Education
Project / 01
Wings Fly High (Score High)
Brief Introduction: A “classroom-on-wheels” project that improved the digital literacy and learning outcomes of 382 students from municipal schools.
Project Details:
- Need: Deep educational inequalities and a lack of computer access in municipal schools leave underprivileged children excluded from digital growth.
- Location: Nagpur city and adjoining urban areas.
- Partner: Elkem South Asia Pvt. Ltd. and Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC).
- Outcome/Impact:
- Benefited 382 students with hands-on computer training.
- Increased average test scores from below 20% to over 85%.
- Successfully re-engaged 97 dropout children through the “Back to School” initiative.
- Provided training in spoken English, personality development, and cyber safety.
Project / 02
Saksharata Initiative
Brief Introduction: Strengthened public education for 8,520 students by renovating 39 rural schools with digital classrooms and clean water.
Project Details:
- Need: Rural schools in Maharashtra suffer from infrastructure gaps and a lack of digital resources, limiting the quality of education.
- Location: 39 government schools in Wardha and Nagpur districts.
- Partner: Transrail Lighting Limited.
- Outcome/Impact:
- Impacted 8,520 students (4,430 girls and 4,090 boys).
- Established digital classrooms and provided desks, benches, and educational kits.
- Installed safe drinking water purification systems.
- Coached students for competitive exams like NMMS and Navodaya.
- Led to several schools applying for “Model School” recognition.
Project / 03
Government School Infrastructure Development Project
Brief Introduction: Transformed classrooms for underprivileged students by providing durable furniture to enhance dignity and learning engagement.
Project Details:
- Need: Many municipal schools lack basic furniture, which negatively impacts student concentration, posture, and attendance.
- Location: G.M. Banatwala English Medium School and other schools under Nagpur Municipal Corporation.
- Partner: IDBI Bank.
- Outcome/Impact:
- Handed over desks and benches to create structured learning environments.
- Improved classroom functionality and student engagement.
- Strengthened school morale and institutional capacity.
- Created inclusive classrooms for students from economically weaker sections.
Project / 04
Project Laadli
Brief Introduction: A flagship education initiative that empowered over 1,000 adolescent girls with menstrual health and hygiene knowledge.
Project Details:
- Need: Rural and tribal communities often face deep-rooted stigma and misinformation regarding menstruation and reproductive health.
- Location: Nagpur and Wardha districts.
- Partner: Pagaria Welfare Foundation.
- Outcome/Impact:
- Reached over 1,000 adolescent girls in government schools.
- Utilized child-friendly, illustrated learning tools to simplify complex health concepts.
- Integrated life skills, self-esteem, and safety discussions into health education.
- Reduced school absenteeism by improving menstrual hygiene confidence.
Project / 05
Youth Empowerment and Skill Development
Brief Introduction: Vocational and life-skill training programs designed to make marginalized youth and women self-reliant and job-ready.
Project Details:
- Need: High unemployment and lack of job-ready skills among rural and urban underprivileged youth.
- Location: Underserved rural and urban communities of Nagpur district.
- Partner: Corporate partners for vocational training linkages.
- Outcome/Impact:
- Focuses on upgrading existing skill sets to meet current market requirements.
- Provides specific “Self-Employment Skill Training” for various trades.
- Empowers women and adolescents through career guidance and counseling.
- Aims to bridge the gap between unskilled labor and service industry demands.
Project / 06
AI Education & Training
Brief Introduction: Empowering students and researchers with cutting-edge skills in Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies through industry-led labs.
Project Details:
- Need: The rapid growth of AI technologies necessitates upskilling for students to remain competitive in the evolving tech landscape.
- Location: Sahyadri Innovation Labs and campus facilities.
- Partner: Technology companies and international AI healthcare organizations.
- Outcome/Impact:
- Integrates AI into research methodologies and innovative project development.
- Offers hands-on training in TinyML, edge AI, and no-code automation platforms.
- Creates “GIG opportunities” for students to apply AI skills to real-world healthcare challenges.
- Encourages students to “walk in with an idea and walk out with a product” through productization fellowships.
