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Two Indian NGOs, Calcutta de la Rue a l’Ecole, and Tomorrow’s Foundation, have received a grant from the Veolia Foundation that will enable them to install a mobile education unit on a bus which crisscrosses Calcutta every day.

Both NGOs work with children with physical and mental disabilities for whom accessing education is extremely difficult. The new mobile unit will enable approximately 50 children to benefit from the facilities on the bus. These include specialized educators, speech therapists, physical therapists and occupational therapists who will work with the children for one year.

They will also provide support to the parents of the children, helping them to access appropriate facilities.

The project has helped to create 9 jobs.