How can you help IYFS [India Youth For Society]?
1. Introduce us to your Grandchildren, like-minded, officials, businessmen, companies etc
2. Analyze our activities, criticize, suggest and support
3. Attend, Participate, Involve and indulge
Cycle for brighter future tamil nadu, alampoondi village event dated 15 FEB 2014Lakshya Aakriti Foundation
Charity Cycle ride for an initiative to establish Brighter future education centre in Tamil Nadu, Alampoondi Village. Helping Khadi, Malkha and Hand loom weavers in support of www.weaverswheel.net and Organizing event for Cycle for brighter future campaign by Matt Brice, Australian Athlete and Philanthropist.
Saritsa Foundation recognizes the critical role of youth in creating a responsive society to cope with disasters. Towards this mission, Saritsa Foundation in partnership with Deen Dayal Upadhyay Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India is organizing awareness and preparedness workshops for University staff and student’s on 15th February 2014. The team of experts will prepare the participants to be awareness raisers amongst youth to sensitize Disaster Risk Reduction at societal level.
It is an ongoing mission by Saritsa Foundation to build a momentum to mainstream the people to share information, expertise and local resources as well as imparting education and practical training to make participants to mind map risks to their community and develop viable response mechanism. It is being implemented with minimal resources with commitment, accountability and innovative partnerships.
Community Action For Rural Development Society (CARDS) is a Non-Governmental, Social service organization.CARDS development activities are centered around the downtrodden and oppressed people of backward villages in Gingee, Memalayanur and Vallam Blocks of VillupuramDistrict, Tamil Nadu
How can you help IYFS [India Youth For Society]?
1. Introduce us to your Grandchildren, like-minded, officials, businessmen, companies etc
2. Analyze our activities, criticize, suggest and support
3. Attend, Participate, Involve and indulge
Cycle for brighter future tamil nadu, alampoondi village event dated 15 FEB 2014Lakshya Aakriti Foundation
Charity Cycle ride for an initiative to establish Brighter future education centre in Tamil Nadu, Alampoondi Village. Helping Khadi, Malkha and Hand loom weavers in support of www.weaverswheel.net and Organizing event for Cycle for brighter future campaign by Matt Brice, Australian Athlete and Philanthropist.
Saritsa Foundation recognizes the critical role of youth in creating a responsive society to cope with disasters. Towards this mission, Saritsa Foundation in partnership with Deen Dayal Upadhyay Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India is organizing awareness and preparedness workshops for University staff and student’s on 15th February 2014. The team of experts will prepare the participants to be awareness raisers amongst youth to sensitize Disaster Risk Reduction at societal level.
It is an ongoing mission by Saritsa Foundation to build a momentum to mainstream the people to share information, expertise and local resources as well as imparting education and practical training to make participants to mind map risks to their community and develop viable response mechanism. It is being implemented with minimal resources with commitment, accountability and innovative partnerships.
Community Action For Rural Development Society (CARDS) is a Non-Governmental, Social service organization.CARDS development activities are centered around the downtrodden and oppressed people of backward villages in Gingee, Memalayanur and Vallam Blocks of VillupuramDistrict, Tamil Nadu
This issue of Connect: Our Social Agenda highlights the flurry of activities that have taken place through the Second Quarter. With the year half-way through,we can reflect back at our achievements so far, and look forward to those yet to come. This May, Together Limitless made its public debut with the release of the People with Disabilities Banking Habits report and panel discussion, followed by the launch our first disability-friendly branch! Also launched was a Financial Habits survey to help us assess the financial health our Emirates NBD employees, as well as two campaigns to facilitate fundraising for our community partners.
Ramadan has been an especially busy but rewarding time for all, with over 27 community engagement activities launched across the Bank! Activities ranged from Eid shopping for orphans and story-telling for the elderly to community Iftars, labour camp visits and much more.
Read about these and our other exciting initiatives in the pages to come.
Visually impaired Women and Girls are provided Life Saving Education to build their capacity for survival in disasters by Saritsa Foundation since June 2000. Saritsa Foundation organizes workshop for women and Girls of National Association for Blinds INDIA, MUMBAI on eve of International, National Disaster Reduction Day October, 2013.
Saritsa Foundation has recognized the need to empower persons with disability since year 2000. UNISDR , World Bank and other organizations are now advocating the importance to mainstream disabled people in the process of DRR which was neglected in past. Their participation is crucial to support NGOS like Saritsa Foundation to ensure equal access to Life Saving Education to disabled people to build their capacity to comprehend the risk and how to prepare for it, how to be partners in early warning process, evacuation and relief as well as rehabilitation.
Saritsa Foundation prepares visually impaired girls, women and School children for disasters on eve of International Disaster Reduction day 2013.
Saritsa Foundation conducts 4 workshops on Life Saving Education from 12th October to 30th November.
This workshop for visually impaired girls of Kamla Mehta School for Blind Girls was conducted on 12th October 2013.
Partners for Global Peace is a non profit. We depend on donations and activism and involvement. This presentation is a small portion of our work here at PGP.
What we do is to build up communities and helpm those who wish to form legal sregistered societies in accordance with Pakistani law. We also provide education in the area of environment, basic rights, and how to adequately negotiate with local government and community leaders to finding solutions to the concerns and issues held by the community and society; and hopefully we inspire people to continue on their own efforts to keep what we at PGP help start, may it continue..
10 Ways Credit Unions Can Transform Millennials into MembersCafeGive Social
How can credit unions win big with millennials - the fastest growing consumer segment in US history?
Read this guide for 10 ways to transform millennials into members, with insights from Kim Vu, VP of Community Investment and Social Impact Executive Director, Northwest Credit Union Association (NWCUA)
Ccd - CCD OWNER’S DEATH SPARKS DEBATE ON TAX TERRORISM’Riya Aseef
Café Coffee Day (CCD) is an Indian café chain. V. G. Siddhartha started the café chain in 1993 when he incorporated Coffee Day Global, which is the parent company of CCD. The first CCD outlet was set up on July 11, 1996, at Brigade Road, Bangalore, Karnataka. The rapidly expanded to other cities in India. They source coffee from thousands of small coffee planters. CCD to the youth is a “hangout” spot where they meet people, make conversations, and have a whole lot of fun over steaming cups of great coffee. And thus, it continues to be the most happening places in the city. CCD is now the largest organised retail cafe chain in the country.
In 2010, the logo was changed to the current logo, where the chain repositioned ccd as a place to talk. Along with this they had to change the interiors as well.
The company is vertically integrated to cut costs: from owning the plantations to growing the coffee, making the coffee machines and making the furniture for the outlets.
Coffee Day Exports is one of the largest exporters of green coffee in India, since 1999. They export to the Middle East, Europe and Japan. They have received a UTZ Certification for responsibly growing coffee. Coffee Day Exports strongly believes that their responsibility begins with the origins of the coffee bean - right from ensuring ethical growing practices to packaging and retailing the product for their customers. Coffee Day Exports is one of the largest exporters of green coffee. Also present in Austria, Czech Republic, Egypt, Nepal and Malaysia.
VGS
was the founder of the cafe chain Café Coffee Day and served as its chairman and managing director. He also served on the board of directors of Mindtree, GTV, Liqwid Krystal, Way2wealth Brokers, Coffee Day Natural Resources, and Way2wealth Securities. First entrepreneur in Karnataka to set up a café in 1996. He is considered to be the hardest working entrepreneur. Siddhartha’s stake in Coffee Day Enterprises was 53.93 per cent, of which 75.7 per cent was pledged as of June 2019.
SHANKARAKUDIGE VEERAPPA GANGAIAH HEGDE EDUCATION TRUST
Ccd is giving back to the society with the foundation - SHANKARAKUDIGE VEERAPPA GANGAIAH HEGDE EDUCATION TRUST. Setup in 2002 as a non-profit trust with the mission of "Education for All ", it runs two institutions, Amber Valley Residential School and SVGH Vocational Training College. Their aim is to bridge the gap between the urban and rural youth by training the economically underprivileged and making sure they land placements.
Awards:
• "Entrepreneur of the Year" for 2002–03 by The Economic Times
• "NextGen Entrepreneur" by Forbes India in 2011
On 29 July 2019, Siddhartha went missing. His body was found in the Nethravathi river backwaters two days later. A letter, assumed to be written by Siddhartha addressing the board of directors and staff, was made public in which he takes responsibility for not creating a profitable business model.
Fiinovation Dnote Xpress, Issue #10, Jan 2015Fiinovation
#DNoteXpress : Culture of CSR
Dear Reader,
We are pleased to share with you that the 10th issue of “DNote Xpress” is out.
To find out what's new in this edition, please click - http://bit.ly/1LjtG2A
This issue of Connect: Our Social Agenda highlights the flurry of activities that have taken place through the Second Quarter. With the year half-way through,we can reflect back at our achievements so far, and look forward to those yet to come. This May, Together Limitless made its public debut with the release of the People with Disabilities Banking Habits report and panel discussion, followed by the launch our first disability-friendly branch! Also launched was a Financial Habits survey to help us assess the financial health our Emirates NBD employees, as well as two campaigns to facilitate fundraising for our community partners.
Ramadan has been an especially busy but rewarding time for all, with over 27 community engagement activities launched across the Bank! Activities ranged from Eid shopping for orphans and story-telling for the elderly to community Iftars, labour camp visits and much more.
Read about these and our other exciting initiatives in the pages to come.
Visually impaired Women and Girls are provided Life Saving Education to build their capacity for survival in disasters by Saritsa Foundation since June 2000. Saritsa Foundation organizes workshop for women and Girls of National Association for Blinds INDIA, MUMBAI on eve of International, National Disaster Reduction Day October, 2013.
Saritsa Foundation has recognized the need to empower persons with disability since year 2000. UNISDR , World Bank and other organizations are now advocating the importance to mainstream disabled people in the process of DRR which was neglected in past. Their participation is crucial to support NGOS like Saritsa Foundation to ensure equal access to Life Saving Education to disabled people to build their capacity to comprehend the risk and how to prepare for it, how to be partners in early warning process, evacuation and relief as well as rehabilitation.
Saritsa Foundation prepares visually impaired girls, women and School children for disasters on eve of International Disaster Reduction day 2013.
Saritsa Foundation conducts 4 workshops on Life Saving Education from 12th October to 30th November.
This workshop for visually impaired girls of Kamla Mehta School for Blind Girls was conducted on 12th October 2013.
Partners for Global Peace is a non profit. We depend on donations and activism and involvement. This presentation is a small portion of our work here at PGP.
What we do is to build up communities and helpm those who wish to form legal sregistered societies in accordance with Pakistani law. We also provide education in the area of environment, basic rights, and how to adequately negotiate with local government and community leaders to finding solutions to the concerns and issues held by the community and society; and hopefully we inspire people to continue on their own efforts to keep what we at PGP help start, may it continue..
10 Ways Credit Unions Can Transform Millennials into MembersCafeGive Social
How can credit unions win big with millennials - the fastest growing consumer segment in US history?
Read this guide for 10 ways to transform millennials into members, with insights from Kim Vu, VP of Community Investment and Social Impact Executive Director, Northwest Credit Union Association (NWCUA)
Ccd - CCD OWNER’S DEATH SPARKS DEBATE ON TAX TERRORISM’Riya Aseef
Café Coffee Day (CCD) is an Indian café chain. V. G. Siddhartha started the café chain in 1993 when he incorporated Coffee Day Global, which is the parent company of CCD. The first CCD outlet was set up on July 11, 1996, at Brigade Road, Bangalore, Karnataka. The rapidly expanded to other cities in India. They source coffee from thousands of small coffee planters. CCD to the youth is a “hangout” spot where they meet people, make conversations, and have a whole lot of fun over steaming cups of great coffee. And thus, it continues to be the most happening places in the city. CCD is now the largest organised retail cafe chain in the country.
In 2010, the logo was changed to the current logo, where the chain repositioned ccd as a place to talk. Along with this they had to change the interiors as well.
The company is vertically integrated to cut costs: from owning the plantations to growing the coffee, making the coffee machines and making the furniture for the outlets.
Coffee Day Exports is one of the largest exporters of green coffee in India, since 1999. They export to the Middle East, Europe and Japan. They have received a UTZ Certification for responsibly growing coffee. Coffee Day Exports strongly believes that their responsibility begins with the origins of the coffee bean - right from ensuring ethical growing practices to packaging and retailing the product for their customers. Coffee Day Exports is one of the largest exporters of green coffee. Also present in Austria, Czech Republic, Egypt, Nepal and Malaysia.
VGS
was the founder of the cafe chain Café Coffee Day and served as its chairman and managing director. He also served on the board of directors of Mindtree, GTV, Liqwid Krystal, Way2wealth Brokers, Coffee Day Natural Resources, and Way2wealth Securities. First entrepreneur in Karnataka to set up a café in 1996. He is considered to be the hardest working entrepreneur. Siddhartha’s stake in Coffee Day Enterprises was 53.93 per cent, of which 75.7 per cent was pledged as of June 2019.
SHANKARAKUDIGE VEERAPPA GANGAIAH HEGDE EDUCATION TRUST
Ccd is giving back to the society with the foundation - SHANKARAKUDIGE VEERAPPA GANGAIAH HEGDE EDUCATION TRUST. Setup in 2002 as a non-profit trust with the mission of "Education for All ", it runs two institutions, Amber Valley Residential School and SVGH Vocational Training College. Their aim is to bridge the gap between the urban and rural youth by training the economically underprivileged and making sure they land placements.
Awards:
• "Entrepreneur of the Year" for 2002–03 by The Economic Times
• "NextGen Entrepreneur" by Forbes India in 2011
On 29 July 2019, Siddhartha went missing. His body was found in the Nethravathi river backwaters two days later. A letter, assumed to be written by Siddhartha addressing the board of directors and staff, was made public in which he takes responsibility for not creating a profitable business model.
Fiinovation Dnote Xpress, Issue #10, Jan 2015Fiinovation
#DNoteXpress : Culture of CSR
Dear Reader,
We are pleased to share with you that the 10th issue of “DNote Xpress” is out.
To find out what's new in this edition, please click - http://bit.ly/1LjtG2A
Fiinovation - The World And Climate ChangeFiinovation
Governments arrived in Lima on a wave of positive news and optimism resulting from the climate action announcements of the European Union, China and the United States to the scaling up of pledges for the Green Climate Fund. They leave Lima on a fresh wave of positivity towards Paris with a range of key decisions agreed and action-agendas launched, including on how to better scale up and finance adaptation, alongside actions on forests and education. ” – Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Dear Readers,
The 22nd issue of Dnote Xpress is out!
The May issue highlights the urgent necessity to conserve our water resources to combat the adverse effects of climate change.
As the country is facing severe water crisis due to successive years of drought, it has become important for us to focus on creating rain water harvesting structures in drought ridden areas that will ensure availability of surface water for drinking and agricultural purposes.
The issue explains the drought situation and suggests recommendations which can be implemented.
Kindly click the link to download your copy.
The report is an Outcome Report of the programme “Mahila Sahyogi” undertaken by Unicharm India Private Limited as their CSR initiative in Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The programme is being implemented by
GlobalHunt Foundation. All the findings presented in the report are based on field visits, data analysis and interaction with the community undertaken by the teams of both Unicharm India Private Limited and GlobalHunt Foundation. The purpose
of the report is to present the outcome of the project within the community.
Save The Girl Child and prevent Gender Selection by Supporting Laadli - Popul...Population First - Laadli
About Laadli
Laadli, A girl child campaign is Population First's campaign against sex selection and falling sex ratio.Join us by making your pledge against female feticide
http://laadli.org/
Our Objectives
1. Creating awareness that sex selection is a crime
2. Making each one in the community feel that sex selection is not a private choice, but a public issue
3. Empowering individuals and communities to voice their disapproval and to initiate action against offenders
Gender sensitization presides over gender sensitivity, the modification of behavior by raising awareness of gender equality concerns. This can be achieved by conducting various sensitization campaigns, training , workshop, programs etc.
Annual Report 2020-2021
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Fiinovation - Dnote Xpress, Issue 1, April 2014Fiinovation
We are delighted to share with you our first edition of the newsletter: DNote Xpress. This informative bulletin is an effort to make CSR and development news accessible to all. It includes a crisp summary of the work done by Fiinovation over the last month and provides our take on a few development initiatives and innovations.
We See Tomorrow in Today's Child - Save the Children.pptxSomaoJoe
Witness the potential of today's child in shaping a better tomorrow. Support Save the Children and be a part of a brighter future.
https://www.savethechildren.in/sci-in/publication/bc10535c-4195-4209-b7bd-e52c722b133f.pdf
Annual Report 2017-2018 - Nav Shristi
Contact with Us
Our Office Address
Khasra No.306/3, Neb Sarai village, Near Holy Chowk, IGNOU Main Rd, Pocket E, Bees Sutri Harijan Basti, Sainik Farm, New Delhi, Delhi 110068
Call for Help
+91-8448693484
+91-011-65432002
Mail Us
navsrishti1994@gmail.com
Safer Bengal For Women - A Social Campaign by Reetwika BanerjeeLiteroma Inc.
Safer Bengal For Women - A social campaign launched by REETWIKA BANERJEE, State President of Public Safety & Security Council (WB), Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Ideas presented by Himanshu Rawal.
Similar to Dnote Xpress, Issue #12, March' 2015 (20)
Strategic CSR & Sustainability Summit 2017 by FiinovationFiinovation
Fiinovation- A global consulting company operating in multiple disciplines of social development sector with emphasis on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability.
Fiinovation ties up with Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for organizing blood do...Fiinovation
In contibuation to its endeavour and unwavering commitment to serve the comminity, Fiinovation, a leading research based consultancy in CSR, organised it's 4th Annual Blood Donation Camp with Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital at Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III, New Delhi. The camp was organised in line with their objective of bringing social change and impact.
Here are the few glimpses of the Fiinovation foundation day celebration and blood dontion camp
Fiinovation celebrates International Day of PeaceFiinovation
The International Day of Peace is observed by millions of people across the globe including governments, NGOs, civil societies etc. by organizing and engaging in diverse activities related to peace for spreading the message of harmony. The various activities often includes, events related to peace education, meditation and prayer, planting trees, concerts, yoga classes, marches and slogans spreading message of peace, community gatherings, workshops on UN Sustainable Goals etc.
Fiinovation webinar on Social Enterprises through Affirmative Action Fiinovation
The only way to create a world with no need for affirmative action i.e no human disparity, is possible via adoption of practices which are affirmed and unbiased for all.
Gauging the potential that the sector holds, Fiinovation and CII have come together for a webinar, second in the series, on Social Enterprises and Affirmative Action. It aims to highlight how social enterprises can bring in the much needed social impact, leading to effective participation in decision making while realising their civil, cultural, economical and social rights in all arenas of life on the basis of non-discrimination.
Fiinovation webinar on Promotion of Livelihood through Affirmative Action & C...Fiinovation
Based on the fact that majority of the people below the poverty line belong to the backward communities, it is important to create sustainable livelihood opportunities for them through development initiatives. As these communities remain vulnerable due to lack of opportunities, skills, education, finance etc, they keep entangling themselves in the viscous circle of poverty. Livelihood generation for these communities remain a cause of concern with widespread discrimination, climate change, no social security and other such constraints. Therefore, the alignment between the affirmative action, CSR and livelihood is crucial to not only target the right beneficiaries but also eradication of poverty.
If the SC/ST communities are provided with adequate skill, infrastructure, resources and finance, it will help India achieve the set national goals of skill development, inclusive growth and higher GDP. Keeping in mind the role of corporations in generation of employment opportunities for the communities, the webinar will focus on the need to promote livelihood initiatives through affirmative action and CSR. The webinar will also highlight the benefits of inclusive development and how corporations can lead the change.
Webinar Objectives:
Understanding the alignment between CSR and Affirmative Action
Exploring Livelihood Opportunities for SC/ST youth
Highlighting the role of corporations in CSR and Affirmative Action
Understanding how Livelihood initiatives can be linked to CSR and Affirmative Action
Key Takeaways:
Insights of the Livelihood Sector
Knowledge on CSR in India
Understanding methods to maximise CSR impact
Target Audience:
CEO's, COO's, Heads of PSU's, Heads of Organisations, HR Heads, CSR Heads, Heads of Educational Institutions, NGOs
Presented by Mr. Soumitro Chakraborty - CEO - Fiinovation
Motivated by the need to bring about constructive and meaningful social change, Soumitro Chakraborty, created a niche in the CSR and Sustainability industry and established Fiinovation in 2008. He has strategized and implemented CSR and Sustainability programs across India in partnership with various corporations and NGOs working in the field of health, environment, education and livelihood. He is also a visiting faculty to some institutions like the Institute of Directors for 'Sustainability - Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility'. He has participated at various events as a panelist, speaker, jury and moderator, and has also contributed his views on CSR & Sustainability in numerous publications.
Fiinovation Webinar on Poverty, Climate Change & Affirmative ActionFiinovation
Eradication of poverty has been the major focus of the UN member countries from past three decades. Despite significant efforts, a large segment of the world population still lives below the UN poverty line of $1.25 per day. One major threat to the efforts of poverty eradication is the growing concerns of global warming. Already the consequences of climate change can be seen with unpredictable weather changes, insufficient rains, severe droughts and the fast melting galciers. India is probably facing the worst water crisis in its history after two successive years of less monsoons. Marathawada in Maharashtra, North Karnataka and parts of Telangana are living at the mercy of the state and central government with no water left to drink or irrigate. Dams in Marathwada has only 3% water left in them. This water crisis is affecting not only the people and economy but also livestock and cattle which are valuable assets for the poor farmers. Understanding the gravity of the situation it can be said that India needs to focus not only on mitigating risks of climate change but also ensure development of opportunities to reduce vulnerability of the poor.
Dnote Xpress: If it looks green doesn't mean it is greenFiinovation
Dear readers,
The 19th issue of Dnote Xpress is out!!!
Religious festivals are innate part of our lives. In fact these festivals are a way of passing our cultural heritage from one generation to another. However, these festivals have a deep impact on our environment. Some of the practices like burning firecrackers, immersing offerings in the river etc create much pollution. Initially traditional festivals were about cleaning our homes and enhancing the natural beauty around us. With time these festivals have become highly unsustainable in nature.
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Fiinovation Forging Partnerships Between Corporations and CSOsFiinovation
The corporations including SMEs have today realized the necessity of developing the society in which it operates, besides generating profit. This has increased their involvement in lending funds for improvement of the community at large. However, their good deeds face bottlenecks due to lack of expertise in monitoring, implementation and evaluation of utilization of funds, which are crucial in assessing whether any real change is being brought on ground. Similarly , the CSOs or the organizations working for societal development on ground are unable to implement the projects, and thus, are forced to discontinue their operations.
Dnote Xpress - Young India Where the Mind is Without FearFiinovation
Dear Readers,
The 17th issue of Dnote Xpress is out!
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The biggest asset of this country are its citizens who time and time again have provided many glories to rejoice upon. We have left our mark in the fields of science, sports, arts, business and literature. We have progressed in every sector from agriculture to rocket science. Today, we are one of the fastest growing economies in the world and with the increasing number of entrepreneurs and technological advancements; our future surely looks to be bright. But, we still have a long way to go in recapturing the past glory of an India when it was once referred as the 'Golden Bird'.
Regards,
Team Fiinovation
India CSR Features Fiinovation CEO as 'CSR Leader of Tomorrow'Fiinovation
Dear Reader, It gives us immense pleasure to share with you that India CSR, India's news portal in the domain of CSR, has featured Mr. Soumitro Chakraborty, CEO, Fiinovation as the 'CSR Leader of Tomorrow'.
Dear Reader,
The 14th Issue of DNote Xpress is out!
This edition of DNote Xpress is dedicated to 'Ecotourism – Making India Incredible' keeping in mind the opportunity to promote tourism as an alternate revenue generation activity, aligning with conservation measures in eco sensitive
zones. We, at Fiinovation, take pride in India's rich biodiversity, ecosystems and cultural heritage, and understand that it should not only be protected but
promoted as well.
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DNote Xpress, Issue 13, April 2015
Dear Reader, The 13th issue of "DNote Xpress" is out!!! The theme for this issue is "Earthquake Striking The Seismic
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Fiinovation Launched Power Of Bangles Campaign for Men on Women's DayFiinovation
As part of the campaign, Fiinovation organized a selfie contest primarily for men, who were asked to share selfies wearing bangles along with a message.
Corporate Social Responsibility - FiinovationFiinovation
Fiinovation understands evolution of industries leads to organized economies. Gradually, the focus of the corporations shifted from a demand-supply relationship to marketing themselves among the target audience in order to sustain them among increased competition. Fiinovation believes the consumers in advancing economies entrust a brand which contributes towards improvement of their society.
Fiinovation Adjudged CSR Team of the Year & Caring Company at World CSR DayFiinovation
Fiinovation - The 'green' carpet was rolled out for business leaders and industry stalwarts at the much-awaited World CSR Day organised by World CSR Con-gress.
What is the point of small housing associations.pptxPaul Smith
Given the small scale of housing associations and their relative high cost per home what is the point of them and how do we justify their continued existance
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
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By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
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1. Issue: #12 | March 2015
THE QUESTION ISN’T
WHO’S GOING TO LET ME;
www.fiinova on.co.in
In this issue:
Fiinovation Adjudged CSR
Team of the Year & Caring
Company at World CSR Day
Fiinovation Launched
#PowerOfBangles
Campaign for Men on
Women's Day
Empowerment of Women
The FutureRoadmap
ONGC: Empowering Women
through CSR
Fiinobservation of National Days
Special Edition On
Women Empowerment
2. This month has been completely dedicated to the sign of strength, patience and
tolerance in the societal framework that is to the women of the society. Working
in the social development sector gave me and my colleagues an opportunity with
women centric issues and challenges.
Amidst this talk of empowerment, we completely forgot the kind of victimization
and the kind of feeble situation and circumstances that the women have to go
through in the larger parts of the country, and I do not intend to keep the urban
areas away from the rural ones. It's true that the fairer gender has travelled a lot
from times immemorial to achieve what they have today but in real terms
development cannot be complete in nature till the last woman standing is taken
care of.
It is not only hunger or poverty that encircles and denes apathy but domestic
and physical abuse is also one of the predominant threats that they face. This is
common between women traveling to space and women of Korava Tribe.
I think as a cultural dynasty we are slowly forgetting the very fundamental of
society that stands strong on its capacity to respect womanhood. With the rise
in crimes against women, I sometimes think India's development is a delusion.
Until and unless we realize the importance of womanhood in our society and our
lives, and the fact that a society is only as strong as its women, it would be
difcult for our future generations to have a strong fundamental.
I dedicate this month and my views to a strong, respectful and a commanding
identity of the overall womanhood.
Warm Regards
Soumitro Chakraborty
Mr. Soumitro Chakraborty
CEO, Fiinova on (Innova ve Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd.)
From the
CEO’s Desk
01
3. 02
Fiinovation Adjudged CSR Team of the Year
& Caring Company at World CSR Day
The 'green' carpet was rolled out for business leaders and industry stalwarts at the much-
awaited World CSR Day organised by World CSR Congress. The two-day event held across
February 17-18, 2015 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai, hosted Global Excellence & Leadership
Award and '50 Most Caring Companies Awards' on February 18 to recognise companies
that have best practice in Corporate Social Responsibility and that have the best corporate
citizenship respectively. The moment of glory for Fiinovation, a research consultancy in CSR
& Sustainability domain, arrived when it was conferred with ‘CSR Team of the Year’ and
‘Caring Company Award’ in separate ceremonies during theevent.
On winning the coveted Awards, Mr. Soumitro Chakraborty, Chief Executive Ofcer,
Fiinovation, said, "I appreciate the initiative to bridge and cultivate the partnership between
corporations and non-prot organizations through CSR, thus enabling inclusive growth in
the social development sector at large. I am really humbled and honoured for the gesture,
conferring Fiinovation with the 'CSR Team of the Year' and 'Caring Company Award'. On
behalf of my organization, I would like to thank the Jury for the same. My sincere gratitude
to the Jury and Council Members of the World CSR Congress for considering, appreciating
and recommending our efforts."
The Global CSR Excellence & Leadership Awards is into its 4th edition and has been
recognising the contribution of companies that have the best practice in CSR domain. The
Caring Companies Award aims at cultivating good corporate citizenship. It is specically
geared to encourage strategic partnerships among businesses and non-prot
organizations tocreate a more cohesive society.
Prior to the Awards ceremony, Mr. Chakraborty moderated the session on 'Innovative Approaches to CSR' and touched upon crucial topics on
CSR and sustainability. The event also witnessed active participation from audience who got an opportunity to interact with other industry
leaders such as Yogesh Dhingra, COO & CFO, Blue Dart Express Limited; Col Prakash Tewari (Retd), Group Vice President CSR and Education,
Jindal Steel and Power Limited; Mohini Daljeet Singh, Chief Executive, Max India Foundation; Mr. Torben Due, Country Director, United Nations
World Food Programme amongst others.
In the past, Fiinovation has received 'Manager of the Year' & 'Best Enterprise of the Year - in the eld of Health, Education, Environment and
Livelihood with a focus on CSR & Sustainability' Awards by the European Business Assembly (Socrates Award Ceremony, Summit of Leaders in
2014) at Oxford Town Hall, United Kingdom. Apart from this, it was adjudged the 'Best Social Innovation: Product or Service' 2014 at the World
CSR Day.
4. 03
Fiinovation Launched #PowerOfBangles
Campaign for Men on Women's Day
A unique campaign was launched on the occasion of International Women's Day that
focused on engaging men rather than women. Initiated by Fiinovation (Innovative
Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd.), the campaign #PowerOfBangles (No longer a sign of
weakness) aimed at breaking stereotypes against women and sensitizing men that
wearing a bangle is not a sign of weakness. As part of the campaign, Fiinovation
organized a sele contest primarily for men, who were asked to share seles
wearing bangles along with a message. The campaign kicked off on March 02, 2015
across social media platforms and on radio and ended on March 13, 2015. The
winners of the contest were declared on March 14, 2015 online and their
testimonialswereaired on Radio City91.1FMon March15,2015.
The highlight of the campaign was a chat show with Virender Sehwag and Mr. Soumitro Chakraborty, Chief Executive Ofcer, Fiinovation, where
they shared their views on the campaign and women empowerment on Radio City 91.1 FM. The chat show was aired on March 15, 2015. The most
dangerous opening batsman to have played for India, Virender Sehwag came forward to support the campaign and shared how the women in his life
helped himrealisehisdream and continue todo so even today.
On the campaign, Mr. Soumitro Chakraborty, said, "Women empowerment has been a burning issue around the world. What is required is to
change the mindset of the society and the men in general. This is what forms the genesis of our campaign. The #PowerOfBangles is an initiative
that attempts to focus on men and not on women as the need is to change the perception that men seem to have for women. We hope that by
running such a campaign, we have laid down a foundation for a better future where women realise their self-worth and men are able to support
withoutany bias.”
The popular Hindi idiom “Maine choodiyan nahi pehen rakhi hai” (Translation: I am not wearing bangles - I am not weak) was the trigger of the
campaign that led up to “Choodiyan pehen rakhi hai toh kya!” (Translation: So what if I am wearing bangles!). What is worth noting is the fact
that the idiom is used only by men to show their machismo while carrying an obvious reference to women. Since bangles are worn by women, the
campaign encouraged men to participate in the contest and show that wearing bangles does not make them any less of a man. Through this, they
also got an opportunity tostand up for the women intheirlives.
The #PowerOfBangles contest received enthusiastic response on social media platforms and from the listeners of popular radio channel Radio City
91.1 FM, who also participated in the contest. The winners of the contest conducted on radio were announced daily for four consecutive days.
Fiinovation also reached out touniversities and collegesacross Delhitoengage youth inthisthought-provoking campaign.
ŸIndia has limited experience with regards to induction of women in the armed
forces. The rst batch had joined in 1992. Lieutenant General Punita Arora is
the rst woman in India to don the second highest rank i.e. Lieutenant General
of Indian Armed Forces.
ŸIndian women constitute a major work force in the agricultural sector. If you
take the whole of India, more than 71% of women work as agricultural
labourers which come to 82% when it is conned to rural India only. This
means morewomen areinvolved in sowing, weeding, harvesting, carrying etc.
ŸOn March 09, 2010, one day after International Women's Day, Rajya Sabha
passed the Women's Reservation Bill, ensuring 33% reservation to women in
Parliament and statelegislativebodies.
ŸAround 603 million women live in countries where domestic violence is not yet
considered a crime.
ŸAccording to the Guardian, just 7% of reported rapes in the U.K. resulted in
convictions during 2011-12. In Sweden, the conviction rate is as low as 10%.
France had a conviction rate of 25% in 2006. Among these nations, India had
24.2% conviction rate in2012.
Food for Thought...
Ÿ"The day will come when men will recognize women as their peer, not only
at the reside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will
there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that
shall resultin thehighest development of therace."
-Susan B. Anthony
Ÿ"The greatest gift to man is woman, but the greatest gift to woman is
herself."
-C.C. Campbell
Ÿ"I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which
women have achieved."
-B. R. Ambedkar
Ÿ"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a
woman."
-Margaret Thatcher
Ÿ"Extremists have shown what frightens them the most: a girl with a
book."
- Malala Yousafzai
Hear the Inuencers Speak...
5. 04
Empowerment of Women
The Future Roadmap
In the words of the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee, "Women are the silent backbone of the
Indian economy". This is true for the simple reason that they account for 48.5 per cent (Census India
2011) of the total population of India. Today, Indian women are successful in various roles such as
entrepreneurs, farmers, researchers, scholars, artists, soldiers, homemakers, heads of states – the
list is endless. They walk shoulder to shoulder under the sun in agricultural elds for food security, in
construction industry for building infrastructure, in healthcare and in other service industries,
contributing to India's GDP. I believe, without them, the societal and political system would fail,
economies willcollapse,whilehouseholds and communitieswillfallapart.
Yet, women are often considered as second class citizens. It has taken ages for us to realize that we
need to work towards their empowerment, safety, education, rights, healthcare and livelihood among
other issues. India's efforts towards realising women empowerment and gender equality have been
dismal. From unsatisfactory sex ratio to increasing number of rapes, our efforts have not been in line
with global standards. More than 210 million Indian women lack the basic ability to read and write.
Presently, only 39 per cent of Indian women are formally employed, compared to 81 per cent of Indian
men and 71 per cent of Chinese women. The percentage of women in Indian politics is also poor with
11.2 per cent in Lok Sabha and 10.6 per cent in Rajya Sabha. Apart from this, the status of women in
other socialdevelopment indicators remains an area of concern for theIndian government.
I understand that a nation that treats its women as equal to men is more safe, stable and prosperous.
Therefore, we should work towards their empowerment, equality, liberty and dignity. The government
of India and its citizens can adopt the following measures to improve the status of women in the
country.
Ÿ Investing in theireducation for theirempowerment.
Ÿ Men need to be more cognizant of their approach and behaviour towards women and support them
todismantlebarriers toeconomy,politicsand culture.
Ÿ The government of India should work towards a holistic approach to address safety concerns, and
providing them with opportunities for and access to education, skill development, entrepreneurship
and employment.
Ÿ Improve accesstohealthcareand basic sanitation facilities
Ÿ Facilitatenancial independence tohelp themlead theirlifewithdignity and respect
Ÿ Creating opportunities for them for enhanced participation of women in matters of national and
socialinterest
Ÿ Considering suggestions and recommendations by women and including it in decisions, strategies,
plans and policies
Ÿ Promotion and expansion of the best policies and schemes of states for empowerment of women in
other states
As a nation, we should reafrm ourselves to ensure gender equity and women empowerment in India
and facilitate them with realisation of their self-worth and potential, leading to meaningful contribution
in allaspects of India's development.
- Rahul Choudhury
7. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Empowering Women through CSR
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), the Indian multinational Oil and Natural Gas PSU company,
headquartered in Dehradun is the second largest publicly traded company in India. It is India's largest oil and gas
exploration and production company. It produces around 69% of India's crude oil (equivalent to around 30% of
the country's total demand) and around 62% of its natural gas. The company has actively organized
programmes for empowerment of women as part of their CSR initiatives. The initiatives taken by the company
have been widely appreciated and awarded also. These initiatives are taken up by the company independently as
wellas incollaboration withother organizations. The three initiativeson women empowermentby ONGC are:
SNAPSHOT
Revenue -Rs842.01billion(FY13-14)Ÿ
Owner-Governmentof IndiaŸ
Number of employees –34000Ÿ
Market Capitalization –Rs4 trillionŸ
Operations –17 CountriesŸ
Project Utkarsh (Year of Establishment: 2011 - 2012)
Objective: To increase livelihood opportunities for rural women by imparting skill training for
starting business
Process:
Ÿ Creating awareness about livelihood opportunities among the community
Ÿ Capacity building of women through skilldevelopment trainings
Ÿ Promotion and facilitationof entrepreneurship opportunities for women
Implementation Area: Sibasagar
Outcome: 400 women were trained in one year in skillsliketailoring, softtoy
making etc.withlinkages for incomegeneration as wellas training theelderly
invocations likegoatery,piggery,mushroom cultivationetc.with
established forward and backward linkages
ONGC & NSTFDC's - Hasthkargha Prashikshan
(Year of Establishment: 2011 - 2012)
Objective: To provide training for making market driven products like curtains, cushion
cover,stolesetc.whileproviding design inputs, creditlinkage and market linkage
Process:
Ÿ Assessmentof skillsof economicallyweak tribal women handloom artisans
Ÿ Intervention for enhancing skillsof women in handloom
Ÿ Building linkages for market exposure of under skilledwomen in thetarget area
Implementation Area:Assam
Outcome: Around 100 tribal handloom artisans were trained in the
improvised handloom equipments including intricate designs for catering to
wider markets
ONGC - GICEIT Computer Center
(Year of Establishment: 2011 - 2012)
Objective: To provide employment oriented computer training to underprivileged boys
and girls
Process:
Ÿ To provide employment oriented computer training to underprivileged boys and
girls
Ÿ Facilitationof employment based computer training toyoung boys and girls
Ÿ Certication of computer education after assessing the knowledge after
thetraining programme.
Implementation Area: Nearby operational areas of ONGC
Outcome: More than 1400 boys and girls were trained in these
centres in 2011-12
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- Karan Pundir
8. 07
International Women's Day
8 March
World Water Day
22ⁿ March
World Tuberculosis Day
24 March
Fiinobservation of National Days
#PowerOfBangles Contest Winners’ Testimonial
Water is the most essential requirement for
survival of mankind. To mark its importance,
World Water Day is observed across the
globe on 22nd March to focus on the 750
million people who lack access to safe water.
It is a day to raise awareness on
conservation and management of water for
the future generations. Every year, the day is
observed with a certain theme. The theme
for 2015 is 'Water and Sustainable
Development' that lays emphasis on the fact
that water is crucial for sustainable
development. The theme also acknowledges
linkage of water with other sectors such as
health, energy and urbanization among
others which are important for the future we
want.
Water crisis is an issue not only in remotest
rural areas but urban centers as well. As one
in two people live in cities, there is a huge
demand for drinking water. In the years to
come, billions of people will move to urban
areas and the present water infrastructure
will implode. We need to manage and
conserve water for sustainable returns, if
we want our children to have access to clean
water.
In 1910, at an International conference
(Copenhagen, Denmark), Luise Zietz, a
German Socialist suggested observance of
International Woman's Day. Around 100
women delegates from 17 countries gave
their consent on the idea of promoting
equality for women.
International Women's Day was observed
for the rst time in 1911 in Austria,
Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.
In 1977, the United Nations General
Assembly invited its member states to
mark March 8 as the United Nations day
for women's rights and world peace. Based
on the theme for 2015, Fiinovation
initiated the campaign #PowerOfBangles.
The initiative was an attempt to sensitise
men against stereotypes prevalent in
society and encouraged men to come
forward and support women. The
celebrated Indian cricketer Virender
Sehwag supported the campaign by
lending his views on women empowerment
on a chat show aired on Radio City 91.1
FM.
Robert Koch, a German Physician and
microbiologist, found the causal agents
(mycobacterium) of Tuberculosis (TB). His
declaration on the causal agents and
ndings on the epidemic won him the
Nobel Prize in Physiology and medicine in
1905.
To mark one hundredth anniversaries of
Robert Koch's ndings on curing
Tuberculosis, International Union against
Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (IUATLD)
declared 24th March as World
Tuberculosis Day. The yearlong effort of
IUATLD and WHO, under the theme
“Defeat TB: Now and Forever”, was
acknowledged by WHO. Many other
organisations along with WHO decided to
promote World Tuberculosis Day. The
year 1998 proved to be a remarkable one,
as many countries united to ght against
the disease as part of STOP TB Day.
Since then, 24th March is celebrated
every year by people across the globe. It is
celebrated to generate awareness about
the epidemic and the steps taken to
uproot it. Fiinovation believes that with
effective preventive and curative
measures and monitoring, India can win
the ght against thisepidemic.
The tender mother;The mischievous sister;
The adorable daughter or the vivacious lover.
Each bangle is a sparkle of the exuberance of
womanhood#PowerOfBangles
Nayan Kanti Majumdar
Women are the stronger ones... they've
always been...... and instead of expecting
them to match up to us, it's time for us
men to match up to a fraction of their
power #PowerOfBangles
Garvit Bhandari
9. Tweets of The Month
08
Imran Khan@ImranKhanPTI
Women are thevanguard of change &development. PTIcommitted toempowering womenin the work place &the home. Our dharnaempowered women.
Anandiben Patel
@anandibenpatel
This Int’l Women’s Day,
we as a nation should
resolve to work twd
changing our mindset
& uphold dignity of
women as attributed
in our culture
Anupam Kher@AnupamPkher
I am a sum total of all
the women who played a
great role in shaping’
up my life. Thank you.And a very HappyWomen'sDay. Jai Ho.:)
Alia Bhatt @aliaa08
We are stronger than
people think we are. We
are MORE than equal!
More power to all the
women/girls out there!!!
#HappyWomensDay
Amitabh Bachchan @SrBachchan
T 1782 - 'Woman's Day' .. ?? A
single day dedicated to women ?
But a woman dedicates every
day of her life !!!
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