Team News Riveting
Jharsuguda, July 24
Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has rolled out ‘ArtShala’ – a unique employee volunteer-driven initiative, to help transform learning spaces in rural areas.
The company initiated the program at the UP Government School, Purna, where employee volunteers of the company painted lively child-friendly murals and helped transform the school walls towards creating interactive learning spaces. The ‘Artshala’ initiative aims to create fun and engaging learning spaces for primary school students, which are also helpful in encouraging them to attend classes and boosting the district’s literary rate.
This extraordinary initiative draws inspiration from the innovative concept of ‘Building as Learning Aid’ (BaLA) and harnesses the power of art to inspire young minds. The walls of the school have now been transformed into visual learning aids, with the murals depicting letters of the alphabet, parts of a tree, new words, days of the week, numbers and much more. Children were thrilled to come to a bright and inviting school after the summer holidays, and seeing the positive response of the students, the company is working towards extending this initiative to several more government schools in Jharsuguda.
Speaking on the ‘ArtShala’ program, Sunil Gupta, COO, Vedanta Limited – Aluminium Business said “At Vedanta Aluminium, we are deeply committed to enhancing access to growth and developmental opportunities in the communities where we operate, especially for its younger generations. With ‘ArtShala’, we aim to inspire and nurture a love for learning among students. Through this unique fusion of art and education, we wanted to create an environment where their creative potential can truly thrive. Our education initiatives are aimed at bridging the literacy divide and improving community access to quality education.”
Expressing happiness over the company’s efforts, Ms. Ambika Naik, Headmaster of UP Government School, Purna, said “We thank Vedanta Aluminium for their visionary initiative, ‘ArtShala’, through which they are setting an exemplary benchmark for empowering education in the community. By infusing art into shared learning spaces, the company is creating an inspiring environment that sparks creativity and cultivates a passion for learning. Their work will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression on our students”.
Vedanta Aluminium, Jharsuguda is committed to developing the educational infrastructure around its areas of operation.
Vedanta Jharsuguda’s social interventions in the domains of sustainable livelihood, quality education, women empowerment, health, water and sanitation, bio-investment and community infrastructure reach out to 80 villages in Jharsuguda and nearby areas, benefiting over 3 lakh people in a year. It empowers more than 4000 women from over 350 SHGs, provides doorstep healthcare services to about 43,000 people annually, gives educational support to more than 13,000 students, has planted more than 1.48 lakh trees in partnership with locals at the community level.
Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing more than half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.29 million tonnes in FY23. It is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. Vedanta Aluminium ranks 2nd in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2022 world rankings for aluminium industry, a reflection of its sustainable development practices. With its world-class aluminium smelters, alumina refinery and power plants in India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.
