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Essar employees volunteer by conducting an elaborate coastal clean-up drive at Narara Marine National Park Jamnagar. Narara Marine National Park, Jamnagar, GujaratEssar Foundation, in collaboration with Narara Marine National Park Jamnagar, marked World Ocean Day 2017 on 10th June by conducting an elaborate coastal clean-up drive at Narara Bet. Employees of Essar Power Gujarat Limited […]

District Panchayat Jamnagar-Dwarka and Essar Foundation came together to organise a drive in three surrounding villages to tackle the outbreak of malaria and other vector-borne diseases. During June 2017 (anti-malaria month), the District Panchayat Jamnagar-Dwarka and Essar Foundation came together to organise a drive in three surrounding villages to tackle the outbreak of malaria and […]

Health programs are an integral component of CSR in India. These also remain important given the significant health related challenges that the country faces within its diverse demography and more so due to the perceived adverse impact of industrialisation on communities and environment. As such, health indicators and improvement thereof remain a key driver of […]

Essar Foundation conducted Yoga sessions at neighboring schools of Essar’s manufacturing facilities. ChitrakondaThe UN International Yoga Day is celebrated every year on June 21. Essar Foundation conducted a large scale Yoga session at High School, Chitrakonda. Facilitated by a professional Yoga practitioner, the idea of holding the session was to spread awareness about Yoga and […]

Vadinar In keeping with the theme for the year, ‘Connecting People to Nature’, students from Class VI-VIII of Bharana Girls Primary School participated in a range of activities marking World Environment Day on 5 June 2017. There were competitions around quizzing, drawing, slogan writing, and face painting. Environment games, like “Break the Pyramid” and “Web […]

Integrated Community-based Water Management in Coastal GujaratIntegrated Community-based Water Management in Coastal Gujarat Approximately 70% of all available water is used for irrigation. However, India’s diverse geo-climatic conditions disallow proper irrigation to some areas, while other regions have water abundance leading to misuse. To mitigate both drought and flood conditions, and to ensure equitable access […]

Marking the occasion of World Earth Day on 22nd April, Essar Foundation & Center for Environment Education (CEE) jointly organized a session on Environmental & Climate Literacy in Parodiya Primary School. 100 students from Std. VI to VIII participated in the session which revolved around pertinent issues of global warming & greenhouse effect via short […]

A reflection in context of World Health Day This World Health Day, Essar Foundation attempts to educate and inform about the fact that mental illness is as much a concern as physical illness is. In this journey the first step ahead is to break the silence and stigma around depression and start talking about it […]

Pune, MaharashtraUnmukt, Essar Foundation’s national program for outreach and strategic inclusion for the differently abled, is a structured attempt at making mainstream entertainment accessible to the visually impaired. A wide range of popular and meaningful films have been audio-described to be enjoyed by visually impaired without the dependence of a sighted companion. Films like 3 […]

Pune, MaharashtraUnmukt, Essar Foundation’s national program for outreach and strategic inclusion for the differently abled, is a structured attempt at making mainstream entertainment accessible to the visually impaired. A wide range of popular and meaningful films have been audio-described to be enjoyed by visually impaired without the dependence of a sighted companion. Films like 3 […]