Week-long activities organized to promote digital literacy across eight PwC offices; Volunteers trained NGOs and teachers with basic computer skills
The PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India Foundation marks its ninth year through a week-long awareness campaign championing digital literacy across its office locations.
Backing its digital literacy efforts were 140 PwC employees clocking 670 hours by taking part in events that benefitted children, women and trainers across cities. Web browsers, search engines, e-mail and wiki blogs are some of the topics that were taught to children and young adults from underprivileged backgrounds.
Trainers from select NGOs in Gurgaon, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune were given basic computer skill training to bridge the gap in teaching children with limited or no access to digital platforms.
Jaivir Singh, PwC India Foundation Vice-Chairman said, “In an increasingly digitized world, it is crucial that every citizen of the nation is equipped with the knowledge and skill to use information and communication technology. Education must be aggressively integrated with digital literacy skills if we want the workforce of the future to be digitally savvy and ready. In India, we need to urgently address the dire need of these skills.”