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Wipro Cares

Issue 12, Q1 & Q2 | Update 2015-16

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Project Feature - Hasiru Dala 3Volunteering Initiatives 5Chapter News - IndiaPune 6Mumbai 8Chennai 9Bangalore 10Kolkata 11Sriperumbudur 12Devanahalli 13Hyderabad 14Blood Donation 15Chapter News - InternationalPortugal 17Romania 17Philippines 18

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PROJECT FEATURE Hasiru Dala

In 2014, Wipro Cares partnered with Hasiru Dala and added solid waste management

to its Environment domain. The objective of this partnership is to enhance and upgrade

waste pickers' skills for innovation in waste management services and to increase waste

pickers' access to social and health security measures provided by state and other

institutions.

It is estimated that each day, 600 - 800 tons of waste are diverted from landfills by the

informal sector (waste pickers) in Bangalore, saving the city municipality a minimum of

13 - 15 lakhs per day. However there is a need to recognize the contribution of waste

pickers and improve their image in society by providing them with social security

benefits, education and skill up gradation. Hasiru Dala's mission is to create recognition

for the contribution of waste pickers in diverting waste from landfills, recycling resources

and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, thereby identifying them as 'green-workers'

and improving their image in society; to secure the benefits of social security, improved

working conditions and continued access to waste for waste pickers; and to provide

opportunities for the children of waste pickers to pursue further education.

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Domain:

Urban Environment –

Waste Management &

Welfare of Waste Pickers

Geography of operation:

Bangalore

Operational from:

2013

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Targeted Outcomes

15 waste pickers with upgraded driving skills and

educational qualifications to avail driving licenses

180 waste pickers and scrap dealers engaged in operating dry waste collection centers and

having upgraded scrap shops

45 women waste workers trained in cultivation of

Oyster Mushroom

2000 waste workers having access to social and

health security measures provided by Central and State governments

1000 children of waste pickers in 8 administrative

zones of Bangalore having access to scholarships provided by state government and other institutions,

with relevant educational and moral support

100 waste workers trained in organic waste management,

zero waste weddings and urban farming

Volunteering Initiatives

With the strengthening of Location Councils, and improved communication campaigns, the number of employees volunteering for Wipro Cares is showing a steady increase.

Additionally, 4269 employees across all locations volunteered to give blood

in Q1 and Q2.

Over volunteer hours were logged from

employees in Q1 2015-16.

1200 400+

This rose to about 3706 volunteer hours

from 864 employees during Q2 2015-16, due to volunteering initiatives planned around

the Spirit of Wipro (SoW) Run.

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CHAPTER NEWS - IndiaPune Chapter

The Pune chapter has been the most active and innovative Cleanliness and Tree Plantation Campaign, a visit to Katraj

chapter so far. Key events in Q1 included an initiative to Zoo and a Science Day for underprivileged children.

support the Every Child Counts campaign in collaboration The SOW Run pre-event was organized in Wipro PDC2

with Door Step School. Volunteers helped to make and Campus with all NGOs and an ECC Campaign for DSS

color flash cards, initiated a stationery collection drive and was conducted at Bodkewade Sobha construction site.

conducted a book covering activity.

Children from Swadhar, Dnyangangotri and DSS visited Key events in Q2 included donating the vegetables grown

the Pune campus and enjoyed experiencing an exclusive on Wipro campus, to NGOs like Prasanna Autism Centre

exhibition from the science camp that was done with and & Dnyangangotri Residential School for the Intellectually

for the DSS children.Disabled.

More than 90 children from DSS visited the Pune campus Volunteers also celebrated Independence Day with

to also showcase a special puppet show at Wipro and be parents and children at four construction sites in the areas

part of the celebrations with Wiproites.of Wakad, Hinjewadi and Wagholi. They initiated a

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Through its long association with

JJ Dharamshala centre for the

elderly, the volunteers from

Mumbai took the senior citizens

out for a movie and spent quality

time with them.

As par t o f the SOW Run

volunteering initiative, the Mumbai

team collaborated with the

o rgan i za t ion Aseema and

conducted two events in schools.

They spent ample time with the

children doing fun activities such

as paper cutting, creation of

characters and storytelling with

school kids

In partnership with Aseema,

volunteers have been spending

w e e k e n d s c o n d u c t i n g a

'Computer Basics for Teachers'

course.

The Mumbai chapter requests

many more volunteers to come on

board and join hands in making a

positive difference to society.

Mumbai Chapter

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On the occasion of World Environment Day, Wipro

CDC joined the Chennai Trekking Club for a cleanup

of two kilometers of the Akkarai Beach. 75 Wiproites

participated in this awareness creation activity to

throw light on the impact of garbage on the

environment and the hazards of plastics on our

health.

The Chennai team in collaboration with Thozhan,

conducted two traffic awareness and road safety

campaigns in the city. Nearly hundred volunteers

participated in these campaigns.

A group of volunteers from Chennai have formed

the Olcott Volunteer Group. The group visits the

school every month to conduct learning activities

with the underprivileged children there.

Volunteers spent a great deal of time to put up a

MIME team and conducted MIME during SOW

events to spread the awareness on Traffic

Chennai Chapter


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Bangalore Chapter

Volunteers from Wipro Cares and

eco-eye collaborated with ELCITA

and other concerned citizens to

help clean up the Shikaripalya and

D o d d a t h o g u r l a k e s n e a r

Electronics City in Bangalore.

Wipro Cares supported Gubbachi

in preparing their learning center

for out-of-school children of

migrant labourers. Enthusiastic

volunteers spent two weekends

cleaning and painting the center

which is located in a government

school at Kodathi near Sarjapur.

Magic Bus arranged for children

from a government school to visit

the Wipro campus at EC. Wipro

Cares volunteers hosted the

children and joined them in

making collages on food and

safety. After lunch, the children

were taken on a walk through the

Butterfly Park in Ec4.


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Volunteers from the Kolkata chapter visited the Shanti

Rani Rainbow Home, where they interacted with the

children and conducted fun learning activities.

Children from Towards Future and Shanti Rani Rainbow

Home visited the Wipro Kolkata campus, where they met

volunteers and engaged in educational games and

painting activities.

Kolkata Chapter


150 employees from the WIN plant at Sriperumbudur

spent a day at the TIST project site in Kanchipuram

district. They participated in the planting of 2020 trees to

mark Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's 2020 vision. The event was

conducted as part of the SoW Run volunteering

activities.

Sriperumbudur Chapter


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Volunteers from the Devanahalli chapter partnered with

Magic Bus to conduct a life skills session with school

children at a government school.

Magic Bus arranged for children from a government

school to visit the WIN A&D plant at Devanahalli. The

children got to play games, make collages and interact

with Wipro Cares volunteers.

Devanahalli Chapter


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Wipro Cares collaborated with

The Youngistaan Foundation to

conduct several volunteering

even ts in Hyderabad. 25

volunteers joined the Youngistaan

team in cooking and serving food

to homeless people in the streets

of Hyderabad one Sunday.

25 Wipro Cares volunteers, along

with the Youngistaan Foundation

team, took children from an

orphanage on their first ever visit

to the zoo. The children were in

high spirits as they enjoyed the

opportunity to visit a new place

and share their excitement with

their new-found Wipro friends.

In the following week, 50 children

from 8 orphanages, assisted by

the Wipro Cares Youngistaan

volunteers visited the Wipro

Manikonda SEZ campus where

they interacted with employees

through fun educational games.

Hyderabad Chapter


Blood Donation camps for Thalassemia were organized across all Wipro

Development Centers in India in collaboration with Think Foundation. A

total of 3831 units were donated by employees.

Barclays Citizenship team in Chennai, supported by Wipro Cares and

BPS FMG team, also coordinated a blood donation drive for the Madras

Voluntary Blood Bank. 438 employees donated blood which was given to

Kamakshi Hospital, Global Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, and LLMRV.

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Blood Bank/Coordinating Agency Blood Unit

Bangalore

SJP1 Sankalp India Foundation 110

SJP2 Sankalp India Foundation 176

EC123 Sankalp India Foundation 238

EC4&5 Sankalp India Foundation 592

PTP Sankalp India Foundation 61

Koramangala Sankalp India Foundation 47

Chennai

CDC 3 Madras Voluntary Blood Bureau 35

CDC2 Madras Voluntary Blood Bureau 81



NCR

GDC Faridabad Donors Club 60

GNDC Faridabad Donors Club 208

Sarita Rotary Blood Bank 25

Hyderabad

Manikonda(SEZ) Thalassaemia & Sickle Cell Society 120

Gopanpally Thalassaemia & Sickle Cell Society 136

Manikonda ( STPI ) Thalassaemia & Sickle Cell Society 97

Kolkata

Salt Lake City AVBD West Bengal 230

Kochi

Kochi Infopark IMA Blood Bank 18

Mumbai

Belapur Mahatama Gandhi Seva Mandir Blood Bank 51

Kensington Samarpan Blood Bank 138

Airoli JJ Mahanagar 139

Pune

PDC 1 Indian Red Cross Pune 76

PDC 2 Indian Red Cross Pune 746

Wipro S P Infocity Indian Red Cross Pune 13

Mysore

Mysore Sankalp India Foundation 113

TOTAL 3831

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40 volunteers from the Portugal chapter conducted a painting session with children who are institutionalized at the Terra dos

Sonhos Centre and suffering from chronic illnesses or are in an advanced state of illness. The theme was to depict a child’s

dream and thereby convey a message of hope and the possibility of achieving your goals, regardless of circumstances.

Romania Chapter

Volunteers from the Romania

chapter made Children's Day a

very happy event for the children

from Sf. Losif Placement Center

by helping out in organizing the

event and spending quality time

with the children.

Portugal Chapter

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Volunteers from the Philippines chapter conducted a Sports Day at the Kawit Elementary School as part of Project Kawit, a

Wipro-BT partnership under the aegis of Wipro Cares. 68 volunteers participated in the activities for Grade One children and

gave away gifts of backpacks and school supplies.

As part of The United Adventure Bear Program, 21 volunteers conducted an activity for children at the Missionaries of Charity Home for Sick and Malnourished Children. The volunteers initiated a feeding program, played games with the children, and gave away bears, cupcakes & goody bags.

Philippines Chapter

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