Community Engagement
Driving The New with Responsibility to Build the Community
We believe it is our responsibility to address some of society’s most urgent needs and to ensure balanced and inclusive growth in the communities where we operate. We are committed to enhancing relationships with key stakeholders and creating a positive impact on society through our corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Our CSR policy enshrines the framework for the implementation of these initiatives. As we grow, our employees are also voluntarily using their talents, expertise, and strengths to contribute to the betterment of our communities.
How we Execute our CSR Activities
Need Assessment: A need assessment precedes the implementation of all our CSR programmes. The assessment makes it possible for us to analyse areas where we can truly make a difference and what our programmes must accomplish.
We engage local leaders in a dialogue on community needs and explain to them the benefits of each project. This ensures that we have community support in the implementation of our projects.
Monitor: The successful implementation of any CSR project is subject to appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). In alignment with this belief, we have developed a comprehensive M&E framework with programme-specific tools. We rely on SMART (Specific, Measurable, Accurate, Realistic & Time Bound) indicators to monitor our programmes. We have also developed an annual plan which includes a RASI (Responsible, Accountable, Support, Information) indicators sheet. This sheet is periodically reviewed by our management team, regional hub heads and the centre in charge.
Impact Assessment: We conduct impact assessments and social return on investment (SROI) studies of our CSR programmes. The inferences drawn from these studies are substantiated with views, opinions, perceptions of all relevant stakeholders. We use our learnings from these studies to incorporate real-time changes/course corrections on the ground or in better planning or design of future projects.
Feedback: We have created an annual feedback calendar wherein we invite members of the local community and all relevant stakeholders to discuss their concerns/grievances with the regional heads and our local teams. After an initial discussion regarding the grievances faced by our stakeholders, we plan a subsequent meeting to ideate a redressal approach for each issue. In addition to these scheduled sessions, we frequently interact with community members at our CSR project offices, which are located within the local communities where we operate.
Our CSR programmes and activities are performed under our two CSR arms namely, Suman Nirmal Minda Charitable Trust and Moga Devi Charitable Trust. Our interventions are Focused on the following five thematic areas.
SUMAN NIRMAL MINDA CHARITABLE TRUST
is registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860. The Trust provides facilities to society in fields such as education, skill development, health and nutrition in rural and semi-urban communities, thus enabling people to live a life of dignity.
MOGA DEVI MINDA CHARITABLE TRUST
is a joint CSR initiative of Uno Minda Group of Companies to conduct CSR activities in a structured manner in compliance with the CSR Provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
Our focus area
SKILL Development
Provide skill development though different vocational programmes
PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE
Build capacity through healthcare programmes and curative need-based support
EDUCATION
Provide quality education to underprivileged children
COVID-19 Support
Provide support to COVID-19 patients via C0VID-19 facilities, food support and financial assistance via NGOs
COMMUNITY AND WELL-BEING Development
Provide support for social, environment and cultural well-being
Skill Development
Students certified in cutting & tailoring
Students certified in beauty & culture
Students certified through IT literacy programmes
At Uno Minda, we provide opportunities for disadvantaged or marginalised communities to build relevant skills and foster financial independence. We provide short term courses to women and youth in Beautician, IT literacy programmes and Cutting and Tailoring through our vocational training centres spread across the country. These centres are equipped with the latest technology and machines and the courses taught are designed by experienced and dedicated instructors, with practical training modules and assessments.
Education
We believe that education is a means through which socio-economic disparities can be reduced. We have implemented several initiatives to make learning and education accessible to all. We have established community schools in our areas of operation to provide access to education to children from underprivileged families.
At Samarth-Jyoti Community School, we strive to provide children from underprivileged backgrounds with a holistic education through innovative learning methods. We strive to combine quality knowledge, community support, particularly trained teachers, and digital skills with proper child education.
Key features of the school are:
- Community school with an interactive smart classroom for the digital learning experience
- Community school with an interactive smart classroom for the digital learning experience
- Teachers’ Training Programme which aims to help them hone their skills and knowledge so that they can be well-prepared to address evolving learning needs
- Parent-teacher meetings to share and monitor the progress of children
Students benefitted through Samarth Jyoti Community school in FY 2021-22
We have also established The Suman Nirmal Minda school in Hathipura village of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, which aims to provide high-quality education to every student. The school focusses on collaborative learning and personalised attention to address the diverse educational needs of the children. It also presents opportunities for students to indulge in various extra curricular activities such as organic farming, thus helping in their overall development. We have also set up remedial programmes to help children with their critical thinking
We aspire to establish one school (1,500 seats) for the underprivileged in geographies exceeding 3,000 employees by 2025.
COVID-19 Support
The ongoing pandemic has affected many lives straining medical infrastructure across the country. Through our COVID-19 support programmes we have tried to address this predicament by building COVID-19 facilities and our food support programmes.
We distributed medical kits containing oxygen metres and necessary medications to all of our workers during the second wave. We also set up our own COVID-19 Care Centre to address the shortage of hospital beds. We opened an exclusive helpline in collaboration with Medibuddy for our employees and their families for medical assistance
Preventive Healthcare
We have developed programmes that focus on preventive healthcare and foster an environment of awareness in the areas surrounding our operations. Under these programmes we conduct frequent health check-ups and blood donation drives.
Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Programme
We strive to create awareness and break stereotypes and myths associated with mensuration among adolescent girls and women in the communities where we operate. We organise workshops conducted by specialists and our in-house MHM trainer. We also organise regular gynaecologist visits to address health issues faced by women in these communities.
Community and Well-being Development
Through our need assessment studies, we have recognised the importance of infrastructural development in our local communities. We have supported the development of government schools and aaganwadis. Moreover, we have periodically supported local governments during natural calamities.
