Bharti Foundation
Sharing Experiences
Mr. Vijay Chadda, CEO, Bharti Foundation
6th Global CSR Summit
Date: February 25, 2014
ASSOCHAM
CORPORATE
RESPONSIBILITY AT
BHARTI
“…to take a leading role in nation
building through
transformational projects…and
also look at nation building
beyond the call of business.”
Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal
Chairman and Group CEO,
Bharti Enterprises
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CSR AT BHARTI ENTERPRISES
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Beetel Teletech Ltd.
Bharti Realty Ltd.
Disaster
Relief
Bharti Infratel Ltd.
Bharti AXA General
Insurance Company Ltd.
CSR POLICY
Quality Support Model
Environment
Protection
Centum Learning Ltd.
Field Fresh Foods
Private Ltd.
Satya Bharti School Program
EDUCATION
Remedial Learning Centres
Bharti
Foundation
Bharti School of Telecom, IIT
Delhi
Bharti Centre for
Communication, IIT Bombay
Community
Welfare
Bharti Institute of Public Policy,
Indian School of Business, Mohali
Employee
Engagement
CSR COUNCIL
CSR WORKING GROUP
INTERNATIONAL
Airtel Africa
EDUCATION
CSR
Department
Our School Program
The Millennium Villages Project
BHARTI FOUNDATION LAUNCHED IN 2000
THE DEVELOPMENT ARM OF BHARTI ENTERPRISES
Vision
To help underprivileged children and
young people of our country realize
their potential
Mission
Committed to creating and supporting
programs that bring about sustainable
changes through education and the use
of technology
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OUR PROGRAMS
FLAGSHIP RURAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE
The Satya Bharti School Program
Satya Bharti Learning
Centres
(Remedial Centre Program)
Quality
Support
Program
OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS
• Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management, IIT Delhi
• Bharti Centre for Communication, IIT Bombay
• Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business, Mohali
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FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE –
SATYA BHARTI SCHOOL PROGRAM
Primary School Program
Elementary School Program
Senior Secondary School Program
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To build temples of learning, radiating knowledge and excellence for underprivileged children
SATYA BHARTI SCHOOL PROGRAM –
CURRENT STATISTICS
187 Primary Schools
62 Elementary Schools
Five Senior Secondary Schools
Six States
(Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil
Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal)
38,766 students
49% girls
74% children from SC/ST/OBC
Communities
1,527 Teachers
(56% Female Teachers)
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Data as on 31st January 2014
KEY FEATURES OF SATYA BHARTI SCHOOLS
• Quality education initiative
• Rural-based
• Free schools:
- No fees
- Student welfare: mid-day
meals, textbooks,
notebooks
• Underprivileged children
• Pre-primary to class XII
• Special focus on the girl child
• Vocational education
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Happy
&
Qualified,
Committed
PILLAR 3
Safe,
PILLAR 2
PILLAR 1
QUALITY EDUCATION – THREE PILLARS
Educated,
Confident
Inviting
&
Schools
Motivated
&
Teachers
Responsible
Citizens
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• Recruitment
Process
• Training and
Mentoring
• Reward and
Recognition
PILLAR 3
• Safety Policy &
Process
• Vibrant Buildings
and Classrooms
• Parent and
Community
Connect
• Holistic Child
Development
PILLAR 2
PILLAR 1
ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY AND ADAPTING GOOD
PRACTICES
• Child Centric
Education
• Building Leaders
• Responsible
Citizens
• Life Skills –
Leadership,
Communication
etc.
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FOCUS ON HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN
 Education delivery beyond academics
 Scholastic and co-scholastic skills
 Facilitating all-round development of children
 Integrating social and value education
Communication Skills
English Quiz
House Activities
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Student Leadership Council
SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF
SATYA BHARTI SCHOOLS
(AN EY RESEARCH)
IMPACT ON CHILDREN
The Satya Bharti Schools seem to have
ushered in a more gender balanced outlook
in parents
4%
96%
Satya Bharti School
26%
Children are more confident in
communicating with elders/outsiders vis-àvis their friends going to other schools
Would
not want
their girl
child to
pursue
higher
education
14%
68%
86%
74%
Other School
Would
want their
girl child
to pursue
higher
education
32%
Satya Bharti School
Children greet their elders
Not
confident
and coherent
in their
communication
Instilling greater confidence
Confident
and
coherent in
their
communication
Other School
Responsible citizens
4%
40%
No
93%
60%
Communities with
Satya Bharti School
Communities
without Satya
Bharti School
Yes
Stronger value fabric
SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF
SATYA BHARTI SCHOOLS
(AN EY RESEARCH)
IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES
The Satya Bharti Schools have sensitized the
communities towards responsible participation
in local functioning
25%
60%
Don’t
attend
community
meetings/
Panchayat
meetings
The presence of Satya Bharti Schools has
created a notable shift in the communities’
perception of value of education
Saving for
the child’s
future
education
76%
92%
75%
40%
Satya Bharti School
Other School
Regularly
attend
community
meetings/
Panchayat
meetings
Not saving
for the
child’s
future
education
Gaining respect
24%
8%
Satya Bharti School
Other School
Infusing
cohesiveness
Building awareness
SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF
SATYA BHARTI SCHOOLS
(AN EY RESEARCH)
IMPACT ON PARENTS
Better health & hygiene practices at home
12%
45%
40%
55%
Yes
88%
55%
60%
No
45%
Adopted better financial habits
(access to free education)
Satya Bharti School
Other School
Satya Bharti School
Other School
Attach higher
value to education
SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF
SATYA BHARTI SCHOOLS
(AN EY RESEARCH)
IMPACT ON TEACHERS
• Access to quality teacher training programs
• Hands on experience of activity based learning and modern methods of teaching
• Receiving fee subsidies towards their pursuit of higher educational qualifications
Case Study:
One of the teachers at Satya
Bharti School, recently
shifted to a Government
school, faced caste based
discrimination from the
other teaching staff. He
raised the matter with the
Panchayat and got the
matter redressed through
community action.
BHARTI FOUNDATION’S IMPACT ON
EDUCATION
GRASSROOTS
PRACTICES &
PROCESSES
• Sharing best
practices with
other NGOs
• Government
and private
schools in
neighborhood
SUPPORTING
GOVERNMENT
SCHOOLS
• Remedial Centres
• Quality Support
Program
• Schools under
Public Private
Partnership (PPP)
CENTRAL/STATE
POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS
•
Rules for RTE
•
Central PPP
scheme
•
State
Government’s
PPP schemes
INTERNATIONAL
• Strategic partner of
Educate A Child
initiative
- Quality education
- Out of school
children
• Research
- University of
Ottawa
- Harvard University
PARTNERSHIPS AT BHARTI FOUNDATION
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OUR PARTNERS
“BE THE CHANGE
YOU WANT TO
SEE IN THE WORLD”
Mahatma Gandhi
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