Vodafone Idea Foundation hosted an event – “Vodafone Idea Teacher’s Day Conclave 2021” on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, to felicitate the beneficiaries of its Teachers Scholarship programme. Vodafone Idea Teachers Scholarship programme provides aid to teachers for e-learning infrastructure such as laptops, online courses etc. Mr. Sarvendra Vikram Bahadur Singh, Director, SCERT and Basic Education, Uttar Pradesh, Mr. O L Mandloi, Additional Director, RSK, Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Devang Vipin Khakhar, Former Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Mr. P Balaji, Chief Regulatory & Corporate Affairs Officer, VIL and Director, Vodafone Foundation were present at the event. Vodafone Idea Foundation felicitated some of the winners of the Vodafone Idea Teachers Scholarship Programme 2021 wherein the Foundation distributed scholarships of Rs. 1-Lakh each to 110 teachers across 22 states in India.
On this occasion, Vodafone Idea Foundation unveiled a book “Teachers’ Diary”. “Teachers’ Diary” is a journal that captures real impact stories on the power of technology in enabling teachers to reach students at large. Vodafone Idea Foundation’s flagship programme ‘Jigyasa’ aims to build capacity of teachers, introduce digital content, training tools and innovative pedagogy to make learning and teaching more enjoyable, and augment existing infrastructure as needed. Additionally, Gurushala, a knowledge sharing & exchange platform, digitally enabled thousands of teachers and students to upload and access material for students learning & development anywhere and anytime.
