Honeywell Technologies (NASDAQ: HON) on July 9 announced a key milestone under Saksham, its flagship education and skilling initiative in India, with the inauguration of its first future-ready STEM education and school transformation program. The initiative was launched by the Chief Minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta at Shalimar Bagh Village Government Girls Senior Secondary School.
As part of the program, Honeywell Technologies aims to transform 12 government and government-aided girls’ schools across the country, reaching more than 12,000 students by 2029 through interventions focused on STEM education, digital literacy, student well-being and teacher development. While the most students and teachers will be impacted in Delhi, the initiative is also being implemented across Pune, Bengaluru and Gurugram.
Implemented in partnership with Ladli Foundation Trust, the intervention combines modern learning infrastructure, teacher capacity building and global exposure opportunities to help create more inclusive and future-ready learning environments for adolescent girls.
The intervention at Shalimar Bagh Village Government Girls Senior Secondary School, a key milestone in Saksham’s broader school transformation effort, includes:
- STEM laboratories that promote hands-on science and technology learning, innovation and critical thinking.
- Digital ICT and computer labs equipped with computers and interactive learning tools to improve digital literacy and technology access.
- Smart classrooms that enhance student engagement and support technology-enabled teaching.
- Safe and hygienic toilets and WASH infrastructure that promote menstrual dignity, hygiene and student well-being.
- Awareness sessions on menstrual hygiene, nutrition, cyber safety, financial literacy, and reproductive health that help students build confidence and life skills.
- Training for 60 teachers on digital tools and interactive teaching methodologies to support long-term learning outcomes.
- A global Space Science learning opportunity, through which five students from participating schools will be selected to attend an immersive workshop at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Ashish Modi, President, India and Asia Pacific, Honeywell Technologies commenting on the milestone said, “The intervention at Shalimar Bagh school is symbolic of our effort to expand opportunities for the students and strengthen India’s pipeline of future-ready talent.” “Building India’s future workforce starts with expanding access to quality education and providing basic infrastructure,” he added.
Speaking at the inauguration, Smt. Rekha Gupta, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi, said, “With smart classrooms, a computer lab, a STEM lab and an AI-enabled toilet block for our daughters through Honeywell Technologies’ Saksham initiative, this school is now setting a benchmark for future-ready learning. I sincerely thank Honeywell Technologies for its contribution to our daughters and our schools. A state can truly progress only when the government and society work together, and this collaboration is a strong example of what we can achieve together.”
In Delhi, the initiative will deliver interventions across government schools in Mehrauli, Tughlakabad and Shalimar Bagh, directly benefiting nearly 5,000 students, primarily adolescent girls from underserved communities.
