Women & Child Welfare

Often called the thinking man’s sex symbol or the female hero in Bollywood, Vidya Balan has a carved a strong niche for herself as the woman of substance in Hindi film industry. In her career spanning almost a decade, the actress paved the way for women-centric films in Hindi cinema, by earning critical acclaim...

The Cigna Foundation has announced a $100,000 World of Difference grant to Samahope – a crowdfunding platform that allows anyone, anywhere to directly fund the work of doctors providing life-saving medical treatments for women and children in need around the world.  The grant exemplifies Cigna’s new global brand platform, “Together, all the way,” as...

THE just-launched Proud Fathers For Daughters campaign is an initiative in support of Project Nanhi Kali which provides educational support, both academic and material, to underprivileged girls. Project Nanhi Kali was initiated by Anand Mahindra (Chairman & Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.) in 1996 through the K. C. Mahindra Education Trust (KCMET) with the aim...

India continues to host the largest number of child labourers in the world today. As per the National Census 2011, India has 10.1 million child labourers in the age group of 5 to 14. The national Click Rights ‘#OpenYourEyes’ campaign by India’s leading child rights NGO, CRY- Child Rights and You (in partnership with...

DESPITE a robust immunisation programme by the Government and NGOs, there are various barriers that hinder parents from accessing vaccine dosages for their children. These include lack of awareness on need for complete immunisation at the correct age, long distances between villages and public healthcare centres, lack of awareness among mothers, lack of qualified...

The holy month of Ramadan inspires acts of kindness, good deeds and charity, and such deeds done during this month are considered to be very sacred. As children are the future of any society, helping children overcome the barriers they face to achieve a healthy and bright future takes on special significance during UAE Exchange,...

‘OKHAI’, a brand created & promoted in 2002 by Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TwpD) with an aim to empower women in the rural areas and promote the traditional art of Okhamandal – mirror work, patchwork and embroidery which are legion and have an international appeal, now goes online with the launch of...

NEW DELHI : Omax Autos Limited, organized a unique Value Deployment Program, ‘Saksham’ under its CSR Initiative, for kids located in Manesar region. A colorful & spell bounding performance by kids titled ‘Ram Saga 2015' enthralled the gathering on the occasion. The CSR initiative is aimed to impart values and moral education to kids in the society to ensure...

NEW DELHI: MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop in India, the organization behind Galli Galli Sim Sim (the Indian adaptation of Sesame Street), have recently launched a new multimedia global initiative called “Sapna, Bachat, Udaan: Aarthik Bal, Har Parivar ka Haq.” This initiative is the Indian adaptation of the global programme “Dream, Save, Do: Financial Empowerment for Families.” The...

NEW DELHI : Omax Autos Limited, organized a unique Value Deployment Program, ‘Saksham’ under its wp Initiative, for kids located in Manesar region. A colorful & spell bounding performance by kids titled ‘Ram Saga 2015′ enthralled the gathering on the occasion. The wp initiative is aimed to impart values and moral education to kids in the society to ensure...

Mondelez India Foods Private Ltd. (formerly known as Cadbury India Ltd.) today announced its national community initiative ‘Shubh Aarambh’ to address the development needs of children by promoting healthy and active lives. The CSR programme is expected to impact close to 200,000 beneficiaries across 5 states over the next three years. Shubh Aarambh will be initially...

NEW DELHI: MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop in India, the organization behind Galli Galli Sim Sim (the Indian adaptation of Sesame Street), have recently launched a new multimedia global initiative called “Sapna, Bachat, Udaan: Aarthik Bal, Har Parivar ka Haq.” This initiative is the Indian adaptation of the global programme “Dream, Save, Do: Financial Empowerment for Families.” The...