The CSR Journal

Stayfree in association with UNICEF has educated over 1.7 million girls on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) since the last seven years. The initiative helped strengthen the adoption of MHM guidelines across states like UP, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, MP, Rajasthan and Assam by empowering 10,000 + trainers to ensure the programme became self-sustaining. Reduced dropout rates The...

“Women’s rights are a human rights issue. Everyone must work to help achieve equal rights for women,” says Dr Farzana Khan, Head of Programs, Operation PeaceMaker, My Choices Foundation. On this International Women’s Day, in an exclusive interaction with The CSR Journal, Simona Haiduc, Opportunity International's Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships elaborates on the...

Omega Healthcare, a provider of Revenue Cycle Management process and Analytics solutions for the US healthcare industry, has announced its 'Project 10K' to provide holistic skilling interventions to the last mile beneficiaries and first-generation earners across South India. Project 10K is part of the company's CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) vision of skill development of rural...

Sitare Foundation, a not-for-profit organization aiming to “Transform fifty thousand lives through education by 2050” today announced the names of its first batch of five talented underprivileged senior secondary school students who have secured admissions in renowned universities in the United States of America, in undergraduate Computer Sciences programs. Milan Ramdhari will be joining...

FUJIFILM Holdings, the holding company of Fujifilm Group, has announced the donation of a total of 2 million U.S. dollars to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and its neighbouring countries engaged in aid to the people of Ukraine. The company will donate a total of 1 million U.S. dollars to United Nations High Commissioner for...

On the eve of International Women's Day 2022, meet 5 women who in a decidedly gender unequal world, are exemplifying how to defy glass ceilings and lead empowered and inspiring lives. With their work and their lives, they are showing us how we can come together to #BreakTheBias, which happens to be the campaign...

According to a new report, India has dropped three ranks from last year's 117 to 120 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals announced as part of the 2030 agenda by 192 UN member states in 2015. With the most recent rankings, India has fallen behind all other South Asian countries, with the exception of...

Twilio, the cloud communications platform, has released its 2021 Impact and DEI Report, announcing that 7,624 organizations used Twilio’s technology platform and funding to help 511 million people in 2021, representing fifteen percent of the world’s population, and a 92 percent increase in people reached year over year. The report reveals how Twilio’s model of...

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, has announced that it will collaborate with UNESCO to help preserve and promote the intangible cultural heritage of India, as part of a major new initiative meant to transform the travel landscape in the post pandemic world. Together, IHCL and UNESCO will offer experiential tours for travellers...

According to the 2019 annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a rape happens every 16 minutes in India. This Women’s Day Yami Gautam joins hands with Purplle.com to champion a cause and raise funds for the victims of rape and sexual assault, helping them transform from victims to survivors with partners. During...

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose great risk to the health and safety of India’s population. The continued threat of new variants, has reinforced the need to boost investments and partnerships in the health sector. India has the potential to generate a staggering $774 billion revenue in the healthcare sector by 2030, suggests a new...

In yet another humanitarian initiative for the Indian students stuck in war-torn Ukraine, volunteers from the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha temple in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Poland rushed to help with the emergency relief work on the ground. The relief efforts include establishing a mobile field kitchen in Rzeszów,...