WHAT’S THE BUZZ? CSR IN 2023
Business operations in modern times have CSR deeply embedded in their work ethos. CSR has emerged as a valuable proposition in promoting sustainable development and a beneficial influence on stakeholders and the business environment. So, what have been some key focus areas in CSR 2023? Environmental sustainability has occupied a major chunk of the corporate […]
Training imparted to 5,000 Youth in rural Maharashtra through the Youth Skilling programme of Swades Foundation.
Swades Foundation the philanthropic endeavour of Ronnie and Zarina Screwvala, recently completed the training of 5,000 youth in rural Maharashtra through its Youth Skilling program. This was conducted in collaboration with the support of CSR partners, Udyogwardini and Learnet Skills. Out of the 5,000 youth who participated in the Youth Skilling Program, 83% were successfully […]
Vision Foundation of India (VFI) empowers the visually challenged through its’ recent “Let’s empower” event
5th September, 2023: Vision Foundation of India (VFI), India, founded in 1993 by Dr. Kulin Kothari is an NGO working with the aim of providing affordable medical aid and accessible eye care to those in need. A specially curated event “Let’s Empower “was successfully concluded on the 4th of September. This event marked VFI’s commitment […]
Parachute Kalpavriksha Foundation completes its sixth year and enrolled farmers register a 16% increase in productivity
Marico, one of India’s leading consumer product companies in the global beauty and wellness segment, had established their Parachute Kalpavriksha Foundation (PKF) ON World Coconut Day in 2017. The focus of the Parachute Kalpavriksha Foundation was on 3 principles. The first being enabling higher crop yield, the others being training farmers to be self-capacitated in […]
ThinkSharp Foundation, A Focused And Successful NGO Is Forging Ahead With A Vision “To Bridge The Rural-Urban Education Divide
ThinkSharp Foundation, a focused and successful NGO is forging ahead with a vision “To bridge the Rural-Urban education divide.” It is working relentlessly towards its goal of improving the quality of rural education in schools and after school hours, increasing school enrolment, reducing school dropouts and improving the learning outcomes in rural children. CSR […]
Harnessing the power of CSR for transformative climate action
A study by climate scientists has revealed that over the past 200 years, global warming can largely be attributed to human beings. A comparison of the Earth’s surface temperature before the industrial revolution in the late 1800s and what it is now shows that currently it is 1.1°C warmer. It is warmer than it has […]
SPARSH Foundation offers free joint replacement surgeries for retired teachers in rural areasthrough their Guru Namana program
2 September, 2023 : SPARSH Foundation founded in 2007, a charitable wing of SPARSH Hospitals, conducts multiple social initiatives with the aim of helping the underprivileged. An initiative launched in 2010 – Guru Namana, identifies retired teachers residing in rural areas and offers them free joint replacement surgeries. Nearly 800+ teachers have benefitted from this […]
St. Jude opens its 42nd Centre for Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) pediatric patients in Mumbai
St. Judes India Childcare Centre has recently opened its 42nd BMT Centre in Mira Road Mumbai. This will manage 1000 families across 14 states in India. This Centre will extend free of cost holistic care and administration, as well as cover the accommodation of eight children being treated for Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) procedures at […]
Spowdi and SEWA collaborate to scale Smart Farming
A 2.5-million-member association of self-employed women, SEWA has collaborated with Green-tech innovator Spowdi, through a five-year agreement, to introduce Smart farming to thousands of women small hold farmers. This partnership will be executed under the Water Drop Initiative phase 2. This was announced post the successful completion of phase 1 of the Water Drop Initiative. […]
38th National Eye Donation Fortnight being observed by ENTOD Pharmaceuticals Brightens Lives through Awareness
29 August , 2023: Corneal blindness constitutes 7.4% of the overall blindness panorama and emerges as the second most prevalent form of blindness. There is an alarming increase in the annual surge of corneal blindness from 25000 to 30000 new cases. Entod Pharmaceuticals seeks to bridge the chasm that exists between the potential donors and […]