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Marvell Collaborates With United Way Bengaluru‘s’Rural Rising’ Initiative towards Sustainable Development in Bagepalli taluk of Chikkaballapura District, Karnataka

Jun 18, 2024 by Sujata 0 Comments #'Rural Rising, #Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), #AWCs., #Bagepalli Taluk Govt. Hospital, #Bharathi Kanuj, #CEO, #Education, #female students., #Ganesh Karnatakam, #gram panchayat., #Guluru Gram Panchayat., #health, #Human Development Index (HDI), #Hygiene (WASH), #Laxman Thanda villages, #Marvell, #Marvell India Country Manager., #Marvell India CSR Head, #Marvell India Finance Control, #menstrual health and hygiene, #Mission Anthodya, #Navin Bishnoi, #NGO partner United Way Bengaluru (UWBe), #Pravin Kumar UWBe Rural Projects Lead, #Rajesh Krishnan, #renewable energy, #safe drinking water, #Sanitary napkins, #Sanitation, #Sriram Ananthanarayanan UWBe Director or Projects, #Teaching and Learning Materials (TLMs), #United Way Bengaluru, #United Way Bengaluru (UWBe), #Varun Kumar UWBe Corporate Relations, #Water, #well-being

Bengaluru, June 18, 2024: Marvell, in collaboration with NGO partner United Way Bengaluru (UWBe), is driving an impactful intervention, ‘Rural Rising’, an integrated rural development program, in the Chikkaballapura District of Karnataka. The program is designed to meet the Mission Anthodya and Human Development Index (HDI) indicators, validated through an in-depth needs assessment in collaboration with local authorities and community members.

This intervention addresses fundamental needs across key thematic areas, including education, health and well-being, safe drinking water, and renewable energy in the Guluru Gram Panchayat.

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Under the initiative, an ambulance is provided to Bagepalli Taluk Govt. Hospital, which caters to a catchment population of 1,20,000+ people and lacked a dedicated ambulance. Two new Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) have been constructed alongside the setting up of kitchen gardens and provisioning of Teaching and Learning Materials (TLMs) in the AWCs. Based on the need, a government school has been strengthened through refurbishment support, making the environment conducive to learning.

To address the need for a functional toilet facility, a new toilet has been constructed and an incinerator has been provided to a government school. Additionally, the initiative focuses on the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) component, particularly for raising awareness about menstrual health and hygiene among female students. Sanitary napkins have been distributed in five schools.

To ensure the availability of safe drinking water, three water purifier units have been installed in Anjinapura and Laxman Thanda villages, and at a government school, benefiting numerous households and students. In commitment to renewable energy, 150 solar streetlights have been successfully installed at strategic locations across the gram panchayat.

The intervention has reached over 5,285 direct beneficiaries and numerous indirect beneficiaries.

Today marked a significant day as key stakeholders involved in the initiative came together to officially announce the launch of the intervention. Key delegates present included Mr. Navin Bishnoi, Marvell India Country Manager, Ms. Bharathi Kanuj, Marvell India CSR Head and Mr. Ganesh Karnatakam, Marvell India Finance Controller, Sriram Ananthanarayanan UWBe Director or Projects, Varun Kumar UWBe Corporate Relations, Pravin Kumar UWBe Rural Projects Lead.

“Convergence and collaboration are key elements for achieving lasting effects. The Rural Rising initiative has demonstrated the power of bringing together Gram Panchayat, NGO, corporate and community members towards a shared goal,”, said, Mr. Navin Bishnoi, Marvell India Country Manager.

“Prioritising the need to invest in rural development, the Rural Rising program intends to build self-sustainable rural communities with assured access to quality education, better health and well-being, safe drinking water, and a clean environment. We are grateful to our CSR partner, Marvell, and the local community for supporting us since the inception of the program at Guluru Gram Panchayat.“, said, Rajesh Krishnan, CEO, of United Way Bengaluru.

About United Way Bengaluru (UWBe)

UWBe is an NGO focused on social issues that seek immediate and long-term attention. United Way Bengaluru marked a significant milestone this year as it completed its 15-year journey. As a part of the global network, United Way Worldwide, the largest network of non-profit organizations with 1,100 chapters in 37 countries, United Way Bengaluru carries a global image with a ‘local heart’ committed to creating meaningful change in the lives of the local communities. True to the organization’s mission “To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world”, UWBe catalyzes unified efforts from corporates, civic bodies, and citizen associations to bring about visible and sustainable change in the lives of the communities. The organization works in four key areas – environment, education, healthcare, and rural development.

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Institutional well-being for social change: EdelGive Foundation emphasizes on the need to create sustainable and future-ready grassroots organisations

Jan 27, 2022 by Gouri 0 Comments #Arnav Kapur, #EdelGive Foundation, #Moutushi Sengupta, #Naghma Mulla, #Sameer Shisodia, #Sanjay Purohit, #well-being

Chennai, January 27, 2022: Civil society organisations across India are feeling the adverse impact of COVID-19 as they continue to provide relief and support to the underserved communities during the pandemic. The lack of resources has hindered their growth and functioning, while several NGOs have faced the risk of forced closure. In an effort to tackle this, EdelGive Foundation introduced GROW Fund (Grassroots, Resilience, Ownership, Wellness) – a first-of-its-kind unique financial initiative that aims to redefine collaborative philanthropy and help grassroots organisations to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 and become future-ready.

To discuss the creation of sustainable and resilient grassroots organisations, EdelGive Foundation organized a roundtable conversation on January 24, 2022, with the theme of Institutional Well-being. Representatives from leading Indian and international philanthropic institutions, namely Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rainmatter Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Societal Platform and Dalyan Foundation joined Naghma Mulla, CEO, EdelGive Foundation, to discuss how institutional well-being can prove to be a successful approach towards more effective social change. The discussion was moderated by Smarinita Shetty, Co-founder and CEO, India Development Review.

Talking about the theme and GROW Fund, Naghma Mulla, CEO, EdelGive Foundation, said, “Lack of support in building institutional well-being and development has led to several inefficiencies as the prime focus is on program-specific funding. COVID-19 proved to be a wakeup call as it severely burdened the already strained resources of grassroot organisations. Through GROW Fund, we aim to make capacity-building more consumable and adoptable by the NGOs by facilitating cross-learning and providing funding dedicated to organisation development. We are focusing on our goal of helping the changemakers internalize the learnings gathered over the course of next two years into institutional structures.”

Sharing his views Sameer Shisodia, CEO, Rainmatter Foundation, mentioned, “Unless there is adoption of solutions at the ground level, there will only be short-term success that would fade away once a project cycle is over. The NGOs are the real changemakers and have the necessary social capital and perspective to come up the right solutions. Their institutional well-being should be promoted by helping them to increase their capacities to absorb technology, financial models and systemic solutions. We need to empower the non-profits to think bigger and support continuity in their approach and operations. NGOs cannot be event managers and have to be strengthened at the organisational level.”

Discussing the ways to bring institutional well-being in focus, Moutushi Sengupta, Director – India, MacArthur Foundation, said, “As funders, we need to be quite flexible in our approach. We need to provide long-term support to enable civil society organisations and help them figure out their pathway in a more meaningful manner. We need to provide mentorship and hand-holding to help them figure out the best way to deal with diverse set of situations. In order to successfully drive the conversation on organisational well-being, the power of networks and collaborations needs to be wielded and NGOs should connect with the larger ecosystem.”

Elaborating on the importance of institutional well-being, Sanjay Purohit, Chief Curator, Societal Platform, said, “Organisations and individuals need to introspect their responsibility to help the changemakers that have taken up the mantle of tackling some of the most complex issues at grassroots level. Therefore, it is imperative that we work to build up their resilience and mutual trust. It should not be about ROI and impact measurement but about building a cadre of leaders and institutions who can hold the civil society in a better stead as we go along. We need to change the perception that philanthropic capital should only be used for direct impact.”

Arnav Kapur, Lead – Philanthropic Partnerships, India & South Asia, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Yonca Even Guggenbühl, President, Dalyan Foundation also shared their opinions around reducing the negative stress of the grassroots organisations and focusing on long-term engagements to drive institutional well-being and support future-readiness in a sustainable way.

Traditionally, external funding has been directed towards scaling up existing programs of NGOs. However, there is a need to look deeper into organisational well-being and improve the capacities of these grassroots changemakers. This would help the NGOs in improving their processes, efficiency, financial resilience and most importantly prepare them for adversities of the future.