January 17, 2023
Jindal Stainless Foundation takes initiative to...
Jindal Stainless Foundation, in collaboration with CURE International India, has been working relentlessly to eradicate the problem of clubfoot in the state of Odisha. Clubfoot is a common birth defect in which the baby’s foot is twisted out of shape or position as the tissues connecting the muscles to the bone are shorter than usual. Every year, […]
November 20, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation opens self-financin...
In November 2021, Jindal Stainless Foundation facilitated in setting up of two tailoring centers in two villages of Danagadi block, Dhabahali and Kiapada in Odisha. The centres were equipped with 10 sewing machines and appropriate furniture. With the active involvement of community members and self help groups, a total of 50 women were enrolled in […]
November 19, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation opens computer educ...
JIIT Computer Education Centre is the brainchild of Jindal Stainless Foundation (JSF) under its key focus area ‘Entrepreneurship Development’. This initiative segues with the mission of the Government to equip the rural youth with employability skills. Khenaprabha has been associated with JSF as a master trainer who is not only running the Centre but has […]
November 18, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation organizes lecture s...
Jindal Stainless Foundation, in partnership with Woman of the Elements Trust, commenced a project in Haryana on women empowerment that addresses the issue of domestic violence. This program promotes the concept of friendship between the Police and the community at large. This program will not only work to address crime once it has happened but […]
October 26, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation acquaints farmers i...
In order to upgrade skills and knowledge of farmers at Hisar, the Jindal Stainless Foundation and the Gram Unnati Foundation organized visits of farmers to Hisar and Mewat Krishi Mela by Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. At this Mela, farmers got the opportunity to have a dialogue with University scientists and witnessed a live […]
September 28, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation out to treat Clubfo...
In September 2021, Jindal Stainless Foundation, in partnership with Cure International India Trust (CIIT), launched a Clubfoot Disability Elimination Program in Haryana and Odisha for children born with the condition of clubbed feet. This is done in line with Foundations objective to help every individual, child or adult, live a dignified and optimal life. In […]
September 6, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation trains farmers in t...
Jindal Stainless Foundation provided fish farmers from the village Artia, Odiso GP in Rasulpur with training and awareness regarding the benefits of azolla farming. This was done in partnership with the the NGO executing farmers’ development projects and the Gram Unnati Foundation. Farmers were provided with azolla seeds for cultivation and continuous follow ups were […]
September 5, 2021
Jindal Stainless brings Odia literature to stud...
On September 5, 2021, the Department of Tourism and Culture, the Government of Odisha, and the Jindal Stainless Foundation came together to for the third edition of the Ankur Children’s Literature Festival. Due to COVID-19 issues, the program was conducted online. The webinar was inaugurated by the Honorable Minister of Tourism and Culture, Odisha, Shri […]
August 30, 2021
Jindal Stainless installs automated ticketing s...
Jindal Stainless Foundation installed an automated ticketing and managing access system at Cuttack railway station on August 30, 2021. The move not only supports general automation initiatives being taken by Indian Railways, but is particularly helpful in times of pandemic like COVID 19, where human touch has to be minimized. The machine works for thermal […]
August 19, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation sets an example wit...
Jindal Stainless Foundation (JSF), the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Jindal Stainless, along with Prabhaav Foundation, has taken up multiple sustainable initiatives to restore, develop, maintain, and preserve the iconic OP Jindal Memorial Park in Hisar, Haryana. The development has led the park to fulfill Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11.7 set by the United Nations […]
July 20, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation drives awareness on...
Preventive and curative health care of the rural community has been one of the core areas of Jindal Stainless Foundation. Apart from providing services at static clinic, the Foundation joined hands with Government Malaria Control Department, Odisha and organised awareness cum sensitization program within Jajpur plant and the surrounding villages. With the help of Fire […]
June 20, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation empowers women by t...
The Jindal Stainless Foundation has been running skilling programs for women in the area of stitching and tailoring for a long time now. A Centre run by the Foundation in Hisar, Haryana, known by the name of OP Jindal Vikas Kendra ‘Unnat’ has seen hundreds of women graduate each year with course completion certificates, and […]
June 6, 2021
An SHG in Kalinganagar takes up rice de-husking...
One of the key intervention methods applied by Jindal Stainless Foundation in the area of skill development is creation of self-help groups, or SHGs. United by the purpose of their growth, SHGs serve as communities driving growth of each member through upskilling and support. In Odisha, a Kalinganagar-based SHG of 13 members expanded its area […]
June 6, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation helps farmers raise...
In another intervention by Jindal Stainless Foundation, farmers in Odisha were trained on best practices pertaining to growing bitter gourd. Bitter gourd is one of the most important vegetable crops grown in and around the Jajpur area in Odisha. It is cultivated by a majority of the farmers in the region. In the cropping season […]
May 13, 2021
Golden Grass Project supported by Jindal Stainl...
In 2018, the Jindal Stainless Foundation, in collaboration with Mudra Foundation, started the Golden Grass Weaving Project. The project aims to improve skill sets of the traditional artisans of Antia Village in Jajpur, Odisha. Already in its second phase, the project has not gone international. Focus of the project has shifted on tapping into international […]
May 1, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation solves soil fertili...
Sugarcane farmers in Deoda village of Jajpur, Odisha, faced problems related to the overall soil health, due to the previous overdose of chemical fertilisers and pesticides. This negatively impacted the crop productivity, increased cost of cultivation and hence, decreased the incomes of the farmers. Jindal Stainless Foundation (JSF), in collaboration with Gram Unnati Foundation (GUF), […]
April 29, 2021
The empowering story of Meerabai SHG supported ...
Self-help groups, or SHGs, are commonly groups of women united by the purpose of empowerment. For decades, Jindal Stainless Foundation has been empowering women in its communities to take up entrepreneurial projects by forming into SHGs. One such SHG, Meerabai, has been setting the right kind of example for the local community of Jajpur, Odisha. […]
April 24, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation helping girls in ne...
Working on its goal of establishing a fair and equal society, Jindal Stainless Foundation has partnered with the Selfie with Daughter Foundation. The latter works exclusively on gender equality, and promoting pride in the girl child, in order to address long-standing menace of female foeticide, and sensitize society towards rights, equality, education, health, safety, participation, […]
April 4, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation working to augment ...
Augmenting the income of farmers has been chief on the sustainability agenda of Jindal Stainless for a long time. In one such intervention, a much needed problem was identified and successfully resolved. Brinjal is among the most preferred crops in the Jajpur region of Odisha. However, during late Rabi and starting of Zaid season, a […]
April 2, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation arranges training s...
Farmers in the village Patapur of Sukinda Block of Odisha were tackling with a pest attack on their Brinjal plant. Worried by the problem, they reached out to Jindal Stainless Foundation, which has been working with the Gram Unnati Foundation to upskill and educate farmers. The team consulted experts and organized an on-farm training session […]
March 30, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation promotes education ...
Jindal Stainless Foundation has been working closely with the Noida Deaf Society to impart quality education among speech and hearing impaired students. After years of successful operation at Hisar, Haryana Jindal Stainless extended the classes to Delhi and Jajpur, Odisha, as well. After weeks of online learning enforced by COVID-19, formal classes commenced at Welfare […]
March 27, 2021
Jindal Stainless making women in Odisha and Har...
Sabita Patra is from a tribal community in Odisha and lives with her husband and two children. Her association with Jindal Stainless Foundation started around a decade ago, under the fold of women empowerment project, where she was also a part of a self help group (SHG). An eager learner, apart from the regular SHG […]
March 16, 2021
Jindal Stainless gets waste pickers health insu...
The Jindal Stainless Foundation, in partnership with Green Dream Foundation, initiated the project ‘Hisar Heroes’ for addressing the issue of solid waste management. With the objective to improve the life condition of the waste pickers, medical coverage cards were distributed to them at Hisar, Haryana. The initiative covers both day care and hospitalization under the […]
March 9, 2021
Health awareness drive among women of Jajpur, O...
Jindal Stainless Foundation organised a 15-day mass awareness drive in the rural communities around the Jajpur plant of Jindal Stainless. The drive was to make people aware about the viral diseases and improve preparedness amongst them. Women turned out to attend these sessions in big numbers and raised queries without hesitation. Health workers, doctors and […]
February 27, 2021
Women entrepreneurs venture into agri business
The CSR partner of Jindal Stainless Foundation, Sampanna Jeevika Producer Company Limited, recently ventured into agri-business activities to empower first-generation entrepreneurs amongst women from Self Help Groups (SHGs). The CSR team of Jindal Stainless has facilitated formation of 200 women SHGs since 2008; these SHGs are engaged in small and micro-business activities, which are very […]
January 27, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation helps youth become ...
The family of 22-year old Jagannath Mandal, son of Rabin Mandal from village Ranagundi, Danagadi, Odisha faced financial distress. Born to a farmer father and homemaker mother, their primary source of income was agriculture, and the family had been facing unstable financial conditions for a considerably long period of time. As a result, he could […]
January 25, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation promotes wall art t...
Two major schools in Hisar, Haryana, OP Jindal Modern School and Vidya Devi Jindal School are under the administrative care of Jindal Stainless. In alignment to its commitment to provide a well-rounded education to children, a wall painting drive was initiated at OP Jindal Modern School, Hisar to generate awareness and sensitize students and visitors […]
January 18, 2021
Jindal Stainless continues training of youth in...
As part of its long-term commitments to educate and empower fabricators in stainless steel welding, Jindal Stainless has been organizing training camps for the welder and fabricator community. As part of initiative called Stainless Academy, it not only augments their incomes, but also helps in higher adoption of a far more environmentally sustainable metal, stainless […]
January 1, 2021
Seed treatment training to farmers by Jindal St...
Groundnut is an important cash crop for the farmers of Jajpur, Odisha, and also a popular crop in the region. However, farmers have been facing certain problems in groundnut cultivation for a while, which are associated with soil-borne and seed-borne diseases, negatively impacting the overall crop productivity and yield. To address these issues, the NGO […]