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Atul Ltd | Annual Report 2017-18
Serving the society
Mr Kasturbhai Lalbhai, the Founder of our Company, was a visionary par excellence. He yearned for economic
independence to fulfill the dreams of an independent India and built institutions of scale and repute
that a young country required to stand strong and resilient. We are committed to carrying forward the
legacy and ideals he left behind to create a meaningful future. Some of the initiatives undertaken by
Atul Foundation Trust (AFT) in 2017-18 are outlined below.
We rise by lifting others.
~ Robert Ingersoll
Empowerment
Trained 18 women with 10+2 qualification to
become skilled elementary school teachers
(
adhyapika
course)
Trained 208 students in computer literacy and
89 students in English proficiency
Trained 379 students in 8 vocations in Industrial
Training Institutes managed by AFT
Trained 1,507 tribal students in 13 vocational
courses in Atul Institute of Vocational Excellence,
with 61% placement
Trained 209 women in garment, soft toy making
and beauty and styling in 5 villages
Education
Awarded scholarships to 7 students from poor families
Conducted life skill workshops for 60 children in a
school
Distributed writing material to 2,960 students of 27
primary schools in 15 villages
Extended financial assistance for establishment of
science laboratory building in a tribal school
Extended financial assistance to an
ashramshala
for
holistic development of 85 children