Education: Dedicated to empowering change

We have partnered with Teach For India to provide children from low-income backgrounds with access to quality education. To further improve the learning outcomes of these children, we support bright individuals committed to becoming full-time teachers at under-resourced schools through the two-year Teach For India Fellowship.

Together with Karunya Trust, we are working to create equitable opportunities for children and youth from the rag-picking community to help them fulfil their ambitions. They are supported through formal education, supplementary nutrition, healthcare and community engagement.

While innumerable young women across India aspire to establish careers in engineering, many have faced long-standing hurdles – including gender inequality and societal pressures. Together with Smile Foundation, we launched the Deutsche Bank Engineering Scholarship and are supporting over 700 girls to pursue their engineering degrees.

We joined hands with The Akshaya Patra Foundation to serve one nutritious midday meal and morning nutrition meal per student on each school day, and in-turn assist their education by ensuring they stay in school.

In collaboration with Tata Memorial Hospital, we are granting scholarships to children to continue their education after their recovery from cancer. Our support aims to reduce the financial burden on their parents, help these children reintegrate into the education system and become self-reliant individuals.

We work with CanKids KidsCan to support their Canshalas which are special schools that provide formal education and personalised learning plans for child cancer patients through the course of their treatment.

We have collaborated with Yuva Unstoppable to support 100 smart classrooms in government schools to improve student learning outcomes. The blended teaching model will enable teachers to integrate various ICT tools into their pedagogy and foster critical skills like logical thinking, precision, and problem-solving in students.

We have partnered with Yuva Unstoppable to support 50 STEM Labs in government schools via which students will have access to STEM learning, coding, robotics, AI, and design thinking. Through this intervention, schools will evolve into community hubs of innovation, improving enrolment and reducing dropout rates.

We have joined hands with Rubicon Foundation to support the skill development and placements of youth from Tier 2 and 3 colleges, who are in their final year of Engineering or Computer Science courses. The students also have access to career counselling, mock interviews and trainings in aptitude, soft skills and domain IT skills.

We have collaborated with Sarthak Educational Trust to equip Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) with the skills required to join the workforce. This project helps aspiring individuals find employment according to their skills and interests, primarily in the IT/ ITES, organised retail, Marketing and hospitality sectors.

We have partnered with Samarthanam Trust and are providing scholarships for People with Disabilities (PWDs) to pursue their higher studies in arts, commerce, science, engineering, nursing, physiotherapy, law and chartered accountancy. Through this project, the students will be able to complete their graduation in a field of their choice and will be provided with career guidance to help them gain meaningful employment.

We have partnered with Parinaam Foundation to help graduate women, belonging to the urban ultra-poor community in Bengaluru, out of poverty. With a focus on financial inclusion and livelihood development, we help the women set up and operate bank accounts, access government welfare schemes, and find gainful employment.

In collaboration with Jai Vakeel Foundation's Sheltered Workshop programme, we support the development of skills and the creation of livelihood opportunities for Adults with Intellectual Disability. The aim of our efforts is to help them stay active, socially engaged and building a revenue stream for themselves.

Many youth are compelled to begin working at an early age, to help with household finances, at the expense of their education. In collaboration with Masoom, we are supporting the operations of night-schools and evening learning centres, as well as fees for short-term skilling courses to encourage working women, youth, adults and members of the LGBTQIA community to complete their formal education.

Women belonging to low-income communities across India often lack access to equal employment opportunities. Together with Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), we help women from marginalised communities who are engaged in agriculture-allied, baking and recycling activities, build cooperatives. This dignified employment provides the women with an additional income stream which improves their standard of living and helps them become financially independent.