IIFL Foundation and Director Mrs. Madhu Jain receive Bhamashah Samman from Rajasthan Government
Rajasthan Government has felicitated IIFL Foundation and its
Director Mrs. Madhu Jain with the prestigious ‘Bhamashah Samman’ for
outstanding contribution in the field of education and particularly in the area
of girl child literacy.
Mrs.
Jain leads the CSR function at IIFL Group with strong emphasis on impact-based
social intervention in the areas of education, health, financial literacy,
water conservation, livelihood, poverty alleviation and climate action. Mrs. Madhu Jain and IIFL Foundation’s contribution has been
recognized by multiple Indian and global authorities including the United
Nations.
Rajasthan Government’s Education Minister Dr. B.D. Kalla honored
Mrs. Jain at the state-level Bhamashah Samman Ceremony held at Birla
Auditorium, Jaipur.
Mrs. Madhu Jain,
Director, IIFL Foundation said, “Bhamashah
Samman has a special place in my heart due to my roots in Udaipur and
Rajasthan. IIFL Foundation is dedicated to put all its focus and energy towards
100 percent girl child literacy in Rajasthan, along with efforts in the areas
of health, poverty alleviation and climate action.”
Under the
leadership of Mrs. Madhu Jain, IIFL Foundation’s flagship education project –
Sakhiyon Ki Baadi – has brought over 36,000 out-of-school girls into education
fold through 1,200 schools, mostly in remote tribal villages of Rajasthan.
Besides Sakhiyon Ki Baadi, IIFL Foundation has many other
education-focused initiatives. IIFL Foundation’s innovative model ‘Maa Bari’
project has transformed 30 schools with modern infrastructure and facilities to
promote education for first-time learners from indigenous tribal communities in
Rajasthan. Another project is ‘Sampark’, through which IIFL Foundation aims to
reach over 4 lac students across 5800+ government schools in Rajasthan
improving their English and Mathematics with an opportunity to expand to more
schools.
IIFL Foundation’s ‘Digital Shaala’ project introduces 5000+
students to digital pedagogy with installation of TV sets equipped with AV
learning material covering grades 6 to 10. IIFL Foundation’s Sesame Community
radio initiative reaches over 2.5 lac students providing foundational literacy.
IIFL Foundation also runs ‘Chauras’ a daycare-cum-literacy center for children
staying at construction sites.
Besides education, IIFL Foundation is also well-known
for its successful interventions in the areas of health, poverty alleviation
and climate action among others. IIFL Foundation
is one of the first CSR foundations to launch drone-based last mile vaccine
delivery and introduction of agriculture drone.Through
its various initiatives the foundation reaches over 10 lac beneficiaries.