EDUCATION | COMMUNITY HEALTH | SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT | RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT A SILENT REVOLUTION Let’s Listen To The Silence... Healthcare…. Served Education…. Provided Livelihoods…. Facilitated Infrastructure…. Built The space between the words is A Silent Revolution. Simple. At Adani Foundation, we call it A Silent Revolution. For it is an evolutionary change in society without affecting its organic continuity. A revolution, that brings desired change, without undesired fallout. Also, it represents our way of stirring a revolution without being vocal about it. ADANI FOUNDATION #02 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 FEW OF THE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF A SILENT REVOLUTION, spearheaded by Adani Foundation... Nathabhai, who had lost both his kidneys, had to travel 150 km to a hospital in Gandhidham every week for dialysis. Today he gets his dialysis in his own town, free of cost! A tear of happiness rolling down his cheeks is A Silent Revolution. Slum dweller Ramiben couldn’t even dream of providing school education to her son. Today her son is studying in class V at Adani Vidyamandir, a CBSE affiliated school. A deep sense of fulfilment in Ramiben’s life is A Silent Revolution. Hasanbhai was completely dependent on fishing to earn his livelihood, leaving him unemployed for more than four months a year Today he is better off thanks to the alternate livelihood. Also, he married off his daughter with the help of extra earning. A fresh energy in his life is A Silent Revolution. The school children in Jamuniya village had to study sitting under a tree; bearing scorching heat, chilling winds and rains. Today they have a nice school building equipped with all amenities. A curvy smile on their face is A Silent Revolution. This is the power and impact of A Silent Revolution. ADANI FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 #03 EDUCATION | COMMUNITY HEALTH | SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT | RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ADANI FOUNDATION #04 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 EDUCATION | COMMUNITY HEALTH | SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT | RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT A Silent Revolution is a transition from despair to hope, darkness to light, adversity to opportunity, deprivation to possession ADANI FOUNDATION #10 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 If we want to reach real peace in this world, we should start educating children. – Mahatma Gandhi Education for all making it a reality ducation is a human right which must be accessible to everyone, without any discrimination. Children must be able to go to school, and thereby benefit from the same opportunities to build a future. On the other hand, the world as a whole has emerged as a knowledge society and education is at the core Eof it. Education can be the true catalyst to bring change in not just an individual but the entire community as a whole. Education is a flagship segment upon which Adani Foundation works. We have adopted an integrated approach to improve the quality of education in the rural as well as urban areas, along the lines of UN’s Millennium Development Goals. Adani Foundation functions at various levels in the field of education with a dual objective of spreading education and improving the quality of education. We have adopted a model wherein we can address this objective effectively. On one hand, we establish and run our own schools where children belonging to unprivileged sections can avail quality educations at highly subsidised rates. On the other hand we lend support to the government schools by providing programme support, material support and infrastructural support. Besides, Adani Foundation also gives educational assistance in terms of scholarships and grants to the deserving and needy students. ADANI FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 #11 AHMEDABAD Adani Vidya Mandir – Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktaye Adani Vidya Mandir at Ahmedabad is the flagship educational institute of the Adani Foundation. Es- tablished in 2008, it has been working to help achieve the national goals of access, equity and excel- lence in education. The school, in 2013-14 concentrated its efforts to incorporate activities in order to bring equilibrium between scholastic and co-scholastic activities. ADANI FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 #13 EDUCATION | COMMUNITY HEALTH | SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT | RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT Ranking Ahead - Scholastic Achieve collaboration with Maa Foundation on ments & Activities February 27, 2014. The day-long event with varied Mathematics & Science activities, All 27 students of class 10 passed the AISSE exhibition and movie shows ensured a 100% CBSE Board examination with a whooping student attendance. quantitative result of 100% and a qualitative result of 73% . Master Apurv Patel stood out Widening Horizons through Field in the list of the students, by scoring a CGPA Trips and Picnics of 10. A total of 36 students had appeared in Educational & field trips to various interesting Mathematics Olympiad and all of them cleared places like Gandhi Ashram, fire station, post the same with flying colours. office, press, banks, R.O. plant, Science City, pharmaceutical factories, Adani Wilmar, Festivals – A Great Source of Learning Adani Port at Mundra, etc. were organized for We at Adani believe that every festival in India students throughout the year. has a historical reference. Hence, the school during 2013-14, in addition to religious festivals, Striking the Right Chord celebrated Independence Day, Teachers’ Master Himanshu Barot and Ms.Shreena Day, Children’s Day, Gandhi Jayanti, etc. with Parmar of Std X bagged the Winner’s Trophy traditional grandeur. in the state level music competition in the duet singing category & further, Master Celebrating Sovereignty Himanshu Barot also stood 2nd in the solo The 65th Republic Day was celebrated with singing competition organized by the Times traditional patriotic fervour and zeal. Children Group for a Radio show. made a wonderful display of cultural and sports activities. Art at Heart During Kala Sarathi Art competition, drawing Inculcating Scientific Temper skills of our students were appreciated by National Science Day was observed in visitors and a total of 11 students won prizes. ADANI FOUNDATION #14 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 Hip Hip Hurray..!! Regular coaching sessions in chess, table tennis, cricket, basket-ball, taekwondo and athletics have strengthened the physical fitness of our students who exhibited incredible performance in the district level Athletics Meet as well as in the Zyfest Sports Meet happened during 2013-14. Celebrating Sports Day The school celebrated Sports Week, which culminated on October 2, 2014. Annual Function – Reinforcing Value Education In 2013-14, the Annual Function was held on December 21, 2013 in collaboration with NTNL. The function reinforced the importance of value education. Competition is Healthy In order to enhance the competitive spirit Guest Lectures Give among students, competitions and activities New Perspectives like collage work, skits, cleanliness month, Inviting personalities from various fields quiz, card making, cultural programmes etc., as guests for interactive sessions with our were conducted in 2013-14. students is a regular feature at Adani Vidya Mandir. Amongst others, spiritual leader Swami Health is More Than Wealth Joseph Emmit accompanied by his colleague Like every year, the school arranged for a Swami Sudhakar Dass; ISRO scientist Dr. Ketan thorough medical check-up of all the students. Shukla; Writer & Author Mr. Dipak Dalal; Officials Parents were also requested to do the follow from Adani Group etc. have given lectures and workshops to students during 2013-14. up as per the doctor’s advices. Honing Skills – Workshops International Exchange Programs and Symposiums In order to inculcate the love for reading Numerous students and teachers from Adani amongst students, the school observed Vidya Mandir participated in various in-house International Library month. In another and relevant external programmes conducted project called Vidya Setu- Bridging Young throughout the year at different platforms, like a Minds, our primary school students had symposium on Higher Studies at Anand Niketan virtual interactions with Parkhead Community School on Oct.4; a seminar for Vidya Setu - Primary School, UK. Bridging Young Minds at Rajkot on Sept.3; a workshop by Dr. Ratna Bilwani on “The Reasons of A Commitment Forever… Scholastic Under Achievement” on Nov.19; a two Adani Foundation promises to keep up the day workshop on “Speaking and Listening Skills” commitment and passion to provide quality during Nov, 2014; a workshop on Communication education to the economically challenged & Language Skill at Ahmedabad International students, forever. The teachers and students School on Nov.30; a workshop on “Design for of AVM-Ahmedabad look forward towards a School” by Experts from Italy and Spain etc. wonderful and an eventful year ahead. ADANI FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 #15 Fun, Food & Friends at the School Fete Model United Nations The school organized a fete on December 1, Adani DAV Public School participated in Model 2013. It consisted of food stalls, game stalls, United Nations for the first time on December horses and camel rides etc. for students and 21, 2013. Students participated in Navrachna their parents. International Model United Nations (NIMUN) which focused on human trafficking with a Udi Udi Re Patang… special emphasis on children. The school celebrated Makar Sankranti – the festival of Kites, with a lot of enthusiasm and cheer. They were also thrilled by the energetic dance, performed by a bunch of students of the school itself. Celebrating Humanity Celebration of festivals is obvious. But there comes an opportunity once in a year when we celebrate humanity. Therefore, the Human Rights Day was celebrated by raising awareness about basic human rights among the students. Performing a Play Peace is the Only Way A play on George Bernard Shaw’s My Fair Lady was performed by ADAV students. The school celebrated International Peace Day to highlight the importance peace in our society Science Math and IT Exhibition-2013 and the world. Students also performed on the theme of “peace”. A Science exhibition was held at Adani DAV Public School on December 1, 2013.