Spark Minda Foundation, Rotary Club of Noida and Narayan Welfare, LN4 Trust impacts 380+ PwDs

Spark Minda Foundation (SMF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the leading automotive components manufacturer, Spark Minda Group, organized a 3-day Camp for People with Disabilities (PwDs) in Noida, Uttar Pradesh from June 15^th to 17th, 2024, in collaboration with Rotary Club of Noida and Narayan Welfare Trust, LN4. The camp successfully provided multifaceted support to over 380+ PwDs, offering accessible and assistive aids such as Artificial Limbs, Walkers, Crutches, Hand Sticks, and assistance in UDID Registration, Skilling, Employment, and Entrepreneurship.

Launched in 2015, SMF’s Saksham has empowered more than 21,000 People with Disabilities till date. An effort has been made to employ more than 1,000 PwDs across the Spark Minda Group. In the last eight years, the Group has organized camps across Indonesia, Vietnam, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, and Jammu & Kashmir. By 2030, Spark Minda Foundation aims to impact more than 30,000 PwDs under their program Saksham – Empowerment of People with Disabilities.

Sarika Minda, Chairperson, Spark Minda Foundation, said, “It is about abilities, not disabilities.”

Spark Minda has also partnered with various organizations like CII-IBDN, ASSOCHAM, Jaipur Foot (BMVSS), Sector Council for People with Disabilities, various other NGOs like Prahar, Sarthak, Youth 4 Jobs, Equitas, and many others. In Jammu & Kashmir, the team successfully organized camps for the people who were affected by landmines in collaboration with the Indian Army. Many people staying in the bordering areas of India and Pakistan were reached through these camps in the previous three years.

Spark Minda was felicitated with the National CSR Award in the year 2019 for the Saksham program by the former President of India and Corporate Affairs Minister. The company also received the prestigious ICSI National CSR Award from the Home Minister of India in 2021.

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