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In our commitment to the community within which we operate, we have chosen to partner with specific NGOs focused towards causes we believe in strongly. Child rights is one such cause that resonates broadly within the eClerx family, and so in 2006 we partnered with CRY [Child Rights and You] to set up an annual charity program that both firm and employees contribute towards. CRY has a tremendous track record for effective community support, and we have been very impressed by how they have worked with us to ensure maximum benefit for our monetary and time contributions.
eClerx sponsors two specific projects, Diksha and Rachna.
Diksha
Diksha operates in the red light areas in and around Kolkata (West Bengal) -
areas fraught with substance abuse, trafficking, and sexual exploitation.
Employment options for children as they turn into adults apart from the sex
trade are few and far between. Vocational training facilities that are linked
to employment / placement do not exist. Working with adolescents, Diksha
strives to create an environment of safety and development wherein marginalized
adolescents can develop into healthy and independent adults.
Rachana
Rachana's advocacy work covers 70 villages in Pune district (Maharashtra). The
project works to ensure that the deprived sections of society, especially
children and women, have equal rights and opportunities. Two key impact areas
are -
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