Legendary cricket batsman and wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer saw first-hand how young people in the slums of Chennai, India are transforming their lives through skills training sponsored by Lycamobile, the largest global provider of international mobile calls.
Farokh Engineer, Lycamobile’s Brand Ambassador, recently visited the skills training centre in Chennai where he interacted with staff, alumni and students at work on careers that will lift their families out of poverty. “I am extremely proud to be associated with a company that is concerned with the wellbeing of the youth from economically disadvantaged backgrounds,” said Farokh Engineer. “The support received at The Skills Training Centre from Lycamobile has enabled youth from the slums in Chennai to gain employable skills for a variety of sectors such as hospitality, automobile and IT services.”
Lycamobile joined hands with The British Asian Trust in 2011 to fund three training centres over three years that will provide livelihoods for 1,500 young people.
