IMPACT STORIES

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Project BOOND by BPCL: Transforming Water-Scarce Villages into Water-Positive Oases

More than 230 towns have been transformed from "water scarce" to "water positive" courtesy of Project BOOND (Water conservation project), an achievement that was formerly thought to be challenging or even unattainable.

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Project Shakti by HUL: Uplifting Women for a Transforming India

In 18 states, Project Shakti has nearly 120,000 thousand female micro-entrepreneurs. With the network having doubled over the previous four years, it now reaches half of the villages in rural India.

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Empowering Climate Consciousness: Community Radio Amplifies Awareness Efforts by Young RJ

Recognizing the urgency of climate change and its impact on her community, she fearlessly dedicated herself to raising awareness and inspiring action.

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Rise for Tails: Nagpur's Leading Rehabilitation Home for Stray Animals

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rise for Tails fed stray animals, providing sustenance to around 3,000 dogs each day in Nagpur.

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Tata Motors' Vasundhara Program Increases Green Cover

Tata Motors' Vasundhara program stands as a shining example of its dedication to environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Community Engagement
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Bringing sustainability in tourism by merging inclusive sustainable models for waste management

Project Hilldaari worked withmore than 640 waste workers in the formal sector across all Hilldaari cities and helped them with IDs and e-Shram cards to avail government schemes

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Slow Down: United Way Mumbai’s Campaign to Curb Speeding

United Way Mumbai partnered with the Traffic Control Branch, Mumbai Police, Motor Vehicle Department, Government of Maharashtra, and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay to conduct a speed observation study called ‘Slow Down’

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Using Their Lifetime Savings, TN Couple Provides Shelter to Over 100 Homeless People

In March 2017, the couple completed the registration formalities and flagged off the construction in June. By the end of the year, the Nethravathi Pain, Palliative Care, and Rehabilitation Centre was launched.

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Chennai-Based Old Age Home Keeps Elders Engaged By Teaching Needy Children

Why do they encourage this? Because keeping elders engaged in this manner has created a sense of belonging in them; being proactively involved keeps them physically and mentally agile; and it fosters a strong bond among residents

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Impact of Pond Development on Farmers in Gwalior

S M Sehgal Foundation (Sehgal Foundation) implemented the project “Jal Vikas” in partnership with DCB Bank Limited in the Morena and Ghatigaon blocks of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh in 2021–22,

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A Chandigarh Start-up is Reviving Traditional Atta-Making Techniques and Water Sources

By focussing on two locations — Himachal and Haryana, the trio identified gharats that were shut down a few years ago owing to various reasons such as unfinished repairs, clearing waterways, or lack of avenues to sell the atta.

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A women’s SHG stands guard against natural calamity; plants mangroves. Wins Plan India Impact Awards

After suggesting that mangroves can keep them alive, Saleha began researching to understand the mangroves surrounding her community. She wanted to learn what caused them to reduce in number.

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AstraZeneca and Plan India Create Awareness on Non-Communicable Diseases Among Lakhs of Children

Further, they roll out sessions in the community and create awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco consumption, alcohol abuse, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and more.

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From Rescuing Children Facing Abuse to Rehabilitating Them,CWC Lucknow Wins Plan India Impact Awards

To date, he has rescued, rehabilitated, and helped over 2000 children from abusive and toxic environments. His center in Lucknow also won the Best Child Welfare Committee (CWC) at the Plan India Impact Awards 2022

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Puducherry Anganwadi Worker Toils 33 Years For Community Development. Wins Plan India Impact Awards

For her service, she has received many laurels from local politicians and residents. Recently she was also awarded the Best Anganwadi Worker by Plan India, -. a not-for-profit organization striving to advance children’s rights and equality for girl

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Pararth Samiti: Working to Create a Society Free of Social and Economic Uncertainties

Through regular several meetings and personal contact with the families and Anganwadi workers, women get motivated to understand the importance of Anganwadi services which are mainly for women and children provided by the government.

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IListenU - A Free Listening Service by MaitriBodh Parivaar

From March 2020 till date, mainly during the pandemic period, about 508 online sessions have been carried out. Around 68% female and 32% male speakers have availed the service till date.

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Empowering rural women by providing livelihood opportunities

Right from providing them ration kits, winter clothes and other essentials to providing them training for a sustainable livelihood, they cover it all.

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Kerala Women Recycles PPE Scrap into Beds and Provides Employment to Women

Lakshmi Menon is a social entrepreneur based in Kerala. and the founder of the organization - The Pure Living, noticed two major issues in this new trend. One, the PPE cloth was being used in large quantities and the cloth cuttings that were not used

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Gramein Vikesh Sewa Samiti (GVSS) : Uplifting impoverished Strata of Society

Besides the government initiatives towards poverty, some real heroes work day and night to pull up the people from the trap of poverty and dreaming to give them a healthy and happy life by providing them good foods and by educating them

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Women Leadership School: Empowering women at grassroots level

At WLS, women learn about themselves, gender equity, confidence development, engagement in local institutions such as gram sabha, gram panchayat, and school management committees, as well as community monitoring.