more-inIn a first of its kind contribution, the U.S.-India Chamber of Commerce Foundation donated $25,000 towards the India Development Fund to be used towards skill development of war widows. Under the programme, war widows will be provided a laptop and an American university will offer online courses in skill development. The Founding Chairman of the chamber, Ashok Mago, who won Padma Shri in 2014, said: “What we have given today is a seed fund. He said that since NRIs could select specific projects under the India Development Fund, he had chosen to help war widows. “As I grew up in Ambala Cantonment, I have seen the travails of the widows and skill development could help in providing a proper livelihood post traumatic period,” he added.

Source: The Hindu January 09, 2017 18:19 UTC