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(CIN) U85110MH2010NPL207270 This is not the statutory Annual Report and the are taken from various projects run by Reliance information contained herein is based on the data Foundation or its associated entities. All these available with Reliance Foundation. Though all efforts photographs are used in this Annual Report for are taken to provide accurate information, Reliance illustration purposes only and should not be considered Foundation cannot guarantee the accuracy of the as endorsements of any nature by any individual information nor can it be held responsible for any appearing in these photographs. Wherever a copyright is discrepancies and inaccuracies. owned by a third party, the same is duly acknowledged The photographs, if any, appearing in the Annual Report and mentioned in the document. ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 Santosh Kalokar of Pidha Motha, Maharashtra, enhanced the quality and production of his okra crop by implementing Reliance Foundation’s advice on sustainable farming.

Reliance Foundation supported the aspirations of 26 million people across India

01 02 Chairperson’s Message Fullling our Vision of Shared Prosperity underprivileged communities. coaches, government, Indian recognised by the International MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON Reliance Foundation Drishti, our Olympic Association and National Advertising Association of India (IAAI), programme for the visually challenged, Sports Federations to improve our who conferred on us the Olive Crown has carried out more than 18,000 p e r f o r m a n c e a t p re s t i g i o u s Award 2019 for communicating I am pleased to present the Reliance corneal transplants so far. international events like the Olympic sustainability. Foundation Annual Report for 2018- Games. In recognition of our work, 19. Over the last nine years, we have Children are our nation’s future, and Reliance Foundation’s initiative in the Reliance Foundation was conferred had the privilege to work on some Reliance Foundation is committed to areas of art, culture and heritage focus with the Golden Peacock Award 2018 of our nation’s most fundamental empowering India’s youth through the on working with local artisans and for Corporate Social Responsibility for developmental challenges, and twin powers of education and sports. craftsmen to preserve and promote promoting sports culture across India enhance the lives of over 26 million Reliance Foundation runs 14 schools traditional and contemporary Indian by providing young talent a platform to people. Reliance Foundation (RF) is and provides quality education to art. Through our various programmes showcase their skills. committed to building a prosperous 16,000 students annually. The and partnerships in India and with and inclusive India, through its Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship (DAS) Reliance Foundation has built and prestigious institutions globally like various initiatives and programmes has assisted over 12,000 meritorious tailored its operations to take The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the areas of rural development, s t u d e n t s f ro m e c o n o m i c a l l y advantage of innovative and digital New York, we are committed to healthcare, education, sports, disaster disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue technology, not only to support showcasing the best of Indian art to the response, urban development, and art, education in subjects and institutions livelihoods but also to save lives and world and bring the best of culture and heritage. of their choice globally. We also resources during time of crises. Using international art to India. launched the Reliance Foundation our technology platforms, RF’s Reliance Foundation’s Rural As we gear up to enter the second Teacher Awards, which has recognised Disaster Response teams promptly Transformation programme has decade of RF’s service to the nation, 1,000 teachers across the country for reached out to the affected people in improved the livelihoods of farmers, I would like to acknowledge and thank their outstanding contribution to the the aftermath of oods in Gujarat and shermen, and livestock owners, by each and every member of the RF eld of education. Kerala, Cyclone Titli in Andhra augmenting farming methods, team for their seless support and Pradesh and Odisha, and Cyclone harvesting measures, land resources In July 2018, we received the letter of contribution. Reliance Foundation’s Gaja in southern India. To help people and water conservation. Our efforts in intent for setting up the Jio Institute achievements are a result of the in the ood-affected regions of Kerala, water conservation have over the years under the ‘UGC (Institutions of commitment and dedication of our RF contributed Rs 21 crore to the helped create 85.8 billion litres of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) entire team, the larger RIL family, Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and Rs 50 water harvesting capacity, securing Regulations, 2017’. The Jio Institute is and the partner organisations that we crore worth of relief materials. water for 434 villages. envisioned to be an exemplary work with. academic institution of higher learning Reliance Foundation has always been Reliance Foundation believes that I am counting on your faith, trust, and as a world class multi-disciplinary committed to India’s growth and every family should have the right to support as we move forward together, university for research, student development and we continue to affordable and accessible quality in our journey towards empowering experience and lifelong learning. actively respond to the nation’s call for healthcare. The Sir H.N. Reliance marginalised communities and service. To boost the Government of Foundation Hospital and Research Towards our dream of making India a heralding a greater future that we owe India’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, RF Centre has, since its inauguration in global sporting powerhouse and a truly our coming generations. organised a ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ 2014, emerged as a centre of world- multi-sport nation, we are committed campaign. Employees from group Best regards, class healthcare in Mumbai. This year, to establishing a robust sporting companies participated and spread our doctors performed western India’s ecosystem in the country. This entails awareness on the importance of rst transcatheter pulmonary valve providing better facilities, training, cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation. replacement procedure. The Reliance infrastructure and equipment to our Our activities reached out to 4.2 Foundation Hospital Health Outreach children and youngsters across the million people in 18 states during the Nita M. Ambani programme provides affordable country. We are committed to two-week campaign. Our efforts were Founder and Chairperson primary and preventative healthcare to strengthening the efforts of athletes, Reliance Foundation

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Rural Transformation Page Sports for Development Page 13 43 7.2 million+ 73% 18 million 19 young champs livelihoods augmented families are food secure with adequate children and youth reached from 10 states were awarded quantity of food grains available 434 throughout the year through the sports initiative scholarships this year to develop since inception their prowess at football water-secured villages 80% 77% increase in daily vegetable intake among RFYS programme Reliance Foundation farmers reported enhancement children enrolled in anganwadis under marks its presence in in income levels the Nutrition Mission, Maharashtra additional 36 cities, taking the Jr. NBA total number of cities to 70 reached 7,900 schools across 83% 75% 34 cities during the year farmers reported saving input sher-folk reported positive outcomes by cost in agriculture following information advisories

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6 million+ 18,000+ 74,000+ During FY 2018-19, Reliance health consultations corneal transplants for vision affected families were Foundation promptly helped have been given care have been performed supported in Kerala communities affected by oods ood relief and cyclones in Andhra Pradesh, 63% 93% Gujarat, Kerala, Odisha, Tamil of malnourished children patients screened positive for Nadu and Uttar Pradesh showed improved health tuberculosis were cured and provided with routine treatment and follow-ups

Page Page Education 37 Arts, Culture & Heritage 55 12,285 14 schools Supported the annual concert ‘Abbaji’ Dhirubhai Ambani providing quality education to organised by Ustad Zakir Hussain Scholarships disbursed 16,000 students annually 1,000+ teachers 98% awarded Reliance pass percentage of students in Foundation Teacher Awards Class 10 and Class 12 board for their outstanding examinations in Reliance contribution Foundation Schools

05 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 06 About Us Changing Lives, Empowering India Upholding our Vision of Inclusive Growth

Over the last few decades India’s development are distributed more Reliance Foundation has also economic progress has enabled a equitably. Since its establishment in established strategic partnerships greater number of people to attain 2010, Reliance Foundation has been with organisations that have the prosperity and enjoy a better working relentlessly with the most technical expertise and experience standard of living. Today, people are disadvantaged communities to to undertake various programmes in healthier, more educated and better improve their lives and future. the identied focus areas of connected. However, this progress Through impactful and scalable operation. has been uneven. Social and projects, Reliance Foundation Reliance Foundation focuses on its economic inequalities persist and, in seeks to empower vulnerable social initiatives with a three- many cases, have worsened. Food, communities with the knowledge pronged strategy: water and income insecurities and means to achieve lasting self- remain. Gaps in accessing education reliance and an enhanced quality of 1 Direct engagement with the and healthcare are widening. life. In the process, Reliance community Across India, marginalised families Foundation has touched the lives of Reliance Foundation directly c o n n e c t c o m m u n i t i e s o n and communities are facing barriers 26 million people. Assured irrigation enhanced the engages with the communities multiple digital platforms for agricultural yield of Kusumlata that prevent them from fully Reliance Foundation strives to t h ro u g h t e a m s o f t r a i n e d optimum use of knowledge and Ramola in Jakhol, Uttarakhand. participating in the nation’s achieve sustainable and inclusive professionals. It collaborates with resources, informed decision economic, social and political development by undertaking the communities, right from making and capacity building. growth. initiatives across diverse spheres. understanding their needs, Through the use of technology, Against this backdrop, Reliance W h e t h e r e n h a n c i n g r u r a l planning and implementing Reliance Foundation has made Foundation was established under livelihoods, creating access to quality necessary programmes, and signicant progress in reaching the leadership of Smt. Nita M. health care, providing quality measuring the impact it has out to people with various Ambani, to address the problem of education, promoting sports for created. In the process, Reliance services such as information exclusion and inequality, and development, empowering women Foundation empowers the advisories, digital classrooms, thereby, ensure that the benets of and communities, environmental community through trainings virtual sports clinics and health protection initiatives or disaster and works towards scaling and outreach programmes, among relief, the idea is to provide holistic sustaining these initiatives. others. development through replicable and 2 Forging partnerships and Transforming Poverty into scalable models to maximise societal collaborations value for all. Prosperity through Strategic partnerships are forged Sustainable Development Reliance Foundation’s initiatives in with state and local governments the areas of Rural Transformation; and non-government organisations A m a j o r i t y o f t h e c o u n t r y ’ s Health; Education; Sports for working at the grassroots level to population lives in rural areas, and Development; Disaster Response; bring in synergy to various most of them are engaged in Arts, Culture & Heritage; and Urban development initiatives. Reliance agriculture and allied activities as Renewal are aligned with the Foundation collaborates with these their main source of livelihood. Of Sustainable Development Goals organisations for sharing of these, a large number of farmers are (SDGs) outlined in the United technical knowledge, human marginal – they own marginal N a t i o n s 2 0 3 0 A g e n d a f o r resources and infrastructure to landholdings. Poor resources and Sustainable Development and amplify its impact. cultivation methods, along with India’s National Development Goals. climatic changes have negatively 3 Leveraging the power of impacted their farm yield and O v e r t h e y e a r s , R e l i a n c e technology Foundation’s initiatives have income. Despite being farmers, they continued to evolve, while remaining Reliance Foundation leverages do not have enough food to feed their responsive to the ever-changing technology to provide innovative families for the whole year, forcing needs of society. To maximise its and efcient solutions. These them to migrate in search of Collective efforts to plant trees in Banswara, Rajasthan. reach and improve outcomes, technological interventions remunerable work. Lack of food and

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Maximising the use of climate smart Empowering the Youth for a institutions enabling them to t e c h n o l o g i e s a n d c l i m a t e Prosperous Future prioritise their needs and inuence information services along with rural decisions that ease their day-to-day Recognising the transformative development plans, Reliance lives. Working alongside the men in power of sports in fostering an active Foundation has been successful in v i l l a g e s , w o m e n h a v e m a d e and healthy lifestyle and in improving livelihoods and securing signicant contribution in the increasing career opportunities, dependable food supplies. Its development initiatives right from R e l i a n c e Fo u n d a t i o n h a s interventions across key thematic the construction of water harvesting successfully engaged millions of areas, including water conservation, structures and toilets to improving young people in its Sports for strengthening of community land conditions for cultivation. Development programme. The institutions, smart and sustainable Interventions in water security have initiative is transforming the sports agriculture practices, easy access saved women from the drudgery of ecosystem in the country by offering t o e s s e n t i a l i n f o r m a t i o n , fetching water from distant sources. world-class facilities, improved diversication of agriculture crops Cleaner cooking fuel, such as bio- i n f r a s t r u c t u re a n d t r a i n i n g and livelihood alternatives, have gas, is helping women avoid health resources, and more importantly, a altogether enhanced the adaptive hazards, arising from the inhalation platform for youth to showcase their capacity of farmers to climate of harmful fumes emanating from talents. change and advanced the Climate wooden stoves. With Reliance Smart Village movement in the Reliance Foundation also places a Foundation’s support, more and Water harvesting structure created poor diet has also given rise to country. signicant focus on providing young more rural households now have by the people of Jod Mohra, Madhya malnutrition and diseases among people with quality education. The toilets thereby increasing the safety, Pradesh, with Reliance Foundation’s the rural population. Remoteness, Skilling and Entrepreneurship Education programme, comprising health and dignity of women. support. reliance on rain-fed agriculture, lack for Inclusive Growth Reliance Foundation schools, merit- of access to knowledge and latest Reliance Foundation’s interventions India has a vast population in the cum-means scholarships, skill technology, and low connectivity i n e n h a n c i n g e c o n o m i c working age group. While this development, and support to have hindered the process of opportunities for women have also represents a valuable resource, a government schools, has enhanced development in these villages. paid off. The formation of Women majority of them lack education and lives and secured the futures of Without the opportunities and Thrift Groups, with the support of the basic skills required to make a thousands of children and youth, resources to better their lives, these Reliance Foundation, has brought contribution to the economy. especially those from disadvantaged farmers are stuck in a vicious cycle of social and economic freedom to This has negatively impacted the families. poverty and isolation. women through the accumulation rate of employment and excluded Women Empowerment and and retention of local wealth within Reliance Foundation works with unskilled youth from employment Sustainable Development the village, which is controlled and these communities to transform opportunities. Reliance Foundation lives by making a signicant and is working towards making the youth Empowerment of women and lasting change. It reaches out to employable by providing skills and improvement of their political, some of the most neglected livelihoods training, career guidance social, economic conditions and communities living in the most and life-skills, along with on-the-job physical health is essential for underdeveloped areas of the country. training in both formal and informal sustainable development and Through its Rural Transformation sectors. Reliance Foundation has reduction of poverty. For its part, programme, Reliance Foundation also partnered with skill-training Reliance Foundation has been endeavours to secure livelihoods and institutes for entrepreneurship promoting opportunities for women economic resources of marginalised development in farm and non-farm to become nancially independent farmers and enable them to live sectors such as agriculture, and have more inuence over healthy and fullling lives. The horticulture, mushroom cultivation, decisions that affect their lives. It initiatives, built around locally- inland sheries, animal husbandry, reaches out to women most in need, relevant and replicable solutions, mobile repairing, etc. This effort has particularly rural women, domestic h a v e b r o u g h t s u s t a i n a b l e reduced poverty and vulnerability of workers and low-skilled women with development to these villages. There marginalised households, enabling the aim of securing higher incomes, has been signicant improvement in them to access gainful self- better access to and control over agriculture, water supply, sanitation, employment and skilled wage resources and greater security. healthcare, education, employment, employment opportunities, resulting Reliance Foundation encourages social protection, and resilience to in an appreciable improvement in women’s participation in village level RFYS Guwahati City Championship 2018-19. crisis and climatic changes. their livelihoods. 09 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 10 About Us Changing Lives, Empowering India

managed entirely by the women. choices, and to participate in Reliance Foundation has touched Reliance Foundation also provides s h a p i n g l a w s , p o l i c i e s a n d entrepreneurial and livelihood skills programmes. Their inuence has 26 million lives across India training to women to enhance their even led to the prohibition on the sale income generating capacity through and consumption of liquor and farm and non-farm based livelihood tobacco products in most villages. activities. They are also trained Leveraging Technology to Scale for leadership roles in village development initiatives. Ensuring Social and Economic women’s health and nutrition Development security is an area of priority for Technology has the power to change Reliance Foundation. It works the world and Reliance Foundation towards increasing women’s access is leveraging it in ever more to basic nutrition and health innovative ways to transform services; preventing micronutrient people’s lives and the way they d e  c i e n c i e s a n d a n a e m i a ; live and work. It is ensuring improving access to clean water and that knowledge resources and sanitation facilities; and providing information is reaching out to those prenatal and postpartum care to who need it most – marginalised mothers and newborns. communities – enabling them to Improved status, condence and access their rightful entitlements. decision-making capacity of women Reliance Foundation has setup a have altered the social fabric of digital platform to provide the right Reliance Foundation’s intervention information at the right time. villages. It has empowered rural Agri-advisories are helping small women to claim their rights to land, farmers revitalise agricultural leadership, opportunities and productivity and livelihoods. Digital classrooms are providing immersive learning experiences in supported government schools. In healthcare, Reliance Foundation has been adopting and adapting technology to enhance patient management and provide advanced monitoring and analytics that can save lives. Technology is also improving Reliance Foundation’s work and management efciency in its sports intervention. Important data of Rural Transformation athletes, sports equipment and video Education recordings of games are helping to Health identify and enhance sporting talent. Sports for Development Technology also presents Reliance Disaster Response Foundation with the opportunity to Urban Renewal expedite and magnify its impact Arts, Culture & Heritage in humanitarian relief efforts Plant locations with CSR activities through greater efciency and responsiveness, reaching more people – faster and more cost- Dhirendhra Nath Nayak of Alijanga, Odisha, increased the milk production of effectively, thereby, saving more lives. his dairy animals by following the advice given through Reliance Foundation’s toll free helpline & virtual camp. Map not to scale and for illustration purpose only

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RURAL TRANSFORMATION

Although, India is witnessing rapid on the health of children and urbanisation, a vast majority of adults alike. Without water for Indians live in rural areas. Living irrigation or agricultural training in small towns and villages comes and support, farmers are facing with its unique set of challenges. an uncertain future. Lack of In cities, people have access schools and skilling centres are to utility services, markets, depriving the youth of education healthcare, education and other and opportunities for a better essentials that make living tomorrow. convenient. However, given the size of the country, delivery of Through its Rural Transformation these services to remote locations programme, Reliance Foundation poses a problem. The constant helps in creating sustainable shortage of food and water supply livelihoods for marginalised rural and poor access to healthcare and families, encouraging them to lead sanitation facilities is taking a toll a life of self-reliance and dignity.

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In rural India, a majority of the comprehensive approach, Reliance Key achievements of Reliance p o p u l a t i o n re l y o n r a i n - f e d Fo u n d a t i o n s t r i v e s t o w a rd s Bharat India Jodo Foundation Rural Transformation agriculture for their livelihood. improving the productivity of rural Reliance Foundation Bharat India programme However, the successive failure of assets, resulting in income security Institution Building monsoons in various parts of the and self-reliance. Key initiatives in Jodo (BIJ) works towards improving 75% country has left many villages this programme include building the livelihood opportunities of programme villages were made parched and dry. The low rainfall i n s t i t u t i o n s s u c h a s v i l l a g e marginalised farmer families, with a water secure and poor soil conditions adversely associations and women’s thrift focus on sustainable development of affect farm productivity and income, groups, making villages water villages. These villages and their 80% especially for small and marginal secure, mentoring farmer producer communities lack collective action farmers. Lack of water harvesting companies and enabling alternative increase in daily vegetable intake to solve their problems to fulll among children enrolled in angan- structures, knowledge of efcient livelihood options on and off the basic requirements. For instance, wadis under Nutrition Mission, irrigation methods and sustainable farm. The programme also uses water scarcity inhibits optimum farming practices further aggravate technology based solutions for Maharashtra cultivation of land resulting in the situation. Farmers are forced to securing livelihoods of farmers, farmer impoverishment and 83% migrate in search of daily wage sher-folk and livestock owners employment to sustain their across the country. migration. farmers reported saving input cost in families. Consequently, health, The initiatives under the Rural Reliance Foundation BIJ works agriculture education, and socio-economic Transformation programme have towards providing efcient and well-being of children and adults contributed to various national effective solutions to the farmers also suffer, leading to poor literacy, 73% priority missions such as Gram Uday to overcome their livelihood under-nutrition and ill-health. A Village Association meeting in Sathampathi, Tamil Nadu. families are food secure with Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan, Unnat challenges. It helps them leverage adequate quantity of food grains Reliance Foundation has been Bharat Abhiyan, Swachh Bharat their productivity and income; adopt Reliance Foundation’s institution Appreciation received availability throughout the year addressing the challenges of rural Abhiyan, Skill India Mission and sustainable agricultural practices, building intervention empowers by village leaders communities through its Rural Digital India. rural communities to organise which are low cost yet provide Nishaben Choudhari, a leader and 77% Transformation programme. With a themselves into Village Associations, high outputs; minimise external a farmer from Parvat village of Surat farmers reported enhancement in Farmer P roducer Companies dependencies and connect farmers district bagged the Pandit Deen income levels and Women Thrift Groups for with markets through their Farmer Dayal Upadhyay Krishi Vigyan addressing local, social development Producer Company. The programme Protshahan Puraskar and the prize 75% encourages the farmers and rural issues in the villages. These money of Rs 50,000 for farm sher-folk reported positive out- community to work collectively to institution building and leadership innovation. comes by following information own, control and manage the development initiatives at the village advisories development models, making them level are creating steady, systematic S h a r m i l a D h u r v e , D e p u t y self-reliant. and sustainable change. Sarpanch of Sajkhuhi Gram Nurturing village-level Panchayat and a member of No Zero Dhurvadhana Village Association in 1Poverty 2 Hunger Areas of intervention leadership of Bharat India Jodo Jamai, Madhya P radesh was The Village Association (VA) is a awarded by the Honourable Prime  Institution Building democratic village-level institution Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at comprising both men and women Swachh Shakti 2019 event held in Clean water Reduced  Water Security 6 & Sanitation 10Inequalities who collectively work towards the Kurukshetra, Haryana.  Ecological Security efcient governance of the village.  Sustainable Agriculture and Dual membership per household Nutrition Security ensures that women are part of the or shramdaan, leverages funds and development dialogue. The VA maintains a relationship with the mobilises and galvanises the government and other agencies. community to plan, manage Over 560 VAs and 3,000 leaders are resources and execute development helming the process of development. projects. To execute these projects, The community members have Devchand Katara in his nano-orchard in Banswara, Rajasthan, which the VA draws up inclusive village also taken up leadership roles Reliance Foundation helped him establish. The sale of various fruits and action plans, ensures community and contributed in bringing vegetables has increased his income. contribution in the form of nances transformation. Some of these

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leaders have been honoured at the Facilitating market linkages district, state and national level for Perennially, India’s farmers have Highlights of Reliance their contribution. faced the challenge of establishing Foundation-mentored In FY 2018-19, Reliance Foundation market linkages. To help farmers played an active role in Government o v e rc o m e t h e s e c h a l l e n g e s , Farmer Producer Companies Reliance Foundation has empow- of India’s People’s Plan Campaign by Adopting protable avenues supporting Gram Panchayats to ered them to set up Farmer P roducer Companies (FPC). develop a comprehensive plan for The FPCs in Jasdan, Gujarat; and These farmer-owned and managed holistic economic development. The Jamai, Madhya Pradesh, have c o m p a n i e s h e l p t h e m c o m e started creating value addition programme organised workshops for together as a collective, to aggre- awareness generation in 1,812 Gram gate produce for economies of by sorting, grading, packaging Panchayats on the need for scale and bargain for better market a n d p ro c e s s i n g a g r i c u l t u r a l participation in development prices. So far, Reliance Foundation and horticultural produce. They planning process. It further has mentored the establishment of have even started trading in intensively supported 244 Gram 22 FPCs spread across 11 states. Of nished products instead of raw Panchayats in preparing their these, 17 FPCs are registered with commodities with their own brand of groundnut oil. The oranges from development plans. NCDEX and 6 FPCs are registered A Women Thrift Group in Bageri Hareg, Rajasthan. with the eNAM platform for online Agar, Madhya Pradesh, and guavas Empowering women trading of produce. from Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, retention of local wealth within the potential to serve as a vehicle for economically are making their way to retail outlets village, which is controlled and social change, through which Today, over 3,700 villages Till March 2019, the Reliance Women Thrift Groups (WTG) managed entirely by women. It is a multiple social interventions for Foundation mentored FPCs had across the country. provide opportunities for women to model that further enables women development can be delivered, from 32 districts across 12 nearly 32,000 farmers associated Collaborating for play a more meaningful and to participate, drive and manage the i n c l u d i n g  n a n c i a l l i t e r a c y, states in India are associated with them as shareholders. During greater success economically active role in their socio-economic change process education, health, digital literacy with the programme the same nancial year, these homes and in the village as well. It is while being nancially self-reliant. It and skilling for self-employment and companies recorded a collective The FPCs have successfully a platform to bring social and improves their decision making job creation. So far, 111 WTGs are annual turnover of Rs. 40.7 Crores. established linkages with various government institutions such as economic freedom to women capacities. The nancial self- supported by Reliance Foundation. NABARD and Department of through the accumulation and reliance of women especially has the Agriculture to leverage support for farmer training, capacity building, raising working capital Water Security and acquiring nance to purchase assets for FPCs. The programme aims to provide water security to villages for Investing in quality inputs irrigation and domestic use. Reliance Foundation actively works The FPCs have established links towards conserving every drop of with agri-input companies and rain water within the village. Since government agencies to provide inception 85.8 billion litres of water quality inputs at reasonable prices. The Kamareddy Progressive FPC harvesting capacity has been created ventured into an altogether new by constructing or renovating water business of hiring out farm harvesting structures, including machinery that was purchased at earthen/ masonry dams and check Rs. 40 Lakhs, with 50% subsidy dams, farm ponds, open wells, etc. p ro v i d e d b y D e p a r t m e n t o f As a result, over 38,500 hectares Agriculture. Four FPCs have have received assured irrigation received a collective equity grant of for two cropping seasons. These Rs. 35 Lakhs from the Small efforts resulted in water security of Farmers Agri-business Consortium. 434 villages. Most of these villages Members of Jai Bhole Farmer Association, Panna, Madhya Pradesh with their have formed water user groups Sheetal Singh of Tilaya, Jharkhand is glad to have assured irrigation on produce for FPC aggregation. for managing and regulating his farm.

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sustainable usage. The positive increase in land use and cropping impact created through water intensity, and increased agricultural Stress Tolerant Crop Varieties and Sustainable Agricultural Practices interventions have resulted in p ro d u c t i o n a n d i n c o m e f o r reduced drudgery among women, communities. Reliance Foundation’s food variety selection, seed/ seedling transplanting at young age security intervention is spread treatment, early transplanting (15 days), integrated nutrient Maharashtra Villages Succeed in Fighting Drought across multiple agro-climatic of young seedlings (15 days management (INM), integrated zones. Various approaches old), optimal spacing between pest management (IPM) and Through Paani Foundation’s Water day training on scientic methods to benet the farmers have r o w s , i n t e g r a t e d n u t r i e n t weeding using cono-weeder. Cup initiative, Reliance Foundation of watershed management and been adopted. These include management (INM), integrated supported the development of leadership skills. Leveraging the The Reliance Foundation team has participatory variety selection pest management (IPM) using bio- watersheds in drought affected power of mass communication, successfully identied paddy seed (PVS), adoption of good package pesticides, proper weeding using villages of rural Maharashtra. The even people from urban areas are varieties such as DRR-44 & Bina- of practices (PoP), SRI and cono-weeder and irrigation as per Water Cup is awarded to those encouraged to join the villagers over 17 (Balangir) and Danteshwari identifying stress tolerant (heat and crop requirement. villages which create the largest a six-week period to dedicate their (Itarasi) for seed production. In the water harvesting capacity. Its aim is shramdaan, resulting in creation of drought resistant) seed varieties to SRI practices adopted by farmers demo plots, the average yield was to empower people to tackle the e n h a n c e d w a t e r h a r v e s t i n g suit the changing climate. These are: seedling treatment, optimum 40% higher than the control plot issue of drought. Villages from the capacity. This initiative has created practices aid in increasing the spacing and seed rate, seedling yield because of adoption of good selected talukas nominate their water harvesting capacity in 4,000 production of the land. PoPs. The average yield in SRI representatives to undergo a four- villages. PVS involves collaborations demo plots was 114% higher than between farmers and leading the control plot yield. research institutions. They study The key achievements The key achievements of the year the best suited variety of crop for of the year are: 48% are: 48% higher yield due to the agro-climatic area. These higher yield due to Danteshwari paddy seed and 103% Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition Security varieties have desired features higher yield due to Bina-11. Rains such as drought tolerance, high Danteshwari paddy played a crucial role in one yield, heat tolerance, short In an effort to ensure food security of measures were promoted. The seed and 103% higher intervention of soybean in Malwa, duration, etc. small and marginal households, interventions resulted in bringing yield due to Bina-11. where the demo crop yields were integrated sustainable agriculture 65,500 ha of land under sustainable PoPs promoted by Reliance 17% higher than the control yield. practices like use of better quality agricultural practices. Over 49,800 Foundation are: soil testing, seed seeds, application of organic households have been made food manure, integrated nutrient secure with access to at least 10 management, and integrated insect, quintals of food grains each year. Ecological Security pest and disease management Reliance Foundation collaborates with different organisations to Ecological degradation can directly reduction in soil erosion has resulted provide innovative solutions to impact agricultural output and in improved land productivity. For enhance agricultural production. c o n s e q u e n t l y t h e l i v e s a n d many households, it has served as a This year, Reliance Foundation livelihoods of farmers as well. medium of additional income. piloted agricultural production Reliance Foundation promotes e n h a n c e m e n t t e c h n o l o g i e s climate-smart agriculture practices including precision farming, crop to enhance ecological security by (i) Improving Environmental improving soil health, (ii) enhancing cafeteria, introduction of stress Sustainability Collectively tolerant crops, system of rice green cover through large-scale Reliance Foundation celebrated intensication (SRI), plastic plantation activities, and (iii) encouraging horticultural activities. World Environment Day with zeal mulching and many more. and motivated rural communities Interventions promoting nutrition These measures have led to and employees to plant saplings. The have continued to yield signicant signicant improvement in soil event saw enthusiastic participation results in the form of more than texture, structure, microbial activity of more than 20,000 people from over 150 villages across 12 states. 13,000 Reliance Nutrition Gardens and aeration. This year, over 5,800 (RNGs) that have positively farmers were assisted in conducting To promote biodiversity, over 0.49 impacted over one lakh individuals soil health tests (over 19,200 tests A woman in Rajnadgaon, Chhattisgarh, million saplings were planted during Mahalakshmi and Gopal of A. Gonehal, Andhra Pradesh with nutrient rich during the year. since inception). Increase in preparing vermicompost for soil health FY 2018-19 (over 21.5 million vegetables from their RNG. availability of water and signicant management. saplings planted since inception).

19 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 20 Rural Transformation Changing Lives, Empowering India Reviving Rivers, Farmer Producer Company: Reviving Agriculture Enhancing Farm Incomes

Agar District, Madhya Pradesh Kamareddy Progressive Farmer Producer Company Limited Kamareddy district, Telangana

The people of Agar, Madhya Pradesh, relied mainly on One of the main objectives of the Reliance Foundation During the year, it sold 10 tons of soybean seeds and 19 agriculture, livestock and at times migration to sustain mentored FPCs is to help shareholders, comprising tons of chickpea seeds for a turnover of Rs. 9 Lakhs. To their livelihoods. With its undulating topography, small and marginal farmers, gain access to a fair and help farmers overcome high labour costs and wastage degraded mainland and lack of checks to prevent the just market for their produce without the interference in the grain harvesting process, the FPC acquired two run-off of water, Agar was reeling under drought-like of middlemen. Based on the principle of cooperation combine harvesters in 2018, which it hires out to conditions, and struggling to meet the high costs of and self-help, these FPCs also enable farmers to learn farmers for a fee. This has reduced a two-week long farming. of effective cultivation and harvesting methods, crop harvesting process to half a day, reduced the farmer’s After Reliance Foundation’s intervention, a VA was aggregation, micro-irrigation and seed production. The harvesting costs by at least 40% and earned the FPC a formed. With Reliance Foundation’s help, the VA FPCs also help farmers avail government conducted a situation analysis through which it schemes and subsidies. became evident that the lack of water adversely Kamareddy Progressive Farmer Producer affected agriculture and increased the drudgery for Company Limited (KPFPCL), incorpo- women who had to walk several kilometres just to fetch Water security has enabled farmers like Dilip, from rated in 2009, has become a game changer water for domestic purposes. The only source of water Bapcha, Agar, to harvest multiple crops in a year. in 23 villages of Kamareddy district in in the village, Aau River, continued to remain dry due to the underground aquifer. Thus, over 510 ha of Telangana. Agrarian distress has reduced high run-off rate, despite receiving 950 mm of rainfall. agricultural land had assured irrigation and 85 ha of and farmers’ incomes have grown after Further, the existing check dams along the river were in uncultivated land was converted into productive fertile a dilapidated condition and did not control the run-off. land, enabling setting up of orange orchards on 427 ha. they directly sold their produce through KPFPCL. In 2018, KPFPCL became a After a physical water management assessment, it was Farmers have now taken up mixed cropping and are minimum support price procurement found that the river covered a catchment area of 21 km. cultivating multiple crops throughout the year. centre for paddy. As a result, 30,596 Twenty-nine check dams were then either constructed Reliance Foundation’s water security initiative has quintals of paddy, worth Rs. 5.41 Crores, or renovated to harvest surface run-off and recharge increased their productivity and income. was supplied to rice mills on behalf of the government. Similarly, the FPC procured Rs. 1.4 Crores worth of soybean, Rs. 1.3 Crores worth of maize, and Rs. 17 Lakhs Workers weighing and packing sacks of grain at a collection centre of worth of cotton. The company has also Kamareddy FPC. been growing at a fast pace, with revenues growing seven fold from Rs. 96 Lakhs in 2015-16 to prot of Rs. 2.3 Lakh from renting out the harvesters. Rs. 7.12 Crores in 2018-19. The FPC today has 2,213 Additionally, it has facilitated the purchase of shareholders, an equity capital of Rs. 28 Lakhs and subsidised drip and sprinkler units for 427 farmer runs 23 aggregation and distribution centres for the members, resulting in signicant water conservation. benet of its farmers. In 2018-19 alone, 3,500 farmers were supported by the KPFPCL has also diversied its prole to include FPC. Empowered with its success so far, KPFPCL several other services that enhance farm production is setting its goals high. By 2025 it aims to have and shareholders’ income. In 2018, it took up seed 10,000 shareholders, a turnover of Rs. 50 Crores and multiplication on 182 ha in a bid to provide its Rs. 5 Crores additional value creation for members each year. A check-dam built over Aau river by the village association in Bapcha village, Agar, Madhya Pradesh. members access to high quality seeds at a lower rate.

21 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 22 Rural Transformation Changing Lives, Empowering India

Transformation from Reliance Foundation Information Services Labourer to Farmer Through the use of technology, Reliance Foundation Information S e r v i c e s ( R F I S ) h a s m a d e Radha Kishan Meena signicant progress in reaching out Devitala, Jaipur district, Rajasthan to people with relevant advisories and in providing sustainable Radha Kishan Meena had to migrate for work as a solutions. These technological daily wage labourer even though he owned nine acres interventions connect communities of land in Devitala village, Rajasthan. Radha on multiple digital platforms for Kishan’s family, his wife and four children, could not optimum use of resources, informed be sustained with the meagre Rs. 300 that he earned. decision making and capacity In addition, the commute of 55 km to Jaipur in order building. to seek work left him with barely Rs. 150 at the end of From enhancing farm productivity the day. Radha Kishan’s situation was so dire that he to treatment of disease-infested considered selling off his land. crops and livestock, and even However, the situation changed in 2012, when marketing of their produce, rural communities almost perennially under Reliance Foundation’s aegis a VA was formed RFIS agro-advisories helped Swati Pravin Shende of Kotamba, Maharashtra need expert advice on issues that in Devitala. The VA supported him to carry out land improve her farming methods and yield. development activities. Two acres were levelled and affect their livelihood activities. Earlier, farmers depended on bunding was carried out on ve acres. Along with Coverage digitally and through community government departments for help this, he administered farm yard manure to improve Reliance Foundation, through its level interventions. It includes and advice. They had to expend the health of the soil on his land. Due to these information services programme, information on crop management, valuable time and money on every activities, the fertility of his soil increased allowing e m p o w e r s c o m m u n i t i e s b y livestock care, schemes and him to grow a Rabi crop for the rst time. He could visit to these ofces, which were providing reliable information subsidies, technology, healthcare, Radha Kishan, standing proud in his farm, which now also cultivate mustard on nine acres, earning him often located far from the villages. tailored to the needs of farmers, civic services, etc. The mobile- provides him with a steady income. Rs. 75,000, and cultivate sorghum from the seeds the Today, farmers receive regular sher-folk, and livestock owners, based advisories have reached an support over digital platforms VA had given him. Additionally, he established an RNG, which helped etc. This is disseminated both additional 2.3 million individuals and are just a call away from meet the nutritional requirements of his family. He agriculture-experts. expanded his RNG from 750 sq.ft. to 0.8 acres, growing brinjal, cucumber, bottle gourd, spinach, The programme contributes chilli and cluster beans. Furthermore, in 2014, the t o G o v e r n m e n t o f I n d i a ’ s VA organised a training programme, where Radha Digital India Scheme, aimed at Kishan learnt about horticulture and preventive e n h a n c i n g r u r a l l i v e l i h o o d s insecticides. This enabled him to cultivate ridge through technology. As part of the gourd on 0.62 acres and earn a prot of Rs. 30,000. programme, Reliance Foundation He also grew 15 quintals of wheat and ve quintals of has created an ecosystem that barley, earning Rs. 22,500 and Rs. 5,000 respectively. c o m p r i s e s 1 , 1 7 1 k n o w l e d g e With more fodder, he now has two buffaloes, one cow and infrastructure partners, and 11 goats. thematic experts, including research institutions, government Radha Kishan Meena is today nancially stable and departments, NGOs, etc. was also able to build a pucca house for his family. “Thanks to Reliance Foundation, I could not only save my land and earn from it but I don’t have to do A call to Reliance Foundation’s toll free helpline provided Rajkishore Bal of Radha Kishan and his family outside his newly built wage labour anymore, something that seemed Totapada, Odisha with the cure for his disease-infested Vannamei culture of pucca house. impossible before,” says a grateful Radha Kishan. shrimp.

23 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 24 Rural Transformation Changing Lives, Empowering India Maragatham turns in FY 2018-19. Overall, these advisories h a v e re a c h e d o u t t o 7 . 2 m i l l i o n Farmer-Entrepreneur individuals since inception; thus RFIS helps rescue two Wave emerging as a powerful tool of knowledge Rider Buoys in Arabian Sea dissemination. Maragatham V. Mumbai & Ratnagiri, Maharashtra At present, the programme is reaching Pillanallur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu out to 16,000 villages across 18 states, Reliance Foundation is partnering with Indian National Soon after her schooling, Maragatham was married to found that the suggestion reaped results. By the end of and plans to expand its services across Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry Venkatachalam, a labourer who worked in the local the season she had earned Rs. 1 Lakh from onion the country. of Earth Sciences to obtain information on Ocean State vegetable market to earn his living. Venkatachalam’s cultivation on 0.7 acres. The family was overjoyed as Forecasts (OSF) and Potential Fishing Zones. While the Knowledge Dissemination parents lived in the village, where they managed a 4.5 they had never earned such an amount earlier. programme takes lab based knowledge to the ground, it is also A v a r i e t y o f m o d e s a r e u s e d t o acre farm, cultivating paddy, groundnut and tapioca on providing feedback to the institutions to improve the research She further sought help on all the other crops as well d i s s e m i n a t e i n f o r m a t i o n a m o n g just two acres. The limited income from the farm was based on ground conditions for improved quality of service. and also on animal husbandry. In no time she brought communities which includes voice just enough to sustain the family. Since 2015, RFIS has been providing input to INCOIS on the all 4.5 acres under cultivation and purchased two messages, text messages, Jio Chat accuracy of swell data and OSF specic to Mumbai coast. Maragatham’s in-laws soon passed away and the cows that gave more than 18 litres of milk a day. Channel, WhatsApp, multi-location burden of raising crops and supporting the family fell The family income has multiplied more than 4 times audio-video conferences, Jio Chat based on Venkatachalam’s shoulders. With little or no virtual livestock and plant disease experience of farming, both husband and wife diagnostic consultations, Knowledge on struggled to raise crops. Left to their own means, they Wheels and Knowledge on Ocean. The would observe their neighbours and implement the advisories are in the form of voice, text, same actions on their farms or they would seek help audio, video and image. Reliance from the local seed or fertiliser vendors. More often Foundation has also set up a cloud than not, they would end up spending more than what telephony based toll free helpline – 1800 they earned. 419 8800 – to connect individuals based on their geographical location to the The Farmer Training Centre (FTC) at Namakkal had corresponding expert in the region. This mobilised the women in the village into Amma Farming ensures that language barriers do not Group to train them on various aspects of farming. c o m e i n t h e w a y o f i n f o r m a t i o n Although the trainings were useful, the women found it dissemination, plus the concerned difcult to travel to the Centre for the trainings. Around individuals get locally applicable The rescued wave rider buoy in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. the same time, Reliance Foundation had started solutions. providing its information services in the area. On the In 2016, INCOIS deployed an in-situ wave rider buoy off the FTC’s suggestion, the group began utilising Reliance The timely reception of information coast of Mumbai. The wave rider buoy is a oating device that Foundation’s agri-advisory services from the comfort of could be the deciding factor which collects and communicates localised data such as wave their homes to better manage and enhance their prevents a pest attack on a farmer’s land height, wind direction, sea current, etc. to the satellite, which cultivation. or prevents the sherman from entering transmits it to the INCOIS server so that the OSF can be Maragatham, who had been selected the leader of the the sea during a dangerous storm. It helps developed. It provides the information three days in advance group was enthused at the prospect of having to avert losses and dangers, augment and is therefore vital for the shermen, as the OSF allows Maragatham with her crop of onions. information in her hands at any time. She had sown incomes and utilise government schemes them to take adequate safety measures while going out to sea. onion in her farm and had noticed insects infesting the from Rs. 60,000 to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs per annum. such as shepherd insurance, which they During the 2018 monsoon, the wave rider buoy off the coasts crops and was worried. She called the Reliance Venkatachalam no longer needs to take up menial would otherwise not be aware of. of Versova, Mumbai and Ratnagiri drifted from its location Foundation toll free number 1800-419-8800 to seek labour. He is dedicated to farming on his land. The and stopped functioning. Reliance Foundation took the help To s t r e n g t h e n t h e p r o c e s s , t h e information and nd solutions. She was connected to couple has enrolled their children in the best school in of the shing community whom it supports with ocean state programme is moving towards articial an expert on onion cultivation over an audio the area and aspires to provide them with the best information to locate the buoy. It was then handed over to the intelligence based content dissemination conference, who suggested relevant remedies. She education. With Reliance Foundation’s support, ofcials of National Institute of Oceanography. The effort to beneciaries. Additionally, the rushed to the local agriculture service centre to buy the agriculture is no longer a loss making proposition or a taken up by Reliance Foundation in installing and rescuing programme is working towards providing recommended material, followed the procedure for last resort for survival. It has fuelled the family’s the wave rider buoys was appreciated by INCOIS. weather based agro advisories at a micro- application meticulously and was overjoyed when she aspiration and enabled them to live well. level.

25 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 26 Rural Transformation Changing Lives, Empowering India RFIS’ Advice Helped Anil Expand Information through Digital his Business and Income Technology Changes Farmer’s Life

Anil Chavan Subhendra Sahu Bhankhed, Amravati district, Maharashtra Nileshwar, Bargarh district, Odisha

When most parts of western Odisha continued to reel under extensive crop loss triggered by massive pest attack, shooting up farmer suicide cases, a youth of Bargarh district decided to use digital technology to combat the menace. Twenty-three-year-old Subhendra Sahu, a resident of Nileswar village, attributes his success to Reliance Foundation’s information services, which helped him reap signicant benets with relevant information. Subhendra did not have other options but to wind up his studies at the age of 17 and take up farming to meet his family’s needs and his father’s medical expenses. At On the advice of that time, it was difcult to arrange even a square meal each day for his family members. The harvest and RFIS, Anil attended consequently the income from farming was getting an animal treatment adversely affected, but Subhendra remained veterinary camp undeterred and decided to hang on. wherein Dr. Sharad In 2015, during the Dhanu Yatra festival, he came Kathale of Krishi across Reliance Foundation’s toll-free helpline number Subhendra reaped significant benefits by gaining and registered his name with RFIS for voice SMS Vigyan Kendra information from Reliance Foundation’s technology addressed the service, to receive rst-hand knowledge on modern platforms. farming methods. By making regular calls to the toll- participants and free helpline, he could get all required information predecessors. He also grows brinjal, bitter gourd, bottle taught them about from experts on use of fertilisers, pest management of gourd, okra and marigold from the same 3.5 acres of the various aspects of paddy and advanced cultivation technologies. He also land, which was earlier used only for paddy cultivation. livestock rearing and receives regular updates such as crop insurance related Subhendra regularly uses Reliance Foundation’s to Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, direct benet treatment. information service to gain knowledge on the transfer, fertiliser, pesticide and seed availability and application of fertilisers, pesticides and farming subsidies available for procurement of farm equipment technologies. He also connects with RFIS experts like power tillers and tractors. Subhendra also utilised almost every alternate day. Reliance Foundation’s Knowledge gathered from RFIS’s veterinary camp helped the government subsidy to purchase a paddy weeder digital platform has empowered Subhendra to become Anil to start a goat rearing business. machine. self-reliant and a role model for young farmers in the Earlier he was growing only paddy, but now he country. “I am so happy that I am now able to look after cultivates multiple food grains and vegetables thanks to my ailing father besides meeting all the needs of my the mentoring and information obtained from the family. This year, I have been able to construct a 3-room digital platform. His paddy production saw 1.5 times pucca house with a toilet from the additional income,” growth against what was produced earlier by his says an elated Subhendra.

27 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 28 Ensuring Affordable and Quality Healthcare

HEALTH

In India, a large section of the aimed at not only reaching a population is unable to access larger number of people but also quality healthcare. A vast towards providing the same majority of healthcare visits are to quality at affordable costs. People the private sector healthcare should have access to treatments facilities, most of which are made f o r d i s e a s e s t h a t r e q u i r e by urban citizens. In rural areas advanced medical assistance and the situation gets aggravated due assessment of experts. Reliance to lack of adequate healthcare Foundation ensures that quality infrastructure. The high costs of and timely consultations are private sector healthcare deter undertaken for people in rural as marginalised communities from well as urban areas, for them to be accessing the same. Healthcare able to be a part of a healthy, solutions should therefore be secure, and equitable India.

29 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 30 Health Changing Lives, Empowering India

With the motto of “Health for All” at consultations since inception. The major programmes supporting the ‘Health for All’ initiative are: Key achievements of Reliance the centre of its Health programme, Through partnerships, Reliance Foundation Health programme Reliance Foundation endeavours to Foundation supported several Health Outreach Programme 1,700 provide a continuum of care to the organisations working in the eld of most vulnerable sections of society healthcare in providing a range of individuals from underprivileged through a network of healthcare services, both at primary and tertiary segments were enabled with sight, dignity and livelihood delivery mechanisms. The focus of levels. These services include the programme is to enhance preventive care, maternal and child Almost 93% preventive healthcare, improve health, specialised care for patients of the patients screened positive for access to primary and secondary with cardiac and kidney problems, tuberculosis were cured with routine h e a l t h c a re s e r v i c e s , re d u c e palliative care for terminally ill treatment and follow ups economic burden due to healthcare cancer patients, leprosy, and 63% expenditure, and provide need- coronary heart disease, among based referral services for tertiary others. children screened for malnourish- care. Reliance Foundation also ment, showed improved nutritional Reliance Foundation’s Health Reliance Foundation’s Static Health status after routine treatment and works to bring about positive p r o g r a m m e s u p p o r t s t h e Check-up unit with comprehensive counseling b e h a v i o r a l c h a n g e f o r t h e Government of India’s initiatives on medical facilities in Mumbai. improvement of health outcomes, reproductive, maternal, neo-natal, with a special focus on maternal and child and adolescent health. It also Reliance Foundation’s health Key highlights Good Health child health. 3 and Well-Being works on strengthening health outreach programme provides The Health programme has reached systems and control programmes primary health services including • 2.5 lakh consultations provided, of age who were screened, out to 2.5 million people so far and for communicable and non- screenings and consultations. It including 27,000 consultations by 729 (3,500+ since inception) provided over 6 million health communicable diseases. employs ten Mobile Medical Units specialists were identied as malnourished (MMUs) and three Static Medical and linked to care for further • Out of 36,000 (85,000+ since Units (SMUs) across Madhya management. P r a d e s h , M a h a r a s h t r a a n d inception) women in the repro- Uttarakhand to offer medical help to ductive age group screened for • 15,500 (49,000+ since inception) underprivileged communities. anaemia, over 23,500 (41,000+ individuals screened for oral, Reliance Foundation reaches out to since inception) diagnosed as breast and cervical cancers. underprivileged segments with anaemic and initiated on diet • 5,000 out of 21,000 individuals i n f o r m a t i o n , e d u c a t i o n a n d modications and medical screened for diabetes were communication messages through management. camps and technology-enabled diagnosed as diabetic and initiated information services to emphasise • Out of the 18,500 (56,000+ since on treatment. preventive care and positive health inception) children under 5 years seeking behaviours.

Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre

By keeping abreast of medical patients. Its clinical ecosystem Key highlights innovations and adopting the best developed from various specialities • 64 knee replacements and 81 practices in clinical care, Sir H.N. is committed to provide the best-in- cataract surgeries conducted free Reliance Foundation Hospital and class clinical services at its Centres of cost for underprivileged patients Research Centre (RFH) has of Excellence – Cardiac Science, • Bone marrow transplant, renal emerged as a leading centre of Orthopaedics, Neurosciences, transplant and pediatric cardio- quality care in the country. RFH’s Gastroenterology, Renal Sciences vascular surgeries and other high belief of care extends beyond mere and Oncosciences. A global panel of end surgeries also conducted Reliance Foundation Mobile Medical Unit in Mumbai: providing affordable treatment, aiming to achieve the experts across all specialities has healthcare services to marginalised communities. best medical outcomes for all its been formed to offer the best

31 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 32 Health Changing Lives, Empowering India

also available to the economically weak and vulnerable sections of Improving Care and Dignity of society. The hospital’s network People Living with HIV and Tuberculosis of SMUs and MMUs connect most parts of Mumbai city and Reliance hospitals at its plant For the last four years, Reliance address beneciary requirements locations in Lodhivali, Maharashtra; Foundation has been organising Key highlights with proper consultations and Jamnagar and Hazira, Gujarat, regional-level marriage bureau adequate medical care facilities. provide free and subsidised functions at HIV DOTS Centre in 242 While the MMUs provide free of cost healthcare services to under- collaboration with Gujarat State people living with HIV registered necessary healthcare services at the privileged and deprived segments. Network of People Living with (7,718 since inception) doorstep of beneciaries through Besides general health care, care HIV/ AIDS (GSNP+). These periodic visits, the SMUs provide and support are given to People functions play a crucial role in 353 diagnostic and consultation services Living with HIV (PLHIV), including reducing the isolation that PLHIV individuals were screened for focusing on chronic diseases nutritional support to children, care face in society and go a long way in tuberculosis (16,024 since inception) like hypertension and diabetes. and support to infected people, providing companionship to them. Professionally trained MBBS doctors, 0.33 million RFH prides itself on its world-class I n f o r m a t i o n E d u c a t i o n a n d These events saw participation of international practices, research nurses and social workers cater to the specialised health consultations and medical infrastructure and patient Communication sessions and 2,737 PLHIV from states such as and expertise in the medical primary medical care needs of the counselling provided to people living care ecosystem. testing camps for migrant workers, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya eld. Advanced Sports Science patients. Where previously, people with HIV, since inception truck drivers and sex workers. Pradesh and Maharashtra of Programme has been initiated to from low-income families were Additionally, trauma victims of whom 63 couples have been provide professional care to athletes utilising services of pharmacists or 1,457 highway accidents are provided engaged to each other. including preparation for the non-MBBS doctors for health care children affected with HIV were free treatment. provided nutritional support Olympics. needs, Reliance Foundation’s I n k e e p i n g w i t h R e l i a n c e intervention has now provided them Foundation’s motto of providing access to healthcare services from ‘Health for All’, RFH’s services are qualied professionals. Leveraging Technology to Improve Maternal and Child Health

Reliance Foundation, in partnership included in the digital platform care skills. Currently working with Realising the Vision of Helping with other leading development which provides a fun approach to state governments of Madhya People See the World Better organisations, formed Alliance for build capacity of healthcare staff to Pradesh and Rajasthan, ASMAN has Saving Mothers and Newborns manage challenging cases. Almost reached at least 149,250 mothers Through the Drishti programme, fortnightly newspaper is also (ASMAN) with the aim of improving 950 service providers have been and newborns and is proving to be a Reliance Foundation has been published in Braille, and circulated the survival of mothers and trained on obstetric and neo-natal potentially scalable solution. helping visually impaired under- to 3,700 readers in India and around newborns by using innovative privileged people to undergo the world. technology to provide better quality corneal transplants by partnering care in public health centres. with the National Association for To w a rd s t h i s e n d , R e l i a n c e the Blind, Aravind Eye Hospital and Foundation’s ASMAN technology Sankara Eye Foundation. During enabled care providers to receive the year, 1,153 visually impaired relevant alerts and notications to individuals were supported under take necessary actions, set up the programme (18,000+ corneal remote e-consultations and provide transplants since inception). e-learning content to users. To increase awareness about the A t a b l e t - b a s e d I n t r a p a r t u m importance of eye donation, the Monitoring and Decision Support Tool has been rolled out in 81 programme organises a week-long Reliance Foundation’s vision screening Drishti Art and Essay Competition camps and mobile eye care clinics have facilities and has registered 80,800 every year. In 2018, around 9,000 benefitted thousands of individuals cases till March 2019. A learning children participated in the event. A from vulnerable communities. based gamication app is also Use of technology through ASMAN.

33 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 34 Health Changing Lives, Empowering India Reliance Foundation Keyhole Surgery at RFH Helps Jay go back to School Saves 87-year-old’s Life

“Watching him wave his tiny little hands at us with lead to fatal complications. Given the severity of the Hemraj Haria, 87, experienced mild abdominal pain the normal size. Given Hemraj’s age, the doctors that broad innocent smile on his face before leaving disease, Jay was brought to RFH. Due to the when he was brought to RFH, where he was diagnosed decided that they would treat the aneurysms with a for school, brings happy tears to my eyes,” says Jay’s treatment and regular follow ups, all the dangerous with thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm. The minimally invasive procedure – endovascular aortic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta was more than double stent grafting, thereby avoiding the traditional open father, Laxmi Narayan Chourasia, emotionally. symptoms have subsided. bypass surgery and the risks associated with it. A few months back, 10-year-old Jay wasn’t this The Chourasia family is happy with Jay’s progress, The doctors, however, faced a hurdle as this procedure cheerful, and no doctor could diagnose his illness. and relieved that the treatment did not put a stress requires usage of contrast agents to visualise the blood Jay was brought to the SMU with symptoms of on their limited nances. The support of Reliance vessels. “During the investigations, we found that his common cold, sore throat and a swollen face. The Foundation enabled the family to focus only on kidney functions were slightly elevated. Using contrast doctor at the SMU accurately diagnosed the disease Jay’s recovery. agents could have further damaged the kidneys. Hence as Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis The function of a successful primary and we opted for intra-vascular ultrasound imaging to help (MPGN), a very rare disease of the kidneys, which, preventive healthcare programme is in identifying us visualise the vessels to properly position the graft, if not diagnosed and treated at the right time, can such cases, which otherwise go undiagnosed. and help reduce the risk of kidney damage,” said Dr. Rahul Sheth, who is an endovascular aortic specialist at RFH. This was the rst time the procedure was employed in western India, where the ultrasound imaging of the A rare surgical procedure performed at RFH saved aorta was used to accurately visualise the normal Hemraj’s life. segments and place the device to seal the aneurysm. Rare Genetic Condition Treated at RFH

Sachin Palav was born with Senior Loken Syndrome, a rare genetic condition, which resulted in kidney failure and visual impairment. A decade ago, his elder brother died of the same condition at the age of 16. When Sachin was brought to RFH in Mumbai, both his kidneys had stopped functioning. Fortunately for Sachin, he received a kidney from his mother. The kidney transplant took place on December 2, after six months of dialysis. Such cases are extremely rare, as Dr. Shruti Tapiawala, nephrologist who treated Sachin, said, “I have never come across such a case before. I discussed it with other nephrologists and we reached the conclusion that only four types of genetic conditions could have caused these Sachin with Dr. Shruti Tapiawala, who treated his rare Jay with his family and the staff of RFH. symptoms.” genetic disease at RFH.

35 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 36 Empowering Future Generations

EDUCATION

Education wields the power to conducive to learning. Special transform our children into focus has to be given to children responsible and self-reliant young from vulnerable and marginalised adults. For disadvantaged children, groups to ensure that these education can open the door to a children stay in school until they better life and protect them from acquire the minimum level of under-age labour, exploitation, education. Every girl and every boy abuse, poverty and a life of crime. should have the right to quality In general, education provides the education so that they can have opportunity to build a foundation better chances in life, including on which one can accomplish employment opportunities and greatness. better health.

Although signicant progress Reliance Foundation is investing in has been made in enrolling the future of the country through children in schools in India, an its education programmes covering increased enrolment rate is not primary, secondary and higher enough; their ability to learn, read, education. It also supports various count, and acquire the necessary organisations in providing quality life skills should be ensured. education to children from Schools must have the required underprivileged communities. infrastructure and an environment

37 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 38 Education Changing Lives, Empowering India

Reliance Foundation’s Education Taking into account the growing The pass percentage in Maharashtra awards and recognitions in various 1,000+ Teachers Receive Key achievements of Reliance programme nurtures the youth competitive environment that State Board examinations was 100% events at the district, state, national Reliance Foundation Foundation Education programme by providing open access to p e r s i s t e n t l y r e q u i r e s n e w in Class 10; and was 98% and 90% in and international levels. Prominent Teacher Awards quality education using a multi- competencies and qualications, Class 12 Science and Commerce achievements this year include: 98% pronged approach – involving a Reliance Foundation seeks to streams respectively. In the Gujarat Reliance Foundation School, The Reliance Foundation Teacher is the pass percentage of students network of schools, awarding advance and align its education State Board examinations, pass Koparkhairane, was ranked the 4th Awards have been instituted to studying in grades X and XII in Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarships to systems to incorporate new trends percentage was 91% in both Class Best School in Navi Mumbai by recognise and encourage excellence Reliance Foundation Schools meritorious students, supporting that are emerging regarding 10, and Class 12 Science stream. Hindustan Times and the 5th Best in the teaching profession. This year, like-minded partners, and setting up knowledge and innovation, and to Students of Reliance Foundation Co-educational School in Navi Reliance Foundation Teacher 162 Mumbai by Education World; a world-class university. Reliance prepare students to master new Schools continue to excel in Awards were given to a 1,000+ government schools were supported students won two international Foundation also supports several challenges. The programme also c o - s c h o l a s t i c , s p o r t i n g a n d teachers who excelled in the with digital classrooms across seven achievements in skating, and Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad – organisations through partnerships, ensures that schools leverage co-curricular areas, and have won states. taekwondo; 34 accolades and organised by Centre for Teacher with an aim to improve the quality of current tools and resources such as medals at national level for skating, A c c re d i t a t i o n ( C E N TA ) a n d education particularly for under- digital classrooms to enhance athletics, swimming, Arts, Science, supported by Reliance Foundation. Quality privileged segments and renovating learning abilities and student 13 Reliance Foundation 4 Education Jeet Kune-do and yoga. Students The TPO is a national level education infrastructure. performance. Schools are providing also received Platinum and Gold competition, wherein more than excellence in education Certicates of Merit at Times Spark; 60,000 teachers from over 10,000 Reliance Foundation Schools to 14,500 students and ve state level accomplishments schools across 2,000 locations in water polo, Tang Soo Do, participated. annually s w i m m i n g a n d S c i e n c e a n d Technology Exhibitions.

Dhirubhai Ambani International School

Dhirubhai Ambani International earned the perfect score of 45 and School (DAIS) prepares students the School’s average score was for the ICSE, the IGCSE and the IB 40.14 points. The IB Diploma D i p l o m a e x a m i n a t i o n s . T h e g r a d u a t e s o f 2 0 1 8 e a r n e d School is also a member of the a d m i s s i o n o f f e r s f r o m 1 4 5 Cambridge International Primary universities globally, including 21 Programme. The School provides of the world’s top 30 universities. world-class education to 1,050 During the year, students won children annually and has about 140 teachers with rich experience in national and international curricula. The students have Reliance Foundation Schools are committed to providing an enriching consistently achieved outstanding educational experience. re s u l t s a c ro s s a l l t h e t h re e curricula. In 2018, in the IGCSE Thirteen Reliance Foundation Board and Maharashtra State Board. examinations 85.45% of all grades Schools, which are located in In the 2018 Class 10 CBSE Board achieved were either A* or the A J a m n a g a r, S u r a t , Va d o d a r a , examinations, the pass percentage grade. Three students topped the Dahej, Navi Mumbai, Lodhivali, of Reliance Foundation Schools was world in ve subjects and four Nagothane and Nagpur, educate 98.8%. In Class 12 CBSE Board topped in India in four subjects. over 14,500 children annually. examinations, the pass percentage The School’s ICSE average score These schools offer education from was 97.8% and 100% in Science and was 94.23% and the highest score kindergarten to class 12 and are Commerce streams respectively. was 98.6%. In the IB Diploma Excellence in academics and co-curricular events has placed DAIS on top of afliated to CBSE, Gujarat State Examinations, eight students prestigious international school rankings in India.

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about 580 awards in various Indian Green Building Council. co-scholastic, sporting and co- In 2018, Education World ranked Pragya is an Inspiration curricular events at the state, DAIS as the No. 1 International national and international levels. School in India for the sixth Over the years, the School has consecutive year; Hindustan for our Youth consistently achieved the highest Times ranked DAIS as the No. 1 International School in Mumbai, standards of excellence in all areas. Pragya Soni DAIS is jointly accredited by the after having ranked it as the No. 1 Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Council of International Schools School in Mumbai for ve years; (CIS) and the New England The Times of India ranked DAIS A s s o c i a t i o n o f S c h o o l s a n d a s t h e N o. 1 ‘ N a t i o n a l a n d Colleges (NEASC). DAIS is a International Curriculum’ School Twenty-eight-year-old Pragya Soni of Bhopal, ‘Green Building Certied’ School i n M u m b a i f o r t h e f o u r t h Madhya Pradesh, was born with a hearing with ‘platinum’ rating from the consecutive year. impairment, which hampered her speech and consequently, her performance in school. Jio Institute Pragya’s situation improved drastically after her parents engaged a special tutor for her. From a Reliance has received a Letter of learning and student experience. non-performer, Pragya began to excel in both Intent for setting up Jio Institute Jio Institute will prepare the curricular and co-curricular activities. She passed under the ‘Institutions of Eminence next generation of leaders and D e e m e d t o b e U n i v e r s i t i e s signicantly contribute to the her Class XII board exams with ying colours and Regulation, 2017’ of University Grant advancement of Indian society. was awarded for her performance by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Commission (UGC) under MHRD, Jio Institute is currently working on Government of India in July 2018. planning and conceptualising the In recognition of her all-round excellence, Pragya Jio Institute is envisioned to be an academic programme, curriculum, was awarded the Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship exemplary academic institution of research agenda, research centre, to study further. While pursuing her graduation, higher learning with a world class institutional collaboration and Pragya passed the bank recruitment exams and platform for research, lifelong campus development. landed her rst job with UCO Bank. “I always felt Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship proud of being a DAS alumni and I could successfully complete my graduation without In order to nurture talented young institution of their choice. Nearly placing any additional nancial burden on my leaders, the Dhirubhai Ambani half of the DAS scholars are girls, parents,” informs Pragya. Scholarship (DAS) programme has while one-fth are specially-abled so far provided nancial support to students. During FY 2018-19, the Further, she completed her post-graduation in 12,285 meritorious students, to DAS programme supported 504 Sociology and a PG diploma in Computer pursue graduation in any stream and students across the country. Application. Soon after, Pragya got a job with the Central Bank, where she is working currently. Pragya is now married and settled in Indore. While fullling her responsibilities at home and workplace, Pragya nds time to help other specially-abled people with their education and career. She is also a member of the State Advisory Board of the Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Pragya Soni, recipient of the DAS alumni meet at Reliance Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai. Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship.

41 Reliance Foundation 42 Empowering the Nation’s Youth through Sports

SPORTS FOR DEVELOPMENT

The importance of adopting sports healthier lifestyle to their children, and education for the success of there has emerged a need to engage youth development has been in sports from the perspective of r e c o g n i s e d b y t h e I n d i a n education as well as a career Government as early as 1984, o p p o r t u n i t y. Av a i l a b i l i t y o f when the National Sports Policy resources like training and recommended making sports and infrastructure are crucial to create physical education an integral part an environment that encourages o f t h e s c h o o l c u r r i c u l u m . the youth to take up sports, However, academic success has especially at the grassroots level always been one of the prime focus where education is seen as the only areas of the Indian education means of earning a livelihood or system with sports acting only as making a career. Moreover, an extra-curricular activity. engagement in sports enables Nonetheless, with the increase in educational opportunities through international importance given to the means of scholarships meant sporting activities and parents’ specically for underprivileged awareness towards providing a talent.

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Using sports as a vehicle, Reliance Reliance Foundation partners with Gender Good Health Reliance Foundation Youth Sports Key highlights 5 Equality 3 and Well-Being Foundation promotes health, tness various national and state sports and an active lifestyle to bring about bodies in improving the quality of the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports playing sports. The programme • Registered 7,100+ teams, 800+ a positive change among youth and sporting ecosystem through better (RFYS) aims to revolutionise will also have a positive impact girls’ teams and 1,10,000+ children in both urban and rural facilities, training, infrastructure grassroots sports in the country by o n t h e e c o s y s t e m t h r o u g h athletes Reduced landscapes. Popular sports such as a n d e q u i p m e n t . R e l i a n c e creating a unied structure of school s k i l l e n h a n c e m e n t o f P E 10 Inequalities • Reached 9 million+ children, football, basketball and athletics are Foundation’s initiatives in the eld of and college sport. Through the teachers, infrastructure upgrades adolescent and youth since 2016, used to cultivate strategic thinking, a sports aim to promote and contribute creation of a platform for young and community engagement from more than 70 cities spirit of competition and leadership to the Khelo India Scheme and athletes to build a career in the sport programmes. During the 2018-19 abilities among children and the National Sports Talent Search of their choice, the programme will season, RFYS covered 60 cities in • Elite camp organised for 37 best youth. Scheme. encourage more students to start football and 30 cities in athletics. athletes from previous season of RFYS by IAAF Level 4 coaches from Australia Quality Education to the Underprivileged • Implemented rst-of-its-kind, Under the Education and Sports for been providing quality education, r e a l t i m e o n l i n e r e s u l t All (ESA) initiative, Reliance embedded with technology, to more management system at the Foundation supports education of than 4,000 children from 10 grassroots level for athletics underprivileged children by government schools in Mumbai and • Infrastructure upgrade and partnering with 14 NGOs working at Thane districts, Maharashtra. equipment provided to 38 the grassroots level. As an extension Together, these initiatives have partner institutes to this initiative, an innovation in the positively impacted 0.2 million • Supported 46 PE teachers for form of a Digital Learning Van has children. AIFF’s D-License Coaching Certication this year, taking the Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA programme total number of trained coaches to 660 Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA programme is aimed at promoting school based basketball all over India, focused on empowering coaches, structuring physical RFYS National Championship 2018-19 in Navi Mumbai. education (PE) curriculums, conducting skills workshops, Reliance Foundation Young Champs organising competitions, and providing quality equipment. Since Reliance Foundation Young Champs with international the launch of the programme, over (RFYC) is a unique, scholarship- teams representing 10,000 basketball courts have been based, full-time residential football elite football clubs. Key highlights refurbished by repairing broken and education programme. It aims All India Football to provide India’s best aspiring Fe d e r a t i o n h a s • Identied 500 of India’s best hoops and backboards, installing football talents the opportunity to a c c re d i t e d t h e U-14 basketball players across 34 nets, distributing basketballs and hone their skills with world-class R F Y C a c a d e m y cities painting the markings on the court. Cumulatively, the programme has facilities and best-in-class training. with four stars out • The programme has reached out reached out to 9 million children During the year, 19 young football o f  v e , m a k i n g to 6 million children across 7,900 across 10,000+ schools from 34 talents were awarded scholarships to i t I n d i a ’ s b e s t schools in 34 cities during the cities. More recently, special develop their skills, taking the total residential football year emphasis was placed on talent to 61 scholarships across 15 states. academy. • 240 children participated in identication and development, to Under the programme, 46 Young Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA i d e n t i f y t h e b e s t p l a y e r s t o C h a m p s w e r e s e n t f o r a n National Championship – the represent India in the Jr. NBA international exposure trip to Spain Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA Students honing their football skills under the Reliance largest number of participants till Global Championships in Orlando, and Japan where they got an National Championship in Greater Foundation Young Champs programme in Mumbai. date Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Florida. opportunity to play friendly matches

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Rural Sports Realising a Family’s Bend it Like Broadening Reliance Foundation focuses on using sports as a medium to encourage learning and breed leadership Football Dreams the Girls of Patan Horizons – The among the youth in rural areas. With an intention to reinforce the youth of our country with the power of Zothanpuia Bawihtlung, Mahadevpura, district Patan, Gujarat Run Against sportsmanship, Reliance Foundation celebrates St. Anthony’s School, Shillong, Meghalaya When seventeen girls at an RFYS play for 180 minutes, far more August 29 as Sports Day annually in rural areas across football academy requested for than the regulation time of 90 Adversity different states in India. Sports Day is designed to Zothanpuia was introduced to football by leave to attend a cousin’s wedding, minutes”, said Assistant Coach Monika Rana, B. Laltanpuia, his father, at the age of three. An Tarun Roy, a former Indian Mohasin Malek in awe. “The girls promote and foster community connection through Dhankurali, Rudraprayag, active participation in various games and activities accomplished player, his father wanted to play for the footballer and Head Coach was had the inspiration but what they Indian national football team. Since his dreams did not Uttarakhand organised during the event. In 2018, Sports Day was bafed. “How could all of you have really needed was someone to materialise, he passed on his dream to his son along the same cousin,” he demanded; hone their skills. They were rough celebrated across Reliance Foundation’s BIJ with his knowledge and skills, as his coach. Zothanpuia unaware that these girls were all players, but players nonetheless,” operational villages with over 7,000 villagers considers his father a tough mentor on the eld but a related and hailed from the same o b s e r v e d C o a c h R o y. T h e participating in different sports including kabaddi and loving friend at home. Today, Zothanpuia has grown up village, Mahadevpura in Patan, academy provided the much volleyball. This day is also the birthday of Hockey to be a formidable player. He practices diligently every Gujarat. needed training to hone their legend, Dhyan Chand, and is celebrated as National day, and hopes to fulll his father’s dream soon. The Girls of Patan, as they are skills and turned them into a force Sports Day in India. He studies in St. fondly called today, began playing to be reckoned with. Anthony’s Higher football at a young age in their The RFYS football championship Secondary School, village. They did not have proper gave the team not only a valuable Monsoon Hill Half Marathon: Shillong, where kits, training resources or even a platform to showcase their talent Running for Change his talent has been football ground. Yet, they were but also the support of superior appreciated and happy to kick the ball around on a infrastructure and facilities. By In 2018, for Sports Day, Reliance Foundation n u r t u re d . T h e patch of land for hours on end. watching videos of their matches, Monika Rana, who won the Chirbatiya collaborated with PAHAL Himalayas, which organised school has also What they lacked in skill, they the girls could also identify Monsoon Hill Half Marathon 2018. Monsoon Hill Half Marathon in Chirbatiya village of produced several made up with strength and shortcomings and improve their Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. The marathon was g i f t e d p l a y e r s , endurance. game. Monika Rana, a 17 year old girl from a tiny unique for a variety of reasons; at an altitude of 2,200 including Redeem village named Dhankurali in Uttarakhand, It was their passion for the game Today, when the girls go back T l a n g , S a m u e l won the Chirbatiya Monsoon Hill Half metres, it was one of the few marathons in the world to Zothanpuia, who got a platform that caught the coach’s eye and home, the entire village turns out S h a d a p a n d Marathon 2018, for the 10 km run, be organised at such a height and the rst activity of its to showcase his football talent earned them admission into the to welcome them. The RFYS Banpynkhrawnam organised by Pahal Himalayas Cooperative kind to be conducted in Chirbatiya. The old and young through the RFYS programme. RFYS academy in Ahmedabad, academy has helped them earn Nongkhlaw, who Society, facilitated by Reliance Foundation alike participated in the event enthusiastically, with Gujarat. “These girls have built respect and an identity, and the R u d r a p r a y a g t e a m a n d D i s t r i c t are all playing professional football. Zothanpuia got his more than 600 individuals including women their strength by working in the skill to dribble their way into a Administration. Later, she attended a 10 opportunity to shine on the eld in a major tournament participating from across 50 villages. elds. They have the stamina to brighter future. day training programme conducted by in 2017, when he represented his school in RFYS’ rst Reliance Foundation in Rudraprayag and ever football national championship. The tournament also participated in the Airtel Delhi Half endeavours to provide a valuable platform for the youth Marathon 2018. to showcase their talent and encourage sports, especially at the grassroots level, across the country. Narrating her experience and future plans Monika says, “Traveling out of my village to After winning the regional round in Shillong, the national capital for the marathon was Zothanpuia’s team travelled to Mumbai for the like a dream. The support of my father and national leg of the tournament. There too, the team the motivation of Reliance Foundation remained unbeatable, winning the championship in its have given me the best day of my life. I very rst year. No one could have been more proud remember, when I was about to reach the than Zothanpuia’s father who presented the ‘Best nish line of the 10 km race, I found myself Player of the Match Award’ to his son. This running among the boys. I wondered if achievement has not only brought recognition to there were any girls ahead of me and Zothanpuia and his school but has inspired youngsters realised that I was winning and soon I Participants in the Chirbatiya Monsoon Hill Half from the region to build a brighter future in sports. The Girls of Patan for whom football is an opportunity for a better crossed the nish line. In future, I want to Marathon 2018. future. join the army and serve my nation”.

47 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 48 Saving Lives and Alleviating Suffering in Times of Crisis

DISASTER RESPONSE

With climate change, natural casualties and damage to assets in calamities like oods, droughts, the aftermath of a disaster. Over cyclones and earthquakes are the years, Reliance Foundation a more frequent occurrence. has been among the rst to Even though technological respond to disasters, providing the advancements have greatly much needed support to those improved the capability to predict affected. Going ahead, Reliance most natural hazards, prediction Foundation aims to strengthen accuracy and lead times vary, c o l l a b o r a t i o n s w i t h t h e leading to huge loss of human lives government and other agencies to and assets every year. Immediate leverage both resources and relief and rehabilitation support expertise to mitigate the loss of life a r e c r u c i a l i n m i n i m i s i n g and property.

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In FY 2018-19, Reliance Reliance Foundation is committed that were declared potentially As a measure of solidarity with the Foundation has worked in its aim to respond to all disaster dangerous. Reliance Foundation’s people of Kerala, Smt. Nita M. situations wherein human lives Disaster Response teams were on Ambani, visited the relief camp in relentlessly to support and livelihoods are jeopardised. It the ground, providing valuable Allapuzha district and interacted families affected by the strives to assist swiftly in the assistance and distributing relief with the people. On behalf of the widespread damage immediate aftermath of disasters, kits to the affected families. Reliance Family, she handed over a caused by oods and directly engaging with affected Reliance Foundation also helped cheque of Rs. 21 Crore to the Chief cyclones in different communities and leveraging its save countless lives, livestock Minister’s Relief Fund. strengths – human resources and a n d a s s e t s b y l e v e r a g i n g parts of the country. information technology – to technology. Emergency relief Cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu efciently and effectively provide information was also shared with relief and alleviate human individuals to aid the government’s In November 2018, Tamil Nadu suffering. In the event of severe rescue measures. Reliance Climate s u f f e re d a s e t b a c k d u e t o 13 Action and long-lasting impact, Reliance Foundation also responded the impact of Cyclone Gaja. swiftly to ensure restoration of Foundation may work with the Tens of thousands of people Reliance Foundation Chairperson, Smt. Nita M. Ambani, donating Rs. 21 crore communities to revive livelihoods, c o m m u n i c a t i o n s n e t w o r k , were displaced and their plight to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the welfare of those affected by the oods improve health and education and enabling people to remain in worsened due to the disruption in Kerala. ensure sustainable development. constant touch with their loved of mobile communications. ones, and contact relief and rescue Floods in Uttar Pradesh In 2018-19, Reliance Foundation Reliance Foundation responded Contribution to Disaster centres. has worked relentlessly to support to the situation by restoring Preparedness Programme telecommunications within 24 As widespread rains lashed many families affected by the widespread Floods in Kerala In September 2018, Reliance p a r t s o f U t t a r P r a d e s h i n damage caused by oods and hours to support the government Foundation, in association with cyclones in different parts of the and aid the affected communities S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 8 , R e l i a n c e INCOIS, jointly organised the Reliance Foundation worked country. Early warning messages in information exchange. Besides Foundation lent support to the “Indian Ocean-wide 18 Tsunami relentlessly to support the ood were sent to people living in areas this, understanding the need to communities in Kanpur Nagar, Mock Exercise” in tsunami prone affected communities of Kerala provide health services, Reliance Unnao district, with rehabilitation states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and when heavy rains battered the Foundation along with the health efforts, which included treatment O d i s h a . T h i s w a s p a r t o f a state in August 2018. Using its department organised medical of 270 individuals for various nationwide tsunami mock drill digital platform, early warning camps and treated people affected health ailments and 245 livestock coordinated by INCOIS that aimed messages were provided to states by the oods. animals. at preparing shermen living in where the Indian Meteorological these areas, and training the Department had declared a red- Cyclone Titli in Andhra Pradesh Floods in Gujarat government departments to manage alert. When continuous rainfall and Odisha tsunamis and other disaster brought life to a standstill and Deadly oods inundated Gujarat in situations. caused widespread damage, In October 2018, the powerful July 2018 affecting thousands of Reliance Foundation geared up its Cyclone Titli tore into the states of people. Reliance Foundation team and distributed relief kits to Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, reached out to two of the worst provide immediate sustenance to causing huge devastation and affected districts – Gir in Somnath the affected families across 6 affecting thousands of lives and district and Junagadh district. districts. As part of the support, livelihoods. Reliance Foundation Using its technological platform, relief materials were distributed to supported two of the worst affected Reliance Foundation assisted over over 74,000 affected individuals. districts, Srikakulam and Ganjam, 1,200 individuals across eight Additionally, fodder kits were w i t h re l i e f m a t e r i a l s t h a t talukas and 38 villages on various distributed and livestock health benetted over 1,800 farmers and issues including health and camps were conducted to secure 252 livestock animals, across 64 remedial measures for damaged over 3,000 animals against health villages. cotton and groundnut crops. A family affected by oods, receives relief materials in Kochi, Kerala. risks emanating from oods.

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Reliance Foundation’s multi-sector Reliance Foundation’s Relief partnership to rescue people stranded Support Transformed Distress in Kerala oods into Hope

Mahesh B. Maniyamma K. Alappuzha, Kerala Pallippad, Alappuzha, Kerala

As part of its disaster relief operations in Kerala, “Though my village wasn’t much affected by the Reliance Foundation engaged with multiple sectors oods, when I suddenly got a call from Reliance to support the distressed people. A need to rescue Foundation, I immediately set off with my friend. We the stranded people was discussed took the boat, which was loaded onto in one of the coordination meetings a truck along with food contributed by w i t h t h e D i s t r i c t E m e rg e n c y many people. Operation Centre, Ernakulam. Based Many shermen who received the Although shing in itself is a risky on this, Reliance Foundation business, I didn’t feel scared. But the advisories came appealed to the existing 37,371 task ahead was tough. Thakazhi beneciary shermen from nine forward and village in Alappuzha district was districts to join hands with the district participated in the completely ooded. The water had administration in rescuing people rescue operation almost reached the rooftop, but still stranded in ood affected areas. that saved thousands some people refused to get on to the Many shermen who received the boat out of fear. a d v i s o r i e s c a m e f o r w a rd a n d of lives. participated in the rescue operation While we were navigating our way, that saved thousands of lives. people in the boat were pointing out: ‘Now we are crossing over the roof of One of the shermen, 36 year old Mahesh, from the church. Now we are above the cemetery.’ That’s Alappuzha district, shares his experience of rescue how high the water was. operation activities. As there was no electricity, we couldn’t see in the dark. One day, while we were A relieved Maniyamma rescuing people, we heard with the emergency relief people screaming for help. We kit provided by Reliance got there to nd a lady with a Foundation. three-month old baby along with 5-6 elderly people, some of whom had heart problems. We got them to safety and then an ambulance took them to the hospital. Recently one of them saw me and hugged me on the road saying, ‘He is the one who saved us!’ But I couldn’t recognise them. There were so many faces that day (during the rescue operation). We must have saved Mahesh saved around 200 people during the Kerala oods, after receiving a around 200 people.” mobilisation call from Reliance Foundation.

53 Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 54 Preserving India’s Rich Heritage for Future Generations

ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE

India has an invaluable legacy of making a conscious effort to diverse cultures, traditions, improve livelihood opportunities languages, arts, crafts and for traditional artisans and heritage. However, we now risk craftsmen. This is primarily losing these priceless legacies to done by undertaking various neglect and disdain. Reliance p r o m o t i o n a l p r o j e c t s a n d Foundation works relentlessly to documenting India’s heritage for preserve the rich heritage, arts t h e b e n e  t o f o u r f u t u r e and culture of India for posterity, generations.

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Reliance Foundation supports a legendary artiste

R e l i a n c e Fo u n d a t i o n continued to support the annual concert “Abbaji” organised by Ustad Zakir Hussain as part of its Arts, Culture and Heritage programme. The concert featured several renowned m u s i c i a n s w h o c a m e together to pay tribute to the legendary Guru, Ustad Allah Rakha Khan.

OTHER INITIATIVES

Ustad Zakir Hussain performing at the annual concert Abbaji.

In the past, Reliance Foundation and culture of India. In the past, it has supported artists by helping to has also collaborated with British showcase their work in The Petroleum to bring the acclaimed Metropolitan Museum of Art, New exhibition, Mummy the Inside York. The works of photographer, Story to India. It was showcased at Raghubir Singh and artist, Nasreen the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Mohamedi were showcased there Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai for along with traditional Pichavai art three months. The album Innite from India. Reliance Foundation Love was released in partnership has also supported the Elephanta with Academy Award winning Festival which celebrates the art musician, A.R. Rahman

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Contribution to Swachh Bharat

Reliance Foundation has been an among several other areas. The Reliance Foundation Skill Training a c t i v e p a r t i c i p a n t i n t h e digital campaign and community Government of India’s ambitious level activities reached out to 42 Secures Ashaben’s Future Swachh Bharat Mission motivating lakh people across 429 locations in its beneciaries across rural and 18 states. urban areas on the importance of Ashaben Rathor c l e a n l i n e s s , h y g i e n e a n d Luwara, Bharuch, Gujarat sanitation. Under the stewardship of Reliance Foundation, the Twenty-six-year-old Ashaben Rathor hails from initiative was driven by a pool of Luwara, a coastal village in Bharuch district, Gujarat. more than 2 lakh volunteers As is the custom of the Rathwa tribe, Ashaben was ranging from employees and married off at the young age of 15, compelling her to community members to children. abandon her studies. Thereon, Ashaben had a tough Like the previous years, the life; ensuing domestic violence caused her to separate campaign “Swachhata Hi Seva” from her husband. To take care of her two young had enthusiastic participation daughters, she worked as a daily wage labourer. from communities who cleaned up Girgaon and Juhu beaches in In 2016, Reliance Foundation initiated a skill Mumbai, Dal Lake in Srinagar, the development programme for women in Luwara, and zoo in Patna, public parks and two Students and villagers of Khudmudi, Chhattisgarh, participating in the three other villages in the vicinity of Reliance Dahej railway stations in Navi Mumbai Swachhata Hi Seva campaign. Manufacturing Division. Ashaben registered herself for the training in tailoring and handicraft creation. Her hard work, sincerity and commitment led her to Skilling and Employment become a master trainer for handicraft, jewellery and tailoring. T h r o u g h i t s s k i l l i n g a n d making the youth employable by support. It has leveraged the power Her expertise as a master trainer was much sought A trainee (left) learns the art of making handicrafts from employment programme, Reliance equipping them with marketable of technology to link the concerned master trainer Ashaben (right). Foundation is working towards skillsets and providing placement youth for skill training and after by NGOs, which focus on providing skills to e m p l o y m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s . women in non-farm livelihood activities. Ashaben Reliance Saraswati Township and PepsiCo Jhadiya, Linkages have been established with worked as a trainer for short durations with Urmul Bharuch. Emboldened by her initial success, s k i l l t r a i n i n g i n s t i t u t e s f o r Setu Sansthan, Rajasthan, and Seed, Dahej, earning Ashaben decided to start her own business to earn a entrepreneurship development in sufcient income in the process. She also more reliable source of income. She purchased a farm and non-farm sectors such as participated in handicrafts exhibitions organised by sewing machine from her savings and now, she earns a g r i c u l t u r e , h o r t i c u l t u r e , well enough to support her children’s education and mushroom cultivation, inland meet household expenses. sheries, animal husbandry, mobile “This is the rst time that such a repairing skills, etc. In FY 2018-19, training initiative has been over 9,400 youth were linked to conducted in our village. I was a various employment opportunities, daily wage labourer but today I am a across sectors including retail, recognised trainer. I am capable of banking, telecom, etc. (over 24,500 training others and earn sufciently recruitments since inception). This to give my daughters a better initiative contributes to the Skill future,” answers Ashaben happily India Mission of Government of w h e n a s k e d h o w R e l i a n c e India. Foundation’s skill training has Women of Ghusuradungri, Odisha, at a skill training session. improved her life. Ashaben (extreme left) with her batch of trainees at Urmul Setu Sansthan.

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