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ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 Bharti Foundation provides quality education to underprivileged children in rural India, with a special focus on the girl child. The Foundation runs three programs in the field of education in the villages of India; these include the Satya Bharti School Program-flagship initiative of Bharti Foundation, the Quality Support Program and the Satya Bharti Learning Centers. As a response to the Nation’s agenda on sanitation, in August 2014, Bharti Foundation announced ‘Satya Bharti Abhiyan’, an initiative to improve sanitation facilities in rural Ludhiana. Through this annual report, we enumerate an overview of achievements and new initiatives undertaken by each program in the financial year 2014-15. Support our green initiative by downloading an e-copy of this report from our website, please visit: www.bhartifoundation.org/resources/AnnualReport.2014-15. Inspiring Dreams and Aspirations Plot No. 16, Airtel NCR Campus, 'B' Wing (1st Floor), Udyog Vihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon - 122015 (Haryana) Tel: +91 124 4823500 E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.bhartifoundation.org Contents Chairman's Message 1 Co-Chairman's Message 2 Chairman’s Message CEO's Message 3 Overview of Bharti Foundation 4 Key Achievements 5 Dear Friends, Satya Bharti School Program: 7 We are fortunate to bear witness to a time when India is poised to lead the world with its The Satya Bharti School Curriculum 12 phenomenal economic prowess and democratic ethos. With global attention firmly fixed on the country’s economic potential, and the general discourse veering towards growth every Teachers' Training 16 now and then, it is indeed a challenging, and yet exciting time for organisations engaged in Parent and Community Engagement 20 promoting the agenda of inclusion. Monitoring and Impact Assessment 22 Today, with 68% of the country’s population residing in rural pockets, the need of the hour is to equip villages to participate in the growth process effectively. Bharti Foundation was set up Quality Support Program 26 in 2000 with a mandate to improve access to quality school education in rural India with the Satya Bharti Learning Centres 30 intent of enabling young people to be employable and emerge as responsible citizens of the country. The Satya Bharti School Program, the flagship initiative of the Foundation, has been Higher Education Programs 33 quite successful in ensuring holistic development of underprivileged children while maintaining Satya Bharti Abhiyan 34 special emphasis on the inclusion of the girl child. The Foundation’s initiatives to foster quality Sustainability 36 education through partnerships with State Governments are illustrated both through the mainstreaming of ‘out of school’ children into Government Schools through the Satya Bharti Governance 39 Learning Centres and the support provided to improve quality of education at Government Stakeholder Communication 40 schools through the Quality Support Program. Overall, the education initiatives of the Foundation are collectively reaching out to over 61,000 (as of July 2015) students in rural Corporate Responsibility at Bharti Group Companies 42 areas. Board Profile 47 While quality rural school education continues to be our primary focus, Satya Bharti Organisation Profile 48 Abhiyan, a rural sanitation program assumes a lot of significance for us in view of its List of Schools and Centres 49 potential impact on rural life and the economy in general. The Program has shaped up in a commendable way during the last one year in the Ludhiana District of Punjab. The Financials 52 Foundation has already constructed and delivered more than 5,000 household toilets Annexures (1-5) 59 directly benefitting more than 25,000 individuals across 210 villages. The Abhiyan will finally be reaching out to over 900 villages and at the end of this program Ludhiana District Our Partners 67 will be left with no household without a toilet. Satya Bharti School Program has long been admired as a transformational initiative. Satya Bharti Abhiyan too is being widely appreciated for its rapid expansion in reach in a short span of time. I have always believed that every village is a potential powerhouse. Each one can be nurtured to realize its potential through the right kind of support and encouragement. I congratulate Bharti Foundation for successfully driving its village-centric development agenda to usher in a progressive and inclusive India. Regards, Photography: Amit Bhatia, Deepak Saha, Kunal Sen, Mukesh Dubey, Rajdeep Anand, Shashanka Nanda, Sherry Bhawsar-Malhotra, Shilpi Choudhuri, Sougata De Sunil Bharti Mittal Many photographs published in this Annual Report were also sourced Chairman from the field team comprising of District Coordinators, Cluster Coordinators and Trainers, as well as from staff members from Bharti Foundation Construction, Finance, Human Resource, Procurement and Quality Teams. 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15 Contents Chairman's Message 1 Co-Chairman's Message 2 Chairman’s Message CEO's Message 3 Overview of Bharti Foundation 4 Key Achievements 5 Dear Friends, Satya Bharti School Program: 7 We are fortunate to bear witness to a time when India is poised to lead the world with its The Satya Bharti School Curriculum 12 phenomenal economic prowess and democratic ethos. With global attention firmly fixed on the country’s economic potential, and the general discourse veering towards growth every Teachers' Training 16 now and then, it is indeed a challenging, and yet exciting time for organisations engaged in Parent and Community Engagement 20 promoting the agenda of inclusion. Monitoring and Impact Assessment 22 Today, with 68% of the country’s population residing in rural pockets, the need of the hour is to equip villages to participate in the growth process effectively. Bharti Foundation was set up Quality Support Program 26 in 2000 with a mandate to improve access to quality school education in rural India with the Satya Bharti Learning Centres 30 intent of enabling young people to be employable and emerge as responsible citizens of the country. The Satya Bharti School Program, the flagship initiative of the Foundation, has been Higher Education Programs 33 quite successful in ensuring holistic development of underprivileged children while maintaining Satya Bharti Abhiyan 34 special emphasis on the inclusion of the girl child. The Foundation’s initiatives to foster quality Sustainability 36 education through partnerships with State Governments are illustrated both through the mainstreaming of ‘out of school’ children into Government Schools through the Satya Bharti Governance 39 Learning Centres and the support provided to improve quality of education at Government Stakeholder Communication 40 schools through the Quality Support Program. Overall, the education initiatives of the Foundation are collectively reaching out to over 61,000 (as of July 2015) students in rural Corporate Responsibility at Bharti Group Companies 42 areas. Board Profile 47 While quality rural school education continues to be our primary focus, Satya Bharti Organisation Profile 48 Abhiyan, a rural sanitation program assumes a lot of significance for us in view of its List of Schools and Centres 49 potential impact on rural life and the economy in general. The Program has shaped up in a commendable way during the last one year in the Ludhiana District of Punjab. The Financials 52 Foundation has already constructed and delivered more than 5,000 household toilets Annexures (1-5) 59 directly benefitting more than 25,000 individuals across 210 villages. The Abhiyan will finally be reaching out to over 900 villages and at the end of this program Ludhiana District Our Partners 67 will be left with no household without a toilet. Satya Bharti School Program has long been admired as a transformational initiative. Satya Bharti Abhiyan too is being widely appreciated for its rapid expansion in reach in a short span of time. I have always believed that every village is a potential powerhouse. Each one can be nurtured to realize its potential through the right kind of support and encouragement. I congratulate Bharti Foundation for successfully driving its village-centric development agenda to usher in a progressive and inclusive India. Regards, Photography: Amit Bhatia, Deepak Saha, Kunal Sen, Mukesh Dubey, Rajdeep Anand, Shashanka Nanda, Sherry Bhawsar-Malhotra, Shilpi Choudhuri, Sougata De Sunil Bharti Mittal Many photographs published in this Annual Report were also sourced Chairman from the field team comprising of District Coordinators, Cluster Coordinators and Trainers, as well as from staff members from Bharti Foundation Construction, Finance, Human Resource, Procurement and Quality Teams. 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15 Co-Chairman’s Message CEO’s Message Dear Friends, Dear Friends, Bharti Foundation was established in the year 2000 with a mandate to make quality education Yet another year in the inspiring movement called Bharti Foundation, focused on its mission of accessible to underprivileged children in the rural pockets of India. Though the Satya Bharti School providing quality education to underprivileged children in rural India. One can look back with Program, which became operational in 2006, continues to be our primary focus, over the years, pride on the journey thus far. Two hundred and fifty four Satya Bharti Schools including five the Foundation has shaped into a tapestry of multiple programs in education and most recently in CBSE schools, forty thousand plus children who are extraordinary and change