Monsanto launches residential learning centre

Hyderabad, Jun 12 (UNI) As an extension of Human Rights Programme, the Monsanto Fund, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Monsanto Company, today announced the launch of the Monsanto Fund Learning Center (MFLC), a residential learning centre to provide formal, informal and vocational education to children of Kurnool and Mehboobnagar districts of Andhra Pradesh.

The centre has been set up with NGOs, VORDS and Australian Foundation for People of Asia Pacific (AFAP).

The uniqueness of the MFLC is the Individual Educational Plan(IEP) designed for each child aimed at allowing the children to enter mainstream education.

Students will also be offered vocational skills allowing them to have other income generating opportunities. Located at Nandyal in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, the residential facility can accommodate and teach 120 students each year.

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