Bharat Forge - Sustainability - CSR

Transforming Lives via Knowledge

Educating for a brighter tomorrow

Education

Strengthening future generations through educational initiatives

The Bharat Forge Education Programme is designed to make children more aware, confident and self-reliant in life. We emphasise on bringing different creative minds together, building their communication abilities and enhancing their life skills.

Effort and Impact

Pradnya Vikas Program

Impacted 995 students

Pratham Pune Education Foundation

5,000+ students benefitted per year30 Communities covered

Anubhav Shala - Khelghar

Reached out to 1020 students

Comprehensive insights into our Education programmes

Pratham Pune Education

Pratham Pune Education Foundation (PPEF) provides non formal education to children from 130 underprivileged communities of Pune.

Following are the three programmes we run under PPEF.

Balshikshan : For the children of Grades 1st & 2nd
Setushikshan : For the children of Grades 3rd to 5th
KishorShikshan : For the children of Grades 6th to 8th

In total we are reaching out to 5,000 + underprivileged children per year through these programmes.

Bharat Forge with the objective “Every child should be in the school, every child should learn well” is imparting non formal education to 5,000 + underprivileged school children from 30 communities in association with an NGO Pratham Pune Education Foundation since 2000.

5,000 + underprivileged children per year benefitted

30 Communities Covered

The programme includes sessions on basic concepts of Mathematics, Science, English and Marathi with interactive teaching.

Pratham Pune
5,000 + Children

Non-formal education initiatives

Program

Children Covered

Balshikshan

1700 children

Setushikshan

1900 children

KishorShikshan

1400 students

In addition to this, Bharat Forge conducts various activities throughout the year in coordination with Pratham, on occasions like Shivratri, Republic Day, Gandhi Jayanti, No Tobacco Day, Diwali, Children’s Day, etc. These activities offer the children opportunities to display their talents and also help them gain knowledge through interactive methods.

Activities Conducted under Pratham Pune

Balmelava

Every year we organize Balmelawa, an event where children from diverse backgrounds showcase their talents and achievements. During this year’s inauguration the emphasis was on of learning new skills. This year, over 250 students participated, spreading joy and excitement

Training of the teachers

The primary focus and objectives of the teachers training is to maximize the impact of our educational programmes in the communities. Training was on Math and Language which was purely activity-based, child-centric and textbook-aligned. All these activities are aligned with NIPUN Bharat and FLN (Foundational Literacy and Numeracy) program as per NEP (National Education Policy) 2020.

Session on Stress Management

Dr. Leena Deshpande conducted an online session for teachers on stress management. She guided the teachers on how to plan and implement plans without stress. She gave them valuable tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and reducing stress. She stressed on the importance of exercise and on hobbies like dancing, listening to music, playing with children, meditation, rewarding oneself, celebrating one’s wins etc.

Interschool Science Quiz Competition

Participants: 10 school Venue: Bhamare Hall, Parvati Darshan, Pune
The objectives of our science quiz for children were: Promoting interest and enthusiasm for science, reinforcing science concepts learnt in school, fostering collaboration and cooperation among participants.The winning school was Saarthi School, Mundhwa

Pradnya Vikas Program

Pradnya Vikas Program, a non-formal education program for under privileged secondary school students in urban slum areas, is aimed to identify highly abled students and nurturing their talents further by providing supplementary inputs.

We are running Pradnya Vikas Program at 5 locations of Pune which are Keshav Nagar - (Mundhwa), Janata Vasahat, Datta wadi, Mahatma Phule Vasti - Hadapsar, Ramnagar

In these centres more than 200 students are studying who are from 7th -10th Standard

1020 Reached out to students

Activities conducted under Pradnya Vikas Program

Creative Activity

Pradnya Vikas Program holds many art & craft activities for Diwali sparking creativity in the children and increasing their abilities to think positively

Field Visit Activity

Our visit to the local businesses, made the children aware of the communication and interview skills, as they learned how the real-world businesses operated.

Celebrating International Yoga Day

By helping students practice Suryanamaskar and yoga, they learned to keep a focused mind and develop their physical and mental abilities.

Prize Distribution Program

The prize distribution ceremony is conducted on Republic day & Independence Day where the winners of our school competitions are awarded by the company officials.

Science Day Activity

Children celebrated Science Day by developing an interest in science after learning more about it from their teachers.

Other Activity & Competition

With skills developed from the Pradnya Vikas Program, the children could not only compete at the local, school, and district level competitions but win them.

Summer Camp

Summer camp at Pradnya Vikas Program allows children to enjoy new activities like: Science Workshops, Warli Painting, and fun Group Games

Anubhav Shala – Khelghar

Anubhav Shala is the initiative for the children who belongs to underprivileged background and studying from 1st to 6th standard.

Currently we have 5 centres of Anubhav Shala running at different locations of Pune which are located at Community Center (Keshav Nagar), Gairan vasti (Keshav Nagar), Mahatma Phule Vasti (Hadapsar), Jay Bhavani nagar (Kothrud), Kakde Vasti (Kondhwa)

This initiative helps around 200 students through different learning and creative activities

1020 Reached out to students

Activities conducted under Anubhav Shala - Khelghar

Other Days Celebration

Celebrating special days and festivals allow the children to learn about India's culture & great personalities.

Summer Camp

Children of Anubhav Shala get to experience small science experiments, collage work, painting, marble painting, craft & various activities.

Parents Meeting

Parent meetings keep the parents updated about their child's progress and educate them about the purpose of the project.

Fun & Game Activity

Anubhav Shala students learn proactively with fun games, puzzles, and creative songs.

Other CSR Initiatives in Education

We are supporting the education of 45 girl students who are pursuing their engineering or diploma courses in different trades including Mechanical, Electrical, Metallurgy, E&TC and Computer. These girls belong to rural background and are from different parts of Maharashtra. Apart from financial support we are also supporting them through Mentorship Program under our CSR initiative.

Mentorship & Sponsorship of Girl Students for Education

After having one on one interaction of mentor and mentees they are now connecting with each other through online mode in order to exchange their thoughts and get the proper guidance in technical and non-technical field.

Mission - Sanitation of School

Constructed 273 Urinals and 136 WCs and school 42 for 9504 children from 2015 onwards

Availability of proper toilets and infrastructure plays an important role in learning environment of the school. During assessment of villages, it was found that proper toilets and infrastructure was inadequate in government schools thereby resulting in absenteeism of children in the schools. Thus we stepped in to bring an overall improvement in the sanitation facilities at these schools.