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Salman's 'Being Human' to empower rural youth

16th February 2013

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. has joined hands with Salman Khan's 'Being Human' association to scale up Career Development Centres. It is an initiative taken to empower rural, educated and undeserved youth through training aimed to enhance their employability.

On this occassion Mr. T. Krishnakumar, CEO of Coca-Cola Hindustan Beverages Pvt. Ltd. said, "Career Development Centre is part of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverage's inclusive growth agenda. Our vision is to bring quality training within easy reach of the educated, unemployed and underserved youth to enhance their employability potential and bring them into the employment mainstream. Over the past 2 years, our first Career Development Centre near Dasna has witnessed commendable success by opening opportunities for over 200 youth with employers across industry."

"It gives me immense pleasure to welcome our new partner, Being Human and India's youth icon Mr. Salman Khan. We are confident that this association will be a great facilitator as we endeavour to scale up this initiative and extend its reach across the country," he further added.

Speaking about the collaboration Salman Khan said, "The training provided by CDC is very practical and prepares the youth for entry level jobs. Being Human - The Salman Khan Foundation is proud to partner with this endeavor."

The entire team along with the superstar unveiled the new logo for the Career Development Centre.

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