Together good things happen - Airtel

Corporate
social responsibility
Ushering in a bright future
Bharti Foundation has partnered with premier institutes like
the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 2000 to set up the
Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and
Management, IIT Delhi. 200 students are supported every year
to pursue courses in the field of telecommunications. The
School has been set up with the vision “to develop telecom
leaders through excellence in education and research”. The
Foundation has also set up the Bharti Centre for
Communication, Mumbai in partnership with IIT Mumbai.
The Bharti Scholarship and Mentorship program has also been
instituted to support academically brilliant students from
financially weak backgrounds. Under this program Bharti
Foundation has also partnered with Udayan Care to support
the Udayan Shalini Fellowship Program. Currently 232 scholars
are being supported under the Bharti Scholarship and
Mentorship Program.
The Bharti Centre for Entrepreneurial Initiatives set up in 2000
as a joint initiative with the Entrepreneurship Development
Institute of India (EDI) promotes, develops and facilitates
entrepreneurship and works towards encouraging
entrepreneurship among young individuals. The Bharti
Entrepreneur Award honours first generation entrepreneurs
and emphasises the importance of structured training in the
area of entrepreneurship. Two Bharti fellowships are also
awarded by the Centre to motivate students to pursue
entrepreneurship training despite financial hindrance.
ACT – A Caring Touch
ACT- A Caring Touch is the Company’s Employee Philanthropy
Program which encourages employees as well as their families
to donate their time, skills, knowledge, materials and money
to either Bharti Foundation or other charities empanelled
under the ACT Program. The program provides a common
platform to all employees by providing them total freedom
and flexibility to contribute towards causes of other NGOs like
CRY, Helpage India, SOS Children’s Villages of India, Cancer
Aid and Research Foundation, National Association for the
per thare school mein hi kadar jaani…
Eldest of three daughters of a peon, Sheetal is studying at Satya
Bharti School in Soungri, Kaithal. Fighting all odds, she is working
hard to realise her dream of becoming an engineer. In Class Vth
State Board Examinations, Sheetal topped amongst students
of 14 Satya Bharti Schools in the district with 98% marks.
Thrilled by her results, her mother said “Nu to chori mein ghani
akkal sai, per thare school mein hi kadar jaani” (My daughter
was gifted with intelligence even otherwise, but it was only at
your school where her true worth was crafted).
Blind, etc. All monetary donations are matched by the
Company. Launched in 2006, the ACT program has grown at a
remarkable pace. 80% of total contributions made by
employees under the ACT program are generated towards the
Satya Bharti School Program of Bharti Foundation.
In one such initiative “Freedom 2 Learn” week was organised,
which featured an innovative auction in which top
management team offered to host employees for breakfast,
lunch, dinner, sports activities etc. The auction donation in
ACT through these bids was over Rs 2 mn which was equally
matched by the Company.
Bharti Foundation takes full responsibility of reporting to its
donors about the utilisation of their funds and impact reports
of the programs, for which the funds have been received. The
Foundation ensures to direct all the funds towards its
programs and allows surprise visits by Bharti employees to the
project sites.
Instituted in 2009, the ACT Ambassador awards recognised
the unconditional efforts and commitment of employees.
As an initiative under ACT, Joy of Giving week was celebrated
in the Company in which the employees participated in 5
campaigns namely Give Dignity (clothes), Give Sight (eye
donation), Give Life (plantation), Give Joy (drawing books &
crayons etc) and Give Hope (donation through our ACT
program).