Bharti Foundation Wins the Asian Leadership Awards 2012

The award recognises Bharti Foundation’s efforts to improve the quality

and delivery of education in rural India.

*New Delhi, October 16, 2012:* Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of

Bharti Enterprises, has won the Asian Leadership Awards 2012 in the Corporate Social Responsibility category. Bharti Foundation was chosenunder the theme ‘*Support and Improvement in Quality of Education*’ for its flagship initiative - Satya Bharti School Program that provides ‘qualityeducation’ to underprivileged and disadvantaged children in rural India,with a special focus on the girl child.

The Asian Leadership Awards is a global event organised by Fun & Joy at 

Work, an organisation  headed by Dr. R. L. Bhatia. The award seeks to highlight and reward the “ability of companies to steer their businessesthrough  turbulent times, applying the best of business modules to manage

and keep their missions afloat.” The Awards are presented in various

categories, including education, human resource, retail, learning and

development, real estate etc. 

Mr. Vijay Chadda, CEO, Bharti Foundation, said, “The award is a recognition

of the efforts of the entire team to deliver quality education to children

across 254 Satya Bharti Schools in rural India. The Satya Bharti School

Program has moved from strength to strength with significant achievements

in the enhancement of the program beyond primary level. We believe that

this award will further inspire us to continue with the quality of

education we deliver and will help us in our mission to transform each of

our schools into centres of excellence.