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The Company is implementing a ‘Holistic Nutrition’ project provide drinking water facilities to the rural households of
in Amravati, Maharashtra and Barwani, Madhya Pradesh Okhamandal with the help of village institutions. During
which aims at holistic improvement of community health the year, 711 households were provided tap connection for
by improving the nutritional intake of women and children supply of water and supported with construction of toilets.
(0 to 2 years). This year, nutrition project was also started
at Mithapur and Mambattu. Under this project, activities Under Samriddhi project with Ncourage, the Company
such as screening of women for anaemia, identification of focusses on ensuring safe drinking water for the rural
Severely Acute Malnourished (SAM) and Moderately Acute households in different parts of India through generating
Malnourished (MAM) children and facilitating treatment of awareness and supporting them with water purifiers.
anaemic women and malnourished children were taken up. With the launch of the Swach Tarang project, the Company
During the year, more than 5,300 women and adolescent is targeting reaching to the poorest of the poor families in
girls and 8,585 children benefitted through this. some of the remote parts of India which are higher number
of people from the Affirmative Action Communities.
Education The Company has implemented the programme across
Education programmes at all locations have been taken India and have supported 1,116 families with community
up based on the need of the area with a target of zero level water purifiers.
drop-out of students at all levels of education starting from
pre-primary education. The focus has been on improving Building social capital
quality of education in schools, providing scholarship support The Company is reaching out to the socially backward
to meritorious students, providing basic infrastructure population of the community, especially the women,
support to schools, imparting bridge courses and providing SC and ST. The objective is to mainstream them by
required coaching support to youth for their academic and inclusion in all the developmental programmes.
professional growth. During the year, education programmes
such as Learning Enhancement programme, Teacher The Company undertakes Affirmative Action programme,
Training, Scholarships, Child Learning and Improvement which focusses on improving the lives of the marginalised
Programme, Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey population through its Employment, Employability,
Women’s University (SNDT) Centre, Career Resource Centre, Entrepreneurship Development, Education and Essential
Shala Pravesh Utsav, Adult Literacy classes on Spoken English Amenities initiatives.
and Personality Development project for primary school To create self-sustaining models, the Company has set up
children with Sir Ratan Tata Trust were implemented. This social enterprises, Okhai Centre for Empowerment and
year, online education classes were conducted for students Ncourage.
to ensure continuity of education.
Okhai Centre for Empowerment focusses on sustainable
A separate initiative Learning And Migration Program (LAMP) is social business targeting artisans livelihood.
being carried out in seven districts of Gujarat for the migration Ncourage focusses on promoting affordable clean and safe
affected villages. The programme is run in partnership drinking water through Tata Swach range of household
with American India Foundation which with the help of and community water purification systems and this year
implementing NGOs is working closely with community and has initiated intervention on animal health and nutrition.
government schools to strengthen the school governance Ncourage has started engaging with grassroot level
system and quality of education. Learning Enrichment organisations especially those engaged in activities related
Program (LEP) and Learning Resource Centre (LRC) are to agri produce or value-added products. The objective is
two important components of the LAMP programme in to create suitable linkages for making the products reach
which innovative models of teachings have been adopted. markets as mainstream commercial activity and help getting
More than 6,000 children were benefitted by the programme. them equitable returns.

Clean Water and Sanitation The Kasturi initiative is helping develop women farmers in
self-leadership, family management and ability to serve as
The Company has partnered with Water and Sanitation community catalyst in Agripreneurship.
Management Organisation (WASMO) for undertaking
drinking water and sanitation activities under Coastal Infrastructure Development Program is the key to rural
Area Development Projects (CADP). The project aims to development as it helps improve rural economy and quality

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