Under its Project Jyoti program, Microsoft Corporation India announced a grant of approximately Rs 2.2 crore to Child and Police Project (CAP), a Hyderabad-based NGO, to provide IT skills training to victims of human trafficking as well as vulnerable communities at risk of trafficking. 
CAP, along with Delhi-based Prayas and other NGO partners, will engage with these communities to set up a network of 95 Community Technology Learning Centers (CTLCs) across key urban and semi-urban centers in India. The CTLCs will also be located in strategic locations in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. 

Through this program Microsoft aims to extend the benefits of IT to 38,590 people over the next three years. Additionally with support from the QUEST Alliance, CAP's well-proven life skills training curriculum will be digitized to ensure wider distribution. Furthermore under the project, training will be provided to cyber café owners to ensure online safety of children and safe Internet usage. 

Elaborating on this partnership, Neelam Dhawan, MD, Microsoft Corporation India said, "At Microsoft we are committed to extend the benefits of technology to the grass root level and thereby help build a digitally inclusive India. Our special focus is on the underserved vast majority which risks being on the fringes in terms of IT access. In this context, we are very happy to engage with CAP for enabling IT empowerment of victims of human trafficking. We are confident this skills enhancement will be vital in equipping these individuals to explore sustainable livelihood options." 

Speaking on the occasion Nalini Gangadharan, Chairperson, CAP, said "At CAP we strongly believe that economic development and providing the right avenues for employment can help in reducing the risk of human trafficking. The government and voluntary organizations alone cannot provide such opportunities to the underserved sections of the community. It is excellent that companies like Microsoft are coming forward to provide such avenues for growth and development. We look forward to our association with Microsoft in reducing the growth of trafficking in India and the adjoining regions."

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