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Essar Foundation launched its first pilot project on solid waste management in the three villages of Jakhar, Singach and Mithoi on 19 November 2016. As a part of this project, each of these three villages would run the following programmes: The Director of DRDA, Shri. Viren H Pathak, graced the launch as the Chief Guest. […]

Hazira, Surat, GujaratEssar has been conducting skill development programmes for communities at the village level through its flagship training hubs called Essar Lok Vikas Kendras (ELVK). These centres have been imparting training to women and youth in various trades such as dress and garment design, salon services, baked goods, handicrafts, etc. The women have not […]

07 October 2016Ahmedabad, Gujarat The Confederation of Indian Industry, Western Region, recently hosted the ‘CSR Conclave 2016 : Innovative Approaches towards Nation Building’. Organised at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, the event focused on education, health and sanitation. Mr Deepak Arora, CEO Essar Foundation chaired the plenary panel discussion, which deliberated upon the topic ‘Innovative Approaches towards Education’. […]

In rural India, the situation in government schools can sometimes be challenging for young students. Without adequate sanitation facilities in schools, girls are more likely to drop out of school. Studies have found that 66 percent of girls’ schools lack functioning toilets in the country resulting more than 40 percent girls dropping out after completing […]

Jamnagar: 17th September 2016: International Coastal Cleanup Day is observed annually in the 3rd week of September. It is the world’s largest one-day volunteer effort to clean up the coast and the surrounding environment. The Indian Coast Guard Station, Vadinar, Coast Guard Region (North West), Gandhinagar and No. 1 Coast Guard District Headquarters, Porbandar, along […]

Malkangiri, Odisha:Essar Foundation and the district administration in Malkangiri, Odisha, recently organised an ophthalmic care drive for school children. Spanning all 7 blocks, and 1,400 schools in the district, the initiative reached out to 122,884 school students. In the first phase of the screening, school teachers were trained to conduct primary level eye screening tests […]

Jagatsinghpur & Keonjhar, Odisha23rd and 27th July, 2016 With the onset of monsoon in the state of Odisha, the likelihood of contracting vector-borne diseases has increased. Rural Odisha has been, for years, haunted by spread of malaria and dengue each monsoon. The Department of Health has taken up special drives for each district to keep […]

16th of July, 2016Nuagarh village, Paradeep Essar Foundation’s initiative ‘Teen Circle’ has been designed for adolescents to come together, and be able to freely discuss their views towards various topics, especially health. More than 60 adolescent young girls, including thirty of the Teen Circle, underwent a health checkup, followed by a counselling session recently. They […]

Essar Foundation CEO, Mr Deepak Arora recently spoke at the India Sustainability Conclave. The conclave was organised by FICCI, and Essar Foundation participated in the third Plenary Session titled CSR & Sustainability: Creating Shared Value. Mr Arora presented Essar’s CSR contribution towards Creating Shared Value (CSV), and on how industry as a whole, in the […]

Chitrakonda, Malkangiri, Odisha ( 19-20 July’16 ) Villages around Chitrakonda in Odisha are geographically remote, and therefore almost inaccessible for government service delivery. Villages like RSC-11, RSC-19 and Palangkrai under Rallegada Gram Panchayat are also gravely impacted by extremism, preventing doctors and healthcare from reaching these villages. The cost and commute to reach the nearest […]