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Start Early aims to provide quality early education for less privileged children to prepare them for admission to English schools 2010

Year Start Early was founded

35

Average number of students each year

3

Staff members (two teachers, one project manager)

BACK TO SCHOOL

Establishing a preschool for impoverished children in his native India was an eye-opening experience for insurtech CEO Joseph D’Souza

BORN INTO a middle-class family, Joseph D’Souza says he grew up “ignorant” of the challenges faced by many Indians living in poverty. However, he and his wife have made an effort to change that.

“My wife, Angelina, is a teacher, and she used to volunteer with organizations to provide access to education for illiterate communities,” says D’Souza, CEO of Ontario-based insurtech ProNavigator. “After having our first child, we decided we needed to give back in some way and help our children realize how blessed we are.”

Eleven years ago, the couple founded Start Early, a preschool dedicated to providing free education to children living in the slums of Mumbai.

“The early years of Start Early came with many challenges,” D’Souza says. “But I always remember the first time we invited the parents to see their children’s progress. You could see the joy and pride on their faces when their kids were able to sing English songs and recite their ABCs.”

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