Coca-Cola Support My School recognizes the efforts of the Principals & Teachers of schools covered by the campaign
General V. P. Malik (Retd), Chairman of the Advisory Council for Environment & Sustainability (ACES),
The school is one of eight schools which have been revitalized in Karnataka under Season 2 of the Support My School campaign. Principals of all 8 schools were present at the event.
Revitalized facilities include access to safe drinking water, separate toilets for boys and girls, promotion of physical sports and recreation
Ramnagar, 7th November, 2013: The Support My School campaign, an initiative to build happy, healthy and active schools for students in rural and semi-urban areas, today honoured the Teaching Staff at Government Rural Upper Primary School, Kodihalli Village, Ramanagar District. Chosen as a beneficiary of the campaign, the school has been provided facilities such as access to safe drinking water and separate toilets for boys and girls under the campaign. The Support My School campaign recently commemorated completion of 250 schools touching the lives of over 80,000 students.
General V. P. Malik (Retd),Chairman of the Advisory Council for Environment & Sustainability (ACES),
General V. P. Malik (Retd),Chairman of the Advisory Council for Environment & Sustainability (ACES),
Speaking about the project, Mr. Puneet Varshney, Zonal Vice President,
Launched in January 2011, the Support My School campaign aims to create happy and healthy learning environments for students across rural and semi-urban India by providing schools with basic amenities such as access to water and proper toilets for girls and boys. Over 43,000 students across 10 states were impacted over Season 1 of the campaign. Season 2 has extended this reach to over 15 states and aims to complete 350 schools by the end of this year.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Kumar Anish, Director, Training & Development, Sikshana Foundation said, “It has been a privilege to have been associated with Support My School as a Campaign Partner. This initiative enables us to touch the lives of many students and provide them with facilities that enrich their learning experience at the schools. The campaign helps us in providing the students a holistic environment to learn and grow.”
Thanking the campaign partners and the dignitaries present, Mr. Chamraj, Head Master, Government Rural Upper Primary School, Kodihalli Village, Ramanagar District said, “It has been a wonderful experience to be chosen under this campaign as our students today have a much better learning space to study and develop. The facilities provided under the campaign will benefit our students for a long time to come. Support My School has given our school a fresh lease of life and I thank all the partners for this great opportunity”
About Support My School Campaign
Coca-Cola India joined hands with NDTV to launch Support My School in association with UN-Habitat, Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), Pearson Foundation and Tata Teleservices. It undertakes the following core activities:
Provision of improved access to water
Appropriate sanitation facility for girls and boys
Improvement in the overall infrastructure and environment
Provision for sports and recreation facilities and
Recharging groundwater through rainwater harvesting
With such necessary amenities in place, schools are able to provide a cleaner and healthier environment more conducive to learning.
Education in rural India suffers from several issues where lack of sanitation is a key reason for absenteeism and dropouts amongst students. This is especially noted in young girls who are forced to quit as they enter adolescence due to a lack of clean and functional toilets. Children are also likely to fall sick more often without clean water to drink or to wash hands. Support My School endeavors to eliminate this basic concern by spreading the initiative across the country with the help of campaign partners to execute the same.
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