CSR arm of Relaxo will redevelop 32 primary schools of Haridwar

Relaxo Foundation, the CSR arm of Relaxo Footwears Limited has signed an MoU with School Education Department of Haridwar District for redevelopment of 32 primary schools of Khanpur Block, Haridwar. Relaxo CSR will develop them under the Parivartan model school project in next 3 years.

The MoU was signed at the Chief Minister’s House, Dehradun in the presence of Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. The MoU was signed between Dr. Anand Bhardwaj, Chief Executive Officer, School Education Department of Haridwar District and Gambhir Agrawal, CSR Head, Relaxo Foundation along with Kumar Gaurav, CSR Officer – Relaxo Foundation. At the time of signing the MoU, Neeraj Khaiwal Additional Secretary to Chief Minister, C. Ravishankar District Collector Haridwar, V S Chaturvedi DEO, H.P. Vishwakarma, Dist. CSR Coordinator, Dr. Santosh Chamola Dist. Education were also present .

Gambhir Agrawal, CSR Head of Relaxo Foundation said, “Under Parivartan model school project, we will develop infrastructure part of each school, equip all schools with Digital Learning concept, convert the existing building in Building as a Learning Aid (BaLA) concept, build new toilets, kitchen gardens, improvement of play grounds with sports materials, installation of water purifying system. Relaxo Foundation has already been working on redevelopment of 13 Government primary schools of Khanpur block, Haridwar district from January, 2018 under Parivartan model school project.”

He added, “Relaxo Foundation will ensure the training of Teachers of Joyful Learning, BaLA concept, Child friendly assessment and punishment free schools. Training and meetings of School Management Committees (SMC’s) over their rights and responsibilities, developing School Development Plan and ensure interface in between SMC members, Teachers and Parents. For children, the foundation has planned training to develop their leadership skills and to spread awareness about WASH, hygiene etc by forming Bal Mantri Mandal in each school.”

Through this CSR programme, Relaxo Foundation is envisaging the school-led comprehensive development in the next three years.

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