Books handed over to students, which will go towards setting up of libraries in their schools
Hyderabad, 29th June 2017: Teaching Tree, the CSR initiative from K Raheja Corp drew the curtains on its second successful season of its Book Donation Drive. The collection drive which opened itself to already read books, new story books and notebooks was a community engagement program which saw participation from Clients working out of the Mindspace Business Park as well as employees of K Raheja Corp. Books collected were handed over to the NGO Teach for India, who will utilize them to set up new libraries and re-furbish old libraries in schools that need the assistance.
A live tree shaped book-rack replicating the Teaching Tree symbol in full bloom with the collected books was unveiled in the presence of talented actress Bhanu Sri Tripathi. For the children, it was a pleasure to receive a mix of interesting books and they were especially excited about the story books. The Book Donation drive which kicked off two weeks ago has seen whole-hearted support from the people of Hyderabad and the employees of Mindspace Business Park.
While the tally of the total number of books will still take a few days, the numbers are very encouraging and it promises to be a generous stash of books.
Speaking on this occasion, Mr. Shrawan Kumar Gone, Director Operations, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, K Raheja Corp said, “It is fundamental to engage students with interesting reading material in developing their creative thinking while honing their learning skills. K Raheja Corp aims to foster literacy and academic success for children through this Book Donation Drive. The books collected are across a varied set of genres and are sure to give the students excellent reading material. Add to this, the notebooks and we are sure to have some very happy faces here.”
Added Shrawan, “With the sole purpose of transforming the lives of children in need and eliminating education inequality, K Raheja Corp has effectively and repeatedly contributed to the field of education through various activities; one being the Book Donation Drive”
Speaking on the drive, Teach for India spokesperson said, “We congratulate K Raheja Corp for the successful completion of the Book Donation Drive and we are extremely grateful to them for initiating this drive which would benefit 5100 children of Teach For India in honing their reading skills. The books collected will help us set up new libraries and renew old libraries in schools where our Fellows are striving to provide an excellent education to children. We consider this as a ‘celebration of giving’ and very excited to see this whole-hearted support from the employees of RahejaMindspace. We thank all those who contributed to the cause and making this initiative a huge success.”
Speaking on the initiative, actress Bhanu Sri Tripathi said, “This philanthropic initiative by K Raheja Corp in association with the Teach for India not only promotes literacy in the community but also gives these young students an opportunity to develop their learning skills. The books collected will encourage reading among students, which is essential for a child’s overall growth. I am delighted to be a part of this cause, and interact with these kids about their ambitions and future goals in life.”
About Teaching Tree:
With the belief that education is the most powerful weapon that can change the world, and committed to the cause, K Raheja Corp, India’s leading real estate developer launched its CSR initiative, christened Teaching Tree. As the name suggests, the initiative aims at providing quality education to children belonging to very low-income groups. The initiative reaches out to children studying in schools, and whose parents are committed to ensuring a good future for their children, but with limited means.
K Raheja Corp has selected a trained and credible partner to make this mission a success, and has joined hands with Teach for India, NGO in the education space, that has made a noteworthy contribution to the field of education in the country.
K Raheja Corp, along with Teach for India will empower the teachers of these public schools through better training and exposure to technology. These teachers will then have an improved impact on the children. K Raheja Corp leads this initiative through its IT Business Park Mindspace, which houses some of the largest corporate MNC’s and galvanises their non-monetary support for the cause through initiatives like book collection drives, old computer collection drives, art melas where the kids can display their works of art at Mindspace, employees pledging their time to teach these children in their schools and so on.
Financial assistance has already positively influenced the lives of over thousands of students since 2015, and K Raheja Corp remains committed to growing these numbers through Teaching Tree. Through the association, Teaching Tree will further build on the noble work undertaken by Teach for India in the domain of education.
About Teach For India:
Teach For India is a non-profit organization that believes in an excellent education for all children & is striving to end the problem of educational inequity in our country. We are driving this movement through our Fellowship program which places outstanding working professionals and college graduates as Fellows – teachers who work full-time for two years in low-income & under-resourced schools.