NOIDA, India.-Tuesday 3 March 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]
- Three winning NGOs in categories of Education, Healthcare & Environment felicitated by Mr. Kapil Dev
- Winners received a grant of ₹15 crore (US$ 2.1Mn)
(BUSINESS WIRE)--
HCL Foundation (HCLF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of
HCL Technologies, today announced the recipients of the fifth edition
of HCL Grant in the presence of Padma Bhushan, Mr. Kapil Dev, a legend
in the global world of cricket and former captain of the Indian Cricket
team.
HCL Grant is one of the biggest and most
coveted institutionalized CSR grants in India that aims to recognize
the rise of the Fifth Estate - the Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGOs).
The evening was also graced by Mr. Shiv
Nadar, Founder & Chairman, HCL, Ms. Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Vice
Chairperson of HCL Technologies and the Chairperson of its CSR
committee, and Mr. Prateek Aggarwal, Chief Financial Officer, HCL
Technologies along with senior dignitaries, officials, NGO-partners and
HCL leadership.
HCL Grant 2020 witnessed three NGOs
across the categories of Education, Healthcare and Environment receiving
a grant of ₹5 crores each. The remaining six finalists across the three
categories also received ₹25 lakhs each, taking the overall Grant to
₹16.5 crore.
The finalists and the winners were
selected by an eminent jury, which was chaired by Ms. Robin Abrams,
Member of the Board, HCL Technologies.
Recipients of HCL Grant 2020:
- Environment- The 2020 HCL Grant winner in this category is Under The Mango Tree Society.
Project Location: 4 districts (Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh) - Healthcare- The 2020 HCL Grant winner in this category is Operation ASHA.
Project Location: Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) - Education- The 2020 HCL Grant winner in this category is Bal Raksha Bharat.
Project Location: Leh (Ladakh) and Budgam (J&K)
“It is extremely important to bring
equal opportunities to people coming from every strata of the society.
Health, Education and Environment are one of the most important pillars
towards India’s development goals and I am highly impressed with the
kind of impact these NGOs are bringing in the rural communities. Also,
the robustness of the identification process is something I have not
witnessed before. I congratulate both HCL as well the winners and
finalists for the phenomenal work they are doing in their respective
fields,” Mr. Kapil Dev said while addressing the audience at the event.
Excluding the current grant, HCL Grant
has already disbursed ₹51.5 crores (US$ 7.4Mn) to benefit nearly 500,000
people and its supported projects aim to cover over a million people
spread across 7,500 villages across 13 States and one Union Territory in
the country.
“HCL Foundation is our long-term
commitment for social development and today it has improved over 1.5
million lives across our country. Our collaborative model allows us to
support communities with critical concerns needing immediate attention
and HCL Grant is a prime example of the same. I am proud to say that
today the improvements we have been able to drive together with the HCL
Grant partner NGOs is not just in terms of immediate impact on
beneficiary lives, but also about ensuring long-term sustainable change
by influencing state and government policies,” said Ms. Roshni Nadar
Malhotra, Vice-Chairperson, HCL Technologies and Chairperson, CSR
Committee, HCL Technologies.
Ms. Nidhi Pundhir, Director HCL
Foundation, said, “This is a very special year for us as we complete
half a decade of empowering the NGOs that are committed to ushering
change. This annual HCL Grant event is a culmination of our year-long
efforts to identify partners who have the potential to achieve the
maximum impact through their social development projects.. We are truly
honored to have received applications from all parts of the country and
my heartiest congratulations to the winning NGOs for giving us the
opportunity to partner with them and support ideas for impactful
positive change.”
HCL Foundation also released the
compendium of the previous year’s finalists and winning NGOs, named
“Fifth Estate – NGOs Transforming Rural India in Environment, Health and
Education”.
For more information please visit www.hclfoundation.org/hcl-grant.
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