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Nestle USA is pleased to announce its lead sponsorship of the newly created Pasadena
Independent Schools Foundation(PISF) a unique community service program designed to
teach students about the value and importance of philanthropy. Nestle and other
contributing sponsors have committed $75,000 in grant money to PISF to enable
participating middle to high school-aged students to engage in hands-on grant-making
through the formation of a private foundation
The program which begins this fall. will include five Pasadena area schools Chandler,
Polytechnic, Flintridge Prep, West ridge and New Horizon. Students will acquire important
leadership skills and will learn about the challenges of running charitable operations.
Under the guidance of advisors, students will ultimately make grants to eight local
charitable organizations throughout the school year.
Nestle USA regularly contributes to the educational and social development of youth across
the nation. Through the Nestl Adopt-A-School program, employees donate thousands of
hours each year teaching. being positive role models, and reading to young children at
local elementary schools. More than 1,200 employees proudly serve nearly 59 schools
throughout the country.
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Health
1. Blood Donation camp for 45 TML employees(casual. contractual and permanent)
2 Eye-care camp for 302 local villagers are done where In general investigation, free
distribution of spectacles and relevant medication are done.
Foundation have made donations to the Drug Foundation for Nuclear Medicine at the
concern hospital in Miraj and the Kidwai Hospital in Bangalore.
A leprosy camp was conducted, and relief work was carried out at the Leprosy Colony in
Gulbarga
The Infosys Super-specialty Hospital, built by the Infosys Foundation at the Sassoon
Hospital in Pune, makes quality healthcare both affordable and accessible. This state-ofthe-art hospital, run by the government, is the first of its kind in the city. It offers a range of
specialized services and caters to poor patients who cannot afford high-end treatment
hospitals at private.
In what was its first healthcare project, the Infosys Foundation constructed the Infosys
Infant Ward, a brain fever hospital in Bellary, to treat poor patients. Incidence of brain
fever is high in the district and adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh. Children below 12 years
are especially prone to this disease.
Wipro Thought in Schools programme, which has pplying reached 1,500 schools. The
initiative aims to improve the quality of education. especially for the most under-privileged.
The Premji Foundation is now embarking on setting up a university, which will mould future
teachers.
wipro, given its core DNA of building a knowledge economy, is also involved in spreading
education. In what is one of the largest rural education programmes in th ecounty. To
simplify computer education in rural areas, a separate book has been written it has been
translated into Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and is being distributed unde rthe library project. It
also has scholarship programmes for poor students. encourages creative thinking through
a range of activities at after-school centres for children.
The foundation was set up with resources contributed by Azim Premji and has a corpus
amount) of $1 billion. It focuses on creating models that significantly improve the quality of
learning in schools, particularly in rural areas, in an effort to promote universal elementary
education in India. Separately. Wipro's CSR efforts are spearheaded by Anurag Behar to
provide community relief and rehabilitation in times of disasters, as well as improve
education. healthcare and wellness among the needy.
CSR Wipro Care program
Realities keep changing in an unpredictable world. In the midst of this there arise crises
that need to be immediately attended to and through Wipro Cares strive hard to address
this. From community relief and rehabilitation in times of disasters to education
opportunities, health and wellness programs for the needy, touches every level of society.
Wipro Care program is executed with the help of employees who are free to volunteer their
services and other recognized voluntary organizations who make sure the goal is never out
of focus.
Education for children of migrant labour
To realise Azim Premji Foundation's vision related equity in education, the to Foundation
has chosen to focus on disadvantaged and under-served of groups children. Of special
concern are children from the large number of migratory families serving the booming
construction industry in urban India. A majority of these children do not go to school given
the migratory nature of their families and the lack of suitable access to proximate quality
schools. As a result. not only are they deprived of education in any form but are also. in a
way. forced to seek other kinds of engagement that may not be constructive to their
development.
Despite recognition of the presence of such children and some provision to address their
educational needs through tent schools etc., Governmental efforts have been minimal in
this space, raising the significance of this project.
There are several issues involved in the education of such children ranging from their
possible multilingual composition to a varied profile in terms of exposure to any kind of
schooling, the temporariness of their habitation etc.
Child Friendly School
Experience has demonstrated that there are no short cuts to addressing the issue of quality
education. Improving quality requires a multi-pronged strategy involving improvements in
school as well as educational system. This includes supporting interventions like
enhancements to the curricular package, the teaching-learning environment and fostering
positive school-community linkages. Successful quality initiatives require local. area based
planning and management that require specific skills such as strategic and participatory
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father into a software colossus. Perhaps one day he'll be known in the philanthropic world
for changing the face of charitable giving in Asia.
The scarcity of trained personnel has slowed the foundation's work and held it back from
fully using its allocated annual budget of Rs25 crore, while students graduating from the
Azim Premji University will be free to join the government, private institutions or tum
entrepreneurs, the foundation could absorb the initial 500 students.
Rural HealthProgram Wipro Cares launched Project Sanjeevani, its first rural healthcare
project, on the 6th of November 2009, in Aurangabad district. It was launched in
partnership with Savitribal Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal(SPMESM), a reputed
NGO, which has extensive experiencein working in rural healthcare. The project will cover
nine small villages, all situated in and around Wipro's Waluj factory. over the next three
years, Project Sanjeevani aims to build a sustainable Primary Healthcare system with the
involvement of the local population. Towards this aim, the project will:
1. Provide quality primary health services by operating a Mobile Health Clinic.
2. Strengthen the local Anganwadi institutions to improve the attendance of children so as
to ascertain and improve their health
3. Identify and treat malnutrition cases in the project area
4. Identify and register pregnant women and provide them with basic medical services
5. Create awareness regarding personal hygiene die and vaccination through awareness
programs and counseling sessions.
US healthcare initiatives will boost
IT biz: Wipro IT major Wipro believes Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act(Hitech Act) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act(PPACA)
will give significant boost to its healthcare IT business from the US.
Hitech Act was enacted toward encouraging medical practices to better adopt and make
meaningful use of Electronic Health Records(EHR). PPACA Act provides a timeline of the
implementation of key reform provisions that affect employers and individuals.
Wipro's healthcare vertical, which contributes about 9 per cent to the overall revenue, has
major presence in the US and a few other developed countries.
Wipro has invested extensively in developing structured solutions to accelerate the
strategy, planning and implementation of compliance initiatives in view of US regulatory
and policy requirements in a bid to capture a significant share of IT spend in the US
markets related to compliance. US healthcare is highly compliance and regulatory driven.
Rajiv Shah, head of Wipro's healthcare vertical, said, "Healthcare Information Exchange
compliance requirements itself is evolving as an industry. With our experience in the US
market and other developed markets, we believe we have the right products to tap the
opportunity. Our sophisticated repertoire of solutions are built to address the complex
challenges of contemporary health care industry."
"Besides working with R&D divisions of healthcare medical devices companies, we have
an extensive portfolio for remote patient monitoring solutions including mobile care, home
monitoring systems. We see impressive traction in our BPO services for those
solutions,"Shah said
Referring to Indian healthcare, he said. it is the right time for India to go for digitisation of
medical records, as the demand for better healthcare from consumer is growing and as
more insurance However, he said. integration of services re buying more people such as
diagnosis, pharmaceuticals should take place prior that.
To give back to the society what we receved from it has been the constant endeavor at
HCL Technologies. We take pride in being a company with a strong social conscience,
and this ideology stems out of the fact that we closely linked to the communities we are
operate in.
We believe that every drop counts and aimed helping the community is an every step at
important step. Our commitment to make a positive difference to the environment the or
underprivileged is not about a one off initative but is a sustained effort to make a visible
change to people's lives.
Green HCL
Every initiative at HCL is conducted or organized with the environment in mind. We believe
every organization can play a major role in reducing hazards to the environment. and
which is why HCL has joined the national movement of businesses and organizations that
are leading the fight against global warming by aligning with Carbonfund.org, one of
country's leading carbon offset organization.
The result was that HCL's Global Customer Meet Unstructure. organized in November
2008, was a carbon-neutral event as we compensated for the emissions by purchasing
carbon cred which were split equally into carbon offsets of Reforestation. Energy Efficiency
and Renewable energy.
Advancing further into our Go Green initiative, the event was taken as an incentive to plant
more than 650 oak trees in 28 acres of land in Champawat district of Uttarakhand. The
scarves presented to the guests at the GCM were made from"Peace silk", which is called
so because it is drawn only after the oak silk worm moth has emerged, with no harm
befalling the silk worm itself.
our employees walk hand in hand with us in making the organization green friendly by
organizing plantation drives across the country, and working with organizations like Green
Peace to create awareness on green issues. It is a conscious decision taken by the
employees to reduce paper usage, save energy and cost by switching off lights when not
required and print only when necessary. as an effort to drive the green movement within
the organization.
Employee volunteer programs
we believe that employees are the real value creators a difference not only who can make
to the organization but their collective effort can change the society itself. The Community
Service Council at HCL Technologies(CSR) is an initiative driven entirely by employees
and completely supported by the management. With over 500 events organized in the last
one year, the council is by far the most active of councils in the organization.
The aim of the CSC council is to improve, guide and inspire the underprivileged people,
through various assistance programs, and by working with many NGOs and charitable
organization. As the Chinese proverb says Buy him a fish and you will feed him for a day,
teach him to fish and you will feed him for life.
1. HCL School Intervention Program: Right to good education is the basic right of every
child and SIP is an effort to give life to this belief. Holistic in its scope. over 100 volunteers
reach out to 800 students from different schools to conduct classes in basic subjects like
English, Mathematics and computers. and carry out health& hygiene and environment
awareness programs other than this. personality development programs, summer
workshops and vocational tra courses are also organized for these students.
2. Teach e office It ls often said that charly begins at home but, at HCL, socal
responsibility begins at office. Through this initiative basic awareness, knowledge and
skills were imparted to over 250 guards posted at the varlous HCL faclltles with the aim of
improving their quality of life increase their awareness levels and empower them to work
better.
3. Child Rescue and Rehabilitation program: The is designed to provide program voluntary
help to rescue and rehabilitate children who are affected by various forms of abuse and are
in need of rehabilitative support. In the Bangalore initiative, for example, over 170
employees work closely with the Ministry of women and child development, NGOs like
Bosco, Apsa& Child Right Trust and the Bangalore police to conduct field visits and
organize awareness programs. Till now over 60 children have been rehabilitated.
4. Fund Raising Events and collection drive: HCL works with more than 10 NGOs and Self
Help Groups like Goonj(a resource mobilization initiative for the underprivileged), Scope
plus(working with destitute women), Srijan(working for the welfare of the Tihar Jail
inmates) and Petals(working with specially-abled people) to promote causes we strongly
believe in, and help these organizations raise funds by organizing bazaars and collection
drives at various HCL facilities. In the last one employees have raised nearly Rs. 1.25 lakh
to support these year, causes.
5. Encouraging the specially-abled: The initiative is aimed at helping the specially-abled
individuals to earn their livelihood and lead a normal life. As part of the program, couple of
kiosks have already b set up at our facilities in Noida and Gurgaon, which will be followed
by similar set ups across the country.
Unlike many corporations, corporate social responsibility(CSR) is not just a subsidiary
activity to HCL. The group takes a comprehensively holistic approach to property
development undertaking projects that will have a beneficial impact on not just the
immediate customer, but on society itself. Corporate social responsibility is central to what
HCL does.
Investing in the East
HCL began its property development agenda in Trincity, and since that time the Group has
placed major emphasis on the development of Eastern Trinidad. This focus extends into its
charitable contributions to the community. HCL regularly partners with the Tunapuna/Piarco
Regional Corporation on community enhancement initiatives. These include measures like
school book programmes and civic celebrations.
TCS won the award in the Support and Improvement in Education The award category.
recognises the contribution of companies through their endowment or contribution toward
improving the level of education of their employees, their community and their nation.
Tcs set up the Adult Literacy Programme' to help the Indian govemment eradicate
illiteracy, a major social concern affecting a third of the Indian population comprising of old
and young adults.
Today, India's literacy rate stands at around 65 per cent. up from 52 per cent in 1991.
Atthe rate of increase, it would take some 20 to 25 years to clear this problem.
with the traditional method of leaming read and write, an literate person would take to
between six months to two years with trained teachers leam and write. In to to read
addition, India will also need about 1 million teachers to deliver the training. To accelerate
the rate of learning, the literacy program uses a TCS-designed computer- based
functional literacy model. a teaching method that multimedia software to uses teach adults
to read within 30-45 leaming hours spread 1.5 hours sessions, over 1 to thrice a week,
over a period of 10 to 12 weeks.
"Reading is the new civil right. No modern society can function without a literate population
and no one can function well in a modern society without being literate says s Ramadorai,
Chief Executive officer, TCS.
The computer-based functional literacy method uses animated graphics patterns for
visualisation and audio appreciation. By combining graphic patterns of visualisation,
repetition of sound pattems and language structures and cognition of the meaning. a
person is made to read. This CBFL method is implemented using computers and flash
cards.
TCS works closely with governments both at the state and district level to develop and
deploy CBFL packages in the local language, as a supplement to their programs. To
support the use of the CBFL model, TCS also donates computers to the state
governments.
At TCS, we believe in developing innovative methods using theories of cognition, anguage
and communication to make people literate within the next five years. TCS is committed in
using computers and IT as the medium facilitate the process, monitor to administration and
manage logistics. "
Literacy increases awareness and facilitates responsible action. Adult literacy empowers
and will be key in moving the people and country forward," says Ramadorai.
The Asian CSR award is presented by the Asian Institute of Management's Ramon V del
Rosario, Sr. Centre for Corporate Responsibility.
The centre is a research and program hub with the mission of developing professional,
entrepreneurial and socially responsible leaders and managers.
the science and math curriculum at many Explora Vision, have schools throughout the
U.S. and Canada
The inspiration for long-term emphasis on science and math education was His shige our
Tanaka, founder of Toshiba. He has been called the Thomas Edison of Japan. and is
credited with building Japan's first working model of a steam locomotive, manufacturing
electric bulbs, cables, prototype telephones, industrial machinery and other products.
The company he founded in 1875. Tanaka Engineering works. provided the foundation for
today's diverse Toshiba Group Companies.
Mr. Tanaka endowed Toshiba with a legacy and spirit of innovation that continues to today.
By continually developing innovative technologies centering on the fields of electronics and
energy, Toshiba strives to create products and services that enhance human life, and
contribute to a thriving healthy society.
In this spirit of innovation, the two main pillars of Toshibas math and science educational
initiative in North America are the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Program and the Toshiba
America Foundation. The Exporavision wards challenge students to envision technology of
the future.
Toshiba America Foundation is a non-profit grant making organization dedicated to
supporting K-12 science and mathematics education in the United States.
Toshiba America Foundation TAF is a non-profit grant-making organization dedicated to
supporting science and mathematics education in the United States. The Foundation
supports quality science and math education by providing funds for projects designed by
teachers to enhance instruction for students in grades K-12. By funding hands-on science
projects that explore real-world questions, TAF helps to underscore the importance of
science and technology. and spark interest in further science learning.
The Toshiba America Foundation was established in 1990 with endowment support from
Toshiba Corporation: Toshiba America. Inc., Toshiba America Business Solutions. Inc.
Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC: Toshiba America Electronic Components. Inc:
Toshiba America Information systems. Inc: Toshiba America International Corporation:
and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. Since its inception, TAF has given out grants
worth $8.6m on dollars.
Environment
"One of our core commitments is the Toshiba Group Environmental Vision 2050, with an
aggressive goal of raising the eco-efficiency of our products and business processes 10
times by 2050 as we endeavor to address one of today's most pressing problems, global
warming. We are proactively implementing environmental initiatives throughout our
business activities. More specifically, we are helping to mitigate the impact of global
warming by promoting state-of-art environmental technologies, such as carbon capture
and storage(CCS) systems, solar photovoltaic systems for solar power generation, a new
generation of innovative rechargeable batteries for industrial and automotive applications
and new eco-friendly LED lighting systems."
occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Polio
In line with the"Commitment to People" Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, we ave
positioned employees' health and safety as a high-priority management issue, and the top
management is involved in setting OH&S policy. In April 2004. the Toshiba Group OH&S
and three mobile clinics, helping to bridge the healthcare divide between rural and urban
communities. The infrastructure connects the region's health institutions, while training
provided medical professionals and ICT experts will help to ensure the project's
sustainability
Cisco Networking Academy
Cisco Networking Academy established in 1997, aims to equip students with skills for the
global economy. In FY10, 900.000+ students in 165 countries leamed how to design.
build, secure, and maintain computer networks, in partnership with governments
academic institutions, NGOs, and nonprofits.
our partnership with Youth for Habitat promotes youth in Turkey and empowerment course
modules and interactive games, such as Passport 21 and ASPIRE. focus on developing
technology-based entrepreneurial skills. Networking Academy plays a key role in Cisco's
Connecting Sichuan Initiative Workforce Retaining Initiativeand Community Knowledge
Centers.
Education engagements
Cisco engages with education providers on practical uses of ICT to improve education
around the world:
#. Australia: In FY10, Cisco and the State of Victoria explored ways to use collaborative
and video technology to improve education for students at more than 1500 rural schools.
#. Mexico: Since 2009, Cisco has been supporting the Mexican govemment on a pilot
project to promote new ways of learning in 40 schools
#. United States: Cisco is helping the New York City Department of Education use
technology to create more engaging classes. The izone initiative has improved attendance
and examination results .
We partner with others to promote innovation and collaboration in education. For example:
#. GETideas.org is a Cisco-sponsored online community where more than 1250 education
specialists from over 70 countries participate n monthly online roundtables to promote
dialogue and encourage innovation. The United Nations Educational. Scientific and
Cultural organization(UNESCO) selected GETideas.org as the platform for its Partnership
for Education online community launched at the World Economic Forum in January 2010.
#. With our cash grant. technical support and equipment. MIND Research Institute created
a web-based version of its math education program by which a single MIND representative
can deliver the program to 50 schools at the same time, rather than travelling to each. It
will reach than 1000 U.S. schools with soon more more than 190.000 students. The is
now scalable and sustainable. with program tens of thousands of new users and in-5e in
support staff. MIND's program has improved math proficiency levels at underperforming
schools by an average of 15-20 percentile points over two years.
#. Well-educated and skilled technology professionals are essential for countries to
compete globally. But developing countries lack resources to invest in education, while
developed countries face a triple challenge: spending rising demand. and a shift toward
lifelong cuts, learning, as people frequently change careers throughout their lifetime.
Cisco is demonstrating how networking technologies can increase access to learning.
enhance teaching quality. and improve student performance regardles of coomic
challenges. Our education programs and initiatives seek to support access for all through
multi-stakeholder partnerships and sustainable models of social investment in education
and ICT skills training.
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Oracle Volunteers Rebuild a School Devastated by the Tsunami
As the world watched in horror during the days following the tsunami in South Asia on
December 26, 2004, people everywhere thought: "What can I do to help?" For Oracle
employees living and working near the devastated areas, as well as those living half way
around the world, the answer was simple enough. With oracle's help, the employees
organized funds and relief effors within hours of a disaster that had left more than a million
people homeless.
The donations helped fund initial relief efforts by specially trained disaster relief workers
focused on providing critical aid to survivors. In addition to monetary contributions. Oracle
employees in the Asia Pacific region were able to volunteer to help rebuild some of the
more devastated areas. One in particular is the Ban Bang Bane School in Thailand. The
school was severely damaged. and oracle staff in Thailand visited the Ranong Province to
help rebuild the school. ifty-five volunteers worked for several days to rebuild the school.
which opened to 120 children and 20 teachers and staff in the new school year. "We are
glad that Oracle selected Ban Bang Bane School to repair after the tsunam says Manut
Chansakul. principal. In March 2005. Oracle rebuilt two teacher housing units on school
grounds. Most of the teachers are from other provinces. and traveling to and from the
school is difficult. "Before the living quarters were rebuilt, teachers had to travel 15
kilometers between the school and town each day," Chansakul says. "They are very
appreciative and grateful to the oracle volunteers who dedicated their time and efforts to
help us following the disaster Volunteers, efforts in March out made it possible for the
school to for the second semester in May 2005. "Oracle open Thailand employees were
pleased we had the opportunity help reconstruct the school. to says Khun Natasak
Rodjanapiches, managing director for Oracle in Thailand. "This effort will help ensure a
brighter future for these students" he said.
Oracle Education Initiatives
Oracle believes in the power of education to create change. Oracle invests in math.
science, and technology programs that target low-income communities and encourage the
gifted innovators of tomorrow. In addition, Oracle increases access to technology by
providing resources, training. and curricula to academic institutions.The ability to use
technology to learn and succeed in the twenty-first century has become a new basic
requirement for all students. Once has created a family of education programs that
leverages its core competencies in informat technology and the intemet. These include the
following.
#. Oracle Education Foundation- A nonprofit funded by oracle working in partnership with
schools, governments, an other nonprofits and NGOs to promote education with
technology through select grants, research and evaluation, and its Think Quest and
Think.com programs.
#. Think Quest - An intemational competition in which students and teachers are
challenged to create educational Web sites and build understanding across cultures.
#. Think.com -A no-cost, advertising free, protected online environment for schools
worldwide that provides a suite of tools for Web site publishing research, discussion, and
project collaboration.
volunteering programs for the first time. Projects that Intel Involved volunteers have
initiated and participated in included:
1. Tutoring school students in the areas of science, math and technology
2. Providing school supplies and building new infrastructure in schools
3. Environmental programs such as recycling programs and tree planting 4.Raising funds
and assisting in disaster relief efforts.