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Reliance Foundation Young Champs

aunched in 2015 to promote grassroots football, Young Champs is a
L residential education and football coaching scholarship programme
for promising teenagers to develop their playing skills within a world-
class ecosystem. Selected through the Indian Super League’s grassroots
initiatives, children in the 12-16 age group study at the Reliance
Foundation School, Navi Mumbai, while they simultaneously develop
their playing skills. To date, the foundation has awarded 80 Young
Champs scholarships.

Reliance Foundation

Jr. NBA Programme

n partnership with the globally renowned premier
I US-based National Basketball Association (NBA),
the Reliance Foundation has initiated a programme to
popularise the sport of basketball. This programme has
already attracted the participation of 11 million children
in 21 states and Union territories of the country.

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