Category: NGO

Aimed to make Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) skilled for job roles and make them industry ready, NASSCOM Foundation in collaboration with Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) has launched a training center. The center will train a minimum of 100 PwDs in the NCR region over the next 12 months, with a target of placing at least 50% of them in companies already sensitized to accommodate them.   The trainees will be skilled in a variety of job roles suitable for IT/BPM, Hospitality and Retail industries,along with soft skills, interview skills, communication…

Nobel Peace Laureate, Sh. Kailash Satyarthi, is embarking on a historic Bharat Yatra to spearhead the fight against child trafficking and child sexual abuse across the country. This yatra is the manifestation of his belief in ‘Surakshit Bachpan-Surakshit Bharat’. The yatra will pass through 22 states covering 15,000 Kms and union territories over 35 days. The Yatra will start from Kanyakumari in the south, stretching across western India. Guwahati will lead the yatra from the eastern part of the country, while Srinagar will flag off the northern stretch.  The culmination…

A special Health Check-up Camp for cattle and livestock was organised under the aegis of the Dinesh Shahra Foundation as part of their Gau Shakti Abhiyan initiative. The Cattle & Livestock Health Checkup Camp was held at Navarmari village, Nagpur recently. The camp was organised in association with Niramay Bahu-Uddeshiya Seva Sanstha, Nagpur and the Animal Husbandry Dept., Zilla Parishad, Nagpur.   The camp saw a good response from the farmers with over 90% of families in the village participating in the camp and bringing their cattle and livestock to…

Muthoot M George Foundation, the CSR wing of Muthoot Finance has felicitated 10th class topper students of 150 government-run schools in Mumbai.   Muthoot M George Excellence Awards 2017 was held in Mumbai in the presence of Ramratanam, CEO, Muthoot Home Finance, Babu John Malayil, DGM, Corporate Communications, Muthoot Finance Ltd and Jacob Koshy, President Bombay YMCA.   Also present during the function were Paul George, Officiating General Secretary, Bombay YMCA, Bhaskar Kumar, Secretary, ORD Department and Ashok Joshi, Chairman ORD Department.   Venkatramana, Zonal Manager and other Regional Managers…

Recently, the Governor of Maharashtra, Vidya Sagar Rao announced that special ramps will be constructed at the Raj Bhavan, to make the 47-acre Malabar Hill property disabled-friendly.   Close on the heels of this announcement, the Mayor of Mumbai took a massive step forward, to mark India’s 70th Independence Day, by distributing mobility equipment to 50 people, in his house. These types of equipment will offer ‘accessibility’, a major concern when it comes to persons with disabilities.   This was a part of Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust’s initiative in association with Rotary Club of…

Smile Foundation has selected 110 bright, scholar girls from marginalized and poor communities to build exemplary role models. As part of its efforts to equip them to face the challenges and complexities of modern times, Smile Foundation, under its ‘Swabhiman’ programme, imparts practical skills and information to these young scholars, enabling them to explore their potentials and established a positive self-image and develop better career perspective.   The event, Learning Fest, took place on 28th and 29th June, 2017 at Viswa Yuvak Kendra, Chankyapuri, New Delhi.   The workshop was conducted under the guidance of subject experts and trainers. It…

Well known Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir Foundation is involved in various philanthropic activities and has been doing help full activities and now a free community kitchen is one more endeavour by the kind hearted cricketer.   The cricketer’s foundation has started a free community kitchen in West Delhi from Monday to serve food to the needy people. The cricketer himself supervised the 1st Day operations of the free community kitchen in the West Patel Nagar area.   Giving a message to his fans by tweeting, Gambhir said that “launching the daily free…

In an initiative to eradicate superstition from the country, Vedic Grace Foundation, has introduced ‘Conscious Prophecy’ in India. In view of numerous incidents of cheating, where people are scared by showing their bad planet condition, it is essential to make them aware about the conscious prophecy so that they do not get cheated, informs Vinayak Bhatt, Cosmic Counsellor, Vedic Grace Foundation ‘Conscious Prophecy’ is an expression of humanity’s perennial yearning for a comprehensive understanding of our unity with the cosmos. It is practiced in Holland and IWOA institute in US.…

Sankara Eye Hospital and Rotary Club -District Avoidable Blindness Committee, R. I. District 3190, India together organized a free one day eye camp for the underprivileged school children in Tumkur which witnessed participation from more than eleven schools in Sri Siddaganga Mutt, Tumkur.  Eye care technicians from Sankara Eye Hospital screened more than 10,000 students during the camp to check for any eye problems and issues. Around 1,060 children were identified with eye defects and have been advised corrective measures and further consultation at the hospital. This will be addressed…

Hinduja Global Solutions has tied up with Jaldhaara Foundation to provide access to safe and clean drinking water to underserved communities in Bengaluru. Through this tie-up, HGS will set up three WaterHealth centers in the city by August 2017, with the first being inaugurated at Hosur Road, Bengaluru. India, with a population of over one billion citizens, continues to grow rapidly with nearly 76 million people across the country still surviving in unhygienic living conditions, and without access to safe and clean drinking water. Specific to Bengaluru, a report submitted…