CSR News

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 New Delhi, 27th September 2021: Having reached a successful milestone in the pharmacy industry, Basant Goel, the owner of Goel Medicos based in Delhi, has recently announced to help out unprivileged students by providing funds this, however, focused on those students who got severely affected by the traumatic Kedarnath flooding in 2013. Basant Goel, realizing the importance of education, initiated a novel program to fund the education of unprivileged students who had lost parents or elder family members.   Besides the education expenses, Basant Goel also considers miscellaneous auxiliary expenses such as mess expenses, books, and lodging. By collaborating with Swami Dayanand Hospital, Basant Goel has helped around 150 – 200 students to afford their education. By setting up this milestone, students have been able

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 Pune 10th September, 2021: The 75th Independence Day of India, August 15th, 2021, marked a commitment to patriotism by Pune based emerging entrepreneur Anuradda Iyer. This day saw the launch of her venture Anusrii Fabricss in support of rural India. The ongoing pandemic has brought huge upheavals in income as well as loss of livelihood for many, especially the lower income group. Anusrii Fabricss will bring some reprieve for rural India, since all the products of the company will be sourced from there. The company’s brand – Sreeyanna, introduces sustainable fabric which is eco-friendly, and labelled – BREATHE HEALTHY ENERGGY.  The Founder of Anusrii Fabricss, Anuradda Iyer, has focussed on two pertinent issues while setting up

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

News Update/Press Release September 23, 2021, Pune: YES Foundation and Friends Union for Energizing Lives (FUEL) today launched a future skills training programme for disadvantaged youth. Through the programme, YES Foundation will impart training in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Marketing, along with aptitude and employability skills, to over 3,500 youth. The initiative aims to make more youth job-ready by counselling and skilling them for careers of the future. Honorable Cabinet Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Maharashtra, Shri Nawab Malik launched the initiative in the presence of Shri Prashant Kumar, Managing Director & CEO, YES BANK, Manisha Verma, Honourable Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Government of Maharashtra; Shri Ketan Deshpande, Founder & CEO, FUEL and Shri Santosh Huralikoppi, Chief Mentor,