Women and Children

                                8 November, 2023: The “: Women in Circularity” initiative by Beiersdorf was launched in four countries across the globe. This initiative targets the collection and recycling of 15,000 tons of plastic annually in emerging markets and offers jobs and training opportunities support to 1,600 women. Through this holistic activity, Beiersdorf is strengthening its CARE BEYOND SKIN Sustainability Agenda. The company seeks to provide substantial funding to plastic waste recycling organizations that display a strong social business approach. The two important objectives are – firstly, to initiate in emerging economies, the expansion of the recycling infrastructure of plastic waste management organisations and secondly to ensure that the waste collectors, primarily women, who constitute a majority, receive the requisite training and

16th October, 2023: An announcement of the successful empowerment of 1800 women was made by Dalmia Bharat on International Day of Rural Women the 15th Of October 2023. Dalmia Bharat, is an Indian conglomerate with businesses in the cement and sugar industry. Self Help Groups (SHGs) have been established through which these women are provided essential skill training and access to vital resources that are crucial for sustainable livelihood development. Dalmia Bharat collaborates with various organizations, namely – NRLM, NABARD to name a few, to organize various training initiatives in the farming and non-farming sectors, such as micro enterprise development, handicraft production and others. These activities cover the communities settled around their regions of operation in 12 states of India.

New Delhi, October 15, 2023: The second edition of the prestigious Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon which concluded earlier today witnessed the participation of 35,000+ runners in support of the cause of #RunForZeroHunger. The record participation, 50% higher than last year, extended across five events including the flagship Half Marathon, Open 10K Run, Great Delhi Run, Senior Citizens’ Run, and Champions with Disability Run. Vedanta’s commitment of providing 1 meal to children for every 1 km run added up to 5 million meals in total. These meals will be served across Vedanta’s network of nearly 6,000 Nand Ghars, which are modernized, state-of-the-art Anganwadis, in the coming weeks. Nand Ghar is the flagship social impact programme of Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal Foundation and

10 October, 2023: TVARAN an acceleration program designed to support early-stage women entrepreneurs and augment the presence of women led startups in the field of renewable energy, water and waste management and climate smart agriculture marked its successful conclusion recently.  This announcement was made by Villgro and Cisco India Cash Grant Program. Former Secretary, the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology Dr. Renu Swarup, honoured the first group of exceptional startups during the closing event. These included Climate Sense, Swachha Eco Solutions, Green Delight, MOWO Fleet, Green Grahi, KNP Arises Green Energy, and Bharat Krushi Seva During the event, the remarkable entrepreneurial journey of the startups was highlighted and their outstanding achievements were acknowledged. This also depicted the

03 October, 2023- In commemoration of the ninth anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission, initiated in 2014, SOS Children’s Villages India, organised a cleanliness drive, across 31 of its locations nationwide. CEO of SOS Children’s Villages India, Sumanta Kar, mentioned that as an organisation, they recognised that children as the future guardians of the planet,should have access to cleanliness and hygiene.He was of the opinion that the values of cleanliness and hygiene should be instilled at an  early age to ensure their physical well being and  shape them into resilient individuals and the strongest version of themselves. SOS Children’s Villages India by emphasising cleanliness , he added was fostering a healthy present for these children and also nurturing a generation

27th September, 2023: The Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) and Sanofi have been engaged in a three-year-old programme. This programme has begun showing significant impact on the lives of children who have been affected by Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1D). As part of the People-to-People Health Foundation (PPHF) more than 1300 young patients young TID affected patients nationwide have been enrolled out of which 69 patients are from Maharashtra. This program is imparting better education on TID management to the 1300 children. The program’s intervention over the last 9 months spanning September 2022 to June 2023 has reduced the number of children experiencing hypoglycaemia (1 to 4 times a week) by 46% as compared to

21 September, 2023: Mumbai based OSCAR Foundation, a community-based Sports for Development (S4D) has announced a tour to the United Kingdom, the fourth so far, for underprivileged children. The 15-day tour to the UK on the 1st October 2023, will see the participation of 10 girls and boys from the underserved communities of Mumbai. The Foundation is also sending 2 girls form Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan and 4 children from Karnataka from its villages near Yadgir. The selected children will participate in a cultural exchange programme and also play friendly football matches with school students in Europe. The power of football is being used by The OSCAR Foundation to equip children with skills to make them future ready and resilient. They also

19 September,2023 :  With an aim to create safer spaces for women living in rural villages, Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, has launched a first-of-its-kind CSR program called Ratri Chaupal in India. Under this program, the company is illuminating communal spaces in villages to enable women to gather safely after sunset and attend night school and various information sessions on health, nutrition, agriculture, women safety, government schemes and financial literacy.   The company has partnered with Srushti Seva Samiti to launch the pilot project in 10 villages in the Mavli block of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The project was launched by Shri Jagdish Raj Shrimali, Honorable Minister of State & Vice Chairman, Labor Advisory Board, Rajasthan. The program aims