Responsible to the Society
Integral to our growth charter, we have in place dedicated programmes for Community Care, CSR and Societal development which are efficiently driven through Deepak Foundation.
Deepak Foundation is playing a pivotal role in collaborating with the Government’s efforts for nation-building. We undertake social interventions in and around Gujarat. During FY 2017-18, we increased the penetration of healthcare infrastructure and facilities for the weaker sections of the society, besides implementing various skill and personality development programmes.
Our CSR thrust areas
Women & Child Welfare
Integrated Livelihood Promotion
Rehabilitation & Integrated Child Development Schemes
Deepak Foundation, the Group’s charitable arm, has been serving the country for more than 40 years, with a special focus on maternal and neonatal care and livelihood projects designed to uplift underprivileged communities.
A snapshot of our CSR projects during FY 2017-18
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Beneficiaries of Deepak Foundation initiatives1. Strengthening maternal and child health services in tribal areas through Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and New-born Care Unit
We support the functioning of Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEmONC) unit in Jabugam in public private partnership with the Government. Our CEmONC unit in Jabugam in Pavi-Jetpur block of tribal district of Chhota Udepur provides quality maternal and child health service to 10,00,000 tribal population, and facilitates over 3,000 deliveries annually. The CEmONC unit has been recognised as one of the best practices in tribal health by the Government of India, and by the Gujarat CSR Authority as the Best CSR project promoting cohesive and strategic partnerships.
2. Bringing quality healthcare closer to communities through Mobile Health Services
Two mobile health services are being operated in the vicinity of the Company’s plant in Roha and Dahej to meet the medical needs of the underprivileged remote population. The mobile health unit reaches out to a target population of 25,000 in Roha, Maharashtra and 47,000 in Dahej area of Bharuch district, Gujarat. Each mobile unit caters to the health & medical needs of approximately 1,200 beneficiaries.
3. Help Desk Services facilitating Tertiary care in Hospital
24 x 7 Help Desk services are being implemented at the district hospital of Vadodara to provide support in arranging emergency medical supplies and blood, counselling and guiding patients and their relatives. The Help Desk served more than 50,000 patients and arranged over 700 units of blood during FY 2017-18.
4. De-addiction & Rehabilitation Services
The Company is working in the urban slums of Hyderabad and Roha to reduce the burden of addiction and facilitate quality rehabilitation services through awareness generation, identification, treatment and rehabilitation of addicts. Baseline survey was conducted in 518 households of Hyderabad and 502 households of Roha. Over 2,374 beneficiaries from Hyderabad and 2,580 beneficiaries from Roha were identified and counselled.
5. Training youth in EMPLOYABILITY skills through SHORT-TERM courses in healthcare (Home Health Aide Course)
Unemployed youth from below poverty line families and other disadvantaged sections of society are provided free trainings through Government-approved certified courses. These courses are implemented in tribal, rural and urban areas of Chhota Udepur, Vadodara and Hyderabad. Over 350 youths have benefited through this project and are now earning a decent steady income of about 5000 - 7000 per month.
6. Improving comprehension & reading skills among children through Mobile Library Services
Mobile library services have been initiated in 25 far-flung villages in Roha so as to enable children to have access to reading material.Over 1,000 children have benefited through the library services, with innovative approaches such as storytelling, puppet shows, story narration competitions, etc.
7. Accelerating health & nutrition through innovative approaches, supportive supervision and management of Anganwadi Centres
65 Anganwadi centres are currently being supported and supervised under the Integrated Child Development Scheme of the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Gujarat. The services include tracking and facilitation of severely undernourished children, free treatment of severely malnourished children, providing milk through linkages with women dairy cooperatives, developing model Anganwadi Centres. Over 60,000 children under six years of age are being reached through these services.
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