CSR: Relaxo Foundation adopts 32 Primary schools for Redevelopment and Concept Learning

CSR: Relaxo Foundation adopts 32 Primary schools for Redevelopment and Concept Learning 

-Relaxo Foundation has 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, 12^th March 2021 : Relaxo Foundation, the CSR arm of Relaxo Footwears Limited has signed an MoU with  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, Dehradun in the presence of Mr. Trivendra Singh Rawat, Honourable Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

The MoU was signed between Dr. 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. Neeraj Khaiwal Additional Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr. C. Ravishankar District Collector Haridwar, Mr.V S Chaturvedi DEO, Mr. H.P. Vishwakarma, Dist. CSR Coordinator , Dr. Santosh Chamola  Dist. Education  were 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, Haridwar district from January, 2018 under 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 etc by 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 Relaxo Footwears 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.