CSR: Relaxo Foundation adopts 32 Primary schools for Redevelopment and Concept Learning.
-Relaxo Foundationhas signed MoU under Government School Adoption Program to redevelop 32 primary schools in Khanpur Block, Haridwar
– Development of infrastructure, provision of training and equipping all schools for digital learning and BaLA concept
– Relaxo Foundation to ensure training to children to develop leadership skills.
– Formation of Bal Mantri Mandal in each school to spread the awareness over Cleanliness and Hygiene
New Delhi:Relaxo Foundation, the CSR arm of RelaxoFootwearsLimited has signed an MoUwith School Education Department of Haridwar District for redevelopment of the 32 primary school of Khanpur Block, Haridwar to develop them under Parivartan model school project in next 3 years. The MoU has been signed at Chief Minister’s House, Dehradunin the presence of Mr.Trivendra Singh Rawat, Honourable Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
The MoU was signed betweenDr.Anand Bhardwaj, Chief Executive Officer,School Education Department of Haridwar District and Mr.Gambhir Agrawal, CSR Head, Relaxo Foundation along with Mr. Kumar Gaurav, CSR Officer-Relaxo Foundation. At the time of signing the MoU, Mr. NeerajKhaiwal Additional Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr. C. RavishankarDistrict Collector Haridwar, Mr.V S Chaturvedi DEO, Mr. H.P.Vishwakarma, Dist. CSR Coordinator ,Dr. Santosh ChamolaDist. Educationwere also present .
On the MoU signing Mr. Gambhir Agrawal, CSR Head of Relaxo Foundation said that “under Parivartan model school project,Relaxo Foundation will develop infrastructure part of each school, equip all schools with Digital Learning concept, convert the existing building in Building as a Learning Aid (BaLA) concept, build new toilets, kitchen gardens, improvement of play grounds with sports materials, installation of water purifying system.Relaxo foundation has already been working on redevelopment of 13 Government primary schools of Khanpur block, Haridwardistrictfrom January, 2018under Parivartan model school project”.
Further he added, “Relaxo Foundation will ensure the training of Teachers of Joyful Learning, BaLA concept, Child friendly assessment and punishment free schools. Training and meetings of School Management Committees (SMC’s) over their rights and responsibilities, developing School Development Plan and ensure interface in between SMC members, Teachers and Parents. For children, the foundation has planned training to develop their leadership skills and develop them as a caretaker of their own school facilities to spread awareness about wash, hygiene etcby forming Bal Mantri Mandal in each school. “
Through this program Relaxo Foundation is envisaging the school led comprehensive development in next 3 years.
About Relaxo Foundation
Launched in 2015, Relaxo Foundation is the CSR arm of RelaxoFootwears Limited, and is guided by the philosophy of business that believes in collective development of all stakeholders, especially those at the bottom of the pyramid.