Ambuja Foundation, in partnership with Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), have announced the Integrated Water Resource Development Project, an initiative aimed at combating water scarcity and soil salinization in the Gir forest and the coastal zones of Una and Gir Gadhada in Gujarat. This strategic collaboration will implement sustainable solutions that will positively impact the livelihoods of communities in the region.

In Abhla, Lakhipur, and other neighbouring villages in Farakka, an unfamiliar fruit brings hope and higher income. A strawberry called Winter Dawn.

All 37 Skill & Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (SEDI) at Ambuja Foundation that provide skill training and entrepreneurship opportunities to rural youth made efforts to celebrate the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, which is celebrated on 15th July every year, recognizing the important role that skilled youth play in promoting peace and development. SEDI students took part in morning parades in the community, rallies, tool-kit distribution, experience sharing, career counseling, expert guidance, health check-up camps, blood donation drives, traditional crafts, poster-making competitions, and face painting.

Calling for investment in, and creating awareness around, climate resilience in the Vidarbha area, Ambuja Foundation hosted a thought-provoking event in Nagpur yesterday. A number of stakeholders like NGOs, corporates, government, development practitioners, academia and civil society organisations from the region came together to have an open dialogue on this critical subject during the event.

Whilst the fourth WHO global tobacco trends report highlighted a reduction in global tobacco users, low and middle-income countries remain at the forefront of the problem. Home to around 80% of the 1.3 billion tobacco users worldwide, countries like India are massive markets and opportunities for tobacco companies to recruit new tobacco users.

Ambuja Foundation was named in the Top 20 of India’s Best NGOs to Work for in 2023, thanks to a study by Great Place to Work. The study recognized organisations that have created a High-Trust, High Performance Culture for their employees. All nominated organisations went through a rigorous assessment and were evaluated through 2 lenses. The first lens measured the quality of employee experience through a globally validated survey instrument, Trust Index Survey. The survey helps seek anonymous feedback from employees and carries 75% weightage.

Limited resources in rural India are major obstacles standing in the way of learning. Children in standards 1-5 struggle to reap the benefits of reading because their access to books ends at their school gates.

In India, women-led nano enterprises are quietly reshaping the business landscape. Despite facing challenges like limited resources and navigating a dynamic market, these ventures, primarily run from homes, are thriving, with the majority operating outside the traditional brick-and-mortar model. Efforts to promote self-employment among women, particularly through home-based businesses, have intensified, with government and private initiatives offering schemes for credit, training, and incubation programs tailored to women, leading to an increase in nano enterprises.

Ambuja Foundation convened a pivotal event titled "Sustainable Watershed Management for Climate Resilience" in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh in March 2024. This one-day gathering served as a significant platform to illuminate the prevailing water dynamics in the region, the challenges faced, and underscores the critical nexus between water management and climate change impact.

Ambuja Manovikas Kendra (AMK) a school for specially-abled children recently claimed the ultimate triumph, ‘Overall Championship Trophy’ at the North Zone cultural competition for specially-abled children – Umang season 6. Not only this, students from AMK have now won this honour at the event for the sixth time in row.

It’s not very often you get to speak with the CEO at the helm of a global organization driving sustainability around cotton farming! In these trying times, where issues like climate change, and the ubiquitous rural poverty can feel so overwhelming and grim, a talk with Alan McClay, CEO of Better Cotton, based in Geneva, is like a breath of fresh air! His optimism, passion and insight give us all hope that if we continue to chip away, a better world awaits us all …

Unpaid care and domestic work is highlighted by the United Nations as one of the many hindrances to women’s right and ability to access decent and productive work. Did you know that in India, women spend up to 352 minutes per day on unpaid domestic work – 577% more than men who spend approximately 52 minutes. This means that 3 out of every 4 Indian women are not working outside the home and many have aspirations to do so!