#WhatDoWeDo
EDUCATION AS EMPOWERMENT
WHY EDUCATION
If we need to address healthcare, poverty, population control, unemployment and human rights, there’s no better way to start than providing education to children in need. Education not only empowers children to have a secure future but also helps them grow up as responsible national and global citizens. The Right to Education (RTE) Act which came into force in 2010 made education free and compulsory for all children in the age group of 6-14 years. But even a decade later, the learning curve has not been steady for many children in the country. The socio-economic conditions of parents and lack of proper learning in schools are hindrances that prevent many children from having an education.
WHAT WE DO
Kapil Patil Foundation’s flagship programme Mission Education works with the objective of empowering underprivileged children by providing education, nutrition, and wellness support. The programme is well aligned to the New Education Policy (2020), and SDG Goal 4 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Mission Education works with children (3-18 years) living in difficult circumstances, children from poor families, differently abled children, disaster-struck children, abandoned and street children, and children living in tribal belts, remote villages and hard-to-reach areas.
OUR INTERVENTIONS :
>> Mobile Healthcare :
Reaching the unreached through fully-equipped Mobile Healthcare Units staffed with doctors and paramedics, providing OPD services, point-of-care test facilities and medicines.
>> Telemedicine :
Connecting people from remote rural areas with doctors for specialized healthcare from nearby urban health centres, through e-Health Kiosks and Telemedicine Centres staffed with paramedics.
>> Health camps :
Providing need-based healthcare services to specific target groups through standalone health camps with specialized doctors, point-of-care tests, and sometimes surgical facilities.
OUR FOCUS :
- Access to Quality Education
- STEM & Experiential Learning
- Sports and Extra-Curricular Activities
- Infrastructure Development
o Building toilets, drinking water facilities, playgrounds, etc. and providing desks, chairs, and boards. - Providing schools with edtech hardware such as projectors and interactive smartboards.
- providing scholarships and sponsorships for disadvantaged students.
- Solar Panel for alternative power
- Setting up STEM Labs, Libraries, Numeracy Labs
This is in accordance with UN SDG 4 which ensures inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
