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Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh (MP)MP celebrates the ‘Shala Praveshotsav’ or school enrolment fest every year in both urban and rural parts of the State. This initiative is a drive to celebrate the child’s first steps into school, to mark the beginning of their academic journey. It is also an occasion to boost the morale of those […]

Essar Foundation collaborated with the District Panchayat in Devbhoomi Dwarka to organise five cataract check-up and operation camps at various locations. 20 July 2016, Devbhoomi Dwarka:Essar Foundation collaborated with the District Panchayat in Devbhoomi Dwarka to organise five cataract check-up and operation camps at various locations. The camps were set up at Khambhalia, Dwarka, Bhanvad, […]

Essar Foundation recently supported the setting up of iLabss – an interactive, digital learning lab to aid the development of soft skills of the students of ITI Khambhaliya. The lab was inaugurated by the Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Govt. of Gujarat, Smt. Vasuben Trivedi. In her address to the students, she […]

Most CSR organizations have public health as a major area of intervention. Public health in India is a massive area requiring sustained resources, improved service delivery and integrated action. There are several issues concerning public health and the role of corporates in the space. Therefore, there was a felt need to hold a series of […]

Essar Foundation’s Knowledge Series CSR practitioners are impacted by a plethora of internal and external challenges in functioning within an environment of complexities. Beginning with forging sustainedrelationships with stakeholders, maintaining relevance with local context. Managing accentuated and often conflicting government expectations from CSR in view of the new CSR law is another complex area. Besides, […]

19th – 20th May, 2016, SuratThe third edition of the Essar Freedom Cup, a cricket tournament for the differently-abled, was held on 19th and 20th May, 2016 at Lal Bhai Contractor Stadium in Surat. The event was organised by Essar Foundation and Essar Steel India Limited, Hazira, in association with the Viklang Kalyan Society Trust, […]

In line with its philosophy of improving the quality of life of the communities living in and around its area of operations, Essar Foundation, along with Essar Power, MP limited, partnered with the local health department, to organise a health check-up camp. The camps were set up in Bandhaura, Khairahi, Nagwa and Karsualal villages, in […]

Essar Foundation organised its 18th Knowledge Series roundtable along with John Snow, Inc., India, a renowned global non-profit that specialises in public health. The event examined India’s public health landscape and explored global best practices in the sector. This was the first in a series of three roundtables under the title “Improving Public Health in […]

Hailing from a community that doesn’t set much store by education, Aasiya is waging a war against convention. She is among the many young women who work at Essar Foundation-established Salaai Stitching Centre in Salaya in Gujarat’s Devbhumi Dwarka district. But Aasiya is also the only one among her peers to understand the value of […]

A year ago, Essar Foundation and Essar Steel Hazira supported the New Civil Hospital in Surat in setting up Gujarat’s first Hemophilia Day Care Centre. The centre was inaugurated on April 24 last year. The Hemophilia Day Care Centre at Surat addresses the needs of over 600 patients a day. These patients are treated free […]