Education
Objective
- Improve the learning experiences of children at schools
- Increase the retention rate through the academic years
- Encourage families from proximate underprivileged communities such as migrant labor camps and urban slums to send their children to schools
Focus areas
- Support rural schools meet their nutritional & healthcare needs
- Providing amenities such as projectors, computers, vocational training, etc.
- Identify the needs of the communities and work with our NGO partners to improve educational infrastructure in rural India
Impact
- Through Wipro Cares, we partner with field organizations, teachers and community mentors to conduct educational sessions (in the area of education, health, gender equity, right to play, physical fitness, and socio-emotional learning) for 1500 children in rural government schools
Santoor Scholarship Program
Objective
- Launched in 2016 keeping in mind that education is a key enabler of social change for a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society
Focus areas
- Selected students are supported for the duration of their higher education
- The scholarships cover tuition fees and incidental expenses towards education
- Applicants from backward districts are given preference during the selection process
- In order to encourage students to study humanities, liberal arts and sciences, 60% of the scholarship are earmarked for students pursuing higher education in these fields
- The rest is distributed among students pursuing professional courses
Impact
- 900 scholarships annually to girl students from the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Environment
Objective
- Promote the use of renewable energy at our plant locations
Focus areas
- Improve the quality of the environment around the plant but also benefit society at large
- Tree planting and maintenance of biodiversity at our plant locations
- Through projects run by Wipro Cares, we try to solve urban solid waste management, water conservation, agroforestry and clean energy
- In urban areas, we have supported the setting up of solar street lamps and a solar-powered dynamo in a public park We have also supported a study of groundwater resources to enable a suitable water conservation plan
Impact
- Our long-running agro-forestry program in rural Tamil Nadu has helped plant more than one lakh trees
- It provides livelihood to around 100 farmers and enabling them with basic education and digital literacy
- The rainwater harvesting project near Devanahalli is supporting more than 1000 children in government schools
- Our work with around 1200 underprivileged waste pickers has enabled them to access health and nutritional security, participate in skilling programs, get an education for their children, and improve their livelihoods
Health Care
Objective
- Provide primary health care to poor and marginalised sections of the society
Focus areas
- Our non-profit partners run community health care centers and work on preventive care through community health workers
- Train health workers to address the unique needs of each community with a key focus on maternal and child health
- Toilets in schools around our factories, thereby improving the overall health of the children
Impact
- These projects benefit over 175,000 people in villages and urban slums
Disability
Objective
- Special treatment to specially abled children. The scope goes beyond just schooling.
Focus areas
- Nutrition, community support, specially trained teachers, assistive technologies, access to health care etc.
- Our projects also focus on promoting inclusive education while also supporting the rehabilitative needs of children with disabilities
Impact
- Our program offers assistance to 450 underprivileged children with disabilities by enhancing not just their ability, but also by creating a support network for their family and for them in society
