Karnataka

Needs of the villagers

The children in any community are as liable to a progressive environment as the elders. It was required that the students in the villages about the brewery UB Chamundi, be equipped with better infrastructure and methods of practical learning to encourage them to attend school.

Efforts by UBL

In Nanjankud Taluk, UBL partnered with Ace Education Trust to intervene in 7 government primary schools by building Mini Science Centres. These are the first of their kind projects in the country that enable the students to grasp scientific concepts via practical methods. Each centre has 30-60 working science models ranging from topics on space, environment, biology and several others.

Models on water harvesting, use of solar energy and other sources of energy conservation have been given much importance, considering that these are of direct application in the villages.

Some of the several other efforts by UBL include electrical wiring of the models, installing fans, painting the walls, fixing first aid kits and fire extinguishers and redecorating the areas around the Mini Science Centres to attract the school children.

Feedback also says that the students are satisfied with the teachers who have put the efforts of UBL to efficient use.

Outreach

Rajasthan

Needs of the villagers

The target, Tijara Block, Bhiwadi near UB Rajasthan basically comprises of meo-muslims which is a community with a literacy rate of 12.2%. They believe that sending their off springs to government schools shall weaken their cultural and religious identity besides, that girls and boys of the family are looked upon as a boon in the household activities and fields respectively.

Those who still manage to go to schools are faced with several issues like untrained teachers. Hundreds of girl students drop out from 5th to 6th grade, owing to lack of separate toilets, unsafe locations of the schools and commuting problems. The infrastructure and facilities neither attract new students nor encourage the enrolled ones to stay.

Efforts by UBL

10 primary schools under a tripartite project between the District Government, UBL and the Sir Syed Trust are supported under this initiative. UBL propagates the message that primary education is essential and children should not be deprived of it.

Infrastructure revamping has been done in 9 schools and the new buildings are more welcoming with better space for the students to learn. The kitchen sheds in 3 schools have been improved for the preparation of the mid-day meals. To maintain a balanced student teacher ratio, assistance was provided towards teacher's salaries at Gandhola Government School. Besides this, management committees and teacher training programs have gained momentum with UBL's interventions.

Annual functions are organised where students perform skits, group and solo performances with prizes distributed at the end. Furthermore, World Earth Day, 2017 saw planting of nearly 50 trees at the Govt. Higher Sec. School, Joriya Mev, Bhiwadi to inculcate in students and staff the much required sensitivity towards their surroundings.

Outreach

Karnataka

Needs of the villagers

The students of the varied schools need constant assistance that stretches beyond classrooms and explores areas of co-curricular activities, celebration of important days, proper sanitation, safety, healthcare and other facilities. These form an integral part for any institution to sustain its beneficiaries and the village schools needed to broaden their approach in the same.

Efforts by UBL

The primary education activities are spread the widest in Karnataka; in specified villages of Mysore, Mangalore and Nelamangala. These initiatives are based on the overall infrastructure development of the schools and providing them with basics that standardise their education and make it more qualitative.

A dining hall cum stage was constructed at Government Higher Primary school in Halimavu village, in Mysore, which is used to celebrate important dates like 15th August. Along with the KS Hundi School, computer training was also organised in it to equip the children with the basic functioning of the technology that drives today’s world. Other improvements in the designated villages of Mysore include a water purifier in the Government Boys’ Hostel in Nanjangud, separate toilets for boys and girls in the KS Hundi School and an RCC roof for the Aanganwadi in Kudumboor.

Students were provided with notebooks in Angaragundi Muslim Higher Primary School, Kejaru Higher Primary School and Jokatte Higher Primary School. These schools were also sensitised with child safety workshops, visual training sessions and exposed to life skill training programmes. Besides these, mid-day meals are supported for 12 schools in Mangalore by bringing on board the Akshaypatra Foundation.

In Nelamangala’s Gangadharapalya School, besides constructing toilets, a compound wall was put up to combat students’ safety issues and windows were renovated with aluminium and mesh for mosquito control. The brewery has also taken complete responsibility for educating the children of a deceased contract labourer.

Kerala

Needs of the villagers

The students of the varied schools need constant assistance that stretches beyond classrooms and explores areas of co-curricular activities, celebration of important days, proper sanitation, safety, healthcare and other facilities. These form an integral part for any institution to sustain its beneficiaries and the village schools needed to broaden their approach in the same.

Efforts by UBL

The main areas of work are Cherthala and Palakkad where students are provided with shoes and socks, supported with mid-day meals and nutrition supplements. Children of Kanjikode Lower Primary School in Palakkad have also been given educational aids.

Telangana

Needs of the villagers

The students of the varied schools need constant assistance that stretches beyond classrooms and explores areas of co-curricular activities, celebration of important days, proper sanitation, safety, healthcare and other facilities. These form an integral part for any institution to sustain its beneficiaries and the village schools needed to broaden their approach in the same.

Efforts by UBL

Besides improvements in infrastructure and education quality, schools have been given sports facilities and digital classroom equipment. This ensures the overall development of the students, giving them the opportunity to discover their potential beyond books.

Furthermore, the primary school at the Malkapur village has been provided with 65 desk benches and the school at Kothlapur with tables, chairs, cupboards and a public address system.

Others

Needs of the villagers

The students of the varied schools need constant assistance that stretches beyond classrooms and explores areas of co-curricular activities, celebration of important days, proper sanitation, safety, healthcare and other facilities. These form an integral part for any institution to sustain its beneficiaries and the village schools needed to broaden their approach in the same.

Efforts by UBL

In Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Bihar, the focus is on giving conducive infrastructure to the students and in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, government schools have also been provided with RO drinking water facilities besides the basic building improvements. In the ZP School of Aurangabad’s Vitava, students have a library to help develop an interest in reading.

The schools in West Bengal have been provided with educational material and attention is given to the students’ health with nutritional supplements like eggs for meals. Child friendly hand wash stations have been installed in the Majher Char GSFP School and Charbirpara Banchharam Primary Schools in Kalyani to support the same cause. In Kalyani, partial reimbursement of 6 teachers’ salaries, utensils, printing material and stationery were given to primary students at Braille School and the Santali School which also happens to be the only one to use the nearly extinct ‘Olchiki’ script.

Health camps in the Sukhdev Nagar Government Primary School, Punjab also help extend child health.

From encouraging birthday celebrations and national days in Haryana’s schools to infrastructural revamping in Odisha, UBL tries to reach as many children as possible. Rajasthan’s Gandhola School celebrates events like annual days, farewells and Yoga Day. A bridge has been constructed near the Pathredi school of Rajasthan for improving access to the school. These various efforts are aimed at reaching maximum number of students around the breweries and helping them to walk on the life enriching path of education and knowledge with the least number of hurdles.