CSR Education

SKILL DEVELOPMENT 

Imparting employability / livelihood skills to the family members of head loaders community. Our aim is to economically empower individuals and make them self-reliant through various livelihood enhancement initiatives.

Manav Sadhan Vikas Sanstha is the implementing partner of this project.

PROMOTION OF EDUCATION 

Nanhi Kali Project Nanhi Kali supports the education of underprivileged girls enrolled in government schools across India. The project is designed to support economically and socially disadvantaged girls to complete their schooling and transform their lives. K.C Mahindra Education Trust is the implementing partner of this project.

Girl Child Education (Project Nanhi Kali) 

Project Nanhi Kali supports the education of underprivileged girl children, under the joint management of K.C. Mahindra Education Trust and Naandi Foundation. The Company encourages girl child education for which the Company has been regular donors to K C Mahindra Trust wherein it allocates 50% of the Company’s CSR budget for the Nanhi Kali project. Through project Nanhi Kali, the Company helps educate underprivileged girl children from socially and economically marginalized families living in urban, rural and tribal parts of India. This is a national sponsorship program which provides academic and material support to disadvantaged girls so that they can complete their education with dignity. Academic Support is provided in terms of an extra study class which is conducted either before or after school hours in the school itself through the Academic Support Centre. These classes help to bridge the gaps in learning achievements and enable children to reach their grade specific competency level. The classes are conducted by “Community Associates” selected from within the community with the vision that they would be the local resource to act as friends and mentors to the children and at the same time stroking community interest and proactive action for quality education. Material support consists of an education kit comprising of school bag, stationery, books, notebooks, undergarments, shoes and hygiene materials which is ceremonially handed over to every individual Nanhi Kali at a colourful function. It also serves as a platform to sensitize the community on the importance of girl’s education. The Company’s contribution has helped the NGO to support the education of over 2,500 Nanhi Kalis in Darjeeling, Shravasti, Nashik and Barabanki.

Skill Development with SEWA Bharat & Mahindra Pride School

The Company collaborated with the organization SEWA Bharat and started the SEWA Mahindra National Resource Centre at Mussoorie to enhance employability through Skill Development and career counselling to women & youth. This was a three-year partnership with the organisation. The centre provides vocational courses in Hospitality & Housekeeping, Beauty & Wellness, Garment making to the beneficiaries. Till date, over 1,500 youth have been mobilised and provided training to 157 youth in Mussoorie.

As a part of skill development initiatives, more than 15 youth from Mahindra Pride School were provided on job training during the financial year 2019-20, of which most belonged to the marginalised communities, thus contributing to the Company’s affirmative action commitment.

The Company also undertakes various projects involving provisioning and upgrading of infrastructure and amenities at government schools across various locations. Our objective is to promote education by providing a conducive ambience for the children, to ensure a clean hygienic environment for students to thrive academically and to increase enrollment in the school.