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W
ith a vision of helping
underprivileged children
and young people of our
country realize their potential, Bharti
Foundation is committed to creating and
supporting programs that bring about
sustainable changes through education
and use of technology. Established
in 2000 as the philanthropic arm of
Bharti Enterprises, Bharti Foundation
implements & supports programs in the
fields of primary, secondary and higher
education & sanitation & has impacted
2 million+ community members across
13 states in rural India, since inception.
SATYA BHARTI SCHOOL PROGRAM
A flagship initiative, it provides free
quality education to several first
generation learners in rural India. The
program, with a special focus on the
girl child, aims to deliver transformative
education to children so that they
become educated, responsible and self-
reliant citizens with a deep sense of
commitment to their society.THE SATYA BHARTI QUALITY
SUPPORT PROGRAM
Initiated in 2013, it engages school
leadership, teachers, students &
communities members to enhance the
overall experience in Govt. schools by
incorporating best practices from Satya
Bharti Schools. To facilitate sustainable
change, the program focuses on 4 critical
pillars – student engagement, school
leadership & teacher empowerment,stakeholder involvement & connect, &
improvement of the school environment.THE SATYA BHARTI LEARNING
CENTRE PROGRAM (2013-2018):
It is a remedial program, bridging the
education gap of out-of-school children
with the mandate of mainstreaming
them into regular schools.SATYA BHARTI ABHIYAN
Initiated in 2014, the program aims to
improve sanitation facilities through
the provision of individual toilets in
households and separate girl’s toilets
in Government schools. The program
actively supports Government initiatives
under the Swachh Bharat Mission. In
2016, the initiative facilitated Ludhiana
to attain the ‘Open Defecation Free’
status. In 2017, it was initiated in rural
Amritsar in partnership with Govt.HIGHER EDUCATION
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Telecommunication Technology and
Management (IIT, Delhi): develops
telecom leaders through excellence
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Excellence in Telecommunications
(AICET): encourages the
development of new technologies,
generate IPRs, incubate innovation
and promote entrepreneurship.
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(IIT, Bombay): serves as a centre
for research and educationin the
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Policy, Mohali: an independent
think tank envisioned to impact
public policy; tri-partite partnership
b/w Indian School of Business
ISB, Bharti Enterprises & Fletcher
School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts
University(USA).
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awards exceptionally talented
students to study at the University of
Cambridge.
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research program: partnership with
the University of Cambridge (UK)
to conduct the research program in
India.
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academic research initiative with
New Castle University (UK).“My compliments on the outstanding
work being done by Bharti
Foundation .... My sincere good
wishes and congratulations to the
team.” - Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog,
GOvernment of India”
BHARTI FOUNDATION
“Bharti Foundation reaches out to the
underprivileged sections in rural areas
with 50% of the 45,000+ students
of Satya Bharti Schools being girls
and 75% belonging to marginalized
communities (SC/ST/OBC). Further,
over 30,000 Out of School Children have
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schools through Satya Bharti Learning
Centre Program (2013-2018). Under
Satya Bharti Quality Support Program,
more than 1,50,000 students of
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a better school environment”VIJAY CHADDA
CEO, Bharti Foundationcorporate social responsibility