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Giving Wings to Hopes & Dreams Annual Report 2016-17 Registered Address: Reliance Corporate Park, First Floor, Project Office, Thane Belapur Road, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400701, India www.reliancefoundation.org (CIN) U85110MH2010NPL207270 This is not the statutory annual report and the information contained herein is based on the data (as of December 2017) available with Reliance Foundation. Though all efforts are taken to provide accurate information, Reliance Foundation cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information nor can it be held responsible for any discrepancies and inaccuracies. Giving Wings to The photographs, if any, appearing in the Annual Report are taken from various projects run by Reliance Foundation or its associated entities. All these photographs are used in this Annual Report for illustration purposes only and should not be considered as endorsements of any nature by any individual appearing in these photographs. Wherever a copyright is owned by a third party, the same Hopes & Dreams is duly acknowledged and mentioned in the document. Message from the Founder & Chairperson I am pleased to present the Annual Report been ranked the best International School management, livestock care, schemes and of Reliance Foundation (RF) for 2016-17. in India consecutively for the fourth year, subsidies, healthcare, employment, It has been yet another year of concerted the best school in Mumbai for the fourth disaster risks, etc. efforts towards realising our vision of an time, and the No. 1 school for academics inclusive India through our work in rural in India. DAIS received international RF supplied over 60 Mn litres of RF has so far been transformation, health, education, sports accreditation from the Council of drinking water to over 0.2 Mn people able to reach out to for development, disaster response, arts, International Schools (CIS) and the in 100 drought-affected villages in the culture and heritage, and urban renewal. New England Association of Schools and Marathwada region of Maharashtra, over 12 Mn people Continuing our commitment to take Colleges (NEASC). apart from constructing structures to across India covering millions of marginalised Indians to the conserve and harvest water. Using Jio more than 12,500 development mainstream and working For over two decades, the Dhirubhai 4G technology, we reached out to the on the frontlines of social and economic Ambani Scholarship programme has flood-affected communities in Madhya villages and 74 urban challenges, RF has so far been able to benefitted over 11,000 meritorious Pradesh. Through Swachh Bharat locations. reach out to over 12 Mn people across students, 50% of them being girls campaigns in 500 villages, RF has India covering more than 12,500 villages and 20% being specially-abled. The spread awareness about the importance and 74 urban locations. ‘Education for All’ initiative has impacted of cleanliness and hygiene. Our skilling I take this opportunity to express my the education of 0.1 Mn underprivileged and employment programme has sincere thanks to everyone at RF for their On 23rd July, 2016, our Hon’ble Prime children, while its ‘Digital Learning Van’ facilitated the placement of employable deep commitment towards achieving Minister Shri. Narendra Modi launched project launched this year has taken youths in urban areas, while the our goals. We are also grateful to all our the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports knowledge to the doorsteps of thousands financial literacy programme has helped partner institutions and governmental (RFYS) programme, a multi-city, multi- of underprivileged children across underprivileged women in urban areas organisations for their unstinted sports school and college competition. Mumbai. save money and better manage their support in accomplishing our shared RFYS organised football tournaments expenditure. mission. The road ahead for development in eight centres, with 20,000 students Truly living its motto ‘Respect for Life’, presents extraordinary opportunities from 4,000 educational institutions the Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Towards preserving and promoting along with significant challenges, which participating in them. That RFYS has Hospital and Research Centre continues India’s rich artistic legacy, RF call for bringing scale and speed to our been able to reach out to 2 Mn children in to provide international quality commissioned the families of 100 Pichvai initiatives, pushing the boundaries of the inaugural year is proof of its potential healthcare at affordable pricing. It artists in Nathdwara in Rajasthan, to innovation, and intensely leveraging to contribute to the nation’s sporting has carried out several path-breaking create 17,000 Pichvai paintings, one of game-changing technologies. landscape. The RF Jr. NBA programme surgeries and medical procedures, the oldest living art forms in the world. has this year reached out to an additional including Maharashtra’s first robotic It has created employment opportunities We look to the future with optimism 0.6 Mn children while cumulatively kidney transplant. Reliance Foundation for these artists and helped them keep in our ability and conviction in benefitting over 3.4 Mn children, Drishti has so far carried out more their art form alive. our intent to unlock people’s potential 45 percent of them being girls. The than 15,500 transplants. RF’s health for development and stand by their Reliance Foundation Young Champs outreach programme, which offers free or On the whole, this year all our aspiration for a better tomorrow. We seek programme has so far benefitted 41 subsidised medical care, has reached out philanthropic initiatives, with direct everyone’s support in shaping lives and youngsters, some of whom got the to 0.45 Mn people. engagement as a core pillar of our spreading smiles, and for making RF a opportunity to be trained at leading policy, received a new momentum. movement. football clubs in Europe. RF’s grassroots Our Rural Transformation initiative Directing resources where they were sports initiatives have cumulatively has till now enhanced the livelihoods of needed the most and through outreach more than 3 Mn farmers, fisherfolk and actions in partnership with like-minded reached out to about 6 Mn youngsters. With best regards, livestock owners. The Reliance institutions, we have helped maximise The 13 RF schools provided quality Nutrition Garden (RNG) programme the impact in all our intervention areas. education to 15,000 children and enabled has been appreciated by various state Devising new ways of empowering them to excel in academics as well as governments. The Government of people, especially women, and increasing in sports and co-curricular activities. Maharashtra has adopted the RNG access to resources and information, Dhirubhai Ambani International School model in eight districts. Our Information in six years, we have been able to Nita M. Ambani (DAIS), which provides world-class Services continue to play a pivotal role make a mark on the nation’s social Founder & Chairperson, education to over 1,000 children, has in disseminating information on crop development ecosystem. Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2016 - 2017 | 1 Report Contents 04 24 34 42 52 56 RELIANCE FOUNDATION HEALTH EDUCATION SPORTS FOR ARTS, CULTURE & CASE STUDIES ON Nurturing Every Dream, Improving Quality of Life ___ 24 Enriching Young Minds ____ 34 DEVELOPMENT HERITAGE TRANSFORMING LIVES Supporting Inclusive India __ Encouraging Active Participation Celebrating India’s Glorious Ferro-Cement Technology for 04 Preventive and Primary Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship & Promotion ____________ 42 Legacy ________________ 52 Water Storage in High-Altitude Healthcare _____________ 26 Our Journey ____________ 06 Programme _____________ 36 Geographies ____________ 57 Maternal and Child Health __ 28 Reliance Foundation In Each Indian State, Giving Education for All _________ 37 Youth Sports ____________ 44 Plastic Sheets to Enhance Child Malnutrition ________ 29 Wings to Hopes and Dreams _ 08 Agricultural Livelihood _____ 58 Eye-care Services _________ 30 Digital Classrooms ________ 38 Junior NBA Programme ____ 45 2016-17 Key Highlights _____ 09 Primary and Preventive Care _ Strengthening Health Systems 59 31 Reliance Foundation Schools _ 39 Reliance Foundation Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Young Champs __________ 46 Tab Didi: Digitally-Empowered Dhirubhai Ambani International Hospital and Research Centre 32 Swasth Sanginis __________ 60 School (DAIS) ___________ 40 Rural Sports ____________ 47 Piloting Digitisation for Primary Partnerships to Enhance Healthcare in Punjab ______ 61 Education ______________ 41 Using the ‘Flag Method’ to 12 Save Paddy Fields ________ 62 International Delegates Learning RURAL TRANSFORMATION 48 53 from Technology Interventions Sowing the Seeds of Hope ___ 12 of RF _________________ 63 DISASTER RESPONSE URBAN BEAUTIFICATION Water Security __________ 14 Soil Testing Yields Positive Results Rebuilding Lives _________ 48 Improving India’s Cities ____ 53 among Banana Plantations __ 64 Food Security ___________ 15 Drought Relief Support in Skilling and Employment ___ 54 Geographical Information System Nutrition Security ________ 16 Maharashtra ____________ 50 Financial Literacy ________ 55 Technologies in Measuring Rural Transformation __________ 65 Farmer Producer Companies _ 17 Technology Support to Flood Relief in Madhya Pradesh ___ 51 A Transformational Story of a Information Services for Vermi-compost Producer ___ 66 Livelihood Enhancement____ 18 A Transformational Story of Institution
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