Nayara Energy Uplifting education in neighboring villages

 

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the nation – Nelson Mandela

 

Educating a child is the foundation for a better tomorrow; it is a sapling to a fruitful result. As a caring neighbor, Nayara Energy, the new era downstream energy company has been constantly working towards the goal of uplifting the education and livelihood index of the communities around their Vadodara Refinery Plant. Taking education as their social responsibility towards the neighbors, Nayara energy the largest oil refinery in India is working consistently with deep commitments and a strategic approach.

Nayara Energy aims to ensure improved access to education by stimulating the environment of an inspirational approach amongst the elementary as well as school dropouts. With the idea of open schooling and SMART Classes, they have succeeded in decreasing the number of dropouts over the years. With the expansion plan of the Petrochemical business, the company is working on training to promote the micro-enterprises and entrepreneurship development of youth and women. For a better future, the company is empowering the villages by providing technical and soft skills to youth and women, helping them to secure better opportunities.

The company through its initiatives and simulative approach has led to the decline of school dropouts across the 15 villages in Devbhumi. This has directly benefitted 4000 students across the neighboring villages. The aim is to improve the grading of all 18 schools and bring them into the “A” grade category. GramShiksha with the help of NIOS classes, smart classes, remedial classes, and libraries has helped the students gear up the performance. 11 out of 18 schools have recorded an improvement in the school grading in 2017-2018 as 88% of students have achieved grade-level competency.

In collaboration with the Government of Gujarat at ITI Khambaliya, the Integrated Lab for Soft-skill development (iLabss) has been set-up, which has trained over 1200 students across 15 villages in the last four years, making them skilled for meaningful livelihood.

Educating a certain community is equal to building a foundation for a better tomorrow, and providing them with vocational skills will empower them to seek better livelihoods.