Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability

Digital for all Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability At Bharti Airtel, we believe that doing business Bharti Foundation responsibly and sustainably is crucial for building long-term growth and stakeholder Imparting quality education to rural disadvantaged children has been the value. As the digital landscape is fast expanding primary focus of the Foundation ever since its inception. The Foundation is globally and touching lives in different ways, committed to help underprivileged we are aligning our sustainability strategy with children and young people of our country realise their potential. our innovations in the digital sphere. The Satya Bharti School Program is the flagship initiative of Bharti Foundation. It aims to provide free Our sustainability strategy revolves around quality education to underprivileged two key imperatives: children in rural India, with a special focus on the girl child. The model A) Community wellbeing and empowerment ensures that children are provided through multiple initiatives and innovation; quality education absolutely free of cost through well trained teachers, selected B) Environment protection through green through a well formulated process, initiatives and judicious resource management. from the surrounding communities. It supports students in our schools with free uniforms, education materials, From small yet significant efforts to large- nutritious mid-day meals, among other facilities, in addition to charging scale community and environmental initiatives, absolutely no fees. our objective is consistent. To ensure a better In close partnership with ‘Educate quality of life for all and partner the global a Child’, a global initiative, Bharti movement to combat environmental hazards Foundation implements the Satya Bharti Learning Centres Program. and climate change. The program aims to bridge the education gap of out-of-school children and mainstream them into regular India government schools in villages. Under its Quality Support Program, Bharti A. Community Wellbeing & Empowerment Foundation is also collaborating with government schools to improve the At Bharti Airttel, we are partnering the government’s initiative to empower overall quality of schools. It does so disadvantageed communities thhrouugh need-bbasa ed intervention in the realm by bringing in its learnings from the of education, employment genneeration, sanittation, healthcare, disaster Satya Bharti School Program and managementt and environment prrotection, amom ng others. Working for enabling the leadership and teachers communities, and considering them key stakeeholders in our progress, is of rural government schools to initiate helping us emmerge as an agent of positivity and change for an aspiring nation. their schools on the path of constant improvement. The Foundation has recently announced ‘Satya Bharti Abhiyan’, an initiative to improve sanitation facilities in rural Ludhiana. In addition ` Mn to rural household sanitation, it will SSppent oonn CSSRR innittiattivves in also improve sanitation facilities in FFYY 2001144-155 government schools in rural Ludhiana 26 Annual Report 2014-15 Corporate OverviewStatutory Reports Financial Statements Bharti Airtel Limited by building toilets for girls, where no Find innovative solutions, such facilities exist. through its primary, elementary and senior secondary schools to I. Satya Bharti School Program create replicable and scalable Number of Satya Bharti The Satya Bharti School Program components in the program Schools was introduced in 2006. This to facilitate delivery of quality rural education initiative has the education. following objectives: Provide free and quality education Number of states to underprivileged children, with a special focus on the girl child, in rural parts of the country. Transform students into educated, Building Tomorrow’s Talent Number of students confident, responsible and self- In FY 2014-15, the first batch of reliant employable citizens of 40 students from Satya Bharti the country with a deep sense of Adarsh Senior Secondary School, commitment to their society. Chogawan, Amritsar appeared % for the CBSE Class X board Percentage of girls Encourage active involvement of exams. All the students passed the community, parents and like- the exam; 10 students scored a minded organisations. CGPA of 9 and above. Eight of these 10 students are girls.* Make a lasting and sustainable % impact on the community where * While the financial year ends on Percentage of children schools are present. March 31, 2015, these results were from SC/ST/OBC declared in the month of May 2015. communities Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability 27 Digital for all Confident Face of Change II. Satya Bharti Learning Centres 5. Remedial Strategy: Based on the In its pursuit to accelerate the results of the baseline survey, enrolment of out-of-school children undergo three/six/nine/ children, Bharti Foundation twelve months of remedial courses initiated the Satya Bharti Learning to develop age-appropriate Centres Program, in partnership learning competencies. with ‘Educate a Child’ (EAC). This is a global initiative to reduce 6. Training of Education Volunteers: the number of out-of-school The Education Volunteers are children across the world and imparted pedagogical training Bharti Foundation is a strategic before they teach. partner to this global campaign. The Satya Bharti Learning Centres III. Quality Support Program (Remedial/Bridge Centres) are The program partners with set up to enrol out-of-school government schools and works children back into schools and along with its leadership and provide remedial education to teachers to support them in their Anjali Puri, Class VIII, Satya Bharti develop age appropriate learning journey towards excellence. The School, Balial, Sangrur, Punjab competencies. program facilitates the desired change in rural government Anjali is one of five children in her Program Approach schools through two channels of family, including four girls and one 1. Classrooms: Government schools engagement. It optimises on the boy. Her father is a rural hawker, with provide the classroom(s) for existing strengths and it provides no stable income source. But that did setting up centres in villages. catalytic support to bridge gaps not prevent young Anjali from going identified by the schools’ own to school regularly. She is so fond of 2. Teaching Resource: An Education leadership team. This approach books that she reads even during Volunteer is appointed by the ensures that the schools can recess and while she waits for her Bharti Foundation to conduct succeed on the strength of their ride back home. academic and non-academic own capabilities and motivation. initiatives. She took inspiration from her Program Approach teachers and conducted awareness 3. Identification and Enrolment: Optimise use Support school campaigns in the village to sensitise Education Volunteers conduct of existing leaders to her parents and the community on household surveys for resources, achieve higher the importance of educating girls. As identification and enrolment of policies and goals and bridge a result, a lot of other girls (including out-of-school children. systems. existing gaps. Anjali’s elder sister) now go to school. Anjali epitomises the Foundation’s 4. Baseline Assessment: A baseline Collaborate Facilitate, credo of leadership through holistic survey is conducted to identify the with school support and leadership and enhance school development of children through learning gaps of children. staff to maximise resources, quality education. usage. processes and efforts. 28 Annual Report 2014-15 Corporate OverviewStatutory Reports Financial Statements Bharti Airtel Limited partnership with the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (USA) at the Indian School of Business in Mohali. In addition, exceptionally talented students are awarded Bursaries to pursue studies at the University of Cambridge, UK through the Manmohan Singh Bursary Fund. IV. Satya Bharti Abhiyan V. Other Programmes Airtel Connect Bharti Foundation has undertaken The Bharti School of a new initiative – ‘Satya Bharti Telecommunication Technology Abhiyan’ - to improve sanitation and Management, IIT Delhi Airtel Delhi Half Marathon facilities in rural Ludhiana. helps develop telecom leaders Airtel Delhi Half Marathon has Inspired by the Hon’ble Prime through excellence in education created a robust platform to generate Minister’s call to the corporate and research offering MTech, awareness about various initiatives sector during his speech on MBA, MS(R) and PhD at IIT, of Bharti Foundation as well as Independence Day (2014), to Delhi. In addition, the Airtel IIT many other NGOs. Organisations strengthen Government’s initiative Delhi Centre of Excellence in and individuals from all walks of life on this score, the Foundation has Telecommunications (AICET) was participated with enthusiasm. Corporate adopted Ludhiana district (rural) set up under a public-private teams ran for Bharti Foundation under as its focus area for improvement partnership mode, functioning as the theme – Making a Difference of sanitation. As part of this an integral part of Bharti School Together. program, the Foundation will of Telecommunication Technology construct Individual HouseHold and Management at IIT Delhi. Young Leader Program Latrines (IHHLs) in houses In FY 2014-15, 120 students Young Leader Program is a two-week without such amenities, in over were supported through various corporate induction initiative.

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