Uddami Computer Training Center
During a visit in 2001 to Calcutta, Peter & Juthica met two Americans, both India enthusiasts, who moved there the previous year.
Brian is a computer engineer, Alison is a special education teacher.
They decided to launch a project based on their expertise and experience. The result is a free computer school started with their own funds and a few donations from friends. They take students primarily from local orphanages. Their curriculum trains students in word processing, spread sheet and database applications, and web design. These are skills in high demand that would be unattainable for these orphans without access to the free Uddami center.
Graduates are readily employable in jobs that they otherwise would have no hope of getting. Two young women who recently completed the course are beginning to work at Uddami, helping train other orphans.
For more information, please visit the Uddami website and the student maintained Uddami Center website.