How can a company fund coding and AI education in schools through CSR?
A CSR partner funds a Next Skills 360 programme in the schools it chooses: learning kits, teacher training, baseline and endline assessments, and an impact report. Projects can be tailored by state, language, school type and disability support, and run from 3 to 8 months or across several years. It starts with a free demo, then a paid pilot.
What does a CSR partner fund?
A typical CSR project includes:
- Learning kits, digital or physical
- Teacher and facilitator training
- Baseline and endline assessments
- Reports, and co-branding if you want it
- Student and impact tracking
You can also fund curriculum research and development, not only delivery: content co-creation, inclusive curriculum, AI tutor development and capacity building.
Which programmes can a CSR partner fund?
| Programme | What it is |
|---|---|
| Skilling WITHOUT Computers | Coding, AI and social-emotional learning with hands-on kits, for schools with no computers or internet. |
| Skilling WITH Computers | Gamified coding and AI on smartphones, desktops and laptops, online and offline, for Classes 4 and above. |
| Inclusive Skilling | Audio-first and sign-language-based skilling for students with visual impairments and with speech and hearing impairments. |
| Foundational Literacy & Numeracy | Chitram, an AI-powered multilingual vocabulary platform where children learn words by drawing doodles, for Classes 1 to 5. |
| Robotics & AI | xSTREAM Labs, a robotics and AI kit with hardware, software, a Classes 6 to 12 curriculum and teacher training. |
Does it qualify as CSR under Schedule VII?
Yes. Through our partnership with EquiBillion Trust, our programmes fall under “promoting education, including special education and vocational skills”. We are open to partnering with other non-profit organisations as well.
How does a CSR project start?
- Free demo. We show the programme to your team and the schools you have in mind.
- Paid pilot. The programme runs in a few classrooms first.
- Rollout. After the pilot, the programme is rolled out to the schools you choose.
How does the programme run in the schools?
- Teachers from NGOs and CSR teams are trained by our expert trainers (train-the-trainer).
- The kits your CSR team sponsors are distributed to the identified students.
- Students take a baseline assessment before the sessions start.
- Hands-on sessions build coding, AI and social-emotional skills.
- An endline assessment measures skill improvement at the end of the programme.
- Continuous measurement through an analytics dashboard leads to an overall impact assessment report.
How are results tracked and reported?
We provide a CSR impact report with:
- Learning outcomes
- Attendance and engagement
- Photographs and videos
- Beneficiary quotes and stories
- Any other customised reports
We have an internal monitoring and evaluation team and welcome third-party evaluators.
What does a CSR project cost?
There is no fixed price list: every project gets a quote. The cost depends on the solution, the number of students, the kits and the teacher training your project needs, and every proposal gives detailed per-unit costing. Message us on WhatsApp with the schools you have in mind and we will prepare a quote.
Will our CSR support be acknowledged?
Yes, if you wish. We can co-brand kits, include your logo in reports and acknowledge your role in PR and social media. We also run employee engagement days, so your volunteers can join classroom training and storytelling.
Who has worked with Next Skills 360?
Coding skilling projects have been sponsored by Bharat Electronics Limited, powered by Infosys Foundation and funded by GSR Foundation. Our partners include Infosys Foundation, Cognizant, Nanhi Kali, Bajaj Finserv, UNICEF India, Kalike (Tata Trusts), AssisTech Foundation, JSW Cement, GMR Varalakshmi Foundation and Nirmaan, among 80+ partner organisations. Since 2020 we have impacted 240,000+ students across 1,200+ schools in 15 Indian states.
How do we start?
Message us on WhatsApp to book a free demo. You can also read the FAQs for CSR teams.