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eliminating child labour in supply chains

Ending the risk of Child Labour from the Supply Chains

July 5, 2023

Abhijeet Nirmal Deputy Director – Child Protection, Bal Raksha Bharat Businesses have remained one of the biggest contributors to social and economic development. Business activities are intrinsic to the social and economic fabric around the world. Businesses and social development are interrelated. An increase in the per capita income also increases business turnovers. The increase in business turnovers has also resulted in an increase in the contribution by the business houses for social causes, but even in situations, when the businesses were not in very good shape they have shown the human side of the business during the Covid19 pandemic. Small and large business houses contributed the most, and in very innovative ways to make sure the children, women and

BPCL supports Cochlear Implantation for 30 Underprivileged Children in Maharashtra through its Healthcare initiative.

July 4, 2023

4 July, 2023: A significant healthcare initiative primarily aimed at the profoundly deaf children of Maharashtra, was executed by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) recently. In this CSR Initiative, BPCL partnered with IMERMIRC – the Indorewala Memorial Educational & Medical Institute & Research Centre, to support 30 underprivileged children in Maharashtra for cochlear implantation surgeries. Individuals who have experienced inner-ear damage, and for whom external hearing aids don’t prove beneficial, experience enhanced hearing after undergoing this life changing procedure of Cochlear Implantation. Through this programme which is led by IMEMIRC early intervention and prevention of hearing loss is offered to the children who are economically disadvantaged and born deaf. This thrust area under which BPCL has covered this initiative is

Smaaash Fun Gateway Arena Private Limited and Khushiyaan Foundation collaborate to bring a joyful experience to underprivileged children

June 28, 2023

28 June, 2023: Smaaash Fun Gateway Arena Private Limited, a provider of immersive entertainment, recently collaborated with Khushiyaan Foundation, an NGO that is dedicated to the welfare of underprivileged children, Smaaash has hosted a one of its kind event today as a ;part of this association. This allows 36 children in the age group of 7yrs-17yrs who are associated with Khushiyaan Foundation to enjoy thrilling facilities and games at the facility. Smaaash creates a unique and unforgettable environment, for visitors of all age groups. Smaaash has an extensive range of cutting edge virtual experiences. It also has interactive games, and attractions that are engaging. It creates a unique and unforgettable world for visitors irrespective of their age. The aim of

Empowerment for Underprivileged Women in Chennai through the collaboration of Rapido Auto and ANEW

June 28, 2023

28 June, 2023:India’s Auto and Bike taxi platform, Rapido Auto recently partnered with ANEW (Association for Non-traditional Employment for Women) in Chennai. This objective of this collaboration was to generate employment opportunities for underprivileged women by encouraging them to become auto-rickshaw drivers on the Rapido platform and providing them autos for the same. Representatives from Rapido Auto and ANEW were present at the official flag- off ceremony. This collaboration is being viewed as Rapido’s commitment of offering a platform to the marginalized women by empowering and uplifting them, so that they can earn a sustainable livelihood. Providing innovative solutions and opportunities for individuals through unconventional employment options, has been an initiative of Rapido Auto since long. The partnership with ANEW

Help Age India report reveals that India’s Older Women face the brunt of Exclusion: Social, Financial & Digital with rise in Dependency and Abuse

June 15, 2023

15 June, 2023:Help Age India, released Its’ National 2023 report– “Women & Ageing: Invisible or Empowered? a day ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15th. The report covered the entire length and breadth of the country including rural & urban India. These comprised 20 states, 2 UTs and 5 metro cities including, Maharashtra and Mumbai. The sample size of 7911, included various socio-economic categories. The sample size in Maharashtra including Mumbai had a sample size of 619 respondents. Out of the elder women residing in Mumbai 61 % owned some kind of asset, namely vehicles, house and agricultural or nonagricultural land. The balance 39 % do not own any moveable or immoveable property. Out of the women

Jeewan Jyoti A Sterlite Tech Initiative, empowering women in rural areas

June 12, 2023

12 June, 2023: India’s story on women empowerment is not complete without focusing on some of the grassroots initiatives. One such initiative is STL’s Jeewan Jyoti. STL (Sterlite Technologies Limited) is a leading global optical and digital solutions company providing advanced offerings to build 5G, Rural, FTTx, Enterprise and Data Centre networks. The company, driven by its purpose of ‘Transforming Billions of Lives by Connecting the World’, designs and manufactures in 4 continents with customers in more than 100 countries. STL set up the Jeewan Jyoti Women Empowerment Institute in Velhe, Maharashtra in 2014. Since then, it has become a launch pad for women in rural areas, creating a comprehensive ecosystem that addresses the multidimensional problems they face. While taking a round of

Nurturing women Go-Getters in athletics

June 7, 2023

Infosys Foundation and Go Sports Foundation focus on aspiring women athletes across India and jointly launch ‘Girls for Gold’ Program.’ The philanthropic and CSR arm of Infosys – Infosys Foundation, recently partnered with Go Sports Foundation to build a high performing excellence program for emerging and junior women athletes. This “Girls for Gold “program with an initial term of 4 years will zero down on talented women athletes in the age group of 13 – 19 years and through partnerships with coaches and reputed academies in India. The inclusions of this program were performance recognition, scholarships, access to academics and coaching. Five sporting disciplines – table tennis, badminton, shooting, boxing, weightlifting featured in the first range of disciplines and the

Bright Future and Cognizant Foundation ’s Tech4All program partnership ensures sustainable livelihoods for young women of marginali zed communities in Pune

June 6, 2023

Bright Future in collaboration with Cognizant Foundation inaugurated a new training center with its first batch of more than 215 female aspirants. The center is well equipped to provide skills training to young women from marginalized communities in Pune under Cognizant Foundation’s Tech4All program to facilitate sustainable livelihoods. The program aims at providing career guidance, IT-based specialized training, and life skills support that will help enhance confidence and aid in obtaining gainful employment leading to a better life. Tech4All, launched in December 2021,is Cognizant Foundation’s flagship program that is designed to skill women and those with disabilities for careers in technology and technology-enabled services. Ms. Nisha Deshpande, Senior Director, Delivery Excellence and a member of Cognizant Foundation’s Pune Core Committee,

SM Toys empowers more than 300 women across its manufacturing unit by generating employment opportunities

June 6, 2023

The packaging division of SM Toys, the world’s largest manufacturer of small toys, took a major step in the direction of woman empowerment and welfare. SM Toys offered sustainable job opportunities to more than 300 women, in a bid to support them in their self-sufficiency and financial independence. These women can earn between INR 7000 – 10000 per month. SM Toys paying due and appropriate cognisance to economic empowerment and gender equality has implemented this unique initiative of providing livelihood to empower women aged 24 to 45 years. This initiative incorporates providing fair wages, creating opportunities for professional and personal growth, and giving them safe working conditions. The women working in the manufacturing unit of Palda, Indore who are covered

‘Saksham’ Financial Literacy Home Credit India & Indian Development Foundation’s CSR initiative concludes successfully. Educates 30,000 marginalized women & girls as beneficiaries

May 30, 2023

30th May, 2023- A Financial Literacy programme “Saksham” which is a CSR initiative of Home Credit India (HCIN), a local arm of the leading global consumer finance provider, recently concluded this programme in collaboration with Indian Development Foundation (IDF) its’ implementation partner, a private non-profit organization. Project Saksham was carried out from July 2022 till March 2023, over a period of 9 months. The core objective of the Saksham financial literacy project is to impart basic financial education among marginalized women & girls in order to further their empowerment and facilitate their informed financial decisions. The Saksham project had nearly 30,000 women participants which included girl students, maids, homemakers, and daily wage earners. There were 605 financial literacy workshops conducted