Top of page
Sports

Credit Suisse starts sports facility for intellectually disabled

Credit Suisse started a sports facility together with Jai Vakeel Foundation, a non-profit organisation whose mission is to improve the lives of children with intellectual disabilities in India.

The inauguration is part of an annual bank-wide ‘Community School Transformation Day,’ with nearly 1,000 Credit Suisse staff volunteering their time to enhance the learning environment at 5 schools in underprivileged communities in Mumbai , Pune and Bengaluru.

The schools include those run by Jai Vakeel and Cochlea, another long-term non-profit partner of Credit Suisse. Around 4,000 students will benefit from the ‘Community School Transformation Day.’

Credit Suisse’s support for Jai Vakeel and its ‘Community School Transformation Day’ are an integral part of the bank’s larger Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in India.

In 2018, these CSR initiatives enabled more than 20,000 disadvantaged children to access quality education, provided more than 8,000 school children with nutritious mid-day meals, prevented malnourishment of over 7,500 ‘at risk’ infants and enabled close to 200 differently abled children to access non-formal education.

You might also like

Agnes Wessalowski of Germany competes in long jumping at the Special Olympics World Games Agnes Wessalowski of Germany competes in long jumping at the Special Olympics World Games

Disability Sports Australia introduces new strategy

Disability Sports Australia (DSA) unveils the debut of its latest…

A woman counting Indian rupee notes of 500 A woman counting Indian rupee notes of 500

HC urges RBI to enhance currency accessibility for blind people

The Bombay High Court has issued a directive to the…

People wearing the colours of the French flag wave in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris. People wearing the colours of the French flag wave in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris.

France launches Olympic and Paralympic Week with a focus on inclusion

The Olympic and Paralympic Week has kicked off in France,…

Kid reading a book at the library Kid reading a book at the library

India’s Karnataka state unveils draft curriculum for inclusive education

The Karnataka State government has released a draft curriculum for…