Biocon Foundation and Involve Learning Solutions Foundation, Spark A Community Movement for Quality Education
Press Note
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India: Sep 26, 2025:
In the government schools of Anekal, a town within the Bengaluru Urban district, classrooms are buzzing with dreams bigger than their walls. Several philanthropic foundations, CSR leaders, educators, policymakers, nonprofits, researchers, and government functionaries came together on September 25, 2025, to reimagine what education for students in schools of Anekal could look like by 2030.
Biocon Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Biocon Group in collaboration with Involve Learning Solutions Foundation, organized Anekal Education Summit 2025: Vision 2030, at Biocon Park, Bengaluru. By convening diverse stakeholders under one roof, the summit created a platform where ideas turned into commitments, and isolated efforts began to align into a collective mission for change.
This day-long summit is the beginning of a collective journey to transform Anekal into a model education block for the Karnataka state, by 2030. The event was attended by esteemed dignitaries such as Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Founder & Chairperson, Biocon Group; Dr Anupama Shetty, Mission Director, Biocon Foundation; Dr Pratibha Narayanan, Co-founder, Involve Learning Solutions Foundation; Samyak Jain, Co-founder, Involve Learning Solutions Foundation; Shweta Guhan, Co-founder & Director – Key Education Foundation; F R Singhvi, Managing Director, Sansera Engineering Pvt Ltd; Sashi Rajamani, Chairperson, Bengaluru Chapter, Social Venture Partners; Dr M Pundalekha Kamath, Lead – Integrated Community Development Programs, Bosch India Foundation; Romina Joseph, Location Manager, Tech Mahindra Foundation; Brinda Poornapragna , CEO, eVidyaloka; G.V Rao, Director CSR & External Industry Affairs, Volvo Group India; Hariharan Ganesan, Executive Director – Partner Relations, Agastya Foundation; Dr Rajashree S, Faculty, Azim Premji University; and Smitha Gopalkrishnan, Asia Sustainability Leader, 3M; among others. A video address from Shivappa, KES, Principal, DIET, Bengaluru South, was also shared at the event.
Kiran Mazumdar– Shaw, Founder & Chairperson, Biocon Group, “The Anekal Education Summit is aligned with Biocon Foundation’s commitment to enable access to quality education and support community development. The summit reflected a shared vision to reimagine education by bringing together diverse stakeholders — government, corporates, nonprofits, educators, and communities. True transformation requires collective action, collaboration, and co-creation. If we can make Anekal a model for inclusive, quality education by 2030, it will inspire similar movements across India and demonstrate the extraordinary impact of united efforts.”
Speaking at the event, Dr Anupama Shetty, Mission Director, Biocon Foundation, said, “Anekal is emerging as a hub of educational innovation, with opportunities to deepen foundational learning, smoothen middle school transitions, and nurture future readiness. Through the Anekal Education Summit, we aim to bring together changemakers from across sectors to explore solutions rooted in collaboration and innovation. At Biocon Foundation, we believe education is the cornerstone of empowerment, engrained in science, enriched by innovation, and strengthened through collaboration, to ensure every child in Anekal is future-ready.”
Samyak Jain, Co-founder, Involve Learning Solutions Foundation said, “Achieving a vision of an excellent education for every child is a highly complex problem, thus requiring more than just a single stakeholder to come together. It requires collective action with a clear overarching vision and a strong belief about keeping students at the center of decision making. We believe that the Anekal Education Summit will be the space that catalyzes this ecosystem.”
The panel discussions explored the themes of ‘Collective Actions for a Model Block’ and ‘Innovations,’ highlighting collaborative strategies and forward-thinking approaches. It presented creative solutions to everyday learning challenges, from building confidence in first-generation learners to strengthening the critical transition from primary to middle school. An Innovation Spotlight session featured select stakeholders presenting their efforts to improve education in the Anekal region, accompanied by a Poster Walkthrough showcasing impactful grassroots initiatives.
The summit was more than an event, it was an opportunity to call for more partnerships to transform Anekal’s education ecosystem. G. Gurumurthy, Block Education Officer, Anekal Taluk, said “To transform Anekal Taluk into a Model Block by 2030, we must strengthen our schools by improving infrastructure, expanding facilities, and addressing the shortage of teachers. Equal focus needs to be given to computer education, moral education, and sports. Several NGOs are already partnering with us, and we welcome more organizations to join hands in helping us realize the vision of making Anekal a Model Block by 2030.”
These sessions highlighted the collective commitment to strengthen the local Anekal community while also building visibility for its work among diverse stakeholders, thereby amplifying trust, recognition, and influence. The summit served as a launchpad for Anekal’s journey to become a model education block by 2030, moving from isolated successes to collective impact.
Biocon Foundation has been investing in strengthening government schools through infrastructure support, teacher training, community engagement, setting up smart classrooms, fostering curiosity through hands-on science learning, and encouraging young minds through science fairs and quizzes. The Foundation also promotes health awareness and facilitates regular health check-ups, creating a holistic environment for learning and growth.
Biocon Foundation has collaborated for Education Summit as it sees this as a natural extension of its work in the area of education. It believes that education transformation needs diverse stakeholders’ participation and alignment with the shared vision.
With Anekal as the starting point, the hope is to design and demonstrate scalable solutions that can inspire similar transformations across India’s education landscape.
About Biocon Foundation:
Biocon Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Biocon, Biocon Biologics and Syngene International, has been working to empower marginalized communities since 2005. Biocon Foundation partners with society to promote social and economic inclusion.
It has thus made significant investments in enhancing access to quality healthcare, education, and civic infrastructure along with environmental sustainability projects. Combined with field initiatives, these programs create momentum to elevate the marginalized sections of society.
Over the years, Biocon Foundation has built a strong reputation for the quality of its programs and their impact in addressing the social, humanitarian, and environmental challenges facing India. To make a more meaningful impact, the Foundation regularly partners with government agencies and like-minded organizations for program delivery. Besides addressing critical national and state level challenges in primary healthcare, education and rural development, the Foundation is also augmenting environmental sustainability through the lake revival mission in Bengaluru.
Visit: http://www.bioconfoundation.org
About Involve Learning Solutions Foundation
Involve has been working with government schools in Anekal for over half a decade. They work with the schools and department to reimagine public education by placing students at the center—as learners, leaders, and changemakers. Through peer teaching, inquiry-based learning, and entrepreneurial thinking, Involve builds agency and ownership in children, while supporting teachers and schools to become enablers of this transformation. With a strong belief in the power of collective action and sustainable design in solutions, Involve seeks to develop Anekal as a model block showcasing the sense of possibility that collective action can create.
Visit: https://involveedu.com/
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