Education and Skill Training

Edtech platform Toppr has partnered with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to educate underprivileged students. The collaboration is a part of Toppr’s corporate social responsibility programme called Asha. The CSR programme aims to systematically improve the performance of high school students from underserved and low-income families through the Toppr learning app. It will provide...

WhiteHat Jr, the live one-on-one online learning platform, has launched its community initiative ‘WhiteHeart’ to give back to the society by delivering live learning sessions to children and youth from underprivileged communities. Led by WhiteHat Jr’s large community of 11,000 plus teachers, the curriculum for each of the sessions is customized based on the requirement...

By: Tabish Bilal, Manager - Operations & Finance at Tycia Foundation A page from the history books The year is 1893. A young Indian man travels to South Africa in the hopes of making a career in law. He is immediately introduced to the ground realities in the most brutal fashion – he is thrown out...

The ongoing pandemic and repeated lockdowns have left local food businesses in the city struggling to continue operations and adapt to the new normal. KFC’s India Sahyog has announced a new chapter for the city of Hyderabad. After a run of the CSR programme in Delhi and Bangalore, KFC’s India Sahyog, in association with Food...

Education-based NGO Bal Utsav announced its partnership with leading global payments and technology firm Mastercard for a new pro bono programme. The 10-week pro bono programme is aimed to help Mastercard employees develop critical global leadership competencies that will enhance their ability to manage diverse teams, communicate across cultures, and work in new environments. As...

Cancer crusader Padma Bhushan Dr. Kamal Ranadive is one of India’s first and foremost woman scientists. She was among the first to recognize the connection between cancer susceptibility and the interaction between hormones and viruses. Her work on the leprosy bacteria led to the preparation of a leprosy vaccine, and she led the founding...

With Diwali round the corner, immersive creative learning platform unlu has launched a 2-week campaign to provide free learning classes to aspiring creators from underprivileged backgrounds. The campaign will provide them with an opportunity to learn from top celebrity instructors, connect with talent, create impactful content and empower their careers. Committed to accelerating the learning...

NABARD and Tata Community Initiatives trust (TCIT) have entered into a pact to impart skill development training to as many as 5000 rural unemployed youth over a period of five years. An MoU was signed for this initiative in the presence of Shaji KV, Deputy Managing Director, NABARD and Ms Anita Rajan, CEO, TCIT,...

Real estate developer Lodha Group extended up-skilling initiatives for 500 support staff and their families. The aim was to instill confidence and aid people around to enable them to earn an alternative livelihood. This Diwali, the up-skilling program comprises of creating décor items that are further going to be sold across the brand's developments and...

Samsung India has launched the Samsung Fellowship award under its citizenship program Samsung Innovation Campus to promote research and enable youth to use technology for social good. This CSR initiative strengthens Samsung’s commitment towards its vision of Powering Digital India. Samsung has given fellowships to 100 undergraduate and 30 postgraduate engineering students at IIT Madras...

Furthering the cause of STEM education at the grass-root level, the India Literacy Project (ILP), a non-profit organisation with the mission to help children in government schools gain access to grade appropriate skills and create pathways to productive careerswith the support ofVerizon India, an Information Technology driven Global Capability Centre (GCC) facilitated the distribution...

Global skincare brand Kiehl’s has stepped up to social responsibility and joined hands with CRY (Child Rights & You) to bring a change. CRY has launched a bridge course programme, wherein children studying in classes VI – XII in marginalized communities are enabled to reconnect with education and given the necessary nudge to go...