MSDF LABS
With a mission for transforming the lives of youth living in urban poverty, DRF in association with Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF) launched the LABS program in 47 cities to provide employability skills to 36,000 youth and placing them suitably in various industries.

Accenture LABS
Under an MoU with Accenture, DRF is providing demand-driven livelihood training and placement assistance for 250 ‘Below the Poverty Line’ (BPL) youth in Chennai. The project will also provide entrepreneurship training for self-employment initiatives.

Cisco Networking Academy
Cisco has set up a Networking Academy that imparts on-line e-learning that cuts across geographic, socio-economic, racial and ethnic barriers to education and advancement. Under the LABS program, the Academy conducts a globally certified ‘IT Essentials’ course that provides training in basic hardware, software and network operating systems to disadvantaged youth, enabling hem to get good entry-level positions as technicians and hardware engineers, as well as in Marketing, Sales and BPO services.