HCLFoundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of HCL Technologies, has announced the winners of the 11th edition of the HCLTech Grant. The initiative will provide a total of ₹24 crore (approximately $2.6 million) to selected Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for transformative projects in Water, Biodiversity, Healthcare, and Education.
The grant, which now includes Water as a new category, will support four NGOs with ₹5 crore (approximately $537,000) each for their projects. Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS) in Rajasthan will focus on enhancing water harvesting and storage in the Thar desert. Live Foundation in Jharkhand aims to revive biodiversity and forest ecosystems in West Singhbhum district. Goodwill Foundation in Mizoram will work on improving healthcare access in rural communities in Mamit district. Mahila Jan Adhikar Samiti in Rajasthan will promote gender equality through education in Ajmer district.
In addition to the major grants, eight NGOs will receive ₹50 lakh (approximately $53,700) each for their proposed initiatives. These include Leh Nutrition Project in Ladakh and Watershed Organisation Trust in Madhya Pradesh under the Water category, Regional Centre for Development Cooperation in Odisha and South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE) in West Bengal under Biodiversity, EKJUT in Jharkhand and Utkarsh Welfare Foundation in Uttar Pradesh under Health, and Shri Bhuvneshwari Mahila Ashram in Uttarakhand and Youth Council for Development Alternatives in Odisha under Education.
Dr. Nidhi Pundhir, Director of HCLFoundation, expressed pride in the grant’s role as a catalyst for change, empowering NGOs to innovate and solve complex social and environmental issues. The 11th edition received 7,274 registrations from NGOs across India, with winners selected by a distinguished jury including Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of HCLTech, and other notable figures.
Over the past decade, HCLTech Grant-supported projects have significantly contributed to sustainable development, impacting 2.2 million lives and rejuvenating 128,100 hectares of land, among other achievements.
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