Adani Vidya Mandir provides free, world-class education to underprivileged children through several schools established since 2001. The curriculum follows CBSE standards and students receive mentoring, counseling, transportation, meals and more in addition to educational excellence. Strict enrollment ensures only economically challenged students are admitted and parents are involved. Well-equipped infrastructure includes classrooms, labs, sports facilities and more. The initiative aims to mold successful citizens and has benefited many students in pursuing their talents and representing the school in sports competitions.
2. Introduction
• Adani Foundation was established to bridge the glaring disparity
between privileged and socio-economically under privileged
communities
• Through its multiple world class educational and vocational
initiatives, the Foundation works towards equipping underprivileged
individuals and their families
• Adani Vidya Mandir is a special initiative to provide quality
education to underprivileged children and mould them into
responsible and successful citizen of the nation
3. Timeline of Educational Set-ups
1996: Adani Foundation set up as the CSR
arm of Adani Group. Currently it has 3 schools
and various rural initiatives under it.
2001:
Adani DAV Public
School set up at
Mundra
2008:
Adani Vidya Mandir
was set up at
Ahmedabad
2012:
Adani Vidya Mandir
was set up at
Bhadreshwar
Working with rural
communities to run
• BALWADIS,
• ANGANWADIS
5. Giving Education,
Nurturing Lives
• The initiative has till date touched lives of many underprivileged students
• The schools provide world class education at absolutely free cost
• The curriculum followed at the schools is CBSE
• Along with educational excellence, the schools also provide free
mentoring and counselling, transportation, uniform, textbooks and
notebooks, breakfast, lunch and refreshments
• These institutes believe in facilitating students progress in academics as
well as co-curricular activities like Khel Mahakumbh/Sports competitions,
Maths/Science fairs, National days, World Environment day etc.
6. Finding a way
where there is strong will
• Strict enrollment process ensures that only academically
competent and economically challenged students are
admitted
• Parents are counselled along with students to make them
part of the journey of their child’s development and
achievements
• Teachers act as mentors and help provide right direction to
each student along with helping them strive for academic
excellence
7. Providing World Class
Infrastructure
• The Adani Vidya Mandir Ahmedabad with classes 1 to 12 is
spread over 36000 sq. mt. with a total built-up area of over
1,10,000 sq. ft.
• The Adani Vidya Mandir Bhadreshwar with classes 1 to 8 has
1240sq. m school building and 3200 sq. mt. ground area
• The picturesque school building has well planned
• Activity Centre
• Multipurpose Hall
• Computer Lab
• Science Labs
• Maths Lab
• Seminar halls
• Sports facilities and play ground
• Kitchen shed for Mid Day Meals in school
Know more about this initiative at:
http://www.adanividyamandir.org/
8. Making a Difference
• Adani Vidya Mandir, Bhadreshwar was set up with the objective to
provide free education to children of fishermen and economically
challenged parents
• Along with free education, students are provided with free uniforms,
books, notebooks, meals (under the mid day meal scheme), milk,
fruits
• Educational training of Teaching volunteers is facilitated by the
Foundation
• Through various initiatives the foundation also works towards
spreading awareness about education of girl child, providing
amenities to decrease school drop outs and proving employment
opportunity to rural youths
• Know more about this initiative at: http://www.adanifoundation.org/
9. Nurturing sports
talents
• Krupali Joshi, a class 10th student of AVM is a naturally gifted
athlete, however financial constraints of her family stopped
being a factor in her life and it allowed her to become a better
sports person and emerge as a star athlete.
• Her athletic talent was nurtured at AVM while she received
financially free education
• At AVM she also benefitted from proper guidance, mentoring
and nutritious and wholesome diet provided to all the kids
• She has gone on to represent the school in many prestigious
sports events held at the state, national, and international
levels earning laurels for her as well as the institution.
10. Unique Opportunities
• Global Student exchange programs:
In a bid to help bright students of Adani Vidya Mandir learn better
and get exposure to the global world, they were sent for student
exchange program to Slovenia
• Meeting with Sports legends:
An initiative by UNICIEF brought together team members of the Delhi
DareDevil IPL team to Adani Vidya Mandir to promote awareness
regarding girl child education