The CSR Journal

PepsiCo announced that it has helped more than 22 million people in underserved communities around the world gain access to safe water since 2006. In the last year alone, PepsiCo and its partners expanded access for more than 6 million people, indicating the company is on track to exceed its goal to support a...

Rubina Akbar has given birth to 17 children. That’s high even in her village, where mothers average eight children. But here, in a rural district less than 100 kilometres from India’s national capital of Delhi, the likelihood of dying early remains stubbornly high. The infant mortality rate in Mewat district is 117 per 1,000 births,...

The Ghana Police Service has urged benevolent organisations to adopt various police stations in the country as part of their corporate social responsibility. According to the Odorkor District Police Commander, Superintendent Douglas Kumah, many police stations lacked the necessary equipment to support the police in their operations. Therefore, he said if companies equipped police stations,...

Applications are open for “Impact Journalism Grant Programme 2019” with an aim to advance innovative reporting on the topic of land and property inclusivity in India. The goal of the grant is to raise awareness among the general public about issues faced by the poor related to land, property and related areas. The grant invites...

Bollywood actress Sonam K. Ahuja, filmmaker-producer Karan Johar and celebrity Shweta Bachchan Nanda walked for designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla on Sunday for a fashion show by the Cancer Patients Aids Association (CPAA) to raise funds for cancer surviours. "It is an honour and a privilege to be a part of this show....

Free Software Movement of India condemns the Ministry of Home Affairs notification issued on December 20, permitting 10 security agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt information "generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer resource". Under this notification, which seems to involve an expansion in the power of the authorities concerned, not only communication but...

Renowned ultra-marathoner and the co-founder of Bengaluru-based running club, Proton Sports, Mr. Dharmendra Kumar (also known as Dharma) has begun his cross-country charity run to promote the cause of Hunger-Free India and spread smiles of nourishment. The charity run was flagged off on Sunday, 17th March 2019, from Sultanpur Lodhi in Punjab. Along the route,...

“I want kids to be at school to learn about how you build a mine, how you do geology, how you drill for oil and gas … The best thing you learn about going to a protest is how to join the dole queue because that’s what your future life will look like.” As the...

In its quest to contribute to sustainable and improved healthcare services, Royal Enfield, through Eicher Group Foundation joined hands with Ekam Foundation, a pan–India NGO working in the Maternal and Child Health Space. This Corporate Social Responsibility initiative saw a team of senior executives from Eicher Group Foundation visit the Chengalpattu Medical College, meet and...

VA TECH WABAG LIMITED (‘WABAG’) under its CSR program has designed and built a drinking water treatment plant in Chennai for Voluntary Health Services (VHS), a multi-specialty hospital and research institute in Chennai, which has been serving the needs of the underprivileged for over 60 years as a non-profit healthcare service provider. The 600 litres...

UBM-Informa, a B2B information services group, organised the first Walk the World, the organisation’s flagship annual charity event on March 20 at Marine Drive, Mumbai, in the form of a walkathon. Similar events simultaneously took place in Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru. Each year, Walk the World involves colleagues from every Informa office around the globe...

"I had never dreamt that I could have a complete house in this lifetime. Looking at all the women working alongside me, helping me build my home, has given me a newfound strength. I can finally sleep peacefully in my new home without any worries. I am grateful to all the volunteers,” said Pavithra, a future...