Education

What is the goal of Mission Frontier, launched by ConveGenius and the 17000 ft. Foundation?  Mission Frontier aims to provide access to quality education to all children in India’s remote border districts. It focuses on transforming the digital and physical infrastructure in these often inaccessible, offline, and disconnected schools and bringing them to par with the best of private schools. By providing quality digital learning resources and an AI-enabled, off-the-grid personalized and adaptive learning (PAL) technology, the initiative aims to improve educational outcomes, thus paving the way for the progressive empowerment of border communities. How does Mission Frontier aim to strengthen the nation and revolutionize people’s lives in India’s border districts?  India has taken huge strides towards connecting these remote frontier regions through physical infrastructure and improving security. In addition, it is essential to build intangible assets like educated

10th National CSR Summit And Awards 2023-Nomination Open 20 June, 2023: RDC Concrete, an Indian ready-mix concrete manufacturer, announced Project PEUSC (Promoting Education for Underprivileged School Children) which is its latest initiative. Students from deprived sections of society from all over India, that includes over 70 similar schools will be supported in their education through this project.  RDC Concrete is attempting to go beyond the traditional CSR efforts through this project which is aimed at creating a positive impact in the communities where the company operates. This project aims at engaging employees actively so that meaningful connections can be fostered with the school students. The renovation of Ganesh Vidyalaya, in Kharegaon, Kalwa near Thane, was undertaken. This is a semi-

1 June, 2023: Girls from the rural parts of India, will now receive funding support from Tecnimont Pvt.Ltd, in engineering and science disciplines through IIT Bombay’s educational outreach initiative – WISE. TCMPL or Tecnimont Private Limited, is a subsidiary of MAIRE Group. Prof. Rajesh Zele, from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Bombay is leading this initiative which involves 165 girls. These girls will be encouraged to go through a week long intensive residential programme at IIT Bombay in STEM as part of their higher education. This activity forms a part of MAIRE Group’s sustainability strategy, more specifically focused on value creation for the communities and territories covered under MAIRE’s corporate social responsibility initiatives. Valentina Grieco, MAIRE Group CSR Senior Specialist mentioned

News Update/Press Release 15th Nov 2021, New Delhi:  On the occasion of Children’s Day, Vedanta Group Chairman, Mr. Anil Agarwal emphasized on the importance of education and the overall development of a child. In the wake of the pandemic which unprecedentedly sabotaged the learning experience of crores of children across the nation, Vedanta was quick to deploy alternative learning methods ensuring that no child losses on their education. Over the years, Vedanta has built many impactful social development programs in India and is considered one of the most socially responsible corporations in the country. Speaking of early childhood care, Anil Agarwal Foundation under its flagship social initiative, Project Nand Ghar in partnership with the Ministry of Women & Child Development

News Update/Press Release New Delhi, September 2021: The pandemic has caused millions of children to discontinue their High School education, due to the unstable financial situation of the parents. In Delhi alone, 15% of the 15 lakh enrolled students have been missing from classes. Taking cognizance of the worrying trend observed across India, Valvoline Cummins Private Limited, pioneers of the engine oil, announced their CSR initiative – the Muskaan Scholarship, in collaboration with Synergie NGO. The scholarship aims to support the education of children of truck drivers, mechanics, and children from economically weaker sections of India, between 9th and 12th standard. With the Muskaan Scholarship, Valvoline Cummins Pvt. Ltd. aims to support the education of underprivileged children. The scholarship will

October 21, 2021, National — Kiehl’s, a global skincare brand, has stepped up to the responsibility and joined hands with CRY (Child Rights & You) to bring a change. CRY has launched a bridge course programme, wherein children studying in classes VI – XII in marginalized communities are enabled to reconnect with education and given the necessary nudge to go back to school. Since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, over 1.5 million schools have shut down affecting nearly 2.47 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary schools in India. With an ever-increasing dropout rate, child labour in vulnerable communities is at an all-time high. Kiehl’s recognises that intervention to ensure children’s education is the need of the hour and has

News Update/Press release Bengaluru, October 21, 2021: The COVID-19 pandemic has not only devastated the lives of countless children, but has also left a long-lasting impact on their emotional and physical well-being. While some have lost both parents and have no one to look after them, others are in a situation where a single surviving parent is unable to provide financial and psychological support. In a joint effort to provide care and support to children hailing from COVID-affected families, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, Kempegowda International Airport Foundation (KIAF) and Sparsha Trust, in collaboration have launched Chinnara Dhama—an initiative to provide shelter and education to 300 girl children. ‘Chinnara Dhama’, in literal terms translates to “A Sanctuary for young children” in Kannada. This will

News Update/ Press Release India, 4th October 2021: Toppr, India’s most advanced and comprehensive mobile application for adaptive learning, has concluded the first edition of its CSR programme, Toppr Asha, on a successful note. The year-long program, launched in June 2020, aimed at supporting secondary students from low-income families through access to Toppr’s Learning App free of cost, had 5011 underprivileged students utilizing Toppr’s platform to gain a better, tech-enabled learning experience. Toppr also recently announced the program winners, who received prizes worth up to INR 10,000 each. The winners were chosen based on the improvement shown in the Endline Test and the extent of their usage of Toppr’s Learning App. Speaking on this, Zishaan Hayath, Founder and CEO of

News Update /Press Release New Delhi, 27th September 2021: Having reached a successful milestone in the pharmacy industry, Basant Goel, the owner of Goel Medicos based in Delhi, has recently announced to help out unprivileged students by providing funds this, however, focused on those students who got severely affected by the traumatic Kedarnath flooding in 2013. Basant Goel, realizing the importance of education, initiated a novel program to fund the education of unprivileged students who had lost parents or elder family members.   Besides the education expenses, Basant Goel also considers miscellaneous auxiliary expenses such as mess expenses, books, and lodging. By collaborating with Swami Dayanand Hospital, Basant Goel has helped around 150 – 200 students to afford their education. By setting up this milestone, students have been able