Announces sustainable community development projects together with Hand in Hand India and World Vision India in the area of livelihood generation and Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
Total 389,000 USD to be invested in the revitalization of ICDS centres and imparting livelihood skills to more than 2000 community members across 39 villages
Chennai/Kancheepuram, May 17, 2017: To reassure its commitment of building sustainable communities, Coca-Cola today, together with Hand in Hand India and World Vision India announced the commencement of community development programs in 39 villages of Tamil Nadu. The projects commissioned under the initiative are aimed at imparting livelihood skills to over 2,000 community members and revamping the infrastructure of 32 Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) centres in the communities of Saidapet, Kannagi Nagar and Perumbakkam. A grant amount of US$ 389,000 has been sanctioned towards this initiative by
The announcement was made in the presence of Mr. V.Jayakumar, Project Director, DRDA , Mrs G Sarguna, ICDS PO for Kancheepuram District; Mr. Hebsur Rahman, LDM Kancheepuram District , Mr. Cherian Thomas, CEO and National Director, World Vision India and Dr N. Jeyaseelan, Group CEO, Hand in Hand India, Mr. Ishteyaque Amjad, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communication,
On the occasion, Mr. Cherian Thomas, CEO and National Director, World Vision India, said “Sanitation being an integral part of the nutrition value chain, it is imperative to have WASH (Water, Hygiene and Sanitation) infrastructure in schools and Anganwadi centres (ICDS) for children to raise their health and nutritional level. With the grant from
The objective of revitalizing Anganwadi centres is also to support government’s welfare programme in providing good infrastructure and a child friendly environment for children less than 6 years of age. These ICDS centres will help in addressing the issues of malnutrition and pave way for a healthy childhood.
Further elaborating on the community development project, Dr N. Jeyaseelan, Group CEO, Hand in Hand India, said, “We believe that an empowered individual can empower the entire community and can contribute extensively to socio-economic development of a nation. We have been working towards enabling sustainable community development in the state of Tamil Nadu and
Hand in Hand India, will focus on imparting skill trainings in farm and non-farm based activities in the 39 villages of Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts of Tamil Nadu. The skill trainings will be provided in the areas of Agriculture, Poultry, Milch animal rearing, Piggery, Tailoring, Handicrafts, Car driving, Artificial Jewelry making, Mobile phone servicing, Computer hardware repair and maintenance, two wheeler and four wheeler mechanic etc.
Mr. Ishteyaque Amjad, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communication,
Over the years, the company has helped in creating sustainable and thriving communities in the state of Tamil Nadu. The company has adopted eight villages in the state and provided better access to drinking water, health and sanitation, education and livelihood opportunities.
Additionally, The company is on its way to improve livelihood of several farmers in the country through its project ‘Unnati’. The project aims to harness the higher productivity potential of mango and orange farms, allowing owners of small-sized farms to increase crop yields by up to three times. The project is engaging with farmers at a large scale by providing subsidized plants, drip irrigation equipment and training on Ultra High Density Plantation, benefitting more than 22,500 farmers. In Tamil Nadu alone, Project Unnati is targeting to impact about 5,000 farmers holding 10,000 acres land for enhancing Mango productivity
About Coca-Cola India
Coca-Cola India is one of the country’s leading beverage companies, offering a range of healthy, safe, high quality, refreshing beverage options to consumers. Since its re-entry in 1993, the company has been refreshing consumers with its beverage products –
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About World Vision India
World Vision India is a grassroots humanitarian organisation that serves all people regardless of religion, caste, race, ethnicity or gender. Through development, relief and advocacy, we strive/seek to create
lasting change in the lives of children, their families and communities living in contexts of poverty and injustice. World Vision works in nearly 100 countries worldwide, and we have been in India since 1962. Today we work in over 6200 urban, rural and tribal communities spread over 191 districts across 26 states impacting the lives of 26 lakh children.
For more information, go to: https://www.worldvision.in/
About Hand in Hand India
Hand in Hand India is a public charitable trust that works to alleviate poverty through a unique integrated community development approach. Registered in 2002, the Organization implements projects in areas of women empowerment, microfinance, job creation, Child labour elimination, education, health, environment, skill building, IT & Governance. Hand in Hand India works in 10 States in India.
Hand in Hand India’s Job Creation Model has been replicated in Afghanistan, South Africa, Kenya, Brazil, Sri Lanka and in Cambodia. The Hand in Hand India team has drawn experts from various fields like agriculture, rural development, microfinance, education, business management, and research professionals. Our success lies in the simple fact that we have evolved our programmes according to the needs of the community, creating awareness among them and with their active participation. The partnership model of Government- NGO – Corporate – Community has been a win-win situation for all.
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