Aequs Group · One Precious Notebook
Background context only. Relevant but outside the reporting window — background only.
Aequs Foundation, the CSR arm of Aequs Group, conducted its annual 'One Precious Notebook' campaign in Karnataka, distributing nearly 1.3 lakh notebooks to over 19,000 students across 114 schools. The campaign was driven by 876 employee volunteers who personally distributed notebooks featuring covers designed by employees' children.
Fact: The initiative is an annual school supply distribution by corporate volunteers in Karnataka. Interpretation: It does not offer grant funding or an implementation role for an external NGO running skilling and youth employment programmes in Pune.
No request for NGO partners stated. The article indicates that distribution is carried out directly by 876 employee volunteers to schools; no non-profit or external implementation partners are mentioned or invited.
Archive as low priority; do not pursue outreach for this initiative as it is an internal employee-led school distribution drive in Karnataka outside the NGO's Pune skilling focus.
“The annual ‘One Precious Notebook’ campaign by Aequs Foundation, the CSR arm of the Aequs Group, elicited a widespread response from Aequs employees and school administrations alike, reinforcing the impact of this initiative aimed at enhancing opportunities for needy children.”
“This year, the campaign has reached out to 114 schools so far, impacting the lives of over 19,000 students. A record 876 volunteers actively participated in the campaign this year, contributing their time and effort to personally distribute the notebooks to students.”
Karnataka: A simple gesture it may be, but employees of the Aequs Group of companies have opened a space to learn, imagine and dream for thousands of underserved school children by gifting nearly 1.3 lakh notebooks this year. The annual ‘One Precious Notebook’ campaign by Aequs Foundation, the CSR arm of the Aequs Group, elicited […]