Sujaya Foundation

It intervenes through formal and non-formal educational activities to significantly improve the linguistic competence of the students.

Activities undertaken by Sujaya:

• English Immersion program: Sujaya has been conducting its English Immersion Programme for the past 10 years. The focus is on spoken English. The programme is led by an instructor for half the day. The second half includes structured activities on computers and iPods. All activities are focused on increasing students’ fluency in English, voice and accent training. Depending on the abilities of the group, the course also includes a section on grooming and professional etiquette. Sujaya also involves guardians in educational and extra-curricular activities to know about their concerns and issues related to their children. The process includes pre-selection of candidates, intensive course on the above, post-course and follow-up procedures.
• Experiential Learning Program (ELP) for the differently abled: The ELP was launched in the year 2008. In this program, differently-abled youth are trained in computer skills and given an opportunity to work in data entry jobs. Underprivileged students, mentally and physically challenged youth (above 18 years of age) are provided an opportunity to perform these tasks. So far, 11 trainees have been successfully placed with various corporates. 
• STeP (Smile Twin E-Learning Program): In a collaborative effort with Smile Foundation, STeP is a flagship program of Smile and was introduced to the youth from rural communities with a hope to train them and enhance their skills for higher chances of employability. They conduct workshops on Basic IT, Spoken English, Personality Development and basics of Retail Marketing for 4 months, the students are then placed into corporate organizations.
• Health: Apart from the Foundation’s Educational initiatives, they also support patients with Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) with free medical check-ups and counseling. More than half of the beneficiaries under this program have been fully cured.