Bi-Weekly Update - 08

Blood donation drive

- Tata Electronics

Blood donation drive

- Tata Electronics

A blood donation drive was organized by the Tata Electronics Private Limited (TEPL) CSR and Health & Wellness team. Over two days, 800+ people showed up for the drive and 500 units of blood were collected. Volunteers from TEPL helped coordinate the program conducted at the Occupational Health Center (OHC) of Tata Electronics Private Limited, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu.

Promoting a green Ganpati visarjan

- IHCL

Promoting a green Ganpati visarjan

- IHCL

Teams from The Gateway Hotel, Nashik and Ginger Nashik volunteered to spread awareness on adopting a clean and green Ganesh visarjan in the premises of Ramkund, Panchavati, one of the oldest and popular spots in Nashik for visitors especially for Ganesh Visrajan. The volunteers engaged with the public and encouraged them to donate the idols to Nashik Municipal Corporation for eco-friendly disposal, instead of immersing in Godavari.

Cleanliness drive

- IHCL

Cleanliness drive

- IHCL

Volunteers from The Gateway Hotel Nashik participated in a cleaning drive at Pandavlena caves – a tourist spot and also a National Heritage Site maintained by Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI). They collected over 75 kgs of garbage and handed it over to ASI for proper disposal.

Swatchhata hi Seva campaign

- IHCL

Swatchhata hi Seva campaign

- IHCL

Volunteers from The Gateway Hotel Nashik participated in Swachhata hi Seva campaign in collaboration with Nashik Municipal Corporation and conducted a cleanliness drive at a tourist location, Dadasaheb Phalke Smarak, Nashik.

Fire safety awareness session

- Rallis India

Fire safety awareness session

- Rallis India

Volunteers from Safety Department of Rallis India Limited conducted a fire safety awareness. program for children of Government Primary School, Dadhal. Safety officer from Rallis India took the children through a presentation and guided them on precautions to be taken to avoid any accidents in future.

Craft session with children

- Rallis India

Craft session with children

- Rallis India

Volunteers of Rallis India Ankleshwar unit organized a craft work program for students of class 6th to 8th of Primary School, Sarangpur. They also provided them with craft paper, scissors, glue, etc.

Heena competition with tribal girls

- Rallis India

Heena competition with tribal girls

- Rallis India

Ankleshwar volunteers organized a heena (Mehndi) competition for tribal community girls. They also gave prizes for the three best designs.

Drawing competition with girls

- Rallis India

Drawing competition with girls

- Rallis India

Volunteers of Ankleshwar Unit organized a drawing competition for government primary school students of Kosamdi. They also gave drawing kits to all the participants and prizes for the best three drawings.

First aid training

- Rallis India

First aid training

- Rallis India

The Environment Health & Safety department volunteers from Rallis India Dahej Unit organized a first aid training program for 9th to 12th standard students of government secondary and higher secondary school, Lakhigam.

Food distribution programme

- Rallis India

Food distribution programme

- Rallis India

Volunteers of Rallis India Ankleshwar unit organized a food donation drive for residents of the Bharuch old age home.

Essay writing competition

- Rallis India

Essay writing competition

- Rallis India

Volunteers of Rallis India Ankleshwar unit organized an essay writing competition for 5th to 8th standard students on water conservation, my teacher, my school and importance of tree plantation.

Nutrition awareness session

- Rallis India

Nutrition awareness session

- Rallis India

Rallis India Ankleshwar volunteers organized a healthy and nutrition awareness program for women of tribal community. 80+ women attended this session and interacted with the volunteers, asking them questions related to their health issues.

Menstrual hygiene awareness

- Rallis India

Menstrual hygiene awareness

- Rallis India

The volunteers organized a menstrual hygiene awareness session for women of tribal community. An expert conducted the session where the women interacted with volunteers to clear their doubts about menstruation hygiene and related myths.

Basic Ornithology Course

- Tata Chemicals

Basic Ornithology Course

- Tata Chemicals

Volunteers accompanied the students of the TCSRD launched Ornithology course and monitored them to identify and photograph various species of birds. They also conducted sessions on photography, behavior, bird ecology, conservation, and species identification techniques. All participants were provided with an eco-friendly kit that contained a jute bag, pen and diary set which can be planted after use.

Coaching session for students

- Tata Chemicals

Coaching session for students

- Tata Chemicals

The volunteers conducted a special coaching class, exclusively for the students to enhance their learning experience and help them achieve better results.

Balutsav, Bhimrana

- Tata Chemicals

Balutsav, Bhimrana

- Tata Chemicals

The volunteers helped organize a talent search event (Balustav) for students of Bhimrana Vadi School. The event focused on promoting and nurturing young talent, fostering creativity, and encouraging personal development among students.

Balutsav, Vasai Vadi

- Tata Chemicals

Balutsav, Vasai Vadi

- Tata Chemicals

The volunteers helped organize a talent search event (Balustav) for students at Vasai Vadi School. The event focused on promoting and nurturing young talent, fostering creativity, and encouraging personal development among students.

Balutsav, Positra Vadi

- Tata Chemicals

Balutsav, Positra Vadi

- Tata Chemicals

The volunteers helped organize a talent search event (Balustav) for students of Positra Vadi School. The event focused on promoting and nurturing young talent, fostering creativity, and encouraging personal development among students.

Balutsav, Devpara

- Tata Chemicals

Balutsav, Devpara

- Tata Chemicals

The volunteers helped organize a talent search event (Balustav) for students of Devpara Primary School. The event focused on promoting and nurturing young talent, fostering creativity, and encouraging personal development among students.

Dengue awareness rally

- Tata Metaliks

Dengue awareness rally

- Tata Metaliks

The volunteers organized an awareness rally to spread awareness on prevention of Dengue. Youth from the community also participated in the rally who created posters and slogans maximize the impact of the rally. The doctor from Tata Metaliks medical team raised awareness among the community and volunteers engaged with the villagers on prevention and spread.

Blood donation drive

- Tata Chemicals

Blood donation drive

- Tata Chemicals

Volunteers from Mithapur team participated in a blood donation drive and contributed to a social cause.

Clean-up drive

- Tata Chemicals

Clean-up drive

- Tata Chemicals

Volunteers participated in a cleaning drive hosted at the Technical Institutes Ground which is used for public events and games.

Awareness on social issue

- Tata Metaliks

Awareness on social issue

- Tata Metaliks

The volunteers conducted an awareness program on social issues through a skit at Madhupur villages, a tribal village grappling with the issues of child marriage and child labor. The rampant issue had resulted in huge dropouts among children in these villages. The volunteers engaged with the community, highlighting the ill-effects of the problem and urged them to send their children to school.

Friendly football match

- Tata Metaliks

Friendly football match

- Tata Metaliks

The volunteers along with Mr. Alok Krishna - Managing Director, Mr. Sakti Sankar Bandopadhyay – Vice President Operations and Maintenance and Mr. Subhra Sengupta - Executive Vice President & CHRO participated in a friendly football match with the Tata Metaliks Grassroot Football Trainees. Employees from different departments participated in the match with fun and enthusiasm.

Session on rights for PwD

- Tata Metaliks

Session on rights for PwD

- Tata Metaliks

A sensitization program on rights and wellbeing of Persons with Disabilities was conducted under the flagship TML300 Schools Project. The volunteers helped organize the programme with the objective to mainstream PwD children in formal education.

Financial literacy for youth

- Tata Metaliks

Financial literacy for youth

- Tata Metaliks

Volunteers from Tata Metaliks Finance and Accounts team conducted a session on financial literacy for the trainees of Tata Metaliks Skill Development Centre. Over 150 youth participated in the event where the volunteers spoke on savings, types of savings for different age groups, investments, safe online banking and transactions, insurance, etc. Special focus was given to topics like online frauds through OTP and other channels.

Developing a mango orchard

- Tata Metaliks

Developing a mango orchard

- Tata Metaliks

TML volunteers participated in developing a 10,000 sq. ft mango orchard that belongs to a tribal lady in Gumariapal village, Kharagpur. Their activities included planting 100+ mango saplings, cutting and sizing of bamboos and constructing a 450 ft long fence along the orchard. Additionally, follow-up activities are also planned to ensure better survival of the plants.

Health check-up

- Tata Coffee

Health check-up

- Tata Coffee

The volunteers organized a BMI checkup for students at Government Primary School, Ammathi. 84 students in the age group of 6 to 14 years participated in the camp.

Soap making activity

- Tata AIG

Soap making activity

- Tata AIG

Volunteers from Tata AIG Bengaluru participated in handmade soap making activity. The soaps were donated to Karunashraya, Bangalore Hospice Trust which provides free homecare for terminally ill cancer patients.

Tree plantation drive

- Tata AIG

Tree plantation drive

- Tata AIG

Tata AIG Chennai volunteers participated in a tree plantation drive in collaboration with the Round Table NGO. They planted trees in the grounds of Sri Ramachandra Hospital, Porur – Chennai.

Clean-up drive

- Tata AIG

Clean-up drive

- Tata AIG

Kurnool volunteers from Tata AIG participated in a clean-up drive of a government park in Konda Reddy Fort. They collected over 30 kgs of garbage.

Road safety awareness

- Infiniti Retail (Croma)

Road safety awareness

- Infiniti Retail (Croma)

Volunteers from Croma Bengaluru organized and participated in a road safety awareness drive.

Tree plantation drive

- Titan Company

Tree plantation drive

- Titan Company

Volunteers from Titan participated in a tree plantation drive hosted by Dinnur and Nagamangalam government schools. They were joined by local residents and students.

Sale of tribal products

- Titan Company

Sale of tribal products

- Titan Company

Watches & Jewelry Division at Titan Company collaborated with the Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement for sale of unique tribal products such as health mix, honey, ragi malt, ragi mixture, banana chips, groundnut oil, coconut oil, and more. Volunteers passionately promoted these exquisite tribal creations.

Visit to an old age home

- Titan Company

Visit to an old age home

- Titan Company

A team of volunteers visited the Saradha Ashrama, an old age home and children's home located in Denkanikottai. They served a special lunch to the residents and spent quality time with them engaging in heartfelt conversations.

Distributing sweets

- Titan Company

Distributing sweets

- Titan Company

The volunteers came together to distribute sweets to disadvantaged communities of Mathigiri, Denkanikottai and Hosur – Krishnagiri.

Rainwater harvesting awareness

- Titan Company

Rainwater harvesting awareness

- Titan Company

Volunteers from the Watches Division in Hosur, conducted an awareness session on the importance of rainwater harvesting. They focused on the significance of conserving and utilizing rainwater effectively followed by demonstration of the process trouh a specialized truck that served as a dynamic and live example of how this eco-friendly practice works. To further support the cause, a range of products designed to facilitate rainwater harvesting was made available for sale.

Tree plantation drive

- Voltas Ltd

Tree plantation drive

- Voltas Ltd

A team of volunteers from Voltas Delhi organized a tree plantation drive at the Mohan Corporation Industrial Estate. They dug roadside trenches, planted tree saplings, watered them, and installed dustbins to promote cleanliness in the area.

Tree plantation drive

- Voltas Ltd

Tree plantation drive

- Voltas Ltd

Voltas Ltd Faridabad volunteers organized a tree plantation drive near the industrial area and the highway in Faridabad. They dug roadside trenches, planted tree saplings, watered them, and installed dustbins to promote cleanliness in the area.

Session on environment

- Voltas Ltd

Session on environment

- Voltas Ltd

Volunteers conducted an awareness session for students of the skill centre on environmental aspects such as the importance of Ozone in our lives and the initiatives taken by Voltas to use ODS free and Low GWP refrigerants. The session was conducted at the Kaushal Vikas Kendra, Rudrapur.

Cleaning drive and maintaining streets.

- Voltas Ltd

Cleaning drive and maintaining streets.

- Voltas Ltd

The volunteers participated in a cleaning drive and came together to fill up the potholes to avoid road accidents. The activity was conducted in the streets at Sidcul Industrial Area, Pantnagar.

Celebrating World Ozone Day

- Voltas Ltd

Celebrating World Ozone Day

- Voltas Ltd

Volunteers of Voltas, Pantnagar celebrated World Ozone Day in association with the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board. They conducted sessions on Ozone layer depletion, effects of harmful chemicals and ways to protect the environment.

Visit to St. Jude India Childcare Centre

- Tata Consumer Products Ltd

Visit to St. Jude India Childcare Centre

- Tata Consumer Products Ltd

Volunteers from TCPL Mumbai visited the St. Jude India Childcare Centre and conducted a session on good habits and importance of education. They also organized a magic and juggling show. They volunteers interacted with the center supervisors and parents to understand the process of admission, cancer treatment and other facilities provided.