Western Digital (WD) has announced its association with the SMILE Foundation to support the cause of education for underprivileged kids in India. WD had partnered with the SMILE foundation to help spread the festive cheer to underprivileged kids of about 300 families living in slums around Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi.
To show support for the kids better future, WD will sponsor the education for 125 such special children for a year. WD will launch this initiative as a part of the SMILE Foundation’s annual ‘Ramp for Champs’ event to be held at ITC Grand Central in Mumbai on Sunday, February 17th, 2013.Eminent people and celebrities from various aspects of society will walk the ramp with a special child for the cause of education of the under privileged kids.
WD initiated a ‘Green Drive’ in association with Lucknow based NGO – JAAZ to mark the World Environment Day last year to transform a piece of arid land in Malihabad, U.P., by planting hundreds of trees over a span of four weeks. WD extended the drive to major traffic signals in Delhi and NCR regions, with a group of volunteers handing out leaflets made of eco-friendly material with tips on conserving fuel.
