BANGALORE: Hewlett-Packard announced the launch of ‘Write & Read’ — a collaborative story-writing programme, with ‘Katha’, an NGO that brings children living in poverty into reading and quality education. Lyricist Prasoon Joshi will join the initiative as a mentor for the students who will participate in the workshops.Over the next few months, the workshops will be rolled out across six cities in India- Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkatta and Pune — for children aged nine to fourteen. HP will support Write & read workshops with web-connected printers, which will enable children to interact directly with content on the Web via Print Apps.“Writing is a liberating creative process that I hold dear to my heart. I am proud to be a part of Write & Read that helps children to discover the joy of writing and reading at a young age. This joy is an invaluable gift that I would like to share with children of India — our future leaders,” said Prasoon Joshi.Write & Read targets to reach out to more than 700 children across six cities. The shortlisted entries will be sent to Joshi for the final selection. The final 50 selected stories will be complied into a book, which will be distributed to local libraries and communities across India.“Printing is integral to bringing stories to life. We are proud to marry HP’s innovative technologies with expertise of Prasoon Joshi and Katha in enliving the experience of writing and reading stories for children and grow their interest in learning,” added Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president, Imaging and Printing Group, HP.
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