Bharti Foundation Led Rural School Wins International Award For An Education And Entrepreneurial School Project

Class X students of Satya Bharti Adarsh Senior Secondary School - Fattubhila, Amritsar won the STAGE 3 SPECIAL RECOGNITION PRIZE at the International School Enterprise Challenge 2015
Amritsar, March 8, 2016: Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises today announced the success of Class X students of Satya Bharti Adarsh Sr. Sec. School, Fattubhila, Amritsar(Punjab), a rural school run in Public Private Partnership mode with the Punjab Government, at the International School Enterprise Challenge 2015 organised by a UK based charity – Teach A Man To Fish. This rural school’s winning entry was awarded with the Stage 3 Special Recognition Prize at the competition, competing with over 2900 entries from schools across 100 countries. The competition encouraged young students to take up the challenge of establishing a socially responsible, yet profitable business as a school project.

Mr. Nik Kafka, CEO of Teach A Man To Fish said, “We are delighted to be organising the School Enterprise Challenge for the sixth year running. With more countries and schools getting involved the competition will be even bigger and better and more young people will be equipped with the skills needed to enter the business world."

The Satya Bharti Adarsh Sr. Sec. School, Fattubhila students’ strategy for the project was to prepare pickles and marmalade from the hand-picked raw material abundantly available in the school’s surroundings and then selling these items to community members. With these funds, the students provided notebooks, stationary and other school supplies for the poor students of the village and also learnt the aspects of an entrepreneurial activity.

Pavneet Kaur, one of the winning students expressed her delight and said, “The competition has not only induced entrepreneurial values in us but has also made us aware of our responsibility towards the society. This award brings a great sense of achievement and hasencouraged usto continue striving for the best in the future.”
Since the inception of the Satya Bharti School Program – the flagship initiative of Bharti Foundation, students from 254 Satya

Bharti Schools have been proving their excellence in various academic and non-academic fields. As the Foundation celebrates 10 successful years of this program, this victory brings validation to the Foundation’s aim of ensuring quality education for all Satya Bharti School students across rural India.

Vijay Chadda, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bharti Foundation added, “The aim of ensuring holistic development is central to the Satya Bharti School Program. We are happy to see our students adopting this approach and being recognized for their efforts. It is indeed a proud moment for all of us at the Foundation.”