new delhi reliance life insurance has announced the launch of its school on wheels project in association with project crayon an ngo focused on child rights and youth development the project which is part of reliance lifes corporate social responsibility endeavor was launched by tina ambani in mumbai on fridayproject school on wheels aims to bring a mobile school close to children living in the slums of mumbai before any intervention every child is counseled to ascertain his or her profile the overall approach is to prepare these children for admission to a formal education stream impart appropriate moral and social values and bring them to the mainstream of society education equals empowerment the ability to craft a better future said mrs ambani our vision is to provide access to basic education to underprivileged children and open their eyes to their own potential and the world that awaits them this initiative is in line with the groups commitment to bring value to the lives of underprivileged children across india the focus of the project will initially be on the slums around chembur and mankhurd the mobile school will cater to the slums in and around these areas in the first phase with more than 50 children having been already identified and selected for this projectit is a small but important step towards making a difference in the lives of these children and thereby leading them to a better future said p nandagopal ceo reliance life insurance we are sanguine that the success of this project will serve as a precursor to many such wonderful opportunities for us to truly make a difference in the lives of a wider segment of society the bus customized to function as a school is fully equipped with a computer and library and has dedicated teachers to conduct classes in the course of its daily routine it will cover a few selected slum areas and will run a threehour class at each of these centres the teaching methodology will be nonformal and largely based on the avehi abacus syllabusthe computer will provide a platform for educational software movies music and other entertainmentbased educational programs to be delivered to the children activities such as clay making card designing theatreplay acting and art classes shall form a part of the overall curriculum we are extremely pleased to see leading organizations such as reliance life insurance take up their socioeconomic responsibilities with such zeal and enthusiasm said devika kulavoor founder trustee project crayon it is of interest to note that as a result of the preparatory work for this project five children have already joined a formal education stream and have been enrolled with a private english medium school in the vicinity we are sure that this project will be a great success and have a positive impact on the lives of many childrenthese children will also be provided with toys and educational games as incentives to keep them motivated to attend the school various other support services