Founded 2000 Location Airtel Center, Gurgaon | Founder Sunil Mittal Area served India | |
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Type Non-government private foundation Focus To improve the accessibility and quality of education at school level across rural India | ||
Bharti Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, an Indian business conglomerate based in New Delhi. It conducts free programs in both primary and higher education for the underprivileged children, with a particular focus on girls. The Satya Bharti School Program, started in 2006, is the flagship program of Bharti Foundation.
The foundation, based in Gurgaon, India, is governed by 16 board members, including Sunil Mittal as its chairman and Rakesh Mittal as its co-chairman. The foundation has been recognized by many societies and award committees for its corporate social responsibility programs. Some of them include the Global CSR Award, Asian CSR Award, The Indian Education Award 2011, and World Education Award 2011.
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