Mumbai (India CSR): Essar Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Essar, continues to maintain its support for uplifting communities. It has set a new milestone by providing a new home and essentials to the residents of ‘Jay Janardan Swami Aashram’ in Lasalgaon, Nashik, helping them lead a comfortable life.
Jay Janardan Swami Aashram, an orphanage and home to abandoned senior citizens, is situated 320 km from Mumbai and is located in the interiors of Maharashtra in a small village – Lasalgaon.
Essar Foundation has have been providing continuous support and assistance to the Aashram for constructing their new premises that will function as living quarters for the residents, and further, ensure their well-being.
Dominic Dsouza, COO, Essar Foundation said, “Essar Foundation is living up to Essar’s ethos of ‘Creating Value’ not just for its internal and external stakeholders, but for communities as well. It gives us immense pleasure to extend our support to Jay Janardan Swami Aashram to create a holistic development that is human-centric, and to improve the quality of life for its residents.”
Dilip Gunjal, Secretary, Jay Janardan Swami Orphanage, in his testimonial said, “Essar Foundation has taken us under their wings and has provided us with the largest contribution since the inception of the Aashram. We would like to thank Essar for their generous support as they have helped us provide shelter for our children.”
The children have been enrolled at the local municipal school for their education.
Over the last 50 years, Essar Foundation has worked closely with the communities residing in the vicinity of its operations. It is the CSR arm of Essar – a global organisation that is dedicated to enhancing lives through green energy, sustainability, health, and educational initiatives in a cohesive and programmatic manner. Its activities are inspired by the concept of shared value, whereby Essar strives to build an inclusive environment for the communities that it impacts through its business operations in the sectors of Energy, Infrastructure & Logistics, Metals & Mining, and Technology and Retail.
Working in collaboration with non-profits and local administrations, the Foundation contributes to women’s empowerment, livelihoods and entrepreneurship, education, environment conservation, and healthcare & sanitation.
