CSR Projects undertaken by Bharti Airtel

Company's Slogan	Together good things happen...
Company's Vision	By 2010 Airtel will be the most admired brand in India: -Loved by more customers -Targeted by top talent -Bench-marked by More Businesses.
Company Type	Indian Multi National
Industry Sector		Telecommunication Services
Products / Services		1. Basic and Cellular Telephone services 2. Broadband services 3. Long distance communication services  CSR ACTIVITIES Driven by the desire to create a meaningful difference in society; at Bharti Airtel we make conscious efforts to achieve higher socio-economic goals. Over the years, we have aligned our business processes and goals to make a more deep rooted impact on the society directly. There is an absolute belief that the transformational projects undertaken by us are contributing towards strengthening trust of all our stakeholders. India being a youthful and growing country, education is considered to be the most important tool for social and economic development of the nation. Most of Bharti Airtel’s welfare activities are routed through Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Bharti Group. Set up in 2000, the Foundation aims to bridge the existing education divide and make quality education accessible to underprivileged children in rural India. Bharti Airtel’s passionate participation in various programs of the Foundation got recognised when Bharti Airtel received the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2009-2010’ of Business World-FICCI-SEDF (FICCI Socio Economic Development Foundation). Temples of Learning Under the aegis of its flagship program, the Satya Bharti School Program, Bharti Foundation imparts primary and higher education to help in both holistic and academic development of underprivileged children and youth across the rural pockets of India. Girl child gets special focus in these temples of learning, radiating knowledge and excellence. This helps them connect with their own community and stay rooted to their local culture. The senior school program trains students in vocational skills to help them emerge as employable citizens and contribute towards community development. Currently 236 Satya Bharti Primary Schools are operational across 5 states of Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu; reaching out to approximately 30,000 children and recruiting over 1,000 teachers from local communities. Bharti Foundation launched the Satya Bharti School Program in Murshidabad district of the state of West Bengal this year. The foundation stone for this new initiative is a first as a part of the expansion plan to set up 10 such primary schools in the district in due course of time. Of these 236 operational schools, 49 schools are adopted government schools, under public private partnership reaching out to about 6,000 children, across Neemrana and Amer blocks of  Rajasthan. The adopted schools continue to follow the state-prescribed curriculum, supplemented by interesting teaching-learning material and processes developed by the curriculum design team of Bharti Foundation. The most striking achievement of the program has been the participation of girls which gets reflected in a healthy girl:boy ratio of 47:53. The program aims to provide academic support to children, healthy nutritious mid day meals and also contribute to their holistic development. Launched in 2006, just three years into operation the schools have, slowly but surely, started to make an impact on the children, parents and the village community.                                                                                                                             Cont...........