Vodaphone supports 1.20 lakh girls in Rajasthan
Handing over the cheque for the funds raised to Educate Girls, P. Balaji, Director – Regulatory, External Affairs & CSR, Vodafone India, said, “Education is fundamental to driving social change. For young girls, basic education is even more important as it forms the critical first step of a larger objective - enabling them to make genuine choices about the kind of life they wish to lead."
He further said, "The benefits of educating girls are manifold. An educated woman has the requisite skills, information and self-confidence that she needs to be a better parent, worker and citizen. It also has a strong multiplier effect for when you educate a girl, you are educating an entire family. At Vodafone, we are always keen to leverage our capabilities and resources in partnering with the government and the developmental sector to play our due role in nation development. I wish all the girls a great future.”
Affirming Vodafone’s commitment, Amit Bedi, Business Head- Rajasthan, Vodafone India, said, “In Rajasthan, children, especially girls look forward to going to school and learn but are often constrained to do this diligently. I am glad that at Vodafone, we have had the opportunity to support their education as a part of our commitment to the national priority of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’."
Thanking Vodafone for its support and contribution, Safeena Husain, Founder and Executive Director, Educate India, said, “It is indeed very heartening to have a corporation of Vodafone’s stature support Educate Girls."
she further added, "Vodafone Foundation’s World of Difference program has helped Educate Girls Immensely with fundraising and capacity building at the field level. Vodafone’s contribution will go a long way as Educate Girls attempts to impact over 30 lac children across 27,000 schools in the underserved educationally backward districts of Rajasthan.”
