CSR Projects
INTRODUCTION
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Projects are structured initiatives supported by the corporate sector under the legal framework of the Companies Act, 2013, aimed at promoting inclusive and sustainable development. These projects allow registered Public Charitable Trusts/Societies and not-for-profit organizations to receive dedicated funding and support for implementing impactful community-driven programs.
As a not-for-profit Public Charitable Trust/Society, Hope Foundation undertakes CSR Projects that align with its core mission of delivering educational excellence, promoting health and well-being, driving social upliftment, and enhancing environmental sustainability. These projects are executed using funds received through CSR partnerships with corporates who are committed to contributing to nation-building and social progress.
Through well-defined and transparently managed CSR Projects, Hope Foundation aims to bring meaningful transformation in the lives of underserved communities by addressing critical needs in education, skill development, healthcare, livelihood generation, gender equality, environmental conservation, and rural development. These initiatives are designed to create long-term value and empower individuals to become self-reliant, thereby fostering a more equitable and resilient society.
Project Title
Repairs of infrastructure facilities at I²IT
Project Location
I²IT, Hinjawadi, Pune
Project Duration
June 2022 to June 2023
Estimated Cost of the Project
Rs.56,54,152/- (Rupees Fifty-Six Lakh Fifty-Four Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Two Only)
Name/s of CSR Donor/s
M/s. Finolex Industries Limited
CSR Amount
Rs.52,38,927/- (Rupees Fifty Two Lacs Thirty Eight Thousand and Nine Hundred and Twenty Seven Only)
Overview
Significant improvements have been made in the academic and administrative infrastructure of two esteemed academic and research institutions supported by the Society/Trust, benefiting over 3000 students pursuing higher studies.
These funds were allocated to enhance academic, library, and canteen facilities at the International Institute of Information Technology (I²IT), Hinjawadi, Pune, This comprehensive utilization underscores the commitment of the Hope Foundation and Research Centre to enhancing educational facilities and fostering a conducive learning environment across both institutions.
The CSR Fund plays a pivotal role in enhancing the academic and technology infrastructure, ensuring the smooth conduct of educational activities, and promoting the safety and welfare of our faculty, staff, students, and visitors on campus.
Project Title
Creation of additional academic infrastructure (movable and immovable) at the existing Academic, Library and Canteen Building at I²IT Campus, Hinjawadi, Pune
Project Location
International Institute of Information Technology (I²IT), P-14, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, MIDC, Hinjawadi – Phase I, Pune – 411 057
Project Duration
June 2021 to June 2022
Estimated Cost of the Project
Rs.1,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Crore Only)
Name/s of CSR Donor/s
M/s. Finolex Industries Limited and Mr. Prakash Chhabria
CSR Amount
- M/s. Finolex Industries Limited:
Rs.75,00,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five Lacs Only) - Mr. Prakash Chhabria:
Rs. 25,00,000/- (Twenty Five Lacs Only)
Overview
I²IT, Pune (www.isquareit.edu.in)
The process of the academic expansion plan in respect of increase in the intake of students and creation of the additional academic infrastructure facilities started off with the application to the Affiliating University i.e. the Savitribai Phule Pune University for seeking the No Objection Certificate (NoC) for the additional intake. The application was submitted to the Affiliating University in the month of March 2021 and the NoC was received by the Institute on April 27, 2021.
Thereafter, the proposal submission for the additional intake was made to the Regulatory Authorities i.e. the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi along with the regular process of Extension of Approval (EoA) for the Academic Year 2021-22 as well as the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Government of Maharashtra. Meanwhile, provisions for recruiting additional faculty for the proposed intake for the First Year were underway and suitable candidates were identified and their consents were sought for joining the services of the Institute (subject to receipt of formal approvals from the Regulatory Authorities). The application scrutiny formalities were initiated by the AICTE in June 2021 and the approvals were received from the AICTE by way of the Extension of Approval (EoA) on July 2, 2021 for the additional intake of students from the Academic Year 2021-22. With this approval, the yearly intake of students at I²IT stands increased from the existing 180 to 300 from the Academic Year 2021-22.
The student progression matrix as a part of this approval is outlined in the below table and by the Academic Year 2024-25, the I²IT campus at Hinjawadi, Pune will have approximately 1500+ students on its campus with the current course offerings making it a self – sustainable institution while creating a strong roadmap in achieving its long term goals and the way forward.
Academic Year | Branch – wise Student Strength | Total Student Strength | Yearly Additional Intake | ||
CE | IT | ETC |
|
| |
2020-21 (Base Year) | 300 | 300 | 300 | 900 | – |
2021-22 | 369 | 369 | 300 | 1038 | 138 |
2022-23 | 446 | 446 | 300 | 1192 | 292 |
2023-24 | 523 | 523 | 300 | 1346 | 446 |
2024-25 | 600 | 600 | 300 | 1500 | 600 |
In addition to academic excellence awards and merit scholarships, fee concessions and fee waivers along with several other categories of awards are instituted every year comprising technical awards, cultural awards, social awards, sports awards and the like for the benefit of the student community.
Project Title
Replacement of Roof Sheets & Painting of Canopy Structure at I²IT Campus, Pune
Year of Execution
Replacement of Roof Sheets & Painting of Canopy Structure at I²IT Campus, Pune
Project Location
International Institute of Information Technology (I²IT), P-14, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, MIDC, Hinjawadi – Phase I, Pune – 411 057
Project Duration
January 16, 2020 to July 10, 2020
Total Cost of Project
Rs.85,53,684/- (Rupees Eighty Five Lacs Fifty Three Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty Four Only)
Name/s of CSR Donor/s
Mr. Prakash P. Chhabria, M/s. Mukul Madhav Foundation and M/s. Finolex Plasson Industries Private Limited
CSR Amount
Rs.85,00,000/- (Rupees Eighty Five Lacs Only)
Scope of Project
Considering the age of the buildings of over 20+ years and other civil related infrastructure, major repairs have come to the core and required immediate attention to prevent any crisis. In this regard, the damaged canopy roof sheet replacements were a matter, which required to be attended on top priority.
The Phase I of this project involved removal of existing roofing sheets of the entire structures of the main academic building and the canteen building, removing of rusted areas of all the pipes, truss and the structure, application of red-oxide to all the pipes and truss sections, one coat of primer and two coats of the approved colour of enamel / oil paint. The scope also included erection and de-erection of safety nets and scaffolding at all applicable areas during the execution of the scope of work.
Phase II of the project included supply and fixing of colour coated Galvalume crimp curved sheets MxRib 1010 steel profile roofing sheet with base coil – JSW shaped with a small flute for efficient water drainage. The scope of work also included fixing of FRP caps and coating as well as supply and fixing of kemperol waterproofing coating for all openings, steel conical caps and joints in the roof with three-layered coating done at the cut-outs and at the rope cut-out junctions to make the openings watertight.
Project Location
FAMT, Ratnagiri
Project Duration
April 2023 to March 2024
Estimated Cost of the Project
Rs. 85,36,000/- (Rupees Eighty-Five Lacs Thirty-Six Thousand Only)
Name/s of CSR Donor/s
M/s. Finolex Industries Limited
CSR Amount
Rs. 85,36,000/- (Rupees Eighty-Five Lacs Thirty-Six Thousand Only)
Overview
Improvement in the academic and administrative infrastructure of our educational campus to meet the quality standards of education prescribed by the regulatory authorities as well as the accreditation bodies.
1700+ students pursuing their engineering and technology education at FAMT, Ratnagiri will have improved and better academic, technical and administrative facilities to fulfil their educational aspirations in the state-of-the-art infrastructure.
Project Location
FAMT, Ratnagiri
Project Duration
June 2022 to June 2023
Estimated Cost of the Project
Rs. 64,61,073/- (Rupees Sixty-Four Lakh Sixty-One Thousand Seventy-Three Only)
Name/s of CSR Donor/s
M/s. Finolex Industries Limited
CSR Amount
Rs. 64,61,073/- (Rupees Sixty-Four Lakh Sixty-One Thousand Seventy-Three Only)
Overview
Improvement in the academic and administrative infrastructure of our educational campus to meet the quality standards of education prescribed by the regulatory authorities as well as the accreditation bodies.
1700+ students pursuing their engineering and technology education at FAMT, Ratnagiri will have improved and better academic, technical and administrative facilities to fulfil their educational aspirations in the state-of-the-art infrastructure.
Project Title
Technology Infrastructure Upgrade at FAMT campus, Ratnagiri
Project Location
FAMT, Ratnagiri
Project Duration
June 2021 to June 2022
Estimated Cost of the Project
Rs. 39,79,251/- (Rupees Thirty-Nine Lakh Seventy-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-One Only)
Name/s of CSR Donor/s
M/s. Finolex Industries Limited
CSR Amount
Rs. 37,00,000/- (Rupees Thirty Seven Lacs Only)
Overview
FAMT, Ratnagiri (www.famt.ac.in)
Educational institutions are envisioned as principal agents for addressing the sustainability challenges of various aspects that society is facing. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is transformational and concerns learning content and outcomes, pedagogy, and the learning environment. ESD entails rethinking the learning environment (physical and virtual) in line with sustainable development, which implies classrooms’ transformation towards learner engagement, formative assessments, and active methodologies.
In the upcoming era of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, it is highly desirable to have technology driven processes in teaching learning. FAMT has always ensured to impart excellent technical education in light of future developments in the field of technology. As a part of this endeavor, all required parameters have been made available online for students, faculty and staff. Moreover, students and faculty were offered free online courses through various global platforms like Coursera, EDX, and IBM Skills Build etc. FAMT is also a nodal centre of the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) under the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) through which certificate courses designed by the IIRS are conducted. As a part of this process, FAMT proposes to transform regular physical classrooms (blackboard-chalk) into SMART CLASSROOMS. All these technology driven processes will help in teaching-learning, assessment, training of students etc.
FAMT also proposes to introduce upgraded facilities for its Training and Placement (T&P) Cell considering the importance of T&P in a professional institution. Over the last five years, students of FAMT are being placed in various companies of repute. However, with changing times and demand of the industry, it is felt that more dynamic facilities should be provided to the T&P Cell for improvement of its performance.
FAMT has introduced Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) recently and propose to develop high end computing laboratory for the said course.
In addition to academic excellence awards and merit scholarships, fee concessions and fee waivers along with several other categories of awards are instituted every year comprising technical awards, cultural awards, social awards, sports awards and the like for the benefit of the student community.
CSR Project
Eye Camps
FInancial Year
2023-24
Name/s of CSR Donor/s
M/s. Rij Engineering Private Limited
CSR Amount
Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lacs Only)
Eye Surgeries
Hope Foundation, in collaboration with Moolani’s Eye Care Centre, Pune, conducts a range of eye care initiatives focused on reducing preventable blindness. These include eye camps, cataract, glaucoma, pterygium, and corneal surgeries for individuals of all age groups. The initiative also supports surgical procedures for underprivileged children and young adults, such as squint correction, ptosis, and refractive surgeries for high refractive errors, aiming to improve their quality of life and socio-economic stability. Additionally, regular eye screening and general health check-up camps are organized.
The continued support of M/s. Rij Engineering Private Limited through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) contributions has been instrumental in enabling these services for economically disadvantaged communities.
CSR Project
Eye Camps
FInancial Year
2022-23
Name/s of CSR Donor/s
M/s. Rij Engineering Private Limited
CSR Amount
Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lacs Only)
Eye Surgeries
Hope Foundation, in collaboration with Moolani’s Eye Care Centre, Pune, undertook key eye care initiatives during the year, aimed at reducing preventable blindness. These included cataract surgeries and other essential procedures for economically disadvantaged patients. Select corrective surgeries were also conducted for underprivileged children and young adults. The initiative further included eye screening and general health check-up camps.
These efforts were made possible through the continued CSR support of M/s. Rij Engineering Private Limited.
CSR Project
Eye Camps
FInancial Year
2021-22
Name/s of CSR Donor/s
M/s. Rij Engineering Private Limited
CSR Amount
Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lacs Only)
Eye Surgeries
Hope Foundation, in collaboration with Moolani’s Eye Care Centre, Pune, undertook key eye care initiatives aimed at reducing preventable blindness. These included cataract surgeries and essential procedures for economically disadvantaged patients. A few corrective surgeries were also conducted for underprivileged children and young adults. The initiative additionally covered eye screening and general health check-up camps.
These efforts were made possible through the continued CSR support of M/s. Rij Engineering Private Limited.
