csr rEport 2012

6 IntroductIon

8 HIstory

10 EducatIon

14 HEaltH

18 sports & youtH

20 tHE EnvIronmEnt

22 mIcro EntErprIsE BuIldInG 25 nEW InItIatIvEs

Table of Contents

Day meal distribution at local school

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From the beginning, our business and social commitments have always been mutually reinforcing and has always featured as an integral part of our business.

We feel a strong sense of responsibility towards those less fortunate and we strive to build their capabilities and create better opportunities for them.

To improve their lives and to strengthen our communities, we are committed to undertaking initiatives in the Social (Education, Health and Sport), Economic and Environmental sectors.

Our Mission

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ForewordWe grow because we work together. In our factories, offices, projects and within our communities we stand alongside each other and together, we benefit.

Our mission ‘touching life everyday’ began a decade ago and like the beanstalk in our logo, our journey has been one of continuous and robust growth and expansion!

The Chaudhary Group (CG) has come a long way since our humble beginnings. Today, we stand as a multi-industrial, transnational conglomerate spanning five continents. CG is now a leading entity with various companies in Finance, Banking, Insurance, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Electronics & Home Appliances, Real Estate, Education, Energy, Education, Biotech, Cement and the Hospitality industries.

The vast range of our companies, products and services are all inspired by our efforts to touch lives, to support lives everyday, offering the comforts, convenience and the assurance of quality.

At Chaudhary Group, social responsibility is an integral part of the way we do business. To build a nation, we believe in supporting the communities in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner. This translates into the group’s Triple Bottom Line - we strive to be socially responsible, environmentally sound and economically viable.

A humble history of our governance ethics, employee policies and community involvement bear testimony to the roots of our fledgling awareness and modest contributions.

Certainly, our commitment has grown with us and now we have a CG Foundation in place, responsible to keep alive the spirit of generosity accompanied by the discreet utilization of available resources.

The information in this brochure is a reminder we still have “many miles to go and many promises to keep” as we work to gift to the next generation, a planet and society, safe and sustainable!

Binod K. Chaudhary President

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Introduction

Cataract Surgery under Operation Drishti I Program Skill development programs through CTEVT

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The Chaudhary Group (CG) operates and conducts all business in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. It believes in building the relationships with employees, customers, partners and the community at large. As a result, the group has been actively invested in the community for over two decades. The CG Foundation was thus setup to enhance our contributions to society by reorganizing our social initiatives towards a sustainable and focused model.

This belief allows our foundation to prioritize initiatives in the Social (Education, Health and Sport), Economic and Environmental sectors within its sphere of influence in a sustainable way. Through various partners, we are tackling some of the most critical issues in each of these areas. Our approach is to focus on few issues through which we can adopt the best methodologies and have the greatest impacts. For each of the issues we work on, the foundation funds innovative ideas that can help remove barriers and assist in promoting quality education, access to healthcare and foster the development of empowered youth in Nepal.

CG Foundation continues to add to the portfolio of initiatives taken up by the Chaudhary Group over the past few decades. It is building upon past successes by applying the same business-oriented approach in tackling these pressing challenges. Focused and optimistic, the foundation is working with our partners to identify and implement innovative solutions that can help every person have the opportunity to live a healthy and productive life.

Local farmers promoting potato farming

“CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IS THE

CONTINUING COMMITMENT BY A BUSINESS

TO BEHAVE ETHICALLY AND CONTRIBUTE TO

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHILE IMPROVING

THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE WORKFORCE

AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL AS THE LOCAL

COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY AT LARGE”

- WORLD BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

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History

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The Chaudhary Group has a rich history of community engagement and CSR activities in healthcare, education, sports, art and literature. Our commitment to the health of our community was strengthened with the establishment of the Shree Lunkaran Das-Ganga Devi Chaudhary Charity Hospital in Eastern Nepal in 1994 and led to the establishment of the CG Medicare in Nawalparasi, where over 3000 patients are treated every year.

The group has also been engaging the youth from our communities in a variety of sporting activities. The group is proud to have sponsored the men and women of the U-19 national cricket team and organized sporting events to promoting cricket, football, squash and golf in the country. We have also supported the Wai Wai Quiz contest, a nationally acclaimed show among the youth of Nepal.

The Chaudhary Group has also been committed towards enriching Nepal’s rich cultural and literary heritage. In line with this passion for the arts, we established the Shree Lunkaran Das-Ganga Devi Chaudhary Academy for Arts and Literature in 1994.

OUR COMMITMENT TO THE HEALTH OF OUR

COMMUNITY WAS STRENGTHENED WITH THE

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SHREE LUNKARAN

DAS-GANGA DEVI CHAUDHARY CHARITY

HOSPITAL...

Inauguration of CG Medicare by ChairmanInauguration of CG Medicare by Chairman

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Education

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Nepal is the world’s 15th illiterate country, with literacy not exceeding 43%, clearly indicating that more than half the total population of Nepal cannot read and write. Female literacy is less than the half of the literacy of males with female literacy tailing at 28% and male literacy leading with 65%.

The CG Foundation is committed to educating the next generation. We understand education is integrally related to social equality and are dedicated towards imparting the means through which every child can realize their full potential. This can only be realized if teachers and students are engaged, supported and motivated in an environment and space that has the necessary resources. To facilitate this process our CSR strategy in education has a number of mutually supportive programs.

Again, CG deeply appreciates all international, national and government agencies helping Nepal aggressively overcome illiteracy. And the CG CSR focus on Education is one way of saying we are together in this battle to eliminate the darkness of illiteracy and spread the enlightenment that comes with true education!

“THERE IS A NEED FOR A GLOBAL RENEWAL OF

AND RE-COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION FOR ALL

AS A BED-ROCK OF PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT.”

- UNESCO

Service learning program through GSLService learning program through GSL

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Infrastructure DevelopmentTo impart the means through

which every child can realize their full potential,

CG, as a major contributor, supported the construction of the school’s infrastructure

and nurtured the school’s curriculum, teaching and

learning processes. CG has also committed to financially

support 10 community schools in Nawalparasi.

Internet networking for community schools

Inspired by the spirit of true social inclusion, CG CSR has been actively

supporting the availability of Internet learning & research for students in rural Nepal. With technical knowhow from Mr.

Mahabir Pun, an expert in networking in rural areas, wireless connectivity and internet facilities are now available tottt 6 community schools in the hilly areas of

NawalParasi.

Investing in teachers and students

The GyanUdaya scholarship was established in 2008 to give

recognition to brilliant but needy students of the Nawalparasi

district graduating from High School (SLC) and motivate them for further studies. To date, the scholarship has supported 350 students. Community school teachers contributing to help

students excel were honored by CG CSR in 2010 and 2011.

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Program: In partnership with

Anuvuti, CG Growing Service Leaders (CG-GSL) was launched to

deliver service learning to 200 students from a variety of community

schools.

Rationale: Service learning fuses education with community service. It provides a meaningful

experience for transforming the nation’s youth into

leaders who have a better understanding of

themselves, their community, and their own roles and

responsibilities.

Growing Service Leaders

Impact: The CG-GSL program transformed 200 students from passive observer to active leader. It has empowered the youth to believe in themselves and take initiative.

“When discussing problems in the community we had a laundry list of things. When we scrutinized it, we realized that lack of education was the root cause of all the problems. I used to think it was for adults to address these problems, I have now realized that we too have a responsibility, and we can also make a difference.”

- IzuRegmi, Student, Jyotidaya Co-operative School, Chapagaun, Lalitpur

“I have noticed that students are taking initiatives and are participating in classroom discussions and often lead school wide activities.”

-Krishna Kumar KC, Teacher, Saraswati Higher Secondary School, Techo Lalitpur.

Testimonials:

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Health

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Inaccessibility to clean and adequate drinking water, absence of health care officials, health infrastructure and treatment together with the steady onslaught of drought and malnutrition inflicted diseases, all haunt the more than 80% of Nepal’s population living in the rural areas. Adding to this, there are the the Glacial Lake Outburst Floods increasingly contributing to already existing serious public health issues. CG is sincerely thankful to all national, international and government bodies working hard to fight these challenges and help our society, especially those in the rural and remote areas, who donot have access to better health care and a basic human right. And as an active expression of appreciation and support, right from the start, a special area of CG CSR focus is Health. The CG initiatives below are some of the ‘little drops’ we have sent and will keep sending to support the great ocean of success!

Project Kasam (Kalikot Sanitary management )

Eye treatmet provided through Operation Drishti I

“THE RIGHT … TO THE ENJOYMENT OF

THE HIGHEST ATTAINABLE STANDARD OF

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH …”

- The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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Program: Sponsored by the CG Growing Service Leaders project, KASAM

was an initiative undertaken to improve health and

sanitation in the remote village of Bali in Kalikot, by constructing sustainable

double pit latrines.

Rationale: Previously, there was only one

latrine for Bali village of Chappre VDC in Kalikot.

The project was an initiative of a group of

freshman students at the Kathmandu College of Management to rectify this sanitary problem.

Impact: Bali village, in Chappre VDC of Kalikot district is home to some 325 adults spread over 22

households. KASAM, over a period of 15 days, successfully constructed

5 sustainable latrines, educated the local population on healthy

sanitation habits and distributed a year’s stock of soap, toilet detergents

and disinfectants.

Project KASAM (Kalikot Sanitary Management)

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Program: CG Operation Drishti was launched in partnership with

HelpAge International, a worldwide alliance

standing up for the rights of older people.

Rationale: The Chaudhary Group

launched CG Operation Drishti to facilitate eye care for

low income senior citizens with no

access to health care to provide eye care

services to under privileged individuals who face blindness

due to cataracts.

Impact: It has organized 11 camps in Baglung, Gulmi, Morang, Sunsari,

Kapilbastu, Nawalparasi and Kathmandu treating 7,451 eye patients and

providing basic eye treatment to 5,390 patients. It has conducted a total

of 1153 cataract surgeries between November 2011 and March 2012.

CG Operation Drishti

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Sports & Youth

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ENERGETIC NEPALI, PROSPEROUS NEPAL

The CG Foundation believes that sports can bridge socioeconomic gaps and can improve individual lives. Sports provide a unique way towards physical and mental fitness, developing leadership skills, a sense of fair competition, enhanced self-esteem, and an appreciation of team spirit and teamwork. It can animate a community and bring them together, serving as a catalyst for social and economic progress.

WAI WAI U-19 National league cricket tournament

Player receiving the cheque

SPORTS HAS THE ABILITY TO ENHANCE

COMMUNITY TOGETHERNESS AND TO

SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL AND

ECONOMIC PROGRESS.

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Pani PrasadThe Journey of

for a living planet ®

WWF NEPAL

2007

The CG Foundation is committed to an environmentally friendly approach and has conducted a number of activities in this regard.

In collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), launched a Nepali Children’s book series Pani Prasad Volume I and II to raise awareness on the effect of climate change on the Himalayas

We were a part of awareness campaigns like the Bagmati Eco challenge (Jal Yatra) and distributed dustbins to various schools in an attempt to raise environmental awareness among students

During the aftermath of the Koshi floods, contributed Rs. 0.10 per pack of Wai Wai noodles towards the flood victims

We assisted in the landscaping, gardening and walkway con-struction in Prakritik Chikitsa Hospital

The Environment

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Nepali Times - 29/08-3/9,2009

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Micro Enterprise Building

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The CG Foundation believes in the strength of individuals and their ability to build enterprises by supporting various women empowerment and leadership development programs, youth self employement and vocational trainings, mobilization of local farmers,providing financial supports to various co-operatives, which would help them gain opportunities in the market.

CG FOUNDATION BELIEVES IN THE STRENGTH OF INDIVIDUALS...

Local farmers collecting turmeric and potatoes.

Students engaged in CTEVT training

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CG Polytechnic: Established CG Poly-technic, a vocational training program in mechanical fittings, in collaboration with Manmohan Memorial Polytechnic to help people learn skills through which they can find employment.

Skill Development Programs: Through the CTEVT, we conducted skill develop-ment programs at the Chaudhary Udyog Gram, Nawalparasi. The program has been going on for the last three years and over 250 students received CTEVT training.

Support for Women and Youth:In association with Kaligandaki Co-operative in Kawasoti, arranged training programs for rural women, empowering them with basic ac-counting and management skills. Through the same cooperative, CG organized a Youth Self-Employment Program by facilitating soft loans. Also supported the Women’s Wel-fare Multiple Co-operative, a coop-erative providing self-employment and income generation trainings to Dalit and Mushahar women.

Enterprise Promotion: To promote en-terprises, CG mobilized local farmers to produce potato, turmeric and Aloevera by providing the appropriate seeds, tech-nical consultancy and loans through a self-employment program.

Hamro Ghar: Provided financial sup-port to Hamro Ghar, an organization dedicated for rehabilitation of street children. The organization is current-ly taking care of 14 street children and has admitted them into different schools.

Mobilizing local farmers and promoting enterprises by providing technical consultancy through a self-employment program.

CG Polytechnic, a vocational training program in mechanical fittings, to help people learn skills

skill development programs at CUG learning centre

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NEPALI YOUTH, CONSTRUCTING A NEW NEPAL

Nepal is a young country. Its median age is less than 22 years. Unlike most countries with a substantial young population, Nepali society and economy have not been able to benefit from its youth. While the long political instability is one of the reasons, the other significant reason is a lack of opportunity for the youth to engage with the society-at-large in a constructive fashion. Youth engagement has largely been at the level of violent partisan politics. Rarely have the youth been allowed to design their activities and take

action to meet the needs of the society and country.

The CG Foundation initiated the GenNep program in partnership with Himalayan Climate Initiative. The GenNep program is working towards building that essential ‘nation-first-character’ in Nepali youth. It provides a broad set of guidelines for the youth to operate and devise their own path of action in ways that suits the 21st century youth of Nepal. It works with the belief that by engaging with Nepalese all caste, creed and religion, the Nepali youth will be able to help build their nation, and eventually build their own future.

THE GEN NEP PROGRAM

IS WORKING TOWARDS

BUILDING THAT ESSENTIAL

‘NATION-FIRST-CHARACTER’

IN NEPALI YOUTH.

New Initiatives

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The GenNep program seeks a group of doers thriving to be the leaders of tomorrow. A 5,000 strong volunteer group will be formed from a network of 50 high schools and colleges in Kathmandu. This volunteer group will be given trainings and orientations through the Gen Nep Inspirational Lectures Series. Four leaders from each school and college will be mentored by leading personalities from Nepal’s corporate and development sectors under the GenNep Champs program. Volunteering and internship opportunities will also be created. For example, volunteers will be given opportunities to create employment for the weaker sections of society, they will actively connect richer and poorer sections of Nepal’s population building ‘sadbhaw*’ amongst the Nepali people and promote green and sustainable practices. By engaging in social, economic and environmental matters concerning Nepal, GenNep will create a large mass of youth that will help the country on its path to prosperity and peace.

GenNep promotes volunteerism and leadership by example. Some initiatives linked to the GenNep Program based on CG Foundation’s three core areas mainly associated with society ,economy and Environment.

*Sadbhaw is a Nepali word for ‘Mutual Respect and Trust leading to peaceful co-existence’.

1. Schools for Schools2. Sadbhaw Communications

1. Hamri Bahini Job Portal2. GHT- Business Opportunity Assessments

1. Anti-Plastic Campaign through ‘Green Angels’ initiative

2. Promoting Green Commuting in Kathmandu

Social

Economy

Environment

gen nep champions

VOLUNTEERISMredefi ning

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