Nilesh Wadhwa
From Businessmen To Hospital Founder
‘HELP Animals & Birds Hospital’ in Mumbai is one of the few charitable hospitals in the city focusing specially on stray animals. It was started by Jayesh Shah a businessmen whose fondness for animals led to inception of this hospital.
Jayesh Shah founder - HELP Animals & Birds Hospital’
An incident compelled Shah to do something...
We Are A Food Company And It’s Our Privilege And Responsibility To Address The Issue Of World Hunger: Rahul Shinde, MD, KFC India
India is home to the largest undernourished and hungry population in the world. Moreover 3,000 plus children in India die every day from poor diet related illness or hunger. KFC India's CSR initiatives focus on addressing the issue of food and malnutrition for underprivileged children.
In an interview with The CSR Journal, Rahul Shinde, Managing...
Touching Lives, Snow’s Way
Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, an ambitious project launched by the Central Government aims to make India open defecation free by October 2019, the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
To reach this goal, plenty needs to be done at various levels pan-India. While the government and corporate firms are doing their bit, citizens are coming forward too. Not...
It Is Important For Companies To Focus On Areas That Are Closer To Their Hearts: Patrik Antoni, Sustainability Head, IKEA India
IKEA, world’s largest furniture retail company operates its CSR activities globally through IKEA Foundation. Patrik Antoni, Sustainability Head, IKEA India talks to The CSR Journal about CSR practices at the Sweden firm and his views on practices in India.
Q: What are the key challenges when it comes to sustainability practices in India, when compared...
Drought-Not With Citizens Coming Forward
The drought situation in India needs increasing effort so as to overcome this scenario. Many individuals and NGOs have come forward to contribute to improve the condition faced by people who have been affected by drought. Since 1st May, Maharashtra Trucks & Lorry Association has volunteered to use their vehicles to provide water to...
Lack Of Organisational Commitment To CSR Deters Its Successful Implementation: Sweta Rawat, THF
CSR has been mandated by law but there is no specific process to streamline the CSR funds to the needs of the country. This is the major deterrent in the successful implementation of CSR, according to Sweta Rawat, Chairperson and Co-founder, The Hans Foundation (THF). She also says that there is a need of...
