Pradeep Richa Educare Foundation (PREF), a social non profit NGO, based in Delhi and a CSR initiative of REPL, is a well-known consultancy company in the real estate sector. PREF was founded on November 30, 2010 with the motive of making contribution to the development of human resource in our country. The aim of the organisation is to act as guide to students and develop them as an important asset to the nation in future.
Mr Nelson Mandela former President of South Africa once said “No country can really develop unless their citizens are educated. Only the educated are free”. We at Pradeep Richa Educare Foundation (PREF) believe that education is the key to unlock a country’s potential for growth; it is an investment in our future. The impact of investment in education is profound as education results in raising income, improving health, promoting gender equality, and reducing poverty and thus leads to overall development of the society and country. Education also helps in skill development of job seekers which in turn aides in making them employable .
The founder directors of the organisation are motivated by their desire to contribute to the community.
It is their belief that knowledge which comes through good education empowers and is a source of positive change having lasting effect Pradeep Richa Educare Foundation (PREF) is registered under Section 25 of the Companies act, 1956. The registered office of the foundation is situated in the National Capital territory of Delhi. Presently the programmes carried out by the organisation are catering to the beneficiaries from the city and district of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.
Mission
- To promote, aid, help, encourage, develop, protect education, environment, health and children welfare and secure the interests of educational institutions and to facilitate the process for establishment of new educational institutes for promoting education in the Indian system and to create a network of educational institutions for the development of the Indian education system.
- To provide education, training, guidance, learning, research for education development, environment, health and children welfare and to provide and procure requisite infrastructure for the same and to carry out study, research, including but not limiting to gathering, recording and analysing data relating to the education development and education network and make it available to the general public for the overall development and furtherance of the said network.
- To spread awareness about the latest developments in the education environment, health and children welfare and to disseminate knowledge amongst poor section of the society and the general public regarding such developments.
- To take all steps necessary to protect education, environment, health, children welfare, education network, subject to prevailing laws in India.
Values
Pradeep Richa Educare Foundation (PREF) is based on the understanding of human values. The Foundation promotes the potential development of the country’s workforce with special focus on students who are the future of the country. Honesty, transparency, positivity and compassion are the values which drive us towards our goals. We believe that when the goal of our effort meets the greater needs of the nation, the purpose of the organization is achieved.
Vision
Our work in the field of education is driven by the belief that knowledge which comes through good education empowers and is a source of positive change having lasting effect. We believe that sustained effort is required to bring about this effort.
Our key strategy is to provide a platform to student where students can seek help in education and career guidance. We envisions to act as a guide for them i.e. as ‘Path Pradarshak’. Through research, scholarships, School support and other forms of assistance the foundation envisions helping them in identifying and exploring options and alternatives, working towards it and succeeding in life, and in the process help in the development and promotion of skilled workforce required by our nation.