AT A GLANCE
Overall enhancement of the quality of education has been the thrust area of the JSW Foundation. The focus has been on holistic improvement of available physical facilities, strengthening of enablers & teachers’ capacities and promotion of continuation of higher education while working to mitigate the limiting factors. The Foundation has also pioneered to make enabling learning environment available to the children with varied learning abilities.
Outcome
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750+
Anganwadis benefited from early childhood education initiatives
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45K+
Children benefited through various education initiatives every year
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8
Operational Jindal Vidya Mandir Schools
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15
Model Anganwadis constructed
Key initiatives
- Creating a holistic platform for learning with digital classrooms, science labs, and rural libraries
- Setting up model Anganwadis operating under the Government’s Integrated Child Development Scheme
- Organizing vocational training for first-generation learners from rural India to increase employability through Magic Bus Programme
- Facilitating scholarships for the meritorious students through National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL)
- Facilitating capacity strengthening for teachers and introducing innovative pedagogical tools
- Facilitating the distribution of mid-day meals at rural schools through Akshaya Patra and ISKCON
- Infrastructure development including construction of classrooms, toilets/water stations and provisioning of furniture and study material
- Promotion of engagement in sports by the distribution of equipment and organizing trainings
- Remedial classes for lagging students
- Governed by Jindal Education Trust, 8 operational CBSE-affiliated Jindal Vidya Mandir Schools with an aim to provide quality and holistic education to children of JSW employees and the community. For more information, please visit: http://www.jvm.in/
- Set up the Tamanna School in 2008, which provides quality education and services to specially-abled children. The vision of the school is to provide students the opportunity to fulfill their potential and lead independent lives with self-respect and dignity. The pedagogy focuses on the holistic development of the student while working on early childhood intervention, special education, individualized education programs, and physiotherapy & speech therapy. The initiative also provides a special space for nurturing students’ growth through arts & crafts, sports & games, dance, drama, and music.
