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News Update/Press Release Mumbai, October 8th 2021, Friday: NGO Vision Rescue contributed 50,000 N-95 masks to the Mumbai police at a handover ceremony at the Office of the Additional Commissioner of Police, Bandra West, yesterday morning. One lakh N-95 masks were donated to the non-profit Vision Rescue by a Sydney donor and were flown to India free of cost by Cathay Pacific airlines.                             50,000 of these N-95 masks were handed over by Mr. Biju Thampy, founder Vision Rescue, to the Additional Commissioner of Police Sandeep Karnik on October 8th, 2021. Sunita Sanghvi, Cathay Pacific’s Cargo Account Manager, & Dr. Abraham Mathai, founder & chairman Harmony Foundation and former Vice-Chairman of the Minority Commission, were also present at the event. Another

News Update/Press Release New Delhi, October 7th, 2021: Sewa International, a global non-profit organization that provides hands-on relief to the Indian community, continues its COVID-19 rehab projects across the country. Inspired by the spirit of ‘Service before self,’ Sewa International is working alongside several organizations on multiple projects to prepare for the third wave of Covid19 on multiple initiatives to facilitate holistic healthcare support, skill development, integrated livelihood and education amongst various stakeholders of the society including children, women, and farmers and the last and marginalized mile of the society.  The organization is working in various states across India directly or through partner organizations for the ground rehabilitation program with prioritized focus in Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tripura, and Karnataka.  Under one such

News Update/press release Pune, India, October 7, 2021 — Honeywell Hometown Solutions India Foundation (HHSIF), the philanthropic arm of Honeywell, a Fortune 100 company, today announced it is setting up 10 oxygen generation plants of 600 liters per minute (LPM) capacity in government hospitals across India. In Maharashtra, these plants are being set up in Pune, Ratnagiri and Solapur districts to support healthcare infrastructure in preparation for an anticipated third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first such plant was inaugurated today at Late Droupadabai Murlidhar Khedekar Hospital, Bopodi, Pune. “Honeywell is pleased to partner with the government to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in the collective efforts to manage patient care during the pandemic,” said Ashish Gaikwad, President, Honeywell India. “Timely and adequate oxygen supply can help

News Update/Press Release New Delhi, 4 October 2021: Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, while children from middle and higher sections of society comfortably studying at home with access to laptops and other technology, those from the underserved sections face the bulk of their problems within their homes. Most of these children have completely been removed from their schools and have no safe learning space. Over time, this will lead to the emergence of severe problems among children like child labor and child marriage, the latter being common exploitation among girls. This is why child education especially for girls until the age of 18 is very important. Aahwahan Foundation is an NGO with a PAN India presence that works to improve the well-being

News Update/ press release Mumbai, 5th October 2021: ChildFund India, with the support of HSBC India, has launched a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination drive for fisherfolk and people from vulnerable communities in South Mumbai from October 4-13. The drive, supported by the Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai, and in collaboration with Surana Hospital, Mumbai, was flagged off by Rahul Narwekar, MLA, Colaba Assembly Constituency and Harshita Narwekar, Corporator, 226 under A ward at a Private COVID Vaccination Centre in Colaba, in the presence of  Neelam Makhijani, Country Director, ChildFund in India, Aloka Majumdar, Head of Corporate Sustainability, HSBC India, Aman Ullah, Head of Communication, HSBC India, Dr Prajakta Amberkar, Medical Officer – Health, A ward, South Mumbai and community leaders from the Machhimar Nagar. India has

News Update/Press release New Delhi, October 4, 2021: Vitamin Angels India has tied up with Give-India for ‘Daan Utsav 2021’ to raise Rs. 50 lakhs to provide 2 doses of Vitamin A to 1 lakh children for a year. Through this partnership, Vitamin Angels will work towards helping mitigate childhood blindness that affects millions of children in India every year. In over a decade of its operations in India, Vitamin Angels has been helping reduce childhood blindness, malnutrition and child mortality by providing life-changing vitamin A tablets to children in far flung and remote areas and communities across the country. Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) is recognized as a serious global public health challenge across all underserved populations. While historically many public

News Update/Press release Pune, 04 October 2021: In line with its philosophy of making sustainability even more of a priority under its new ‘Limitless’ vision, Kirloskar Oil Engines (KOEL) has introduced the Kirloskar i-Land – a fully automated organic waste composter that blends biotechnology and intelligent engineering to convert organic waste from homes and commercial spaces into compost. It aims to reduce dumping of waste in landfills and reduce the waste-treatment pressure on government agencies. Kirloskar is India’s leading sustainable engineering solutions provider, and its latest innovation complements the government’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan that aims to create a clean and green India. Backed by Kirloskar’s rich engineering expertise and industry-leading service capabilities, the composter has features such as noiseless, odorless and

News Update/Press Release PUNE, 29 September 2021 — For families with inadequate and substandard housing, the COVID-19 pandemic was a dire threat. Taking shelter at home was unsafe or even impossible for people living in vulnerable conditions.  A safe and decent home can be the frontline of defense against the coronavirus. Habitat for Humanity India, a housing nonprofit that helps low-income families build homes and improved sanitation facilities, has partnered with LG Electronics (LG) for a community development project for the people of Kharoshi village located in Khed taluka of Pune district, Maharashtra. In a dedication ceremony held on 28th September 2021, 12 families were handed over new permanent homes. Seven of the homeowners are women who have lost their husbands, and

News Update/press release Mumbai and New Delhi, September 27, 2021:  WNS Cares Foundation (WCF), the CSR arm of WNS, today announced that it has partnered with CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF), the nodal agency of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, to educate over 7 lakh children and youth on the basics of cybersafety, using WCF’s CyberSmart platform. In phase one, WCF will train 300+ facilitators from the CIF in next three months. These facilitators will further train 11,000 participants from 1,000+ NGOs, who will then educate nearly 2 lakh children on cybersafety using CyberSmart.In phase two, starting April 2022, over 5 lakh children and 1 lakh+ teachers, parents, partners and community members will be trained as

News Update/Press Release Kochi, September 24, 2021: Muthoot Finance Ltd., India’s largest gold loan NBFC, as part of its CSR initiative, donated an ambulance to the Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital (IGCH), Kadavanthra. Muthoot Finance Ltd. donated the ambulance to IGCH on September 24th, 2021 as part of their CSR effort to improve the transport and care of patients that require palliative care. Mr. George M. George, Executive Director, Muthoot Finance said, “The core objective of Muthoot Finance CSR projects and donations is to protect and help the members of our society. We will expand such CSR donations to other states in the upcoming months.” Mr. George M. George, Executive Director, Muthoot Finance Ltd. along with Mr. Hibi Eden, MP, Ernakulam handed over