Under the HCL Foundation’s special initiative HCL Uday, our partner KOOH Sports Foundation successfully implemented various ‘Sport for Change’ programs for students from HCL-supported schools. HCL Uday focuses on driving positive transformation in schools and communities of Noida and Lucknow and creating healthier and empowered communities.

We have been engaging the students using a hybrid delivery model, using both on-ground & digital programs. We are working with a total of 10685 students through on-ground, baseline Sportz Village ‘Structured Sports Program’ and Sportz Village ‘Play at Home’ Leaderboard program involving complementary health and fitness modules accessible beyond the schools. As part of this program, we also have set up 8 Sports Development Centers for 262 talented student-athletes as part of our Sports Excellence Pathway, coaching in sports such as Cricket, Football, Volleyball, Kabaddi, and Athletics.

Key Achievements:

• 434 sessions and 1224 hours of Sports Excellence and baseline Physical Education programs delivered for 10947 children from Grade 1-12
• Organized Winter camp in Lucknow centers for Athletics and Football, wherein 132 students participated
• Organized Women’s Day special program at Noida and Lucknow centers, engaging 600+ students and parents in fun sports activities
• 7 students from Kabaddi and Football SDCs were selected to represent State and Inter-University teams and leagues in 2021-2022.