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Educate. Enable. Empower.
The
Social Responsibility Conclave, organised by the
Net Impact Club at the ISB, is a congregation of thought leaders
from various sections of the society- including
NGOs, business schools, industry, academia, and
politics. Through a rich exchange of
perspectives among members of this diverse
group, the Conclave aims at generating insights
and a plausible plan of action on issues
relevant for the society at large.
Education has been a prime focus area and a
constitutional directive for development in
post-independence India. Yet, surprisingly,
illiteracy remains endemic at different levels
and education and awareness levels are low among
people. The inherent complexity and magnitude of
the issue due to the interplay of cultural and
economic factors, makes it largely intractable
and includes concerns about scale, accessibility,
and quality of education. In India where a
sizeable part of the population lives below the
poverty line, there is a need for increased
adoption and much wider alliance for broadening
the base of education. Through this Conclave, we
aspire to recognise the avenues through which
the government, the corporate sector, NGOs, B-schools and other stakeholders in the society
can contribute directly to the cause of
education in India.
Through the Conclave, we aim to target the
following objectives:
Provide a platform for exchange of
views: By bringing various
stakeholders of the educational sector on a
single platform, the Conclave aspires to provide
opportunities for learning from each other.
Influence business leaders of tomorrow:
The Conclave aims at sensitising the business
leaders of tomorrow – the students of
participating business schools – to the issues
concerning the spread of education and to bring
about positive social development in India.
Conceive models for action: By
bringing together future leaders, this Conclave
aims at generating feasible, actionable,
self-sustaining plans to achieve well-defined
targets to promote education at various levels
in the country.
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