To empower impoverished children from CICL, tribal, low-income, and law-abiding backgrounds and to provide training in the hospitality industry to these children, ECHO established a skill development center at Mysore known as ECHO Spandana. In accordance therewith this, an introductory event was arranged, along with an overview of the course’s objectives. The programme was inaugurated by Adv. Dr. Antony Sebastion O. Praem, Founder-Director of ECHO, Bengaluru in the kind presence of Fr. Albin, Director Incharge, and Mrs. Anita Almeida, Principal of Yuva Seva Educational Trust and other staff members. The students were oriented to the objectives, scope and methodology of the course.