Education and Skill Training

Global lighting corporation Signify, in partnership with SRF Foundation, recently illuminated 15 rural government schools in the Mewat District of Haryana under its CSR programme ‘Jagmag Pathshala’. This CSR initiative has positively impacted more than 7000 students in the district and aims to provide an improved learning environment for young students by upgrading their school...

Adecco, a leading global workforce provider, is joining hands with Plan India, through their Saksham initiative which undertakes an intensive upskilling programme for underprivileged youth. The initiative aims at upskilling over 200 enrolled young women and men between 18-24 years of age from the disadvantaged communities of Bengaluru and help them improve their technical, vocational,...

Bharti Foundation (the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises) in partnership with Ciena inaugurated ‘Advanced Technology Lab’ at Satya Bharti Senior Secondary School, Chogawan, Punjab. The lab in the Satya Bharti Adarsh Senior Secondary school under the Public-Private Partnership model in Chogawan government school will benefit the students and further stimulate their interest in science...

Pablo Picasso once said, “All children are born artists, the problem is to remain an artist as we grow up.” Most education models, however, remain oblivious to the importance of feeding a child’s creativity and imagination as they focus primarily on rote learning. Rajesh Bhatia, whose chain of virtual play schools, TreeHouse Education makes use...

COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the education in India gravely. With country-wide lockdowns in place, the schools were forced to remain closed. The learning of children got negatively affected, even as the digital classes resumed after few weeks. This has been confirmed by the recently released Annual Status of Education Report 2021. Annual Status of Education...

The ‘Learn for a cause’ initiative enabled 17 leading organizations in the country to give back to the community, while helping employees in their own company to upskill themselves. The initiative was created by People Matters in partnership with Skillsoft, Akshaya Patra and Concern India Foundation. Organisations that participated in this CSR initiative included: UST...

With an aim to ensure quality access to STEM education and create India’s next generation of talent, SKF India, has announced WeGyaan – a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiative for deserving students. In association with NGO partner, United Way Bengaluru, the CSR initiative WeGyaan plans to reach to at least 10,000 students annually,...

Edtech platform Toppr has partnered with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to educate underprivileged students. The collaboration is a part of Toppr’s corporate social responsibility programme called Asha. The CSR programme aims to systematically improve the performance of high school students from underserved and low-income families through the Toppr learning app. It will provide...

WhiteHat Jr, the live one-on-one online learning platform, has launched its community initiative ‘WhiteHeart’ to give back to the society by delivering live learning sessions to children and youth from underprivileged communities. Led by WhiteHat Jr’s large community of 11,000 plus teachers, the curriculum for each of the sessions is customized based on the requirement...

By: Tabish Bilal, Manager - Operations & Finance at Tycia Foundation A page from the history books The year is 1893. A young Indian man travels to South Africa in the hopes of making a career in law. He is immediately introduced to the ground realities in the most brutal fashion – he is thrown out...

The ongoing pandemic and repeated lockdowns have left local food businesses in the city struggling to continue operations and adapt to the new normal. KFC’s India Sahyog has announced a new chapter for the city of Hyderabad. After a run of the CSR programme in Delhi and Bangalore, KFC’s India Sahyog, in association with Food...

Education-based NGO Bal Utsav announced its partnership with leading global payments and technology firm Mastercard for a new pro bono programme. The 10-week pro bono programme is aimed to help Mastercard employees develop critical global leadership competencies that will enhance their ability to manage diverse teams, communicate across cultures, and work in new environments. As...