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Away from existing practices and myths, organising Rural Conclave in Village Sholi of Himachal Pradesh and Launching of MISSION RIEV in IIRD Head office, Shimla has been an eye opening experience for every participant. Around 130 km away from Shimla city, conclave witnessed the participation of around 200 intellectuals from different walks of life from 30th September to 2nd October 2017 in a village illuminated by 350 solar street lights, part of initiative undertaken by IIRD, where inaugural ceremony was performed by octogenarian Shri Rami Nath ji, followed by Kavi Goshthi.  The ever shining Sholi village, known for its scenic beauty,experienced the city buzz with plethora of events for 3 days during the Rural Conclave besides playing host to the

EVENT 25,000 children participated to raise awareness for a Healthy Heart With increasing popularity amongst Children; LHM will expand to more cities in future — Ness Wadia Funds generated from the marathon to be utilised for the Paediatric Cardiac Surgery department ● In 2017, Wadia Hospitals conducted 200 Paediatric cardiac surgeries; This year (2018) it’s expected to conduct 500 heart surgeries Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children in association with Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple Trust organized the 5th edition of the children’s most favourite event- “Little Hearts Marathon 2018” at Bandra Kurla Complex on 7th January 2018. More than 25,000 children from across Maharashtra participated in the marathon.   Mrs Amruta Fadnavis, Wife of Hon. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr

PRESS RELEASE Genpact (NYSE: G), a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation for clients, hosted a leadership forum with EdelGive Foundation – the philanthropic arm of Edelweiss Group, to discuss how companies can join forces to transform the non-profit sector. The event featured Genpact Social Impact Fellowship (GSIF) as a successful, scalable program that serves as a model for many other organizations seeking to make a lasting difference in the social sector. The year-long fellowship program in partnership with EdelGive Foundation deploys process excellence experts to work on high-impact projects in India to bring a systemic change in the social sector.

PRESS RELEASE YES FOUNDATION, the social development arm of YES BANK, will launch the 5th edition of YES! I am the CHANGE (YIAC), a nationwide mindset transformation program to inculcate the spirit of responsible youth citizenship and drive positive social action through the impactful medium of films. YES FOUNDATION will provide Youth, NGOs/Social Enterprises with a platform to use films as a storytelling medium to drive social impact. The Foundation invites Youth/ Filmmakers/ NGOs/Social Enterprises to participate in the YIAC Social Filmmaking Challenge, to depict stories of change in a 3-minute film Through this process, the Foundation hopes to identify 25 deserving NGOs/ Social Enterprises who operate in areas of Climate Change/ Natural Capital, Livelihood Generation, Gender equality etc. YES

PRESS RELEASE Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF), the CSR arm of India’s leading cement company Ambuja Cement Ltd., marked its Silver Jubilee year with a grand celebration at its mother plant in Ambujanagar (Kodinar district), from where it embarked on an incredible journey that has empowered and transformed over two millions lives through holistic initiatives, thus spurring a radical change in the landscape of various regions. The recently held event was graced by Ambuja Cement’s Founder and Chairman Narotam Sekhsaria whose single-minded visionary approach with a strong sense of social commitment was instrumental in the creation of ACF. Brimming with pride on this significant occasion, Mr Sekhsaria said, “Twenty-seven years ago, this was a remote location with agriculture as the primary

PRESS RELEASE In continuation to support the ‘Bharat ke Veer’ initiative, Dalmia Bharat, the world’s greenest cement company, organised a fund-raising event at Teen MurtiBhavan, New Delhi. The event helped raise INR 13 crore for families of CAPF martyrs from participation and contribution from patrons and Corporates Houses. Speaking on the initiative, Mr. Puneet Dalmia, Managing Director, Dalmia Bharat Group said, “We are very privileged to support and organise this event. We believe that with each and every person’s contribution together we can bring a huge difference to the families of CAPF martyrs.We express our gratitude to all the contributors and supporters for raising more than Rs 13 crore. We are hopeful that this fund amount will have a huge

INITIATIVE MGL Muskaan is an initiative designed by Mahanagar Gas Limited to bring smiles and happiness in the lives of slum residents As quoted by Geoffrey West “Slums could be thought of as the development of a special organ, or they could be thought of as a tumor that’s grown, and in some ways is unhealthy and could ultimately lead to the city’s destruction. My own feeling is that slums are probably a bit of both.” Slums are often an offshoot of development characterized with substandard dwellings, extremely dirty, unpleasant, unwelcoming and inhumane. Slums grow for a combination of demographic, social, economic and political reasons. Some reasons include migration, poor urban planning, poverty, high unemployment, etc. They are often regarded

PRESS RELEASE Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) is proud to be sponsoring the 2nd edition of the National Inclusion Cup (NIC), which is the only national football tournament of its kind for underprivileged youth. The NIC is being held from 20th-23rd February’18 at Tiger Play, Lokhandwala, Mumbai and is organised in partnership with the NGO, Krida Vikas Sanstha (Slum Soccer). The first edition of the NIC in Feb 2017, saw participation of 40 teams (24 men and 16 women) from different states of India and a team from Nepal. The best performing players from the NIC were selected to represent India in the Homeless World Cup 2017, in Oslo, Norway. A portable pitch along with sidings was also imported from

PRESS RELEASE Monsanto India Limited (MIL) in partnership with United Way of Mumbai (UWM) will establish 20 “Mini Science Centres” (MSC) in government schools across Maharashtra’s Marathwada region. The project is planned to be executed over a period of two years between 2017 – 2019 and will benefit over 10,000 school children. This year, 11 MSCs have already been established and the remaining 9 will be inaugurated in the coming year. Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra, CSR & Sustainability Lead, Monsanto India said, “Science is a fascinating subject. The concepts taught using text books often limit students’ understanding and consequently reduce their interest to learn more. Setting up of MSCs will enable children explore concepts and also provide a better understanding of Science