Women and Children

22nd February 2024: India’s premium cruise line, Cordelia Cruises, in collaboration with Ketto and Child Help Foundation (CHF), embarked on a transformative journey to enrich the lives of young minds. On February 17th, 2024, Cordelia Cruises welcomed students from CHF aboard the Empress, offering them a firsthand experience of maritime life and career opportunities. This event, organized as part of Cordelia Cruises’ commitment to fostering youth development, to provided students with an immersive tour of the cruise liner ‘Empress’. From exploring the intricacies of ship operations to engaging in enlightening conversations with the onboard crew and officers, the children were given a glimpse into the dynamic world of seafaring. “Giving back is not just an option; it’s our duty. We

19th February 2024: One of the fastest-growing life insurers in India, Pramerica Life Insurance, unveils the 13th edition of its innovative cause-related initiative, the Emerging Visionaries, a national recognition program that awards school students for their innovative solutions to financial and societal challenges in their communities. The program represents the evolution of the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a longstanding program that has recognized over 150,000 young individuals over 27 years worldwide and has a rich legacy spanning over 13 years in India. Benefiting from the purpose-driven history of Prudential Financial Inc. and the financial expertise of Piramal Finance, Pramerica Life Insurance continues its journey of recognizing and celebrating the remarkable efforts of children who contribute positively to their communities by

26th December, 2023: Magniflex India (Made in Italy) mattress brand, distributed toys and goodies to the children of Angels Orphanage in Bengaluru. This initiative named “Gifts that Matter’’ is an annual Christmas Collection Drive, in which all franchise outlets in India, participate. The objective of this initiative is to bring genuine joy during the holiday season, to the underprivileged children of the community. Magniflex India’s franchise stores all across India, placed red Christmas bags encouraging customers to donate toys, stationery items, books, pens, colouring books to the less privileged children. The stores received an overwhelming response from its loyal customers who gave these generous donations. The children at Angels Orphanage Bengaluru, received the collected toys.  The recipients were made to

21st December, 2023: Avashya Foundation, the CSR arm of Allcargo Group, an Indian born global logistics conglomerate successfully completed its Women Empowerment and Livelihood project for the marginalized women in Maharashtra. Under this project, the women from the underprivileged communities in Maharashtra, were offered three months basic and advanced tailoring and personality development training. The marginalized and underprivileged women at Dhamani and its surrounding villages – Panvel, taluka in Raigad district and Ishwar Nagar in Digha and Navi Mumbai benefitted from this in terms of upliftment and empowerment. Sankalp Manav Vikas Sanstha an NGO that is working towards socio-economic upliftment by promoting textile-based entrepreneurship for the underprivileged communities in Maharashtra, had collaborated in the implementation of this initiative. Dr. Nilratan

19 December, 2023: In a joint initiative between Brigade Hospitality Services Limited (BHSL), Dr. Sandhya Foundation and CANS Multi-Specialty Hospital a comprehensive health checkup for underprivileged girls was conducted. Auxilium Navajeevana, a non-governmental, non-profitable voluntary organization that is dedicated to the welfare of children who are in need of care and protection was the venue of the event. Preventive healthcare measures were emphasized by conducting specialized ultrasound scanning services and an eye camp. Thorough examinations for children who required early intervention were carried out by CANS Multi-Specialty Hospital. Post the health checkup, each girl child was given a kit that contained essential items, related to health and hygiene. This was in line with the commitment of Brigade Hospitality to support

12 December, 2023: Tata Power an integrated power company’s new brand film – ‘DuniyaApneHawale’ promotes the message of “Embrace Mother Earth. Love Our Planet. Switch to Green and Clean Energy.” This is in keeping with Tata Power’s commitment to ‘Sustainable is Attainable’, and inspires citizens to take individual actions and responsibility towards a cleaner and greener future and make sustainable lifestyles a reality. Tata Power as a responsible corporate encourages the adoption of green energy products and services for its large consumer base that includes corporates as well. It is directing its’ efforts towards popularizing the attainability of a sustainable lifestyle for millions of Indians through the adoption of affordable green solutions. These include – rooftop solar, solar microgrids, EV

11 December, 2023: The biggest annual paediatric event of the Tata Memorial Centre HOPE 2023 with a commitment of supporting paediatric cancer care was celebrated recently. This event celebrated the vivacious spirit of paediatric cancer patients, and their victory over cancer with the message that childhood cancer was curable. This event by ImPaCCT Foundation and Tata Memorial Centre was supported by the CSR arm of K Raheja Realty – Sheila Gopal Raheja Foundation. It was held at Sheila Gopal Raheja Auditorium, Bandra. Prominent personalities attended the event and expressed their solidarity and support. The list of dignitaries included Alia Bhatt, Kapil Sharma, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Amole Gupte, Krishan Kumar, Dr Madhu Chopra, Nikhil Dwivedi, Rupali Ganguly, Jamie Lever, Rohit Jethwani,

7 December, 2023: ITC Ltd.’s instant noodle and pasta brand, Sunfeast YiPPee is all set to launch its’ new initiative.  The new campaign will revamp playground equipment in city parks using waste plastic which is all set to roll out in Metro cities. It will cover Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and Kolkata. Through its’ ‘YiPPee! Better World: Create Magic’ endeavour, the brand attempts to raise awareness, educate, collect and upcycle plastic waste by converting it into park equipment like jungle gyms, swings, and so on.   The playground equipment in city parks will cater to the essential need for recreation, particularly for the children.  This initiative will apart from upcycling plastic waste also drive community involvement. The plastic waste will be