Navneet Foundation Annual Report
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2018 -19 Annual Report COLOURS OF CHANGE Celebrating the colours of goodness by embracing change embracing goodness by of the colours Celebrating Celebrating the colours of goodness by embracing change COLOURS OF CHANGE Navneet Foundation Annual Report 2018-19 “Colour creates, enhances, changes, reveals, and lights up the lives it touches.” 4 COLOURS OF YORE Established in 1959, and celebrating its completion of 60 years, the Navneet Group has made its mark as a socially responsible company; contributing to the fields of education, healthcare, affordable housing, animal welfare, sports development, disaster relief, tribal welfare, and other areas of public service since the last six decades. In an attempt to strengthen efforts, six years ago, the cornerstone of Navneet Foundation was laid. Since then, the Foundation has constantly redefined the value of giving by committing to change. Through the colours of goodness, Navneet Foundation endeavours to make a definite impact on the long-term value for communities at large. Through implementing partners, it has reached out to underpriviledged and deprived communities to light up the lives of those in need. By thinking out of the box, Navneet Foundation contributes passionately towards the development of society. By streamlining its efforts towards quality education, accessibility to healthcare, animal welfare, and the development of infrastructure and sports facilities, the Foundation has not only completed a lot of good work over the past year, but also raised the bar for corporate and implementation NGO partnerships. NAVNEET FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 3 Photos from Unsplash By6 Husniati Salma, Nikhita S (Pg 10), Bill Oxford (Pg 16), Mark Ridley (Pg 30) INDEX People About Navneet Foundation Vision & Mission Statement Values Programs EDUCATION HEALTHCARE SPORTS ANIMAL WELFARE OTHER INITIATIVES Partnerships Corporate Partners Implementation Partners Colours of Tomorrow The Year Ahead NAVNEET FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 5 PEOPLE About Navneet Foundation Vision Since 2013, ‘Navneet Foundation’ has been To become a global CSR partner across an inspiration, both within and outside the sectors by designing and implementing organisation. The approach to collaborate innovative & impactful activities that kick- with a lot of implementation partners has starts a movement of social reform. resulted in redefining commitments towards the destitute, tie-ups with partners working towards the upliftment of the downtrodden, Mission and achieving the objective to be the nation’s leading socially responsible entity. To create a model of implementation for CSR initiatives by reaching out to deprived communities in and around work areas of Navneet Group. The Foundation works towards building sustainable development programs that empower both, communities and beneficiaries. Values Navneet Foundation’s key values of excellence, pro-activeness, community focus, and transparency are at the core of everything it does, guiding its actions every step of the way. 6 22% HEALTH & NUTRITION 4% SPORTS 10% ANIMAL NAVNEET WELFARE FOUNDATION 38% 26% EDUCATION OTHERS SECTORS SUPPORTED IN 2018-19 NAVNEET FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 7 Programs / EDUCATION Navneet Foundation’s focus is on education, within Digital Education Program the context of a broader social responsibility strategy. It believes in the growth of the nation Navneet Foundation has upgraded the quality and empowerment of its citizens. Through digital of learning through the implementation of the education programs, scholarships, vocational Digital Education Program across 130+ schools training, and remedial classes, the Foundation looks in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Over 163 classrooms towards improving the quality of education in India. have been digitalised. Thus, enhancing interest Distribution of books, teachers’ training programs, in interactive and participatory learning among and art & culture developmental programs are 26,684 children across 18 districts. conducted with an aim to bridge the existing gap between learning and skill development. Vocational Training To achieve success in the real world, life skills education is a necessity. Navneet Foundation realised this importance, and supported another educational initiative focused on the development of a vocational training institute in Gujarat to 10 enable students to learn and secure jobs. Navneet Remedial Classes Foundation successfully created an environment for learning, thus empowering 30 youth to bag With a goal to improve learning outcomes, Navneet jobs in corporate and private companies. Foundation began remedial education classes for 115 students under trained para-teachers. Of The Foundation also works with the youth and these, 80 children were mainstreamed into formal community to bring about social change. By working classes of their school in Village Khaniwade near alongside implementation partners, vocational Navneet factory. training programs for the youth and a learning centre for children was set up in Mumbai. A library These classes along with an exposure visit to the with books on various subjects of development, Navneet factory at Khaniwade helped students science, and technology was made accessible to catch up with their learnings through creative one and all. Presently, 40 students have registered and participatory teaching methods. Especially for the vocational program. since most of the attendees were underprivileged first generation learners unable to cope with their studies at school as they lacked the proper guidance at home. NAVNEET FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 11 Distribution of Books & Stationery Standard IX and X. As a knowledge-driven organisation, Navneet Teachers from private and government aided provided stationery, books, and other learning and schools serving class I to X were also trained on educational material to NGOs and underprivileged creative and participatory methods of teaching groups. This year, 7 schools received 14,800 books languages, mathematics, and other subjects. and 19,600 stationery items from the Foundation. The trainings were conducted in 6 divisions of Maharashtra to benefit teachers from remote rural Additionally, schools in Silvassa received support locations. from Navneet Foundation in the form of supplies of dictionaries, printer papers, notebooks, desks, Master trainers’ training programs were also and benches. organised in various regions prior to conducting training sessions. More than 5,879 teachers were trained through 108 training programs. Teachers’ Training Program Navneet Foundation pioneered the Krutipatrika Training Program for teachers – a series of sessions that works towards equipping teachers with necessary competencies. The focus of training in Krutipatrika, meaning ‘activity sheet’ i.e. question paper, is activity-based teaching and evaluation. In 2018-19, the third year of implementation of these trainings were organised for teachers of NAGPUR 19% 21% NASHIK AURANGABAD 21% 15% MUMBAI 12% PUNE 12% SATARA GEOGRAPHIC REACH OF TEACHER’S TRAINING WORKSHOP 10 15% Marathi (HL) 9% Marathi (LL) 64% English (LL) 12% All Subjects TRAININGS CONDUCTED Educational Aid & Support the young and earnest to keep up their pursuit of quality education. With a goal to motivate students, Navneet Foundation, along with their implementation Through an Education Support Program, Navneet partners, provided educational aid to girls and Foundation sponsored orphans and children of boys from junior KG to class XII. This year, 2,364 single parents by paying for their educational students benefitted from this scholarship program. expenses. This year, 10 children were funded for education. These children live in a village home Navneet Foundation supported their implementation setup with housemothers, thus, providing a stable partners to provide scholarships for 107 students family structure, which in turn leads to a healthy pursuing higher education. Also, 18 students who environment for the child’s development. successfully secured seats in premier institutes for higher education were facilitated; thus, inspiring NAVNEET FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 11 EDUCATION 1 DIGITAL EDUCATION 2 VOCATIONAL TRAINING 163 CLASSROOMS DIGITALISED 26684 STUDENTS 30 YOUTH BAG BENEFITTED CORPORATE JOBS Remedial Classes - Khaniwade 18 DISTRICTS 40 STUDENTS REGISTERED FOR THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING 130 PROGRAM SCHOOLS 12 6 EDUCATIONAL AID & SUPPORT 2364 STUDENTS 4 5 BENEFITTED FROM DISTRIBUTION TEACHERS’ SCHOLARSHIPS OF BOOKS & TRAINING STATIONERY PROGRAM 107 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION Krutipatrika 18 14800 Training Program SUCCESSFULLY BOOKS SECURED SEATS 5879 IN PREMIER TEACHERS INSTITUTES 19600 STATIONERY ITEMS DISTRIBUTED 108 TRAINING PROGRAMS 10 ORPHANS AND CHILDREN OF SINGLE PARENTS GIVEN EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT NAVNEET FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 13 Programs / HEALTHCARE The backbone of any community is a population number of patients that received care was 5,550 that is both, physically and mentally healthy. and a total of 515 surgeries were performed during Navneet Foundation, through various medical the mega medical camp. camps and hospitals in Maharashtra and Gujarat carry out many health interventions that provide With the help of other implementation partners, treatments. more than 1,743 patients were provided medical aid and 29 patients received post surgery care for Nutrition kidney transplants in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Navneet Foundation started Navneet Chaas Redevelopment of the Health