The document summarizes the community programs and social initiatives of HCL Foundation. It discusses how HCL Foundation is supported by employee contributions and aims to empower communities through various programs focused on education, skills training, livelihood support, and advocacy. Key programs discussed include HCL Gurukul which provides after-school tutoring and education support to youth, HCL Yuvakendra which offers skills training and digital literacy courses, and sustainable livelihood programs that provide vocational training and entrepreneurship opportunities to women. The foundation has positively impacted over 190,000 individuals through its work.

1. HCL Foundation
Touching Lives. Spreading Smiles.

2. Power of One – Powered By HCLites
Our community programs are
founded on the belief that it is
all about the “Power of 1” –
the power of 1 Rupee, the
power of 1 day of volunteer
work, the power of unified
employee minds and hearts to
transform the society.
HCL Foundation is a Corporate Social
Responsibility Trust, supported by Employees’
contribution of Re 1 / day and matched by HCL.
All programs are implemented with support from
employee voluntary group called the
At HCL Technologies, we take pride in our
'Employees First' culture. When HCLites
expressed the desire to reach out to the
less privileged and give back to society, we
ensured that a professional entity was
created to achieve the same.
Community Champions.
ECO = Environment + Community: We
believe, that engaging with
communities will help us meet with
environment goals, and through
communities we can “rebalance”
resources for the future.

3. 640 - Sustainable
livelihood
opportunities
created
Partnership with UNICEF to provide life
skills training by HCLites. 3,200 students
covered till now
77,000 + children
and women covered
under “Chupi Todo” –
Break the silence
Power of 1 - Our Community Focus and Impact
Community Development Programs
HCL Gurukul
Enables children and
youth in the age group
of 11 – 17 years,
residing in semi urban
areas to advance their
education and skills.
HCL Yuvakendra
Empowers Youth
through Training and
Skills Development for
Employment , personality
development, career
grooming and digital
literacy
Nurture the Future
Empower women,
Differently-abled and
youth through
sustainable livelihood
including, rehabilitation
and bridge schools.
Community Giving
Friend in Need
Help our supply
chain
community
through welfare
schemes.
Just Like Us
Reach out to sections
of the society that
needs human touch.
(Senior citizens,
orphaned children and
terminally ill persons)
Social Recycling
Everyday collection of
used clothes,
stationery, books toys,
etc. to be distributed to
those in need, including
victims of natural
disasters
Advocacy Causes
Protection of Child
Rights
Women Safety and
Wellbeing
Environment
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
1,91,000+ persons covered
60,000+ direct beneficiaries
0% school
dropouts; 5.4%
better results in
School exams
595
youth rehabilitated
and placed in
schools; 1,200
covered in
workshops
19,950+ volunteers,
1,60,,000+ volunteer hours
38,000 + HCLites contribute Re 1/day
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4. How we implement Power of One (Po1)
Po1 activities are taken forward by
Community Champions Role of Community Champions:
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 Community Champions spend a day, a weekend in various
programs adopted. They bring along a new colleague every
weekend, thus improving the number of volunteers for any
cause
 Volunteers involve themselves in mentoring programs, life
skill development training, organising creative programs for
the well-being of youth and in supporting the supply chain
community
 Advocate strongly for issues close to their heart
Impact:
 Volunteers are a great inspiration for the youth in the
community by creating a change in their lives, in terms of
education and also for a better career.
 Recreational activities that are conducted as a part of “Just
Like Us”, help bring more smiles in the communities.
 Community programs are an effective way of team building,
and grooming of leadership skills among employees
Management
Team Work
Community
Champions
_Po1 Leaders
Creating new leaders and facilitating team work through Po1

5. HCL Gurukul (Youth Centers)
Objectives: To promote awareness amongst less privileged children and youth about the opportunities for growth available to
them. All the below programs are designed to bridge the gap in opportunities between rural, semi-urban and urban areas
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INVESTING IN YOUTH
Professional training and
opportunities to show the
talent in HCL events.
After-school tuitions are
conducted to excel well in
their studies
Motivational classes are
conducted for
improvement in
academics and coping
with exam stress
Counselling services are offered
for youth with stress, family issues,
youth addicted to drugs and also
behavioural problems
Courses like basic computer
applications, soft skills, home
care, nursing, tailoring & retail
are offered through which the
youths are employed
Access to computer
education and training .
After-school Coaching
Mentoring
Psycho-Social Support
Skill Development
Sports, Arts & Culture
IT labs
28,900+
Youth in the age group 13-20
years benefitted from “after-school”
programs
595
Youths have been
rehabilitated from
drug, tobacco and
alcohol addiction
1,350 students
access Math Labs
100%
pass ratio in all HCLT
youth centers

6. Unique Youth Development Programs
After-School Coaching
What
Providing tuition services for the
less privileged children in slums
How
During evenings, 7 days a week,
from 5.00-7.00 pm and night
studies from 8.00-12.00 am
Who
Through a community member
with educational knowledge. Paid
and monitored by HCL
Foundation.
Impact
Over 28, 900 beneficiaries
through evening tuitions,
Increased scores in in public
exams and broke UNICEF record
by maintaining 100% attendance
in schools .
Digital Literacy Programme
• Computer education support and
internet connectivity through IT
labs
• Volunteers conduct regular
sessions in MS Office and other
important digital skills like using
the internet for information
sourcing and expansion of
knowledge.
• Around 18,970 students are
being covered under the digital
literacy program so far.
Bridge School
• What – School drop-outs from
slums identified, provided after-school
coaching and placed in
these schools,
• Impact- 300 students benefitted
Rehabilitation
• Rehabilitating boys and girls in
Juvenile Homes
• Vigil Camps – Dawn-to-dusk
vigil camps to cover youths in
slums affected by alcohol/
drugs abuse
• 595 youths rehabilitated from
drug/alcohol addiction
• Rehabilitation Workshops
1,200 youths covered under
various workshops
• Street theatre performance by
youths helped to create
awareness to 30,000+
members of the public on
Dengue, sanitation, Alcoholism
etc.

7. Unique Youth Development Programs
Life Skills Training
 Life Skills Training (Focus on adolescences issues, required
life skill, relationships, nutrition and awareness on
HIV/AIDS)
 100 HCL volunteers were trained by UNICEF on life skill
development through TOT model
 Over 3,200 youths trained so far
Rural Education & Capacity Building
 What - Providing educational support for the
children in the rural Karnataka
 How - Provide 400 computers to 30 schools with
CDs containing academic syllabus, Educating the
teachers on the basics of computers, Mentoring
Program, Life Skill Training, Vocational Training,
Spoken English and Library support
 Who - By Tumkur Science Center, Swami
Vivekananda Youth Movement, Tumkur Education
Department and HCL Volunteers
 Impact – 5,000 children equipped with IT
education and largely motivated to perform well in
studies
Bright Scholarships
 An annual scholarship for providing educational support to
children of our extended support staff who have scored
more than 60% from Class 1 to 12.
 In FY 2013-2014, this programme has supported more than
300 families by helping them provide quality education for
their children.
 So far 550 familiies supported
Training in Arts, Sports
 To encourage special talents.
 Around 1500 children have performed in various public
events including the HCL’s Annual Spring Fest over
2013-14.
 The best performers are awarded scholarships to
pursue professional coaching.

8. HCL Yuvakendra
Skill training & job creation
 Short term training in specific skills including
computer skills, aptitude, communication,
customer relations, etc.
 Mentoring and training the students in soft
skills and personality development.
 In FY 2013-2014, around 800 youths have
been trained in various skills and 640 youths
have been placed on jobs
 Eligible candidates are absorbed into HCL
workforce through special recruitment drives
& career fairs in the communities.
Digital literacy programme
 To help close the IT skills gap in communities, by
enabling disadvantaged persons the ability to
access technology and training, enabling
opportunities to become economically active.
 Computer education support and internet
connectivity through IT labs have helped instil an
interest for computers in the minds of the children
and youth.
 Volunteers conduct regular sessions in MS Office
and other important digital skills like using the
internet for information sourcing and expansion of
knowledge.
 Around 18,970 students are being covered
under the digital literacy program so far.

9. Sustainable Livelihood Programs
Prison project
 Sanitary Napkin Manufacturing Unit set up
in Puzhal Central Prison
 50,000 sanitary napkins produced by
prisoners and sold to the Govt of TN
 HCL Foundation has funded the project
from its inception in June (setting up the
manufacturing unit and procuring
machinery) while training and support is
being provided by SHG partner.
 Over 300 inmates have benefited from
the project so far,
Nurture the future women empowerment programme
 Providing livelihood sustainability for women and girls through career
development and creating job opportunities, entrepreneurial training
and formation of self-help groups,
 Workshops and training programmes in career skills and essential life
skills, including personality development, goal setting, effective
communication, SWOT Analysis, motivation, etc,
 Around 2,200 women within the age group of 15-30 years trained
VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND KIOSKS IN HCL
 Vocational training to marginalised women from Madanpur
Khadar slum and Hoshiarpur Village in Noida
 Training in tailoring and embroidery skills, dye-making, lamps,
candles, etc. and also selling, marketing and negotiation skills, to
enable them to become self-reliant and self-sustainable in life.
 Kiosks in HCL cafeterias to sell products
 300 women benefited

10. Empowering girl children and women
Advocacy
Campaign
Age: 6 to 16 yrs.
Over 77,000 children
covered.
HCL Gurukul
11 to 18 yrs.
HCLT Youth Center
focuses on education,
sports, arts and culture
training. Soft skill
training and personality
development classes
are conducted
periodically
Nurture the Future
18 to 40 yrs
“Nurture the
Future”
training to
2,290 women
and 685 young
women helped
with
sustainable
livelihood
opportunities
136 facilitated
with jobs
through HCL
vendors
Recreational
activities and
health camps
Old Age Homes
Every three
months our HCL
volunteers visit
old age homes
and give food
and nutrition
and organize
recreational
activities.
Safe Childhood ----> Facilitating Right to Education ----> Enabling a dignified life

11. Community giving
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Kind People Happy City Program (KPHC)
What
Development of persons with mental disabilities through
rehabilitation, nurturing talent and skills through training
How
Bi-weekly visit by HCL volunteers who organize these programs
and training
Who
Banyan Home for Destitute Women and HCL volunteers
Impact
500 beneficiaries from Banyan Shelter Homes
220 women rehabilitated
Sustainable Development of Supply Chain
Educating support staffs and third party vendors on their
rights, safety and welfare

12. Just Like Us (As Care Givers)
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Focus: Sections of society
which require human care for
betterment of life
3150 orphaned kids, 750
needy persons covered
under food security
programs
Through Social
Recycling project,
used clothes, toys,
books & stationary
items, donated to
60,000 beneficiaries
17,105+ litres of
blood donated by
HCLites; 8500
beneficiaries reached
through health camps
500 persons (with mental
illness & homeless)
covered through various
programs including
volunteering at shelter
homes
Micro Nutrient Support
for children/ persons with
terminal illness (HIV/AIDS,
Cancer, TB) - 517
beneficiaries covered
900+ differently
abled persons
benefitted through
counselling

13. Friend in Need (For HCL’s Extended Families)
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Focus: Supply chain
community including house
keeping, cafeteria, and
security staff, and cab
drivers
Fun day for the staff
& families during the
month of May every
year
Grievance /
Harassment reporting
channels
Teach at Office
(Soft skills & motivational
sessions) 1,925 staff
covered with around 7 of
them pursuing higher
education now
2,500 trained on
prevention of sexual
harassment
Bright scholarship (Grants
for the children's education;
500 children/year)
320 in 2013
Target 2014 - 400
Training for Cab
Drivers - Over
2,000+ covered

14. Advocacy
Rights, Safety and Welfare of Children
An Intensive campaign which helps create awareness on child
sexual harassment and abuse . Over 77,000 children covered.
Safety and Wellbeing of Girls
▪ 2,110 women have been trained through self-defense
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workshops
▪ 1,990 women were covered through various health camps
and awareness programmes in the slums across India
Environment
▪ 6,435 saplings have been planted by HCLites
and students of our HCL Gurukuls
▪ 200 kgs of plastic wastes have been collected
during various waste collection drives
▪ 68 awareness camps were held to sensitize
people on various environmental issues

15. Awards and Recognitions
• NHRDN Award for Case Study on “Enhancing Education Quality and Development of Youth in Urban Slums
and Rural Areas through HCL Gurukul“ – July 2014
• Global Sustainability Leadership Award 2014 for Best Community Action – February 2014
• CRY Child Rights Awards 2013 – “Best Employee Engagement Award” hails HCL’s Power of One as the
most impactful employee engagement program to address Child Rights issue – December 2013
• Amity CSR Awards 2013 – Exemplary Contribution to the field of CSR - December 2013
• Asian Sustainability Award for the year 2011-2012
• Asia-Pacific Enterprise Leadership Award for CSR
• Social Innovator Award presented by Youth Exnora International for the year 2012-2013,
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Power of One continues to
be a powerful tool in
enabling HCLites to act on
the issues they care about
and to become valuable
agents of change in making
the world a better place to
live in…