Women & Child Welfare
How is the pandemic affecting children’s mental health?
Children may have been largely spared the worst physical effects of COVID-19, but it has still upended their lives, and created real concern for their mental health and well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised huge concerns for the mental health of an entire generation of children. But the pandemic may represent only the tip...
Slum walls turned into outdoor learning spaces in Faridabad
Nationwide closure of schools has disrupted the education of children. Physical environment plays an important role in creating an enabling space for children. The pandemic was tough on everyone but children suffered even more.
Lockdowns confined children to the four walls of their homes. It took away the only learning and engagement time that they...
FGII partners with United Way Mumbai to support children from disadvantaged communities
Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII) has collaborated with United Way Mumbai, an NGO working in urban and rural communities across India, to identify prevailing challenges in the community and envisage and implement impactful solutions. This partnership aims to implement meaningful interventions that can improve the health and early learning abilities of children...
What can be done about repeated school closures?
Schools have closed again due to the exponential rise in COVID-19 infections. While there is no doubt that children's safety is of utmost concern during the third wave, is the education crisis increasing Learning Poverty among kids? In rural Karnataka, for example, the share of grade three students in government schools able to perform...
Five Positive Developments Across the World for Women Empowerment in 2021
2021 has been an eventful year for women across the globe. The global institutions and leaders across the globe have taken decisive actions in the year by delegating resources to work towards empowering women and promoting gender equality. As the year comes to an end, let us recap the five good news in 2021...
CSR: AstraZeneca India grants 500 wishes to critically ill children for Christmas
Taking its promise of care forward, biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca India Private Limited, joined hands with ‘Make-A-Wish’ Foundation India to fulfil the wishes of about 500 children suffering from critical ailments across the country.
Under this CSR partnership the organisation supported a series of 11 events organised either virtually or on-ground across Bangalore, Goa, Mumbai, Kolkata,...
Women’s groups fight the shadow pandemic of domestic violence
What a parody the slogan ‘Stay Home, Stay Safe’ turned out to be for women! They were far from safe in their own homes. The UN Women collected data from different parts of the world to show the rising rate of intimate partner violence on women during the first wave of the pandemic. Around...
CSR News: Kotak and SOPAN Launch ‘Shanay Autism Resource Centre’ at New Panvel in Maha
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) and Society of Parents of Children with Autistic Disorders (SOPAN) launched “Shanay Autism Resource Centre” – a Centre for training and rehabilitation of individuals with autism and associated disabilities, located at New Panvel, Maharashtra. Shri Atul Bhatkhalkar, Hon’ble MLA, Kandivali East, Mumbai and Shri Prashant Thakur, Hon’ble MLA, Panvel,...
TCS is the Largest Employer of Women in India: Report
According to a new report, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has emerged as the largest employer of women in India with over 1,78,357 women employees across its offices. According to the latest 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India list of 500 most valuable companies, the company employs 5,06,908 employees, which is the highest in the country,...
Yamaha Conducts Children’s Safety Awareness CSR Campaign
As a part of its CSR initiative, India Yamaha Motor (IYM) announced that it has initiated the Road Safety Awareness Campaign - “ROAD SAFETY – LIFE SAFETY” at Government schools close to its factories. As a socially responsible company, IYM aims to create awareness amongst the children by educating them on the importance of...
Performance Report on Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme: Poor Utilisation of Funds
According to a latest report by the Committee on the Empowerment of Women, the performance of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme in the states has not been up to the mark. The Committee has expressed its “dismay” over the poor utilisation of funds in the implementation of scheme.
What is Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao...
Ericsson pledges to empower 1 million children and young people by 2025 with digital skills through its Connect To Learn CSR programme
Ericsson today announces a major new commitment to empower 1 million children and young people by 2025 through access to digital learning, tools, content and development programs.
This commitment forms part of the World Economic Forum-aligned EDISON Alliance 1 Billion Lives Challenge - a global movement of forty-five champions from the public and private sectors....
