Education and Skill Training
WPP India CSR Foundation Launches Programme with Magic Bus and HOPE Foundation
The WPP India Corporate Social Responsibility Foundation launched its implementation programme to bring about holistic development in the lives of upto 20,000 underprivileged children...
Redefining CSR- The CSR Journal SWAG Awards 2016
Mumbai: The CSR Journal established a platform to honour individual social contributions through SWAG (Social Welfare & Growth) Awards, 2016 on July 8 in...
Transgenders Apply For Teaching Posts In UP For The First Time
At least 69 members of the ‘third gender’ have applied for the posts of lecturers and assistant teachers in colleges and schools for the...
About 14 Lakh Child Labourers In India Cannot Write Their Names
According to figures published by CRY- Child Rights and You, close to 1.4 million child labourers in India in the age group of 7-14...
Student Leadership Programme
Indian Development Foundation (IDF) launched Student Leadership Programme (SLP) - training leadership skills among students in different schools in Mumbai. Students will be...
NSDC Plans to Mobilise Rs 200 Crore by Tapping Corporates CSR Funds
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is planning to mobilise around Rs 200 crore by tapping CSR funds of corporate houses. The money will be utilised...
Science Lab for rural kids launched in Ghaziabad
Ingersoll Rand partnered with Agastya International Foundation to launch Mobile Science Lab for the economically disadvantaged government school students in remote, rural areas and...
Google and Tata Trusts Expand ‘Internet Saathi’ Program to Four More States
Google India and Tata Trusts have expanded their program ‘Internet Saathi’ in four more states namely - West Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura. The...
Tata Trusts Partners with The Nudge Foundation for poverty alleviation
Tata Trusts and The Nudge Foundation, a Bangalore-based non-profit working on poverty alleviation at scale; announced a strategic partnership to alleviate poverty. The collaboration...
Radio City Partners With Candy Vendors To Teach Street Children
Using radio as a teaching tool for underprivileged children, Radio City partnered with cycle candy vendors to create pop-up English schools across Dharavi and...
Only 1.3% of the total CSR spend actually goes to career counselling: Craft Driven “Market” Research
Education sector has been one of the highest recipients of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds last year. Further detailing the spending in the sector,...