SEAGATE to support underprivileged children in India

Mumbai: Seagate Technology has announced its support for the SOS CVI programme to help provide basic healthcare and education for underprivileged children. SOS Children''s Villages of India (SOSCVI) is one of India''s premier organizations providing family homes for abandoned children.

The Seagate programme will be part of SOS CVI''s outreach project that aims to help integrate children from underprivileged communities into society. To facilitate this effort, SOS has established 34 children''s villages spread across India. The Seagate sponsorship will enable children from the region near the SOS CVI in Faridabad to access their facilities and services, including a balanced diet, functional education, basic medical care and regular medical check-ups, recreational facilities and quarterly educational trips.

Seagate will closely monitor the progress of these children over the year and evaluate the success of the programme with a view to extend it to other areas.

The collaboration with SOS CVI is an extension of the company''s Asia-wide community relations programmes for children, which have benefited thousands of needy children in a variety of ways. This includes improving reading habits amongst school children, talent development programmes, science and technology camps as well as fund-raising activities to support organizations such as the Singapore Children''s Society, Children''s Cancer Foundation and the Assisi Children''s Center for children with cancer.

Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of hard disc drives, providing products for a wide range of Enterprise, PC, Notebook and Consumer Electronics applications.