Author: Group Communications

SNS Foundation’s partner for the electrician training programme, Schneider Electric India Foundation, celebrated Giving Tuesday on 27th November. Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving, celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. On this occasion two separate events were organised at SNS Foundation and Schneider Electric offices in which 30 youth part of the electrician training programme at SNS Foundation received a Schneider Electric branded overcoat and a toolkit to enhance their ability to earn a livelihood.

The SNS Foundation team at Gurugram proudly welcomed dignitaries from Dana Corporation, USA. The delegation from Dana comprised of Mr. Robert Pyle, Mr. Michael Campbell, Mr. Mike Bridenbaker and Mr. Jeff Periatwas and was accompanied by Mr. Deepak Chopra (CEO, ANAND Group), Mr. Mahendra Goyal (MD, Dana Anand India) and Mr. Kawal Jaggi (CFO, Dana Anand India).

SNS Foundation, Jodahalli were proud sponsors of the second and third prizes for the recently-held district-level essay writing and quiz competitions organised by the District Education Office, Dharwad. The competitions targeted Class X students qualifying from block-level competitions held across 12 schools in the district. The District Education Office of Dharwad has set a goal of ensuring that state toppers in the upcoming public examinations for Class X are from Dharwad district. This essay writing and quiz competitions are one in the series of many such academic events being organised by the District Education Office to help Class X students hone their skills. SNS Foundation used this platform to disseminate information about its various activities, primarily the MEDHAVI scholarship programme.

An inter-school poem recitation competition was organised for government school students across Tamil Nadu. Two students from SNSF’s partner school, Panchayat Union Middle School, Kolathur recited a couplet from Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar’s work. On 26th October 2018, a certificate of appreciation with a cash reward of Rs.10,000 was handed over to them by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

On 5th October 2018, a mobile medical van was operationalised to provide primary healthcare services to rural communities living in the vicinity of the SUJAN JAWAI Leopard Camp. The SUJAN JAWAI Leopard Camp joined hands with the SNS Foundation inaugurated the mobile medical van in the presence of Mr. Pushpendra Singh, Minister for Power, Rajasthan. He was received by Mr. Jaisal Singh, Chief Executive, SUJAN and Director, Anand Supervisory Board. The event was organised at a local temple and was attended by the heads of villages where the van would operate as well as several enthusiastic members from the general public.

Since 2014, SNS Foundation has been working in five villages in the proximity of SUJAN JAWAI Leopard Camp, addressing mission-critical areas such as education, skill development, health & hygiene and conservation. Till now, healthcare services for both the human and veterinary populations were delivered through camps where free medicines were distributed after consultations with qualified medical professionals. The newly-inaugurated mobile medical van would do weekly rounds of the villages to cater to the healthcare needs of the local populace.

It was a moment of pride for SNS Foundation as its efforts towards coaching students in adopted government-run schools yielded commendable results in competitive exams. From Jodahalli, Parwanoo, Nashik and Gurugram, 30 students tasted success in two national and three state-level competitive exams. Students qualifying for the Maharashtra State Scholarship Exam and the National Means cum Merit Scholarship would receive monthly stipends till they complete Class VIII and Class XII, respectively. Those successful in entrance tests of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Adarsha Vidyalaya and Morarji Desai Residential School will receive free, English-medium education in modern methods from Class VI to Class XII.

“Women entrepreneurs hold the key to our country’s success, they are not only creating income for themselves, but also creating employment opportunities for more women” – Mr. Giriraj Singh, Minister of State – Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises, Government of India

On18th September, Mr. Giriraj Singh congratulated 120 women from Rewari, Varanasi and Noida (40 each) on completion of their entrepreneurship training in apparel and garment-making under the American India Foundation’s ‘MAST + E’ (Market Aligned Skills Training + Entrepreneurship) programme.
The programme was sponsored by Goldman Sachs and implemented by the SNS Foundation in Rewari and Bharatiya Micro Credit in Varanasi and Noida. National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development and IIM Lucknow (Noida campus) played the role of technical partners.

SNS Foundation partners with American India Foundation to conduct Ability Based Livelihood Empowerment (ABLE) programme in Gurugram.

It focuses on skill development training and livelihood generation of youth with disabilities. 40 ABLE alumni students recently shared their experiences and received their course completion certificates during the graduation ceremony.

On 3rd September, Ms. Laura Kohler, Senior Vice-President – HR, Stewardship & Sustainability visited the Kohler Plumbing Academy in Gurugram, which is supported by SNS Foundation. In the past three years, the Kohler Plumbing Academy has trained 250+ youth as plumbers and got 71% of them placed. She felicitated the toppers of recent batches and interacted with the alumni and their employers. She thanked ANAND, Henkel and the SNS Foundation for supporting the training programme.

SNS Foundation, with support from ANAND employees, contributed to the Kerala flood relief efforts. >500 families were provided three essential items, a two-burner gas stove, a mixer-grinder and a pressure cooker to help them restart their lives. The initiative was kicked off by Mr. Yathish Chandra, Police Commissioner, Thrissur and Mr. S. Sarathi, AMC Member gave away the first set of three items to an affected family. A team of seven plumbers and four electricians trained by the SNS Foundation in Gurugram, accompanied by two staff members and armed with basic tool kits travelled to flood-affected areas of Thrissur district. The team helped >230 individual households, police stations, government hospitals, anganwadis, mortuaries, municipal committee offices and staff quarters to repair damaged electric and plumbing connections.