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Nurturing aspirations and celebrating excellence, 5,000 undergraduate scholars selected from nearly 100,000 applicants for the prestigious scholarships this year.

We are delighted to announce the results of the Reliance Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships 2024-25.

Children from disadvantaged communities enjoyed a day of fun-filled activities, supported by Reliance volunteers through Reliance Foundation’s Education and Sports for All.

Reliance Foundation is collaborating with the Government of Maharashtra through play-based learning techniques for 700 Anganwadi Workers and Supervisors to reach 10,000 children.

The convening in Odisha marks a first in a series to capture best practices, identify innovations and drive meaningful policy outcomes for a more resilient future.

Reliance Foundation’s Kahani Kala Khushi is back! This year’s initiative kicked off on Children’s Day to inspire children across schools and Anganwadi centres through storytelling and other activities across India over the next few weeks.

Observing World Tsunami Awareness Day while remembering the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the Kachchh district administration, INCOIS, Reliance Foundation and other agencies organised a mega mock tsunami exercise in Rapar Garh village, Kachchh.

In a significant boost to the nationwide Jan Andolan for Swachhata fortnight, over 75,000 volunteers joined Reliance’s campaign at 4,100 locations to make a strong statement #WeCare4Swachhata.

Reliance Foundation hosts an unprecedented celebration of India's Olympians and Paralympian’s and their inspirational journeys.

High-level dialogues exploring India’s growing role as a leader in the Global South marked discussions during ‘India Day @ UNGA week’ in New York. Organised by Reliance Foundation in partnership with Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the United Nations in India office, the events provided insights and learnings along with pathways for sustainable development beyond 2030.

Reliance Foundation commits USD $10 million to the Women in the Digital Economy Fund (WiDEF), a joint effort by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).

Reliance Foundation and Vital Voices are excited to announce the selection of 50 exceptional women chosen for the 2024-2025 WomenLeaders India Fellowship. This second cohort of the Fellowship identifies women with deep commitment to driving change and change within their communities as social sector leaders and social entrepreneurs.

Reliance Foundation is convening the National Conference on ‘Empowering Youth for the Jobs of the Future’ in partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to delve into current youth employment trends, identify the essential future-ready skills, and devise actionable strategies to bridge the skills gap through discussions, presentations, and interactive sessions.

In a step forward to shaping India’s tomorrow, Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Government of India, launched the Reliance Foundation Skilling Academy, a platform dedicated to preparing India’s youth for jobs of the future.

The scholarships are part of Reliance Foundation’s ambition to empower youth to lead India’s growth.

As landslides at Wayanad have created heartrending scenes of devastation, everything possible needs to be done to support the people at this time. Reliance Foundation as part of deep commitment to the nation, especially in its most challenging hours, announced a multi-pronged approach to support the people of Wayanad in the immediate, mid-term and long-term.

Top Indian athletes like bronze medal winner Sarabjot Singh athletes, Rohan Bopanna, Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra, and Arjun Babuta joined in the celebrations and festivities at the inaugural India House.

Mrs. Nita M Ambani: Jyothi's incredible achievement testament to the power of dreams and hard work.

The WomenLeaders India Fellowship is looking for true catalysts for change, who are building climate resilience, enhancing access to sports, advancing educational initiatives, and strengthening livelihoods.

Charting India's Olympic Journey: Reliance Foundation & Indian Olympic Association announce the first ever India House at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The children met six-time Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan who inspired them about Olympic values as part of the International Olympic Committee's "Let's Move" Campaign.

India’s most prestigious scholarships for postgraduate students from future-ready disciplines, the Reliance Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships results for 2023-24 have been announced.

Reliance Foundation is proud to announce the results of its 2023-24 Postgraduate Scholarships.

"When children choose activities and try them in different ways, they find independence," write Mr. Jagannatha Kumar, CEO, and Dr. Nilay Ranjan, Head of Education, Reliance Foundation in an insightful piece on early childhood education in India.

A landmark gathering of public and private practitioners spanning the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) spectrum, convened to share insights and experience play-based learning at Reliance Foundation’s Building Flourishing Futures conference.

Building Flourishing Futures: Early Childhood Care and Education, hosted by Reliance Foundation, is a two-day conference which will convene leading voices from across India and internationally to explore early childhood care and education's crucial role in children’s holistic growth and well-being.

Reliance Foundation’s water-related initiatives across India aim to ensure adequate water for agriculture and drinking purposes for rural households.

Reliance Foundation and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) have entered into a strategic partnership to create courses with future-ready skills for 500,000 Indian youth. This partnership entails the development of curriculum focusing on creating capacity for the youth in fields including EdTech, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), environmental sustainability, policy analysis and much more.

Five thousand students have been selected from a country-wide application pool for the Reliance Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships 2023-24.

We are delighted to announce the results of the Reliance Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships 2023-’24. In the course of the application period, we received over 58,000 applications from across India. These applications underwent a thorough screening process.

On International Day of Education, leaders across private sector and civil society have come together to launch LiftEd (Learning and Innovation in FLN to Transform Education) an initiative that will impact the lives of 4 million children in India across 5 years.

In 2023, through our innovative approach towards addressing some of India’s pressing development challenges, we have touched millions of lives across villages and urban locations across our nation.

Over 900 children from disadvantaged communities in Mumbai had a special treat at Jio Presents Hamleys Wonderland™ for a day of excitement, joy and inspiration through stories. Facilitating the children’s activities and volunteering at the venue, was Ms Isha Ambani who joined Reliance employee volunteers in cheering the children through the fun-filled events of the day that culminated with a storytelling session.

Diverse stakeholders from across India’s millet landscape emphasized that challenges of food security, farm livelihoods and nutrition diversity can be resolved in a climate-resilient manner, by building on the momentum generated during the International Year of Millets (IYOM). They were sharing experiences at a multi-stakeholder conference ‘Shaping Perspectives on Practise and Policy for Millets in India’, organised by Reliance Foundation on December 19, 2023.

On December 19, 2023, diverse stakeholders from across India’s millet landscape called for sustaining the momentum generated during the International Year of Millets 2023 (IYOM) at a roundtable discussion organised by Reliance Foundation.

Reliance Foundation is inviting applications for its prestigious postgraduate scholarships that aim to nurture world-class talent. Applications are open to first-year postgraduate students in nine fields of study that aim to reimagine and build India’s growth. Applications are open until 17 December 2023.

IOC member Nita M. Ambani said that the inclusion of cricket in the sports program for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Games was a welcome addition that had the potential to attract a lot of new interest and opportunities for the Olympic movement across newer geographies in the world.

Mrs Nita M Ambani, IOC member and Founder Chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, thanked honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, for inaugurating the opening ceremony of the 141st IOC session in Mumbai on Saturday.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) with the Olympic Museum has aligned with Reliance Foundation to build on the success of the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) in India and signed a new cooperation agreement. It underscores the organisations’ shared priority to promote Olympic values through sport among young people.

India finished in fourth position on the Asian Games medal table with its best-ever medal tally of 107 medals. Out of this record haul, 12 medals were won by the Reliance Foundation-supported athletes, who made a significant contribution to the nation's success. #LehraDoTeamIndia.

A strong belief in the Indian approach and leadership to achieve Sustainable Development was the underlying tone of two high-level discussions organised in New York by the Reliance Foundation, Observer Research Foundation, the United Nations India office, and the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations.

As the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly week was underway in September 2023, Reliance Foundation, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), and United Nations India hosted two dialogues with the overarching theme of India’s journey towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

Reliance Foundation has launched the #LehraDoTeamIndia campaign to celebrate the Indian athletes and encourage the fans to get behind them with the iconic 'Lehra Do' cry as they aim to seek glory for the nation and make the tricolour fly high in Hangzhou, China.

The Reliance Foundation Scholarships programme, one of India’s largest, inclusive and diverse scholarships initiatives for higher education, has opened applications to award 5,000 undergraduate scholarships for the academic year 2023-24.

Under the visionary leadership of Founder and Chairperson, Mrs. Nita M. Ambani, Reliance Foundation has played a pivotal role in enriching lives and uplifting communities this past year.

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