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CONTENT
Foreword
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About HCL Grant
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Selection Process
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Sub Jury
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Jury
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HCL Grant 2015-16 Finalists
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FOREWORD
Dawn of the Fifth Estate
Our country today resolutely stands on the strong foundation of four estates democracy, independent judiciary, matured bureaucracy and free press. These
estates not only define the fabric of our society but also act as potent drivers
propelling India to the next level of growth and prosperity.
It is imperative that the growth process that we as a nation subscribe to is
inclusive, and carries forward all sections of the society across geographies.
This is where the community-led ecosystems are destined to play a decisive
role in building a stronger, future ready India. As much as the contribution
made by the first four estates to the development and progress of our country,
it is the fifth estate comprising non-governmental organizations - individuals
and institutions formed and led by the citizens of the country, which would
play a significant role in the future progress of our country.
HCL Grant envisions to strengthen NGOs and development sector through
deep institutional involvement and commitment. The Grant stands testimony
to the fact that only strong governance structures, management capabilities
and reliable impact measurement systems within NGOs can help them
take-up and sustain high impact, complex social transformation projects - vital
to bridge the divide between the two Indias - of haves and have-nots.
In the end, for us to be a great nation, we need to walk together, think
together, grow together and together take the country forward. HCL Grant is a
small step in that direction.
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ABOUT
There are about 3.3 million NGOs in India and several of them are doing commendable work in various
areas aimed at inclusion and development. The HCL Grant has been launched to support the
institutionalization of the Fifth Estate through the creation of strong governance frameworks and
management capabilities.
An endeavor of HCL Foundation, the Grant envisions to build sustainable communities by supporting
NGOs and individuals who are doing path-breaking work towards high impact transformation in India.
In the first year, HCL Grant has identified the best NGOs in the area of rural education. From a pool of
over 400 NGOs representing each state who applied for the Grant, the top six were chosen from which
‘Going to School’ was selected as the winner of the inaugural HCL Grant 2015 -16.
HCL Grant - Key Highlights
Build an industry-wide recognized directory of credible NGOs doing path-breaking work in India
Support and train NGOs in aspects of governance, financial management, impact measurement, auditing and sustainability
Create a platform for relevant partnership opportunities between potential donors and NGOs
Each winner of HCL Grant to receive a grant of `5 crore
`100 crore commitment from HCL Foundation over the next five years
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HCL GRANT CATEGORIES
Ecosystem
Education
Healthcare
Covers all sustainable actions from
conservation of environment to cleaner,
accessible water and alternate energy
Reducing illiteracy and creating livelihoods through
primary, secondary and adult education, training and
skill development, job placement and entrepreneurship
Improving women and
child health, sanitation
and hygiene issues
WINNER - The Grant is awarded to one winner / category - the NGO which has made a meaningful impact and has a proposal to
leverage the capability and capacity built over many years
GRANT FOCUS (2015-16) - EDUCATION
Eligibility Criteria
1. Minimum 3 years of experience in the relevant sector or field in India
2. Availability of registration documents, audited financial reports and tax certificates
3. Presence of a Governing Board
4. No political or religious affiliations
5. No blacklisting by any government agency like CAPART, NABARD, NHFDC, etc.
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OVERWHELMING RESPONSE IN THE FIRST YEAR
400+ registrations across
all states of India
SELECTION PROCESS
July-Sep 2015
Oct-Nov 2015
Call for applications for
Evaluation based on
a 2 month period
a comprehensive
including site visits for all
Basic documentation
framework. A project
24 shortlisted applicants
by Sub Jury shared with
before
the Jury
requested at this stage
members from HCL
screened the applications.
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End Nov 2015
Sub Jury evaluation
Dec 2015
Jan 2016
Assessment forms of
Presentations by the
Announcement of the
Winner of Inaugural
HCL Grant 2015-16
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SHORTLISTING PROCESS
400 +
Registrations
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Applications
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62
Applications underwent
a rigorous review and
rating process
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Top applications
Top applications
Going to School
selected for
shortlisted by Sub Jury
selected as the winner
Sub Jury
and recommended to the Jury
Top 6 Finalists
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Association for
Voluntary Action
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Going to School
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Indian Society of
Agribusiness Professionals
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Pardada Pardadi
Educational Society
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Prayatn Sanstha
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Social Works and
Research Centre
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SUB JURY MEMBERS
Kala Vijayakumar, Col. (Retd.) Gopal Karunakaran, Rajiv Swarup, C Vijay Kumar
Kala Vijayakumar
President, SSN Institutions
Kala plays a key role in managing the SSN Institutions. With a keen interest in inclusive education, she has made SSN an
institution of international repute. She has been instrumental in setting up a special scholarship scheme for the benefit of
rural students at SSN. Kala has played a pivotal role in establishing a unique collaboration with the Carnegie Mellon
University, USA, a global top 10 engineering institution, and the SSN Institutions.
Col. (Retd.) Gopal Karunakaran
Chief Executive Officer, Shiv Nadar School
Gopal is the CEO of Shiv Nadar School. While with the Indian Army, he was chosen for the United Nations Mission in
Kuwait in a multi-lateral and multicultural environment. He has been a member of the National Committee of
Education of the Confederation of Indian Industries since 2008 and was part of the team which formulated draft
proposals to the Government on the Right to Education Act.
Rajiv Swarup
President, Shiv Nadar University
Rajiv heads all non-academic functions at Shiv Nadar University. With nearly four decades of rich and varied corporate
experience behind him in incubating, managing and developing both the strategic and operational aspects of large
businesses, Rajiv recently superannuated from HCL America as Senior Corporate Vice President and Chief Customer
Officer - Strategic Accounts.
C Vijay Kumar
President, Infrastructure Services, HCL Technologies
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Vijay heads Infrastructure Services, one of the most important businesses at HCL Technologies. His expertise across
technology, business, relationship & organizational management has led to the business growing to over 20,000
strong, globally dispersed and diverse team today. His experience in business planning, client acquisition and
business development, building scalable and distinctive propositions, experience in service delivery, transition,
transformation as well as people management has helped grow the business over the years.
JURY MEMBERS
Robin Abrams, Richard Lariviere, Montek Singh, Pallavi Shroff, B.S. Baswan, Tom Miller, Shiv Nadar
Robin Abrams
Former President of Palm Computing, and the longest serving Board member
of HCL Technologies
Robin Abrams was most recently interim CEO at ZiLOG. She had been the President of Palm Computing and Senior Vice
President at 3Com Corporation. She was formerly the President and CEO at VeriFone. Before joining VeriFone in 1997,
Abrams held a variety of senior management positions with Apple Computers. As Vice President and General Manager of
Apple Americas, she oversaw sales and channel management for U.S., Canada and Latin America. Prior to that, she was
the Vice President and General Manager of Apple Asia, where she was responsible for sales and marketing in the region.
Abrams spent eight years with Unisys in several senior-level positions. She has served several U.S. public company
boards including ZiLOG and BEA Systems (until it was acquired by Oracle) and currently serving Sierra Wireless and
Openwave Systems. She also serves on the Anita Borg Institute Board and several academic advisory committees.
Richard Lariviere
President, Field Museum, Chicago and Former President of the University of Oregon
Richard Lariviere is the President and CEO of the Field Museum since 2012. His career in academia and business is
grounded in expertise on India. His work with the Information Technology industry (beginning in 1992) comprised devising
country entry strategies for American companies wishing to have a large presence in India. Among the companies he
worked with are Deluxe Corporation, General Instrument Corporation (now part of Motorola), Cisco Systems, Sabre
Holdings, HCL Corporation, Perot Systems, MetLife, and others. His academic writing has garnered international prizes,
and like most academic writing, very small audiences. He was a professor and Dean of Liberal Arts at the University of
Texas at Austin, Provost and Executive Vice-Chancellor at the University of Kansas, and President of the University of
Oregon. He has served on the Board of many prestigious organizations across the world.
In Chicago, he is the member of the Advisory Board of After School Matters, member of the Board of the Chicago Cultural
Mile, President of the Board of Art in the Center, Member of the Economic Club, the Chicago Club, and the Arts Club.
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JURY MEMBERS
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Leading Economist
Montek Singh Ahluwalia is an Indian economist and civil servant who was the Deputy Chairman of the Planning
Commission of the Republic of India, a position which carries the rank of a Cabinet Minister. He tendered his resignation for
this post in May 2014 following the impending end of the UPAII regime at the center. He was previously the first Director of
the Independent Evaluation Office at the International Monetary Fund.
Ahluwalia has been a key figure in the Indian economic reform process. He played an important role in the team under Dr.
Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister, which guided and implemented reforms from 1991 to 1996. As Deputy Chairman of
the Planning Commission from 2004 onwards, he supervised the preparation of both the Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to
2011-12) titled "Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth" and subsequently also the Twelfth Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17)
titled "Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth".
The President of India awarded him the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour for public service.
Pallavi Shroff
Eminent Legal Counsel, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Pallavi S. Shroff is the Managing Partner of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas with an extensive experience of over 34 years.
Her broad and varied representation of public and private corporations, as well as other entities before legal institutions
has earned her national and international acclaim. Pallavi is also the lead Litigation Partner at the firm, with an extensive
knowledge in matters of dispute resolution and arbitration. She also heads the competition law practice at the firm.
With regards to Competition Law, Pallavi regularly advises international and national clients on various aspects of the
Competition Act 2002. She was a key member of the high-powered SVS Raghavan Committee, which contributed to
formulating the legal framework for the new Competition law and a draft of the new Competition Act, besides being part
of the Standing Committee of Parliament reviewing the Competition Act 2000.
She appears regularly in the Supreme Court and High Courts of India, and for arbitrations, mediations and international
legal disputes.
She has been recognized for her expertise in competition law by Chambers Asia Pacific 2014 and also features in the
Global Competition Review’s International Who’s Who Legal of Competition Lawyers and Economists 2014. Pallavi has
been recognized as one of the Most Powerful Women in Indian Business by Business Today.
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B.S. Baswan
Bureaucrat, India; Director, IIPA; Former Secretary, MHRD
B.S. Baswan currently heads a Government Committee to review recruitment procedures for the higher civil services and
speaks on public policy issues at a number of institutions. He has held some of the key positions in the Government
including Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie; Commissioner, Higher Education,
Govt. of M.P., Director, Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, Govt of India; Joint Secretary (Training), Ministry
of Personnel, Govt. of India, DFID/World Bank Consultant for Forest Policy – 1999; Secretary, National Commission for
Minorities, Govt of India; Chairman, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals),
Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India, Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt of India; and
finally retired as Education Secretary, Government of India.
Tom Miller
Chief Information Officer, Anthem Inc.
Tom Miller leads Anthem’s information technology function, having responsibility for all enterprise-wide technology
operations and initiatives. Anthem is one of the largest healthcare companies in the United States, and the IT function is
supported by multiple partnerships with India-based firms. Tom is also responsible for the company’s innovation efforts,
driving the creation of advanced capabilities to support Anthem’s strategic priorities of consumer centricity, provider
collaboration and cost of care management. He joined Anthem in May of 2014, bringing a fresh outlook and inspiring style
of leadership to the healthcare company.
Tom has more than 30 years of experience in the field of technology, management, global initiatives and operations. Prior to
joining Anthem, he served as the senior vice president and chief information officer of Coca-Cola Refreshments in North
America, and during his six years in Europe he was the CIO of Coca-Cola Europe and the CIO of Coca-Cola Hellenic
Beverages in Greece. Prior to joining Anthem, he spearheaded a major transformation program to standardize the business
processes, systems and data of Coca-Cola bottling companies worldwide. As a result of his achievements while at
Coca-Cola, Tom was recognized by Consumer Goods Magazine as one of the top ten innovators in the consumer
goods industry.
In addition to his business career, Tom also serves as Chairman of the board of the Alliance for Freedom, Restoration and
Justice, a global humanitarian non-profit company.
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FINALISTS
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ASSOCIATION FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION (BACHPAN BACHAO ANDOLAN)
Founded in 1979 as a Society by 2014 Nobel Peace Laureate, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), over the last
three decades, has rescued over 84,800 trafficked children and ensured access to education for over 200,000 children across 28
states of India. BBA initiated a mass movement to create a child friendly society where all children are free from exclusion,
exploitation and receive quality free education.
Vision
To create a child friendly society where all children are free from exploitation and receive free and quality education
Social Impact
• Through the creation of 151 Child Friendly Villages, more than 60,000
children received quality education and protection from trafficking, child
marriage and other such vulnerabilities
• BBA’s initiatives have sensitized over 155,000 community members,
school development committees and local administration officers
towards child rights for holistic development of the children
• BBA has rescued, rehabilitated and mainstreamed over 4,000 children
into formal education
• BBA has influenced the child protection and rights policy environment in
the country through its campaigns such as India March (The Bharat
Yatra), 5,000 kilometers march against child labor which led to the first
social label on child free carpet ‘Rugmark’ and the Global March Against
Child Labor which helped attain an International ban on child labor
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Proposed Project for HCL Grant
Bal Mitra Gram (Child Friendly Villages)
Location: Shahapura Block, Jaipur District, Rajasthan
BBA has proposed to establish 30 Child Friendly Villages
(with funding request of `2.62 crore) to eliminate child
marriages through ensuring education, involving children
in the decision making process and creating awareness in
the community.
Proposed results
• Develop 30 Child Friendly Villages (CFVs)
• Ensure 50% reduction of child marriages in the CFVs in
the first year, 90% in the second year and zero
incidences of child marriage
• 10% increase in number of children retained in
the schools
• Increased reporting of child marriage cases and
improved communication between community and law
enforcement agencies
• Impact lives of 18,000 children in 30 villages
• Increase community participation and ownership
through developing 90 community groups including
women’s group and youth groups
• Mobilize and sensitize 45,000 community members in
the project area so that they can demand for quality
education for children
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GOING TO SCHOOL
Going to School (GTS) was established in 2003 as a charitable trust by Ms. Lisa Heydlauff, former Communication Consultant at
UNICEF, with an aim to create interactive stories of role models that would inspire children to stay in school. GTS aims to use
different medium of communication and story-telling to engage students, teachers, parents, community members, and policy
makers for creating an enabling environment for students in rural India to learn cognitive, emotional, and job-relevant skills.
Vision
To create an enabling environment that would support and inspire children to become change makers for a socio-economically
empowered community
Social Impact
• By partnering with Pogo and National Geographic to air movies created by
GTS for child development, it has reached out to over 6.5 crore children
across India
• Through partnership with over 4,500 government primary schools, GTS’
books have reached out to more than 45 lakh students across the country
• Through its current programs in 1,425 schools in rural India, GTS has
mobilized more than 150,000 children across three states of the country
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Proposed Project for HCL Grant
Be! Schools in 300 government secondary schools
Location: Three districts in Bihar
GTS aims to scale its current flagship program, Be!
School, to 300 government schools reaching out to
30,000 students of grade 8 and 9. The project would
develop students’ capacity on life skills through interactive
story-telling sessions. The skills would be reinforced
through a financial literacy radio program and Ashoka
India’s ChangeMaker Education Program.
Proposed results
• Reach out and develop the capacity of 30,000 children
(grade 8 and 9), on 30 entrepreneurial soft skills (21st
century skills)
• Mobilize 300 government secondary school principals
on the use of interactive story-telling sessions to
enhance student engagement at schools. Orient 10
block and district level education officials towards the
need for developing an engaging environment for
children at government schools to impact the issue of
school retention and school drop-out rates.
• Train 600 government school teachers to undertake
interactive story-telling classes
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INDIAN SOCIETY OF AGRIBUSINESS PROFESSIONALS
Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP) was established in 2001 as a not for profit company by a group of agriculture
specialists and management professionals. ISAP has impacted farmers, agri-preneurs, youth, and women in 3,500 villages, 70
districts across 17 states in India through integrated farming, market linkages, skill development, and micro-enterprise promotion.
ISAP promotes use of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in all its initiatives.
Vision
Create sustainable solutions for socially and economically disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life
Social Impact
• Through the creation of 53 FPOs, ISAP has helped in improving the
productivity of 200,000 small farmer families
• Skilled over 9,000 rural youth on employable trades, of which 6,800 have
been successfully placed
• Facilitated social and economic empowerment of women through
formation and training of SHGs and provided backward and forward
linkages with banks, government schemes and market; also assisted
SHGs in planning and running micro-enterprises
• ISAP’s strong relationship with the Government of India and several state
departments has helped in creating larger sustainable impact
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Proposed Project for HCL Grant
HCL Skill Development Community College
Location: Rajasthan (Kota), Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi)
and Bihar (Patna)
ISAP has proposed to set up three skill development
community colleges to provide certified skill trainings and
recognised Bachelor of Vocational Training (B.Voc.)
degree to unemployed rural youth. Through the project
ISAP aims to directly impact 3,600 beneficiaries from rural
and poor households.
Proposed results
• 3,600 candidates will be trained and at least 33%
would be placed/assisted for self-employment. The
average salary of placed trainees is likely to range
from `12,000 to `15,000, per month.
• The project will also indirectly impact 37,800
community and family members of the trainees
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PARDADA PARDADI EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY
Mr. Virendra ‘Sam’ Singh (former CEO of DuPont, South Asia) founded Pardada Pardadi Educational Society (PPES) in 2002 to
uplift the status of girls and women in the rural communities of his ancestral village in block Anupshahr, Uttar Pradesh. PPES works
in 70 villages of the block to support rural women in living a life of dignity and economic self-sufficiency through access to free
quality education and vocational trainings.
Vision
To facilitate creation of a socially and economically empowered rural society
Social Impact
• Increase in 82% attendance amongst girl child with more than 18.5% of
the girls completing high school education
• The first batch of 162 girls of grade 12 graduated in 2012, with a pass
percentage of 100% (as compared to 87% at the State level)
• Average age of marriage for girls has increased to 20.3 years
• The average monthly salary of grade 12 graduates from PPIC is `5,000
(twice of that earned by non-PPIC graduates)
• Through formation of SHGs, more than 2,100 women have saved about
`140,000
• Further, through supporting livestock owning women with improved cattle
management, annual income of over 110 families increased by `22,000
per family
The above figures are as indicated in an Impact assessment study conducted by SP Jain Institute of Management & Research in 2014
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Proposed Project for HCL Grant
Community based education & skill development to
empower girls
Location: 44 villages of Anupshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India
PPES aims to socially and economically empower girls
(15-25 years) in 44 villages in Anupshahr by providing
quality education and skill development at their door step.
It has requested for `1.34 crore to reach out to more than
4,000 adolescent girls over the next
three years.
Proposed results
• In 3 years, 4000 adolescent girls in 44 villages will be
trained through the mobile learning truck
• Through Kishori Mandals, 750 adolescent girls will be
directly impacted for completing their schooling and
personality development
• The project also expects to empower rural girls to
become socially and financially independent, create
role models to motivate other girls, among others
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PRAYATN SANSTHA
To enable people from marginalized communities to overcome inequality and injustice, Prayatn Sanstha was founded by a group
of like minded social development professionals in 1992. Registered as a Society in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Prayatn has
adopted a rights-based approach to social development. It works across thematic areas of education, livelihood, nutrition, heath
and gender equality.
Vision
A just society in which men and women are equal, live with dignity, and enjoy all their human rights
Social Impact
• Over the last decade, Prayatn has implemented 16 programs with direct
outreach to over 200,000 beneficiaries in 512 villages across Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
• Prayatn has mobilized over 600 government schools in Rajasthan to adopt
child-friendly, multi-level, multi-grade academic curricula. Additionally,
Prayatn is undertaking teachers trainings in these schools
• Prayatn has facilitated formation of over 2000 community based groups of
women, adolescent girls, youth and children, to promote their rights and to
ensure long term social change
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Proposed Project for HCL Grant
Discovery of Dreams
Location: Dholpur, Rajasthan
Prayatn has requested `2.85 crore from the HCL Grant
2015-16 to implement a quality education and
employment linked skill development project in 60
villages of Dholpur, Rajasthan. Through the project
Prayatn aims to impact 18,400 beneficiaries.
Proposed results
• Support 16,000 children through direct
interventions in 60 government schools and
formation of children groups (Bal Manch)
• Train 600 youth and ensure the placement of
at least 70% of those trained
• Sensitize 2,400 youths about livelihood-related
government schemes and mobilize them into
youth groups
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SOCIAL WORKS AND RESEARCH CENTRE,
POPULARLY KNOWN AS BAREFOOT COLLEGE
The Barefoot College was founded as a Society in 1972 by Mr. Bunker Roy, a visionary social activist and a group of young
professionals. Barefoot has been focusing on water conservation, solar electrification, education, health, women empowerment
and livelihood for over four decades. Barefoot College, through its network of Community Based Organizations (CBOs), provides
basic services to solve rural problems using traditional knowledge in 13 states of India. Further, the organization’s solar
electrification has gained widespread recognition and expanded to 79 countries across the world.
Vision
To work with the marginalized, the exploited, and the impoverished rural poor to lift them out of poverty with dignity and
self-respect
Social Impact
• Since 2001, Barefoot College has established 2,246 bridge schools,
provided schooling to 58,559 children and trained 2,707 teachers
• Since 2008, 614 illiterate rural women have been trained as solar engineers
to enable them to solar electrify their own villages and impact 21,276
families. This model is being replicated in more than 75 countries,
impacting 24,300 families.
• Since its inception, the organization has provided livelihood to 488 rural
artisans from 72 villages
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Proposed Project for HCL Grant
Alternative Education and Skill Development:
Location: Ajmer, Jaipur, Nagaur, Rajsamand
and Pali, Rajasthan
Barefoot College aims to implement the Barefoot
model of alternate community based education and
skill development in the five districts of Rajasthan by
empowering and educating children, women, and
youth. It has requested for `3 crore to reach out to
6,075 beneficiaries.
Proposed results
• In three years, 25 crèches would provide nutrition
and care to 1,800 children and health education to
900 mothers
• Through 50 bridge schools, 3,300 boys and girls
would be educated in 50 villages
• Through the skill development courses, 60-75
trainees will learn five trades to enable them to
expand their job opportunities
• The project expects to improve health and nutrition
of children and mothers, increase rate of admission
into government schools, develop self-confidence
and increase job opportunities
for youth
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