Please-1 with 5 Mobile science libraries, 15 Labs-on-Bikes helps 10K.
LUCKNOW Aug 13 (The CONNECT) – Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), the philanthropic arm of Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), inaugurated the second phase of ‘Vidya Vahini Program’ to help enhance the knowledge and exposure of government school students in remote rural areas across Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in the field of science.
Based on the success of the Vidya Vahini programme, an expansion phase has been inaugurated which includes 5 Mobile science libraries and 15 Labs-on-Bike. HMIF has invested INR 2.38 Crores till now for this programme with the aim of benefiting 30,000 students and aims to further invest in the same.
These vehicles will be deployed across 14 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana and will cover various government schools in remote rural areas creating an outreach to students for helping them enhance their knowledge bank in the field of science.
Aligned with Government of India’s National Education Policy, Vidya Vahini is an initiative of HMIF which focuses on improving the quality of education imparted to government school students in remote areas to equip our youth with vital skills and knowledge to enable them to thrive in a technology-driven society.
The programme helps teachers upskill themselves on latest scientific experiments through workshops and conducts various exhibitions for students to showcase their innovative ideas.
The expansion programme was inaugurated by Sandeep Singh, UP Minister of State for Basic Education Department in the presence of Dr. M K Shanmuga Sundaram, Principal Secretary, Basic Education Department, Uttar Pradesh, and senior officials from HMIL including Puneet Anand, Vertical Head – Corporate Communication & Social, HMIL and Soon Sang Hong, Vertical Advisor – Corporate Communication & Social, HMIL.
Sandeep Singh appreciated the thoughtful approach of supporting students from distant areas of the society, who aspire to pursue and innovate in the field of science but are often left behind due to challenges of material availability in rural areas.
Anand said, the Vidya Vahini programme aims to nurture young minds and encouraging innovation in remote areas, where access to study material and scientific experiment models is a challenge. The first phase of Vidya Vahini has been very successful as 10,000 students across 5 districts of Uttar Pradesh have been directly benefitted through this program.
The program will also take up additional activities such as organizing science fairs across government district schools to give students a platform to showcase their innovative skills and impart training on latest materials and scientific models to teachers which will help them impart the latest education modules to students.
With Agastya Foundation as the implementation partner, Vidya Vahini Program was launched in 2022 across Ghazipur, Shamli, Gonda, Lalitpur and Shahjahanpur districts in UP and became a success with 10,000 benefitting.
