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  • Amway India Fights Child Malnutrition in Delhi School

    Amway India Fights Child Malnutrition in Delhi School

    Amway India, in partnership with the Nourishing Schools Foundation, hosted interactive workshops on child malnutrition and hygiene for students at a low-cost private school in the capital on Thursday, advancing the fight against childhood malnutrition.

    The event, under Amway’s Power of 5 programme, involved volunteers preparing healthy meals like fruit salads and sprout chaat with the children, followed by painting sessions, drawing contests and role-playing exercises focused on combating child malnutrition through sanitation and balanced diets.

    “Every child deserves the foundation of good nutrition and the opportunity to grow strong and healthy for a better tomorrow,” Rajneesh Chopra, managing director of Amway India, said in a statement.

    He highlighted government initiatives like Poshan Abhiyaan and Mission Saksham Anganwadi, adding that the company aims to embed practical education against child malnutrition early through such activities.

    Archana Sinha, co-founder of Nourishing Schools Foundation, described the sessions as “fun and impactful,” saying they help children internalise health messages.

    “Our shared goal is to empower school children with knowledge that can transform their fight against child malnutrition and future,” she said.

    Launched in 2018, Power of 5 has reached more than 730,000 people across India, including over 100,000 children, by promoting awareness of micronutrients and healthy habits to tackle childhood malnutrition.

    Amway India’s corporate social responsibility efforts also include women’s empowerment programmes that have trained over 4,000 underprivileged women in skills for self-employment, and community projects such as water conservation in seven villages and five telemedicine centres serving 35,000 patients annually.

    The company has received awards including the Golden Peacock CSR Award and CSR Health Impact Award for its initiatives against child malnutrition since 2018.

  • HCL Foundation donates medical equipment to UP hospital

    HCL Foundation donates medical equipment to UP hospital

    HCL Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of technology firm HCLTech, has donated advanced medical equipment to a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh state, the foundation said on Tuesday, as part of efforts to improve healthcare infrastructure in the region.

    HCL Foundation provided the equipment to the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida, including a 3 Tesla high energy inductive therapy system for deep tissue healing, an intermittent compression therapy unit, a computerized balance evaluation system, a high power laser therapy unit, and a DEXA scan machine for bone health assessment.

    The new equipment is expected to benefit more than 30,000 patients annually from Noida, Greater Noida, the Delhi National Capital Region and surrounding areas, HCL Foundation said.

    “At HCL Foundation, we believe that quality healthcare should be accessible to everyone,” said Dr Nidhi Pundhir, Senior Vice President for Global CSR at HCLTech and Director at HCL Foundation.

    The donation by HCL Foundation supports the Uttar Pradesh state government’s efforts to strengthen medical infrastructure and expand healthcare access in the region.

    Brig. (Dr.) Rakesh Gupta, Director of GIMS, said the support from HCL Foundation would “significantly strengthen” the institute’s healthcare infrastructure and patient care capacity.

  • Transformative Himachal Pradesh Vision Care Initiative Treks to 5,000

    Transformative Himachal Pradesh Vision Care Initiative Treks to 5,000

    The Government of Himachal Pradesh has partnered with online bus ticketing platform redBus and VisionSpring Foundation to launch the Himachal Pradesh vision care initiative, a transformative effort to deliver vision care services to underserved Himalayan communities.

    Targeting 5,000 people, this initiative provides eye screenings and eyeglass distribution to bridge a critical gap in eye care access.

    In Himachal Pradesh, 3 million people lack proper vision care, part of India’s 550 million residents without necessary corrective eyewear.

    Studies show eyeglasses can boost earning potential by up to 33.4% and increase productivity by 32%. The Himachal Pradesh vision care initiative addresses this need, empowering communities with clearer vision and brighter futures.

    From Oct. 9-18, VisionSpring teams, government officials, and health experts are trekking across Shimla and Kinnaur districts, reaching remote areas like Chitkul, India’s first village, and hazardous mountain roads near Reckong Peo. This Clear Vision Trek, a cornerstone of the Himachal Pradesh vision care initiative, marks the 25th anniversary of VisionSpring founder Jordan Kassalow’s journey that inspired the organization’s mission.

    “Everyone has the right to see clearly, no matter where they live,” Kassalow said, emphasizing the trek’s goal to deliver “life-changing eyeglasses across some of the most challenging terrain on earth.”

    The Himachal Pradesh vision care initiative includes three transformative programs: See to Earn for working adults, See to Learn for students, and See to be Safe for commercial vehicle drivers navigating mountainous roads. These efforts ensure comprehensive vision care tailored to diverse needs.

    Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched the Clear Vision Trek in Shimla on Oct. 9, aligning with World Sight Day celebrations. Partners like the National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment, World Health Organization, and Indiahikes bolster this transformative Himachal Pradesh vision care initiative, setting a model for accessible healthcare in remote regions.

  • Inspiring Bathinda Nutrition Centres empower rural health

    Inspiring Bathinda Nutrition Centres empower rural health

    When 45-year-old Kulwinder Kaur first heard about a Bathinda nutrition centre opening in her village, Mehma Sawai, she was skeptical. “Another government scheme,” she thought, accustomed to promises that rarely reached her doorstep in rural Bathinda.

    But when a local health volunteer knocked on her door with seeds for a kitchen garden and advice on managing her borderline diabetes, something shifted. “She spoke in our language, understood our kitchens, our budget,” recalls Kulwinder. “For the first time, health advice didn’t feel like it was meant for city people.”

    A Trusted Face in a Medical Desert

    In Mehma Sawai, like many villages across Bathinda, the nearest proper healthcare facility is miles away. For women managing households on tight budgets, taking time off to travel to a clinic—let alone affording consultation fees—remains a luxury. Non-communicable diseases like diabetes and hypertension quietly creep into families, often undiagnosed until complications arise.

    Recognizing this gap, Ambuja Cement established a community Bathinda nutrition centre in the village as part of its CSR health initiative. But the real transformation came through people like Savita, a trained health volunteer from the village itself, who became the centre’s beating heart.

    Where Street Plays Meet Diabetes Awareness

    Savita’s approach was refreshingly simple: meet people where they are. She organized street plays featuring local talent dramatizing the consequences of ignoring health warnings. She distributed vegetable seeds door-to-door, turning kitchen gardens into practical nutrition lessons. During harvest season, she held cooking demonstrations showing how to prepare diabetic-friendly meals without abandoning traditional recipes—focusing on diabetes prevention tips like balanced Punjabi staples.

    “I tell them: you don’t need fancy diets or expensive medicines to start,” says Savita. “Just add more greens, walk after dinner, check your blood pressure once a month. Small changes, big impact.”

    Slowly, the Bathinda nutrition centre became more than a health outpost—it became a gathering place where women shared recipes, compared blood sugar readings, and held each other accountable. Mehma Sawai’s women, many of whom had never learned to read warning signs of hypertension, now confidently discuss symptoms and prevention.

    Nine Villages, One Mission

    The success of Mehma Sawai’s Bathinda nutrition centre caught attention. Ambuja Cements has now replicated the model across nine villages in Bathinda, each anchored by a trained community volunteer who understands local barriers and speaks the language of lived experience. These empowering efforts are fostering sustainable health habits, one village at a time.

    For Kulwinder, the impact is deeply personal. Her blood sugar levels have stabilized. Her kitchen garden now supplies fresh vegetables year-round. But more importantly, she has knowledge—and that has given her agency.

    “Earlier, illness felt like fate. Now I know I have choices,” she says, tending to her thriving spinach patch. “And I’m teaching my daughters the same.”

    In villages where healthcare often arrives too late, these Bathinda nutrition centres are proving that prevention, rooted in community trust and practical wisdom, can be the most powerful medicine of all.

  • Haribol Revives Ancient Water Mills: Eco-Flour Magic in Uttarakhand!

    Haribol Revives Ancient Water Mills: Eco-Flour Magic in Uttarakhand!

  • From darkness to dignity: Murlidhar’s journey of hope with ACC’s MSMM Program

    From darkness to dignity: Murlidhar’s journey of hope with ACC’s MSMM Program

    In the quiet village of Parmadoh, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, Murlidhar Waralu There — a farmer from an economically weaker family — faced a fading world due to an eye disease. Surgery was the only solution, but financial barriers stood in the way—until ACC, a leader in the Adani Portfolio, and the Adani Foundation brought hope through their Meri Sangini Meri Margdarshika (MSMM) program.

    A Champion for Change

    Mamatai Vabhitkar, a dedicated Sangini under the MSMM initiative, discovered Murlidhar’s struggle during a village meeting. With compassion and determination, she introduced him to the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, guiding him through enrollment and documentation. Thanks to her efforts, Murlidhar’s surgery was fully funded, saving him Rs 20,000 and restoring his vision.

    With his eyesight back, Murlidhar resumed his work and regained his independence. His story inspired over 160 villagers in Parmadoh to enroll in the scheme, unlocking access to vital healthcare.

    Building Stronger Communities

    The MSMM program empowers women like Mamatai to bridge the gap between rural communities and government welfare schemes. Through ACC and the Adani Foundation’s efforts, families in Chandrapur are gaining access to healthcare, financial stability, and a brighter future.

  • Nagaland ropes in Vitamin Angels for child nutrition drive

    Nagaland ropes in Vitamin Angels for child nutrition drive

    The pilot’s formative research is slated to kick off by June-July this year.

    In a bid to tackle malnutrition among children, the Nagaland government has partnered with Vitamin Angels India to roll out a special drive to provide vitamin A supplements and deworming tablets to kids under five years across three districts.

    The National Health Mission (NHM) of Nagaland signed an agreement with the non-profit organisation to undertake the nutrition intervention in Dimapur, Niuland and Chümoukedima districts through 2024-25, an official statement said.

    The project, extending an existing partnership, aims to strengthen nutritional interventions using an “implementation science” approach focused on community needs. An NHM-Vitamin Angels team will monitor the drive.

    Only 46 per cent of Nagaland’s children aged 9-35 months received vitamin A doses as per National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 data, much lower than the 71 per cent national average. Vitamin A boosts immunity, and its deficiency can cause blindness and increase disease susceptibility.

    “We’ve made progress in improving nutrition levels but need to do more. This pilot will help address supply-demand gaps,” said Dr Khelito Zhimomi, Joint Director at the state’s Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) wing.

    Vitamin Angels India’s Shruti Menon stressed the NGO’s commitment to taking services to the “last mile” aided by the state’s resolve.

    The pilot’s formative research is slated to kick off by June-July this year.

    Vitamin A is crucial for boosting immunity and its deficiency can cause blindness, increase susceptibility to diseases like measles and diarrhoea among kids. Guidelines recommend nine doses at six-month intervals for under-five children from nine months of age.

  • Hyundai Motor India gives assistive devices to disabled

    Hyundai Motor India gives assistive devices to disabled

    HMIL plans to provide a total of 684 such devices over three years to aid mobility, vision, hearing and communication of the disabled under the programme run by the Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF) and Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled.

    Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) has  distributed 72 technologically advanced assistive devices, including hearing aids, wheelchairs and bionic limbs, to disabled people in partnership with an NGO as part of its social initiative “Samarth by Hyundai”.

      HMIL plans to provide a total of 684 such devices over three years to aid mobility, vision, hearing and communication of the disabled under the programme run by the Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF) and Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled.

      The first “Samarth Assistive Devices Conclave” hosted by HMIL saw panel discussions on enabling inclusion through assistive technology, challenges around disability in India and investment in technologies for para sports.

      “We aim to create a more inclusive society and ease the way of living for people with disabilities in India,” Tarun Garg, chief operating officer at HMIL, told the event.

      The automaker said its global vision of “Progress for Humanity” was aligned with the initiative to empower the disabled.

      Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar, founder of Samarthanam Trust, said the collaboration created “an inclusive society where technology and compassion converge to enhance the lives of people with disabilities”.

  • UP Govt and Vedanta join forces to address malnourishment

    UP Govt and Vedanta join forces to address malnourishment

    The five-month project aims to improve nutritional and health status of the targeted children through nutritious food

    Vedanta Ltd has joined hands with the Uttar Pradesh government reaffirming its commitment to combat and eradicate malnourishment from the state by the year 2024.

      Vedanta’s philanthropic arm, The Anil Agarwal Foundation plans to end all forms of malnutrition, including stunting and wasting in children under five years of age, and address the nutritional needs of pregnant and lactating women through its flagship CSR Project Nand Ghar, an official statement said.

      Nand Ghar has partnered with Mealmile Nutrients, as a part of its thematic interventions on the right nutrition. Initiating a pilot project, the partnership is targeting to improvise the nutritional levels of 3000 malnourished children in the Araji line block of Varanasi.

      Under the pilot, a Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in the form of a paste, manufactured by Mealmile Nutrients is being distributed by the district administration to each of the household having malnourished children in Varanasi.

      The project aims to potentially improve the nutritional and health status of the targeted children by ensuring access to nutritious food. The ongoing pilot project is five months long and should be eventually assessed by the district administration.

      On the occasion, Vedanta Resources Director Priya Agarwal said: “Project Nand Ghar is committed towards PM’s vision of a malnourishment-free India. It is our chairman’s dream to see no child goes to bed hungry. This partnership with the Government of Uttar Pradesh will strengthen our commitment to combat malnourishment among children and ensure a healthy future for them.”

      The District Magistrate of Varanasi, Kaushal Raj Sharma said: “Malnourishment suppresses the development and growth of children. Our primary focus is to provide the necessary nourishment to the children so that they get the opportunity to grow to their full potential. With this partnership we shall ensure proper nourishment for the holistic development of the children, hence the nation.”

      Currently, there are 950 Nand Ghars in the state of Uttar Pradesh, directly impacting the lives of 40,000 children and 30,000 women.

  • Quess partners with SMC to rid menstruation taboo

    Quess partners with SMC to rid menstruation taboo

    This collaboration is a step toward impacting the female workforce participation within Quess, enabling awareness of sustainable products as well as facilitating a safe and hygienic work environment for all gendered employees and their families.

    Quess Corp, India’s leading business service provider, has entered into a corporate partnership with Sustainable Menstruation Coalition (SMC), a global coalition aiming to eradicate period poverty.

      The partnership aims to positively impact over 400,000 plus Quess associates, 3000 plus corporate clients, 7000 plus core employees, and two million plus employee family ecosystem through company-wide menstruation awareness campaigns encouraging behavioural change and education on a wide scale.

      The Sustainable Menstruation Coalition is a strategic alliance of companies and NGOs that uses innovative financing and on-ground activation to empower menstruators to choose sustainable menstrual hygiene products that benefit their health and wellbeing. Through this collaboration, Quess Corp and SMC will together tackle workplace stigma and taboos and promote sustainable menstruation practices among the workforce and their larger ecosystems to impact health, sustainability goals, and gender parity at the workplace.

      Quess aims to become a Period Victory workplace which provides access to sustainable menstruation products and celebrates dignified menstruation free of shame or stigma. This collaboration is a step toward impacting the female workforce participation within Quess, enabling awareness of sustainable products as well as facilitating a safe and hygienic work environment for all gendered employees and their families. Further, this partnership extends to schools and educational institutes as part of Quess Corp’s CSR arm, Careworks Foundation (CWF).

      Lohit Bhatia, President of Workforce Management, Quess Corp, spoke on the partnership and said, “We believe that social security can only be achieved through formal employment. This is what workers of all classes need, including women. One of the biggest deterrents for women entering the workforce is the discontinuation of education when they hit puberty due to a lack of toilets in public schools or access to hygienic menstruation products.

      Something as natural as periods cannot put a girl child’s access to education and future employment at risk. We are confident that through this partnership, we should be able to make a difference in the lives of several little girls who aspire for a financially secure future.”

      Reports maintain that 64% of Indian women do not have access to menstrual hygiene products, while 23 million Indian girls drop out of school annually after they start their period. It is also estimated that women in India miss 50 days of work a year due to their menstrual cycles. The scale of unawareness and lack of access to hygienic health accessories contributes to the low participation of women in the workforce as these factor into the education of girls and, consequently, the employment of women in the workforce.

      “Even in our workforce, we have been striving to improve women’s participation and seeing a quarter-on-quarter increase in their enrolment. To continue this momentum till it reaches the desired level, steps like creating awareness and giving access to hygienic menstruation products will go a long way”, added Bhatia.

      The Sustainable Menstruation Coalition (SMC) aims to empower menstruators in India to gain awareness of menstrual hygiene practices by adopting sustainable menstruation products. The coalition intends to positively impact the reduction of waste and greenhouse gas emissions to provide sustainable menstrual products to 100 million menstruators across India by 2030.

      Imran Wali Ahmad, Managing Director, TrueFootprint & Founding Member, SMC, added, “As the non-profit Project Drawdown highlights, one of the most impactful solutions for climate change lies in girls’ education; one of the biggest barriers identified is poor menstrual hygiene practices. We are hopeful that with the support of like-minded institutions like Quess, we should be able to reach our common goal of providing sustainable menstrual products to 100 million women and girls across India in the next seven years, in alignment with the UN’s 2030 SDG targets.”

      As part of the initiative, SMC has actioned a baseline survey with female employees at Quess to understand their comfort level, menstrual knowledge, and access to period products. An awareness program specialised in the survey findings will be undertaken to sensitise menstruators about period hygiene and introduce them to sustainable/alternate products.

      All genders of the workforce will be a part of this program to encourage continuous learning of the menstrual landscape and normalise the phenomenon. Further, knowledge dissemination through sensitisation seminars, workshops, and donation campaigns will also be undertaken to aid menstruators outside the company.