The HCL Foundation

The HCL Foundation

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  HCL Foundation TouchingLives. Spreading Smiles.
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  Power of One– Powered By HCLites Our community programs are founded on the belief that it is all about the “Power of 1” – the power of 1 Rupee, the power of 1 day of volunteer work, the power of unified employee minds and hearts to transform the society. HCL Foundation is a Corporate Social Responsibility Trust, supported by Employees’ contribution of Re 1 / day and matched by HCL. All programs are implemented with support from employee voluntary group called the At HCL Technologies, we take pride in our 'Employees First' culture. When HCLites expressed the desire to reach out to the less privileged and give back to society, we ensured that a professional entity was created to achieve the same. Community Champions. ECO = Environment + Community: We believe, that engaging with communities will help us meet with environment goals, and through communities we can “rebalance” resources for the future.
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  640 - Sustainable livelihood opportunities created Partnership with UNICEF to provide life skills training by HCLites. 3,200 students covered till now 77,000 + children and women covered under “Chupi Todo” – Break the silence Power of 1 - Our Community Focus and Impact Community Development Programs HCL Gurukul Enables children and youth in the age group of 11 – 17 years, residing in semi urban areas to advance their education and skills. HCL Yuvakendra Empowers Youth through Training and Skills Development for Employment , personality development, career grooming and digital literacy Nurture the Future Empower women, Differently-abled and youth through sustainable livelihood including, rehabilitation and bridge schools. Community Giving Friend in Need Help our supply chain community through welfare schemes. Just Like Us Reach out to sections of the society that needs human touch. (Senior citizens, orphaned children and terminally ill persons) Social Recycling Everyday collection of used clothes, stationery, books toys, etc. to be distributed to those in need, including victims of natural disasters Advocacy Causes Protection of Child Rights Women Safety and Wellbeing Environment KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 1,91,000+ persons covered 60,000+ direct beneficiaries 0% school dropouts; 5.4% better results in School exams 595 youth rehabilitated and placed in schools; 1,200 covered in workshops 19,950+ volunteers, 1,60,,000+ volunteer hours 38,000 + HCLites contribute Re 1/day 3
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  How we implementPower of One (Po1) Po1 activities are taken forward by Community Champions Role of Community Champions: 4  Community Champions spend a day, a weekend in various programs adopted. They bring along a new colleague every weekend, thus improving the number of volunteers for any cause  Volunteers involve themselves in mentoring programs, life skill development training, organising creative programs for the well-being of youth and in supporting the supply chain community  Advocate strongly for issues close to their heart Impact:  Volunteers are a great inspiration for the youth in the community by creating a change in their lives, in terms of education and also for a better career.  Recreational activities that are conducted as a part of “Just Like Us”, help bring more smiles in the communities.  Community programs are an effective way of team building, and grooming of leadership skills among employees Management Team Work Community Champions _Po1 Leaders Creating new leaders and facilitating team work through Po1
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  HCL Gurukul (YouthCenters) Objectives: To promote awareness amongst less privileged children and youth about the opportunities for growth available to them. All the below programs are designed to bridge the gap in opportunities between rural, semi-urban and urban areas 5 INVESTING IN YOUTH Professional training and opportunities to show the talent in HCL events. After-school tuitions are conducted to excel well in their studies Motivational classes are conducted for improvement in academics and coping with exam stress Counselling services are offered for youth with stress, family issues, youth addicted to drugs and also behavioural problems Courses like basic computer applications, soft skills, home care, nursing, tailoring & retail are offered through which the youths are employed Access to computer education and training . After-school Coaching Mentoring Psycho-Social Support Skill Development Sports, Arts & Culture IT labs 28,900+ Youth in the age group 13-20 years benefitted from “after-school” programs 595 Youths have been rehabilitated from drug, tobacco and alcohol addiction 1,350 students access Math Labs 100% pass ratio in all HCLT youth centers
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  Unique Youth DevelopmentPrograms After-School Coaching What Providing tuition services for the less privileged children in slums How During evenings, 7 days a week, from 5.00-7.00 pm and night studies from 8.00-12.00 am Who Through a community member with educational knowledge. Paid and monitored by HCL Foundation. Impact Over 28, 900 beneficiaries through evening tuitions, Increased scores in in public exams and broke UNICEF record by maintaining 100% attendance in schools . Digital Literacy Programme • Computer education support and internet connectivity through IT labs • Volunteers conduct regular sessions in MS Office and other important digital skills like using the internet for information sourcing and expansion of knowledge. • Around 18,970 students are being covered under the digital literacy program so far. Bridge School • What – School drop-outs from slums identified, provided after-school coaching and placed in these schools, • Impact- 300 students benefitted Rehabilitation • Rehabilitating boys and girls in Juvenile Homes • Vigil Camps – Dawn-to-dusk vigil camps to cover youths in slums affected by alcohol/ drugs abuse • 595 youths rehabilitated from drug/alcohol addiction • Rehabilitation Workshops 1,200 youths covered under various workshops • Street theatre performance by youths helped to create awareness to 30,000+ members of the public on Dengue, sanitation, Alcoholism etc.
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  Unique Youth DevelopmentPrograms Life Skills Training  Life Skills Training (Focus on adolescences issues, required life skill, relationships, nutrition and awareness on HIV/AIDS)  100 HCL volunteers were trained by UNICEF on life skill development through TOT model  Over 3,200 youths trained so far Rural Education & Capacity Building  What - Providing educational support for the children in the rural Karnataka  How - Provide 400 computers to 30 schools with CDs containing academic syllabus, Educating the teachers on the basics of computers, Mentoring Program, Life Skill Training, Vocational Training, Spoken English and Library support  Who - By Tumkur Science Center, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement, Tumkur Education Department and HCL Volunteers  Impact – 5,000 children equipped with IT education and largely motivated to perform well in studies Bright Scholarships  An annual scholarship for providing educational support to children of our extended support staff who have scored more than 60% from Class 1 to 12.  In FY 2013-2014, this programme has supported more than 300 families by helping them provide quality education for their children.  So far 550 familiies supported Training in Arts, Sports  To encourage special talents.  Around 1500 children have performed in various public events including the HCL’s Annual Spring Fest over 2013-14.  The best performers are awarded scholarships to pursue professional coaching.
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  HCL Yuvakendra Skilltraining & job creation  Short term training in specific skills including computer skills, aptitude, communication, customer relations, etc.  Mentoring and training the students in soft skills and personality development.  In FY 2013-2014, around 800 youths have been trained in various skills and 640 youths have been placed on jobs  Eligible candidates are absorbed into HCL workforce through special recruitment drives & career fairs in the communities. Digital literacy programme  To help close the IT skills gap in communities, by enabling disadvantaged persons the ability to access technology and training, enabling opportunities to become economically active.  Computer education support and internet connectivity through IT labs have helped instil an interest for computers in the minds of the children and youth.  Volunteers conduct regular sessions in MS Office and other important digital skills like using the internet for information sourcing and expansion of knowledge.  Around 18,970 students are being covered under the digital literacy program so far.
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  Sustainable Livelihood Programs Prison project  Sanitary Napkin Manufacturing Unit set up in Puzhal Central Prison  50,000 sanitary napkins produced by prisoners and sold to the Govt of TN  HCL Foundation has funded the project from its inception in June (setting up the manufacturing unit and procuring machinery) while training and support is being provided by SHG partner.  Over 300 inmates have benefited from the project so far, Nurture the future women empowerment programme  Providing livelihood sustainability for women and girls through career development and creating job opportunities, entrepreneurial training and formation of self-help groups,  Workshops and training programmes in career skills and essential life skills, including personality development, goal setting, effective communication, SWOT Analysis, motivation, etc,  Around 2,200 women within the age group of 15-30 years trained VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND KIOSKS IN HCL  Vocational training to marginalised women from Madanpur Khadar slum and Hoshiarpur Village in Noida  Training in tailoring and embroidery skills, dye-making, lamps, candles, etc. and also selling, marketing and negotiation skills, to enable them to become self-reliant and self-sustainable in life.  Kiosks in HCL cafeterias to sell products  300 women benefited
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  Empowering girl childrenand women Advocacy Campaign Age: 6 to 16 yrs. Over 77,000 children covered. HCL Gurukul 11 to 18 yrs. HCLT Youth Center focuses on education, sports, arts and culture training. Soft skill training and personality development classes are conducted periodically Nurture the Future 18 to 40 yrs “Nurture the Future” training to 2,290 women and 685 young women helped with sustainable livelihood opportunities 136 facilitated with jobs through HCL vendors Recreational activities and health camps Old Age Homes Every three months our HCL volunteers visit old age homes and give food and nutrition and organize recreational activities. Safe Childhood ----> Facilitating Right to Education ----> Enabling a dignified life
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  Community giving 11 Kind People Happy City Program (KPHC) What Development of persons with mental disabilities through rehabilitation, nurturing talent and skills through training How Bi-weekly visit by HCL volunteers who organize these programs and training Who Banyan Home for Destitute Women and HCL volunteers Impact 500 beneficiaries from Banyan Shelter Homes 220 women rehabilitated Sustainable Development of Supply Chain Educating support staffs and third party vendors on their rights, safety and welfare
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  Just Like Us(As Care Givers) 12 Focus: Sections of society which require human care for betterment of life 3150 orphaned kids, 750 needy persons covered under food security programs Through Social Recycling project, used clothes, toys, books & stationary items, donated to 60,000 beneficiaries 17,105+ litres of blood donated by HCLites; 8500 beneficiaries reached through health camps 500 persons (with mental illness & homeless) covered through various programs including volunteering at shelter homes Micro Nutrient Support for children/ persons with terminal illness (HIV/AIDS, Cancer, TB) - 517 beneficiaries covered 900+ differently abled persons benefitted through counselling
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  Friend in Need(For HCL’s Extended Families) 13 Focus: Supply chain community including house keeping, cafeteria, and security staff, and cab drivers Fun day for the staff & families during the month of May every year Grievance / Harassment reporting channels Teach at Office (Soft skills & motivational sessions) 1,925 staff covered with around 7 of them pursuing higher education now 2,500 trained on prevention of sexual harassment Bright scholarship (Grants for the children's education; 500 children/year) 320 in 2013 Target 2014 - 400 Training for Cab Drivers - Over 2,000+ covered
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  Advocacy Rights, Safetyand Welfare of Children An Intensive campaign which helps create awareness on child sexual harassment and abuse . Over 77,000 children covered. Safety and Wellbeing of Girls ▪ 2,110 women have been trained through self-defense 14 workshops ▪ 1,990 women were covered through various health camps and awareness programmes in the slums across India Environment ▪ 6,435 saplings have been planted by HCLites and students of our HCL Gurukuls ▪ 200 kgs of plastic wastes have been collected during various waste collection drives ▪ 68 awareness camps were held to sensitize people on various environmental issues
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  Awards and Recognitions • NHRDN Award for Case Study on “Enhancing Education Quality and Development of Youth in Urban Slums and Rural Areas through HCL Gurukul“ – July 2014 • Global Sustainability Leadership Award 2014 for Best Community Action – February 2014 • CRY Child Rights Awards 2013 – “Best Employee Engagement Award” hails HCL’s Power of One as the most impactful employee engagement program to address Child Rights issue – December 2013 • Amity CSR Awards 2013 – Exemplary Contribution to the field of CSR - December 2013 • Asian Sustainability Award for the year 2011-2012 • Asia-Pacific Enterprise Leadership Award for CSR • Social Innovator Award presented by Youth Exnora International for the year 2012-2013, 15
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  16 Power ofOne continues to be a powerful tool in enabling HCLites to act on the issues they care about and to become valuable agents of change in making the world a better place to live in…