STEM PUTHRI

PUTHRI is India’s first developmental project that seeks to create career intentionality amongst underprivileged female students, studying at corporate or government schools, between the ages of 13 and 18 years old. It is an initiative by AVTAR Human Capital Trust (AHCT), a not for-profit public charitable organisation, headquartered in Chennai.

Bradken’s partnership with Puthri began in 2019 when we signed a five-year agreement (2020-2025) to sponsor 100 girls between grades 8 to 12 at the Government Higher Secondary School, Chettipalayam, located just 4 kilometres from our foundry and manufacturing facility in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The purpose of the program is to assist girls in understanding their own capabilities, encourage them to stay in school and maintain their studies, and help them build meaningful relationships and developing the necessary skills to have a successful career.

Some topics covered in the program include: