Kurukehda, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, Project by: Amhi Amchya Arogyasathi
CATEGORY: Eligible CSR Activity Under the Companies Act 2013 Schedule VII, (i)-(iii) ‘promoting preventive health care and sanitation…’ ‘promoting education, including special education …
especially among children, women…’ ‘promoting gender equality, empowering women,…’
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Belda, West Bengal Project by: KADAM CATEGORY: Eligible CSR Activity Under the Companies Act 2013 Schedule VII, items: (ii) ‘…employment enhancing vocation skills especially among children, women, elderly, and the differently abled and livelihood enhancement projects’ (iii) ‘…promoting gender equality, empowering women…’ (v) ‘…promotion and development of traditional arts and handicrafts.’ Funding Required: Rs 28 Lacs (approx) The Organization: KADAM was set up to address the issues of the poor women & youth in eastern India villages via Handicrafts- their local trade. Today 500-600 artisans are able to
CATEGORY: Eligible CSR Activity Under the Companies Act 2013 Schedule VII, items: (ii) ‘…employment enhancing vocation skills especially among children, women, elderly, and the differently abled and livelihood enhancement projects’ (iii) ‘…promoting gender equality, empowering women…’ (v) ‘…promotion and development of traditional arts and handicrafts.’ Funding Required: Rs 28 Lacs (approx) The Organization: KADAM was set up to address the issues of the poor women & youth in eastern India villages via Handicrafts- their local trade. Today 500-600 artisans are able to
Funding Required: Rs 28 Lacs (approx)
The Organization: KADAM was set up to address the issues of the poor women & youth in eastern India villages via Handicrafts- their local trade. Today 500-600 artisans are able to self-sustain their families and 12 of them run their own enterprise with KADAM’s intervention.
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“Sapna, Bachat, Udaan” will expand to a total of 10 countries in the coming years. In India, it will reach the target population of 1.7 million people through community engagement (in Bihar, Delhi and Jharkhand) and over 18 million children through television (national). This programme will be evaluated by independent research to demonstrate the impact. The efforts are specifically tailored to address global needs as well as the particular needs of families in targeted countries. A core set of audio-visual, print and digital resources, were created for the initiative and will be shared and tailored in countries including India, Mexico, China and six other countries. “Both MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop have long histories of supporting the communities in which we work.
Our goal is to ensure that families have access to the knowledge which will put them on the path to financial security,” said Tarun Chugh, Managing Director & CEO, PNB MetLife.” In India we are also focusing on education and development of underprivileged through projects in Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir.
Through our various CSR initiatives, we hope to create a positive impact on the lives of underprivileged children in the communities we operate in.” “Since 2009, Sesame Workshop in India and MetLife Foundation have partnered to deliver critical messages and content to children and the adults in their lives, using the power of multiple media platforms and the Sesame Street Muppets to help children grow smarter, stronger and kinder,” said Sashwati Banerjee, Managing Director, Sesame Workshop in India. “Being smart means knowing so much more than letters and numbers.
It means knowing how to solve problems and to think creatively. Our approach is to incorporate financial empowerment-related activities in daily routines and practices, facilitate open communication and interaction between children and adults. We will also provide valuable information and skills that address the needs of the whole child and help families and children be better prepared for the future and potential setbacks.” “Money is a part of a child’s everyday life, beginning at an early age with observations of the money habits of adults, and continuing to observe these habits throughout their entire lives,” said Dennis White, President and CEO, MetLife Foundation.
“It is important for children to develop a strong foundation that encourages wise financial decision-making.That’s why we’ve collaborated with Sesame Workshop, which has a proven track record of successfully educating communities in need worldwide. The partnership will help build financial empowerment among underserved families.” The benefit of acquiring healthy financial skills and behaviours goes beyond economic impact. Learning to set goals, plan, make choices, acquire knowledge and save through exposure to “Sapna, Bachat, Udaan” can assist families, for example, inaccessing preventative health services, which, in turn, decreases the likelihood of contracting serious health problems. In addition to family health, limiting access to education can have another ripple effect.
A lack of capital and financial reserves can be a barrier to families who want to provide for the education of their children. Over the last year, the two organizations have worked together to build a coalition of global and local advisors and specialists to inform content development. Financial empowerment is determined to have three core elements:
Research and advice from the global and local experts were used to drive the creation of messages and to gauge reach, understanding, and educational and social impact. Families will be exposed to a wide-range of multimedia content including new animated and live action segments, interactive games, comics, songs, activity sheets, and caregiver guides featuring the beloved Galli Galli Sim Sim characters through digital media, broadcast, community outreach, local events and seminars. The programme’s audio-visual content, print materials, digital games and facilitator guides will also be available on its website www.dreamsavedo.galligallisimsim.com.
An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide are particularly vulnerable because of low income and lack of capacity to access affordable, safe financial services and products to help manage day to day expenses, respond to the unexpected, and save for the future. In India, approximately 98 per cent of the previously unbanked households with no-frills bank accounts have already been covered – under the Jan Dhan Yojana.
The challenge now is to make sure that the families improve their livelihoods and secure the future for their children. In November 2013, MetLife Foundation announced its commitment of $20 million over five years to Sesame Workshop to address financial empowerment among families with young children throughout the world. The funding, which is part of MetLife Foundation’s $200 million, five-year commitment to financial inclusion will reach close to 75 million people worldwide.
The much hyped Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) mandate came out with highly depressing results in its first financial year with only 7 of the 30 Sensex companies complying with the new rule. Most top notch companies failed to spend the mandated 2% profits on social responsibility in time.
The 30 companies listed on Sensex were mandated to spend a total of about Rs 5,000 crore on social activities under the new Companies Act. But an estimated amount of Rs 3,500 crore has only been spent. Most companies missed on their targets by one third on an average of their 2% mandatory requirements.
India became the first country to have mandated wp last year but it looks like the companies have not taken the new rule quite seriously. Collectively, these 30 companies are estimated to have booked a three year net profit of Rs 2.5lakh crore, of which 2% was supposed to be spent on wp initiatives.
In the first year of mandating wp, the 7 companies making it to the success list are Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), ITC, Mahindra and Mahindra, Wipro, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Steel and Coal India. Infosys managed to meet the target after a delay of few days for a meager amount of Rs 3 crore.
Many public sector companies too failed in meeting their wp targets including banking giant SBI, GAIL and ONGC. Some of the companies that failed in spending 2% of their profits are HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Dr Reddy’s, Bajaj Auto, Bharti Airtel, Hero Motocorp, Larsen and Toubro and others.
The highest spender on wp initiatives was RIL with an amount of Rs 761 crore among the Sensex companies during 2014-15 – the first financial year of the new Companies Act. Companies will not be penalized for missing their wp targets, but they would be required to explain the reasons for its failure to spend at least 2% profit on wp. The government has set up a six-member panel to suggest steps for improved monitoring of social welfare activities done under the Companies Act.
Courtesy: Zee News
Project ECHO, Uttarakhand
CATEGORY: Eligible CSR Activity Under the Companies Act 2013 Schedule VII
(ii) …promoting education, including special education and employment enhancing vocation skills especially among children… and livelihood enhancement projects…
(iv) …ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna,… conservation of natural resources…
(vii) …training to promote rural sports, nationally recognized sports…
FUNDING REQUIRED: Rs 15 Lacs
THE ORGANISATION:
Leafbird Foundation works towards building the economy of remote villages in Uttarakhand, India by building livelihood opportunities and encouraging the hill folk to preserve the environment and rebuild their bond with it. The organizations believes in working towards community empowerment as their paramount objective rather than development goals. Problems of out-migration, lack of self reliance and enterprise as well as administrative apathy are focused on so that larger environmental issues are then resolved by the locals themselves. The organization has set up a network of volunteers and workers in the state.
Number of years in operation: Leafbird Foundation was founded in the wake of the Uttarakhand disaster in 2013. Since its conception, Leafbird has undertaken many projects, not just to rehabilitate the locals post the disaster but also to build and sustain educational, social & livelihood models for the locals.
The Unique Concept – Project ECHO:
Project ECHO (Education For Conservation And Healing Outcomes) is a unique education program which has been initiated in schools in the remote areas of Uttarakhand. It aims at building awareness about the immediate environment. Reconnecting children to their surroundings will make them view their surroundings as nurturers and stall the problem of out-migration in the long run. The older students will get help in carrying forward the ideas that they develop in these workshops into practical livelihood building with counseling sessions (in the coming years), making them aware of the schemes and subsidies that exist for their benefit, guiding them in their desired choice of profession and integrating them into the work that the organization is already doing in certain areas.
The program is designed as an 8 week intervention over a period of one year for standard 6, 7 & 8 and will be modified as they teach in different areas. The classes will be designed like a series of workshops.The syllabus will cover topics such as:
One phase of the project has already been implemented successfully in Sarni High School, Wacham village which is the last village in the Pindari and Sundardhunga glacier trekking routes.
THE PROPOSAL:
Leafbird Foundation is seeking funds of Rs 15 Lacs to continue the project in this school as well as other schools in this valley, to be allocated as under:
Module development 1.5 Lacs
Salaries 3 Lacs
Teacher Training 1.5 Lacs
Stationary for modules 1 Lac
Travel 1 Lac
Boarding & lodging 3.5 lakhs
Equipment (projector & laptops) 1.5 Lac
Communication & Admin expenses 1.5 Lac
WHY FUND PROJECT ECHO: Relevant education is the key to the well being of rural areas. Leafbird Foundation hopes to be able to eventually influence the Education Department to make such material an essential part of the syllabus.
Some of Leafbird’s other initiatives include:
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Bandipur National Park, Karnataka,
CATEGORY: Eligible CSR Activity Under the Companies Act 2013 Schedule VII ‘…ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare, ….’
Funding Required: INR 50 Lacs
The Organization:
Tigers Unlimited Wildlife Society (TUWS) was formed out of sheer admiration towards wildlife especially the extremely graceful jungle beast, the Tiger. But what really triggered a group of nature lovers to action was the helplessness the forest guards & their families who protect these wild cats. TUWS believes that although, there is an effective backing from the Government and other related organizations in their region (the forest belts of Karnataka), they have always felt a major gap between the proposals rolled out to the services implemented & utilized on ground.
The state of Karnataka in has 21 wildlife sanctuaries and 5 National parks. The Bandipur National Park covers an area of over 800 km², and is located at an altitude of 750 to 1455m. This National Park has the largest concentration of Asian Elephants and is also home to 200 plus tigers among the currently estimated 1706 tigers in India. Bandipur forest supports 15% of the elephant population and 12% of the tiger population of India. Many regions of Karnataka are yet unexplored and new species of flora and fauna are found periodically. Endangered species of fauna found in Karnataka include the Bengal Tiger, Indian Elephant, Lion-tailed Macaque, Olive Ridley Turtle and Dhole, the Indian wild dog.
Number of years in operation: 3 years
Some of the initiatives carried out by TUWS at regular intervals include:
* Free Guidance and Education camp for all the kids of the guards securing this natural asset.
* Donation of Long range military grade Torches, Forest Shoes, Water filters for forest guards to enable them better deliver their duties
* Protein supplements to kids in need
* Fulfillment of basic infrastructural needs like school bags, elementary grade books, shoes etc.
TUWS is looking at setting up a system that enables tracking and movement of wild animals in the Bandipur National Park for their safety and protection from poachers that pose a serious threat to the ecology in the region. The GPS-enabled camera that is being proposed will not only help in protecting the wildlife and its assets, but will also empower the forest guards with the needed technology to determine the movement of poachers and effectively apprehend the criminals. This set up will also help protect and study endangered, unknown & rare species of flora and fauna in Bandipur National Park. The Forest department requires Camera traps (Trail Cameras) for the interior jungles where there is no 3G /GPRS coverage.
WHAT IS CAMERA TRAPPING?
The Proposal:
TUWS is currently looking for funding to set up Camera Traps at the Bandipur National Park. The Park requires 800 Camera traps out of which 250 cameras need to be installed at the earliest. The Scoutguard camera SG565F-8M, has been customized by Karnataka Forest Department in accordance with the protocol of NTCA for Tiger Census. The selected Camera has the following features:
1. It can record location ID which will be printed on each photo.
2. It has exceptional image quality which is of paramount importance. The stripe pattern of the tigers should be clearly visible.
3. It has a very good battery life.
Each SG565F-8M camera costs INR 20,000, so INR 50 Lacs for 250 cameras.
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The Nilgiris, Kadanadu, Tamil Nadu, India
CATEGORY: Eligible CSR activity under Companies Act 2013, Schedule VII item (v) covers the “protection of national heritage, art and culture… ”
Funding Required: INR 4 Lacs (minimum) – INR 19 Lacs (First year)
The Organization:
One Earth Foundation is a registered trust engaged in community service and ecological action projects with a geographic focus on the breathtaking Nilgiris region of South India. The Foundation’s initiatives are in the key sectors of education, health, traditional wisdom preservation, environment and supporting special needs children – orphans, destitute & leprosy, family backgrounds and with disabilities. The primary target groups are the children of this hill region’s tribal & indigenous communities and marginalized families.
Number of years in operation: 14 years
The UNIQUE Concept: Protecting a UNESCO recognized Biosphere Reserve & it’s Indigenous People
India is home to immense natural and cultural wealth. 23% of our land is covered with forests which harbor immense biodiversity and we have the largest population of tribal communities in the world. These communities have preserved knowledge in various forms for millennia. There is urgent need to create awareness about, conserve and preserve this natural wealth and cultural heritage of our country. The region of Nilgiris (Blue Mountains) is unique in that it has among the highest forest covers in the country, was recognized as the very first Biosphere Reserve in India by UNESCO and is home to 6 Primitive Tribal Groups (PTG’s). This ecologically and culturally sensitive region is seriously threatened by unplanned development, rising urban sprawl, conversion of land to plantations and most of all by the 2.5 Mil plus tourists that visit this region annually. One Earth Foundation’s projects and initiatives are largely focused on:
The Proposal for Funding:
One Earth Foundation seeks support for their project: Arts & Crafts Revival in the Nilgiris. There are 6 PTG’s residing in the Nilgiri hills (Todas, Kurumbas, Irulas, Kotas, Paniyans and Kottanayakans) and 4 of these are only found in this region. These tribes practice various unique and exquisite traditional arts and crafts. Most of these arts & crafts are rapidly disappearing and there is an urgent need to create awareness about them, document & research and take action to revive them.
Project Implementation:
The project will be executed in 2 phases. In phase I, the efforts will be to revive the Kurumbas Tribal art form through various activities as mentioned below. In phase II, the efforts will be extended to set up a Tribal Arts & Crafts Centre – Nilgiris and extend the revival programs to cover other arts & crafts of the primitive tribal groups (PTG’s) of Nilgiris.
Profile of the Beneficiaries:
Duration of Project:
Funding support needed for initial 3 years. Subsequently, the project aims to be self sustaining.
Project Action Plan:
Phase I
Phase II
Project Cost:
Initial project cost and first year expenses are provided below. Additionally, this project has revenue generation possibilities and that has not been projected as of now as that is estimated to come into play Year 2 onwards.
| YEAR 1 BUDGET, in INR | |||||
| Expense | Qtr 1 | Qtr 2 | Qtr 3 | Qtr 4 | Total |
| Premises Deposit | 1,50,000 | 1,50,000 | |||
| Rental | 60,000 | 60,000 | 1,20,000 | ||
| Leasehold Improvement | 2,00,000 | 1,00,000 | 3,00,000 | ||
| Audio Visual Facility | 2,00,000 | 2,00,000 | |||
| Resource Facility | 1,50,000 | 1,50,000 | |||
| Staff Salary | 40,000 | 80,000 | 1,20,000 | 1,50,000 | 3,90,000 |
| Utilities | 30,000 | 30,000 | 60,000 | ||
| Project Consumables | 45,000 | 45,000 | 75,000 | 1,00,000 | 2,65,000 |
| Local travel | 30,000 | 30,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 1,60,000 |
| Stationary,Comm, etc | 15,000 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 90,000 |
| TOTAL | 1,30,000 | 1,70,000 | 7,15,000 | 8,70,000 | 18,85,000 |
Min Threshold:
A minimum initial funding of INR 4 Lacs is required to get this project off the ground.
Revenue (If any):
If project under CSR – Credited back to Organization’s CSR account.
If Funded by individuals or a consortium: TBC
Freq. Project Grant: Quarterly
Progress Reporting: Quarterly
Impact Assessment: Annual
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The CSR Journal aims to create genuine impact in CSR & Sustainability in India by presenting the proposals of grassroots sustainable enterprises and NGOs that seek funding to keep their work growing at a steady pace and have the power to impact more communities in the future. With this in mind, we are re-introducing our FUND MY PROJECT stories to The CSR Journal readers to read, share and support.
CATEGORY: PHILANTHROPY or Eligible CSR Activity – Schedule VII (i) Under ‘Promoting Healthcare including Preventive Healthcare’ / Schedule VII (iv) Under ‘Ensuring Environmental Sustainability & maintaining quality of Soil, Air and Water.’
Funding Required: Rs 5.6 Lacs
The Organization:
Eco Femme is a global women’s empowerment initiative. We produce cloth washable sanitary napkins as an effective, non polluting re-usable menstrual product stitched by rural women who generate a living wage. We also conduct educational awareness programs about menstrual hygiene – a poorly neglected area of women’s health – with women and girls from all levels of Indian society. We have a hybrid business model – we provide free cloth washable pads to girls from economically disadvantaged background from donations generated through international sales (in conjunction with an Educational Seminar) and market a premium range of cloth pads internationally and domestically.
The UNIQUE Concept:
Cloth washable pads are an eco friendly alternative to disposable pads which contain mostly plastic. They are effective, comfortable and sustainable. This product has proven efficacy and acceptance among rural women and provides women with a dignified and economical menstrual solution.
Number of years in operation: 3 years
THE IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Women who use disposable menstrual products typically generate waste from about 120 disposable products a year – products that do not decompose. 1 cloth washable pad is equivalent to 100 disposable menstrual products (over a 5 year period).
SOCIAL IMPACT: 200 girls per month are educated on menstrual hygiene with the knowledge, confidence and products to manage their periods in a healthy way and to remain in school. This can expand with more staff and funding.
ECONOMIC IMPACT: 10 rural women are currently earning a living wage from stitching cloth pads.
THE PROPOSAL:
Eco Femme seeks funding of Rs 5.6 Lacs for 1 year to be used up as follows:
FUTURE PLANS: In 2015 we plan to train trainers to conduct programs across the country.
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Experts in Delhi led Dr. Bibek Debroy Member, Niti Aayog and Dr. Jaco Cilliers, Country Director UNDP India, today deliberatedon the Emerging Perspective from the Global South: Promoting Employment, Education and Skills for Inclusive Developmentdiscussing an array of issues revolving around the Millennium Development Goals and provide certain essential insights into imperatives for the post 2015 Agenda.
“India has made notable progress towards reaching the MDGs but achievements across the Goals vary. While preparing for implementation of the development agenda post-2015, a key element for India is learning lessons from the previous approach it has taken towards meeting MDG targets and examining ‘what has worked’ and ‘what hasn’t worked’. The Knowledge Partnership Program has facilitated very wide-ranging consultations across all segments of Indian society and it is my expectation that the new development agenda will be more inclusive and sustainable,” said Dr Debroy.
The event was organized under the*Knowledge Partnership Programwhich is an initiative by the Government of UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and implemented by consortium led by IPE Global Private Ltd.
Commending India on its leadership role in global deliberations on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Jaco Cilliers, Country Director, UNDP India says, “As the country with the largest proportion of young people, India is putting in place ambitious programmes to skill its workforce and ensure employment for all, which is at the core of the global agenda to ensure inclusive growth for all countries in the world.”
The process to define the global post-2015 development framework, building on the Rio +20 commitments, is moving fast. However, a major cause for concern is the lack of effective participation from countries of the Global South. It is imperative that the Southern voices are heard and have a leading role in setting the new agenda.
“The global conversation is slowly crystallizing around a new set of goals which takes into account different national realities, capacities and levels of development. It is encouraging to see how some of the specific proposals advocated by Indian civil society are getting their due attention,” said Ashwajit Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, IPE Global.
At the event a publication, “Human Development in the Global South”was also released capturing development deliberations relating to poverty, inequality and exclusion, food security and nutrition, health care, employment and social protection, gender equality and education by the academic community.
Elaborating on what is the book about, Dr Tanuka Endow, the editor said, “This book highlights the concerns of the Southern countries regarding human development issues. It provides insight into common challenges such as increasing inequality and will be an invaluable addition to the international discourse around development issues in the post-MDG era. ”
The panel discussion was chaired byDr. Pronab Sen, Chairman, National Statistical Commission and Country Director, International Growth Centre India Central Programme. Other panelist part of the discussion were Professor Alakh N Sharma Director, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, Mr. PawanAgarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development, Government of India, Dr. Jaco Cilliers, Country Director, UNDP India, Professor Jeemol Unni, Professor of Economics and Director, Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat, Professor R. Govinda Vice-Chancellor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi
* KPP is a South-South cooperation programme promoting knowledge sharing in the areas of Food Security, Resource Scarcity and Climate Change; Health and Disease Control; Trade and Investment; and Women and Girls.KPP is funded by the Government of UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and managed by a consortium led by IPE Global Private Limited under its Knowledge Initiative. The main objective of KPP is ‘Gathering and uptake of evidence on issues central to India’s national development that have potential for replication in LICs and impact on global poverty’.
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