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lighTing

up assam’s

volleyball

aspiraTions

Signify partners with Brahmaputra Volleyball
League to illuminate Assam’s rural volleyball

dreams, fostering a brighter future for young
athletes and communities

ighting solutions provider Signify has partnered community grassroots volleyball leagues in the world,
with Brahmaputra Volleyball League (BVL) to with over 5,000 children from across Assam, having the
light up 20 community volleyball courts in the opportunity to play volleyball. Through its emphasis
rural districts of Assam in India. This project on community and youth development, the league has
Laims to support the growth and adoption of become an agent of positive change in the region.
volleyball amongst rural communities in the state. The
Brahmaputra Volleyball League (BVL) is a prominent In 2022, BVL witnessed an unprecedented surge in
grassroots volleyball league founded by Abhijit participation, with more than 350 rural village teams
Bhattacharya, former captain of the Indian Volleyball embracing the sport. However, beyond the daytime
team. matches, the absence of proper lighting in the grounds
cast a shadow over the aspirations of these young
Founded in 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, athletes. Recognizing the immense potential amongst
BVL has successfully nurtured and inspired youth in the the youth in these communities, Signify took the
state to discover and play volleyball as a professional initiative to enhance the sporting infrastructure by
sport. It has since become one of the biggest providing proper lighting to 20 grassroots centers in the

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