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MetaMorphED 2024: Pioneering Change Through Bhumi’s Whole School Transformation Programme

Elevating Collaborative Initiatives and Envisioning a Brighter Educational Landscape In the bustling corridors of government schools across India, stories unfold daily—stories of dreams, challenges, and untapped potential. Amidst this backdrop,  revolutionary initiative spearheaded by Bhumi, the Whole School Transformation Program, is rewriting the education narrative, offering hope for change. Education, in its purest form, extends beyond the confines of classrooms and textbooks. It is a change agent, a gateway to brighter possibilities, and a tribute to human tenacity. Bhumi’s Whole School Transformation Programme embodies this ethos, advocating a holistic approach to education beyond academic excellence. This program exemplifies the transformative power of collaborative action. With outreach spanning 36,000 students across 200 schools and engaging 500 educators, its impact is deep

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iDream Education

iDream Education pioneering Ed Tech Initiatives for progress, learning and growth

In this exclusive interview, Rohit Prakash, Co-Founder of iDream Education, sheds light on the company’s pioneering EdTech initiatives that are contributing to the progress of the educational landscape and helping CSR/NGO initiatives or government entities Facilitate Universal Access to Learning and Growth How do you create synergy between your solutions and the CSR initiatives of Corporates? We create synergy by aligning the vision and Goals of our CSR Partners with the digital learning solution we implement. Our solution and our approach to implement & support is customised based on the objectives of our CSR partners. An example of this, is our work with Cipla Foundation to assist over 4,000 Class 10 students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their goal was to

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The Power of One –Empowering Manythrough education!

The Power of One –Empowering Many through education! By : Prasad Narayan & Rekha Krishnan President/Executive Director The Power of One The Power of One’ is an educational trust that was established in 2016 by Prasad Narayan and his wife, Rekha Krishnan. The trust aims to help students who want to pursue a college degree but are facing difficulties because of financial constraints. Since the academic year 2017-18, as of September 15, 2023, the trust has so far sponsored 265 students by paying tuition fees to the tune of over Rs. 22 Lakhs across several colleges. The dynamic duo acknowledges the help and contribution of their family, friends, & well-wishers without whose help this would not have been possible. They

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Education for National Integration: The Mission Frontier

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

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CSR is key to Education in India

Education enables socioeconomic mobility upward and is a key to escaping poverty. It has to grow above being a popular slogan or phrase and should have many interventions on the policy and philanthropic front. An intricate and delicate thread connects education to sustainability and the economy of any country. As an educator, any community has a much larger role to play, and it will, as they have done for many past generations. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) will be a key player. The nation and society cannot be developed and become advanced without education. This is why around 33% of the CSR budget focuses on Education development in rural and urban areas. For example, the Reliance Foundation has taken many initiatives

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CSR news and trends in India 2025

“Catch them Young”

The Malabar Group of Institutions which was started in the 1990s by Valsan Matathil is now a ray of hope for thousands of students from the underprivileged class living in Kerala. In the 1990, when Valsan Matathil was a post-graduate student of economics in a college in Kerala, the college was on the verge of closing down due to severe financial constraints. The governing body of the college had no other option but to announce the immediate closure of the institute. But a group of students led by Valsan Matathil took over the governing body of the college and managed to stride through the tide. That decision was a stepping stone in Matathil’s journey in the field of education. Matathil,

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ENHANCING LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION- MGL UNNATI

INITIATIVE Coming from a lower middle class family, I always aspired to join IIT” said Swaraj Akhode , one of the IIT aspirants from MGL Unnati batch. As he narrated his journey from the times of struggle to cracking into an IIT Roorkee college, the journey in itself is an inspiration for all those aspirants who fight against the odd to mark success against struggling times. He recollects of how inspite of talent, financial implications were a major hindrance for many like him but determination and mentorship from CSRL and MGL changed his life. Going back into struggling times, after he cracked the entrance exams, how time challenged course of fate as he got infected with conjunctivitis and was on

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CSR programs in companies

RIGHT TO EDUCATION: STILL TO BLOSSOM

Following the footprints of Mahatma Gandhi, the newly constituted government in the year 1950 made it clear that ‘promoting child education’ was the need of the hour.The Indian parliament elaborated the significant features of child education by incorporating various new provisions in the pages of Indian constitution. Apart from few constitutional articles, the main provisions for child education have been enshrined in the directive principles of state policy. However, various new policies and plans, apart from constitutional provisions, were made to provide the children, below 14 years, with free and compulsory educations. However, this did not take us very far. To keep the above promises, the Indian parliament on August 4, 2009, passed Right to Education Act for ‘free &compulsory

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