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Women are empowered when they receive education, employment and sound healthcare. In an equal and just society, they also need to have a say in decision-making. To help women find their rightful place in society, Essar Foundation has adopted several skill development initiatives, and has set up training centres for tailoring and food processing at […]

Essar Foundation understands the importance of education. It monitors the functioning of a residential school at Telkoi, Odisha, for the local tribal population. The school has 54 students from the first to fifth standards, including five kids between 1 year to 5 years of age. Students beyond the fifth standard are sent to neighbouring schools. […]

“Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo Essar Foundation, with support from the district hospital, organised free health camps at villages across Odisha, namely RSC-19, RSC-12, Thatmanguda, Phulpadar, Banguru and Banguru Colony. The aim for the drive was to provide basic healthcare facilities to villagers who otherwise […]

Menstrual hygiene is fundamental to a woman’s dignity, and its sensitization especially at the grassroots is critical for the nation’s health. Here’s a glimpse of the awareness and sanitary pads distribution drive Essar Foundation did for the girls at Shivaji Nagar Municipal school in Mumbai.

Chitrakonda – Chitrakonda’s Balimela reservoir witnessed 108 BN BSF advocating the practice of yoga for wellness of mind, body and soul at Chitrakonda High School grounds. Lonavala – Essar Foundation celebrated International Yoga Day with the school kids of Shri. N.K. Ruia Secondary School at Tung. Hazira, Mora, Damka and Junagam – Women of ELVKs at the respective […]

Essar Foundation, in coordination with DDRC Sukma, conducted a medical assessment and certification camp at Jagarguda, Kanjipani and Birsatpal villages of Sukma District (Chattisgarh). This type of open camp was organised for the first time at Jagarguda Gram Panchayat. At the camp, 128 people with disabilities were registered and 78 got their certificates. Medical assistance […]

Cyclone Fani was one of India’s most severe cyclones, and shook the vast swathes of India’s east coast. Essar Foundation partnered with the Goonj, an NGO that undertakes disaster relief, and called out to all Essarites in Mumbai to donate basic necessities like dry grains and clothes for those affected. It was very heartwarming when […]

It is extremely gratifying when consistent efforts finally bear fruit. Essar Foundation has long been working with the students of Saraswati Shishu Mandir School in Nagwa, Madhya Pradesh, along with Essar volunteers conducting weekly classes for the students. Coupled with the hard work put in by the students and the teachers of the school, these […]

Essar Power conducted a voter awareness drive at Nagwa, Suhira and Karsuaraja panchayats with the aim of improving voter turnout for the Lok Sabha elections. Rallies and pledges were organised in schools, local haats and panchayats urging voters to cast their vote judiciously. About 300 students, accompanied by the teachers of Saraswati Shishu Mandir School, performed a […]

Women in the village-households of Paradip are entrepreneurial and have a deep desire to provide for their families. What better than livelihood skills in tailoring to kindle the flame of women entrepreneurship! Essar Foundation has set up a tailoring centre, called ‘Essar Lok Vikas Kendra’, in Nuagrah’s Gram Panchayat’s, Bijaychandrapur (Handia) village to enhance the […]