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World Malayalee Council announces Student Engagement Program in the US

Atlanta, GA, February 15, 2021: World Malayalee Council, the largest and oldest Kerala diaspora fraternity institution announced the initiative formulated to engage school-going children in Middle and High schools through volunteering & leadership activities by focusing academically and socially, said Anil Augustine, WMC spokesperson.

The initiative intends to assist expat Indian children connect and fasten their heritage roots enabling successful adaptation to their homeland. SEP is envisioned to promote intellectual growth, academic achievement, character, leadership development on  curricular, civic, social and cultural ends on a global benchmark. With the resourceful assistance of mentors who have proven excellence in their own respective professional and personal careers, WMC envisions to have an organized, structured reachout enabling the younger generation, the access of vetted and validated resource people-pool and programs. The integral part of this program is to felicitate professional advancements and exposure through volunteering opportunities.

Excitement in announcing the program was expressed jointly by Mr. Thomas Philip, AR Chair; Mr. Sudhir Nambiar, AR President; Mr. Pinto Kannampally, AR General Secretary; Mr. Cecil Cherian, CPA,Treasurer.

This initiative aims at facilitating individual as well group attention, guidance to enrollees enabling overall academic merit and professional success. Further the opportunity to volunteer and to access resources, the SEP participants shall be advantaged with the global exchange opportunities of the Indian fraternity – one of the most successful diaspora, internationally. Mr. Nambiar, American Region President, denoted.

WMC is the only Indian diaspora institution partnered and endorsed by the US Census Bureau. Having been approved as the credentialing partner for The US President’s Volunteer Certifying program, SEP enrollees will get increased, exclusive opportunities to reputed external organizations, proudly highlighted by Mr. Pinto Kannampally, General Secretary of the Region. 

The following are the key specs of the WMC SEP program: 1. Opportunity to obtain validated academic advisement, mentors and professional opportunities.2. Automatically become a Volunteer of WMC SEP; become a Student leader with Student’s wing activities and earn legible volunteer hours.3. The US President’s Volunteer Service Awards is readily available to certify your credentials from WMC & other external organizations.
4. Network with meritorious Malayalee fellow students across America – An opportunity to exchange Views, Ideas, Tips – uplifting each other.5. Secured & validated opportunities to build quality friendships and a chance to know people before you meet them on campuses across the Nation!
The registration deadline for this academic year is February 21, 2021. Please get your registration done at https://WMCAmerica.org/SEP/

WMC Global Chairman Dr. PA Ibrahim Haji (Dubai), and President Mr. Gopala Pillai (USA), extended congratulatory notes to the American Regional leadership in conceiving such a far reaching & futuristic initiative that has the potential to touch so many young lives affirmatively. Global V.P Org. Dev. Mr. P.C. Mathew (USA) stated his hopes that youngsters as well parents shall come forward recognizing the extra-mile traveled by the AR team to enable educational & volunteering opportunities to our diaspora families in the American Region.

Instituted in the year 1995, by Late Dr. T. N. Seshan, – the iconic CEC of India, as WMC founding Chairman WMC is envisioned and committed to universal brotherhood of professional Malayalees. For more information please visit https://WMCAmerica.org/ or www.WorldMalayaleeCouncil.org , 

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