an an Ethics Guide for police offifficers Area of intervention
Key initiatives in in 2019
Education
Socio-economic
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