NETRANJALI

We bring to you the 5th edition of the RPG Newsletter.

We are delighted to share with you the exciting CSR journey that the RPG Group companies have had in the last three months, transforming the lives of many needy people, across India.

In the last year through our CSR activities we created a huge difference at the three levels that we work i.e. around our plant locations; in the industries we operate in and of course the flagship program of the RPG Group - Netranjali, for universal social impact.

The immense support received from all the employees has made this happen. We look forward to each one of you continuing to be a part of the work we do at the RPG Foundation.

JANUARY 2016 I VOLUME 5

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Diabetes causes total blindness & early intervention is a must. In India there is a diabetic epidemic and most people are not aware that they have high blood sugar.

On the 30th of November an employee engagement activity was carried out at RPG House wherein 163 employees were screened for Diabetic Retinopathy. The purpose of this was to screen our employees for eye health issues and bring about awareness on Vision Loss due to Diabetes. The Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) Screening - on - Wheels bike was launched at the RPG House by Mr. Anant Goenka.

The DR Bike is an innovative intervention that goes to remote communities around Bhandup and Navi Mumbai wherein elderly beneficiaries can avail the services of a free Diabetic Retinopathy check-up as an early stage intervention for vision loss due to diabetes.

CEAT DIABETIC RETINOPATHY BIKE SCREENING - ON - WHEELS

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COMMUNITY BENEFICIARIES BEING SCREENED VIA THE DR BIKE

EMPLOYEES BEING SCREENED VIA THE DR BIKE AT RPG HOUSE WORLI

With the inauguration of two new vision

centres at Navi Mumbai & Bhandup, this

year Project Netranjali will aim to reach out

to more than 8,000 beneficiaries through

“primary eye care” in the surrounding

communities in a focused manner and address

eye care intervention follow-up challenges. This

permanent vision hub has screened more than

2,000 beneficiaries in the last few months focusing

on the prevailing need for eye care in remote areas

across Mumbai & Navi Mumbai.

CEAT NETRANJALI

VISION CENTRES

194 NETRANJALI CAMPS WERE CARRIED OUT IN COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS AND TRUCKER FLEETS AT CEAT/ KEC AND RAYCHEM LOCATIONS-MUMBAI, NAGPUR, JAIPUR,

JABALPUR, PUNE, NASHIK, AURANGABAD, KOLHAPUR, RAIPUR, HALOL & VASAI

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NETRANJALI – OVERALL COVERAGE (OCT – DEC’15)

• Truckers Screened - 6228 • RPGF Provided Free spectacles - 3288 • Referred for Cataract (Sight Savers/

SHARP/Govt subsidized) - 285

• Patients Screened - 7056• RPGF Provided Free spectacles - 2293 • Referred for Cataract (Sight Savers/

SHARP/Govt subsidized) - 1754

• Children Screened - 4213• RPGF Provided Free spectacles - 615 • Referred for Vitamin A, Squint, etc (Sight

Savers/SHARP/Govt subsidized) - 269

PROJECTNETRANJALI TAKES EYE SCREENING TO THE BEST BUS DRIVERS ACROSS MUMBAI

Project Netranjali mainly focuses on providing timely eye care intervention to various vulnerable target groups namely, truckers, community persons & school children. This year, we have extended our support to the BEST Bus Drivers as well at their request. At 25 camps across Mumbai, we have screened over 1,900 drivers & provided free spectacles to over 1,700 of them with cataract referrals to over 21 drivers. This intervention was much needed and appreciated by BEST drivers as more than 80% of the BEST drivers were in need of immediate intervention.

COMMUNITY CAMPS

TRUCKERS CAMPS

SCHOOL CAMPS

VOLUNTEER WITH PEHLAY AKSHAR

 PEHLAY

AKSHAR

PEHLAY AKSHAR SESSIONS BEING CARRIED OUT IN SCHOOLS

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Pehlay Akshar’s volunteer program gives a unique opportunity to RPG

employees to get involved. We have initiated two kinds of volunteer

engagement programs:

1. In the first program, a volunteer can dedicate two hours on any

Saturday morning to help a Pehlay Akshar child to build skills in any

area that the volunteer chooses/ thinks he or she can contribute. It

would be a one time commitment for two hours.

2. The second is a mentorship program which is a long term commitment,

where volunteers dedicate one hour twice a month to mentor a Pehlay

Akshar child.

Currently there are 48 RPG volunteers for the Paper Boat Mentorship

project across Worli, Bhandup and Vasai. With your help we

hope to reach our goal of pairing every Pehlay Akshar child

with a mentor.

So please come forward and join us in our

endeavour of shaping the future!

 SWAYAMCEAT Swayam launched its partnership with the prestigious Automobile

Association – Western India Automobile Association (WIAA). The first batch

launch with WIAA was inaugurated by Mr. Ahmed Javed, Commissioner of

Police, Mumbai on November 25, 2015.

CEAT SWAYAM LAUNCHESNEW PARTNERSHIP WITHWESTERN INDIA AUTOMOBILEASSOCIATION!

MR. AHMED JAVED, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,

MUMBAI INAUGURATING THE CEAT SWAYAM – WIAA

BATCH IN MUMBAI. (TOI COVERAGE)

After launching CEAT Swayam batches in South India, 57 women from Madurai batch

were felicitated on November 27, 2015. These Swayam drivers were handed out Permanent

License and Letters of Intent by Placement partner Top 4 Call Drivers Pvt Ltd. The women

are further being mentored and guided by the placement partner. Some of the women are

gearing towards working as female driving instructors with a driving school partner.

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SWAYAM BATCH LAUNCH IN NASHIK, CHENNAI AND MADURAI!ABOUT 200 WOMEN WERE MOBILISED IN NASHIK, CHENNAI, MADURAI AND

NAGPUR OF WHICH 96 WOMEN WERE ENROLLED IN TRAINING.

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FELICITATION OF SWAYAM DRIVERS IN MADURAI!

SWAYAM BATCH LAUNCH AT PRABUDDHA NAGAR NEAR OUR CEAT NASIK PLANT

210 WOMEN COMPLETED THEIR ON-ROAD DRIVING AND MECHANICS TRAINING IN CHENNAI, MUMBAI, MADURAI AND BANGALORE. ABOUT 131 WOMEN ARE PRESENTLY IN THE LAST LEG OF COMPLETION OF THEIR TRAINING

2 SWAYAM BATCHES WERE LAUNCHED IN CHENNAI TRAINING 71 WOMEN IN TOTAL

 

Women entrepreneurs selling their products in local markets

KEC NAGPUR

On job training being provided to students undergoing plumbing course at ITI, Ashti.

KEC’s Government Technical High School adoption: Soft Skills Training session being carried out at the Government Technical High School for children in Sitalbadi, Nagpur.

ITI Adoption under Public Private Partnership model: Students undergoing training at ITI Ashti.

KEC Entrepreneurship Development Training Program: Ms. Sheetal Wanjari, SP Rural Nagpur

interacting with the women trained to be entrepreneurs.

SAKSHAM

Project Saksham - Our multi skill development program focuses on providing vocational training to women for alternate livelihoods e.g. tailoring, nursing & providing technical skills training and education to youth for employability.

KEC International has been training women with entrepreneurship skills and is encouraging these women to market their products at profitable costs in markets. Alongside, KEC Butibori has also adopted the Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Ashti

under the PPP (Public Private Partnership) Scheme of the Government of India to

upgrade the Infrastructure and to improve the quality of education

of the Institute. Here is a glimpse of the activities

carried out over the last 3 months.

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PROJECT SAKSHAMR A Y C H E M & C E A T

Vocational Skill Development for the women at Raychem Halol: 22 women from Patiayana Muvada village trained for a month in tailoring & embroidery. These women have started working independently and are now earning a livelihood.

Vocational Skill Development for the women at Raychem Chakan: 50 women from Induri village have

successfully completed tailoring training held for a duration of 4 months (August – November, 15).

Nursing training for adolescent girls at Raychem Vasai: Soft skills training was organised for 75 students from 3 batches. The girls were taught personality development, grooming etc.

Certificate Distribution for women at CEAT Halol: Tailoring Kit & certificate distribution for 30 women who have completed their three month course in tailoring.

Mobile repairing for youth at CEAT Nashik: Mobile repairing session underway for 192 youth.

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Project Jeevan - Our integrated community development project

focuses on improving all round quality of life in the areas of clean

drinking water, overall health and nutrition based interventions

amongst others. These have been identified as critical local need

gaps by Tata Institute of Social Science Need Assessment Study at

the communities surrounding our plant locations following which

necessary intervention is being carried out.

Reduction of Malnutrition in Halol, Gujarat: Supplementary nutrition being provided to 600 children in Halol in the schools surrounding the Raychem and CEAT plants.

Sanitation Initiation at CEAT Nashik: 45 Household Toilets and 6 School Toilets constructed under Project

Jeevan as part of Swachha Bharat Abhiyan at Nashik as part of CEAT’s Jeevan initiative.

Health Check-ups: Regular heath check- ups being carried out for children to track their growth and

record impact of the malnutrition program in Halol.

Water Provision: Children accessing clean drinking water in the Schools around the Raychem Halol plant.

CEAT Bhandup Adolescent health program: Gender and health sensitisation sessions being carried out for adolescent girls around the CEAT plant in Bhandup. Awareness on health issues and gender concerns being discussed with community girls.

JEEVAN

 

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ZENVOLUNTEER DAY AND LAUNCH OF THE VOLUNTEER LIGHTHOUSE

OTHER HIGHLIGHTSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:

With a whopping 20% Zensarians being volunteers; “Zen

Volunteer Day” has been instituted from this year onwards in order

to honour the volunteers and celebrate the spirit of volunteering.

ZenVolunteer Day was celebrated in style on 4th Dec with celebrity

Mrinal Kulkarni, Zensar Foundation trustee Pervin Varma and over

2000 Zensarians in the audience. Apart from awarding the top 50

volunteers, this was also the perfect day to launch The Lighthouse.

The Lighthouse is essentially a physical room where citizens

can meet, discuss, learn, be inspired and go forth to inspire.

The Lighthouse runs programs which are about enabling Active

Citizenship….making change happen in one’s own sphere of

influence. It is meant to be a centre where Zensarians, communities

and local governance will co-exist and co-create for a better future.

Zensar Foundation made its first foray into

village development with the launch of the first

National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) centre

in Sudumbre village, Maval Taluka, Pune district.

With the launch of this centre, Zensar Foundation

has opened its 4th Digital Literacy centre.

Mrinal Kulkarni launches The Lighthouse, which is housed in the Himalaya building on the Zensar campus

The Zensar team with Advocate Vandana Chavan, Member of Parliament, who inaugurated the NDLM centre at Sudumbre village

Dr. Prakash Amte addresses Zensarians

who gathered in large numbers to listen to

the legend

JOY OF GIVING MONTH This year at Zensar, volunteers celebrated Joy of

Giving month, instead of just a week, with great

enthusiasm. There were multiple donation drives

where clothes, books and toys were collected to be

distributed at Goonj and for the children at Ambedkar

Nagar slum community in Pune. The well-known

social activist Dr. Prakash Amte, visited the campus

and addressed the associates. He was received with

much applause and motivated the associates.

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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT @ HARRISONS MALAYALAM

Employees Celebrating Children’s Day with

children from the nearby municipal schools

Employees carrying out an AIDS awareness drive in the areas around the plant

Managers and community youth during a reflection session after visiting the community households

A unique workshop for senior managers at Zensar was held

on 30th of October 2015. The workshop was an experiential

one with classroom sessions, community visit and reflection

sessions; with manager, volunteers and community youth

working and learning together. This workshop was received

very positively by managers who are subsequently proactively

encouraging their resources to engage in CSR activities.

Zensar Foundation has launched a new online

portal exclusively for Zensarians! This is to ease

access to volunteering opportunities, connect

volunteers to each other and stay updated.

The portal also allows volunteers to create new

campaigns, that is, those that are not being

initiated by Zensar Foundation.

The month of October saw a 5-year MoU being

signed between the Pune Municipal Corporation

and Zensar Foundation, for adoption of 5 Municipal

Schools. This MoU is the outcome of several years

of work already carried out with the school, and an

indication of the trust and credibility enjoyed by

Zensar Foundation in the city of Pune.

EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOP FOR MANAGERS

VOLUNTEERING PORTAL[WWW.ZENVOLUNTEER.COM]

SIGNING OF 5 YEAR MOU WITH PMC FOR ADOPTION OF 5 MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS IN PUNE

 

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