New Delhi, September 15, 2023: IIT Madras, Noida Power Company, TransUnion CIBIL, ICICI Foundation, Smile Foundation, Suman Nirmal Minda Foundation, ONGC Foundation, Desai Foundation, Sportz Village Foundation are among 21 winners of the much awaited TheCSRUniverse Social Impact Awards 2023.
The Awards across the different categories were announced on the 2nd day of TheCSRUniverse Social Impact Conference, which was held on September 14-15, 2023. During the two-day virtual conference, industry leaders, top academicians and NGO thought leaders discussed different aspects of social sector problems and ways to tackle challenges in implementing projects and initiatives while collaborating with multiple stakeholders and the way forward towards making the social sector initiatives more inclusive and impact driven.
Likewise the previous year, this year again a total of 21 social initiatives won the awards for their excellent social initiatives. During the nomination process, the Education (57), category received the highest number of nominations followed by Health & Sanitation (31) and Sustainable Environment (15). This year, entries in Sustainable Environment increased as compared to the last year.
TheCSRUniverse Social Impact Award 2023 winners in the Education category included Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Noida Power Company Limited, Smile Foundation, ONGC Foundation, Buddy4Study India Foundation, Tech Mahindra Foundation, Suman Nirmal Minda Foundation (Uno Minda Group), and TransUnion CIBIL Ltd.
In the Health and Sanitation category, the winners included Coal India Limited, Jivika Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., and Manjari Foundation. In the Sustainable Environment category, the awards were conferred on two individuals - Mr Ramveer Tanwar & Dr Vishal Sharma.
ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth won the award in Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation category. Further, Yara Fertilizers India Pvt. Ltd. won the award in Skill Devleopment & Livlihood category.
The Ponty Chadha Foundation won the award in supporting differently abled students. Aident Social Welfare Organisation won the award in microfinance category.
Desai Foundation emerged winner in the Women & Child Development category and Sportz Village Foundation won the award for Promotion of Sports.
LiveLoveLaugh Foundation (LLL) & Naz Foundation (India) Trust won the award in Special Themes – ‘Mental Health & Wellbeing’ & ‘Care for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS’ respectively.
Congratulating all the winners on their transformative social initiatives, Ruchika Kumar, Editor, TheCSRUniverse wished all the winners to succeed in their social mission. “We are proud of the wonderful work being done by the social sector stakeholders. This Award has brought due recognition to the strategic approach and innovative ideas of corporates, implementation partners and other stakeholders towards bringing social change,” Kumar said.
She also added that all the social initiatives nominated for the award will be published in the form of case studies & success stories on TheCSRUniverse.
TheCSRUninverse Social Impact Awards 2023 - List of winners
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Winner's Name
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Award Category
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Project Name
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Project Brief
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1
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ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth
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Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation
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Conserving Biodiversity: Initiatives in Forests and Tiger Reserves for a Sustainable Future
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Facilitating initiatives in 44 forests and tiger reserves across India towards conserving biodiversity and wildlife
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2
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The Ponty Chadha Foundation
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Differently-abled
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The Ponty Chadha Foundation
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Running a charitable school for children with special needs
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3
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Smile Foundation
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Education
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Mission Education
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Empowering underprivileged children by providing education, nutrition, and wellness support post the COVID pandemic
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4
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ONGC Foundation
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Education
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Community School
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Setting up co-educational English-medium school to impart quality education for underprivileged children in the local community residing in Sitapur & adjacent rural areas
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5
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Buddy4Study India Foundation
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Education
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DEI in Education
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Boosting Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in CSR scholarship programmes
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6
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Tech Mahindra Foundation
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Education
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Shikshaantar
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Creating capacity-building program for teachers and other stakeholders in school education in various states
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7
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Suman Nirmal Minda Foundation (Uno Minda Group)
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Education
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Samarth-Jyoti
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Supporting community development through in education, skill development initiatives
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8
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
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Education
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IIT Madras BS Degree in Data Science and Applications
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Supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds with merit-cum-means scholarship to pursue career in futuristic & emerging areas
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9
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Noida Power Company Limited
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Education
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Samarth
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Facilitating a holistic learning environment in govt. schools
in the license area of NPCL in Greater Noida
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10
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TransUnion CIBIL Ltd.
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Education
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Shiksha
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Providing holistic learning environment and support for government schools in urban slum communities in Mumbai
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11
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Jivika Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
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Health
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Healthcare On Wheels (Swasthya Sawari)
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Taking primary healthcare facilities
close to community in the rural pockets of Jharkhand
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12
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Coal India Limited
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Health
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) under ‘Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana (TBSY)’
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Providing monitory & logistical support for treatment of underprivileged children affected by thalassemia
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13
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Manjari Foundation
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Health
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Community Drinking Water Program
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Serving the community need of drinking water in the remote villages of Rajasthan
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14
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Aident Social Welfare Organisation
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Microfinance
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Pariwartan
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Improving rural livelihoods among weaker and marginalized sections through microfinance in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand
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15
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Sportz Village Foundation
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Promotion of Sports
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Sports for Change
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Harnessing the transformative potential of sports to address pressing challenges faced by underprivileged student communities
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16
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Yara Fertilizers India Pvt. Ltd.
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Skill Development & Livelihood
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Kiran - A Yara India Community Initiative
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Empowering rural community through economic upliftment, social development and sustainable climate resilience around the plant location in Babrala, Uttar Pradesh
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17
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Naz Foundation (India) Trust
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Special Theme - Care for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
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Naz Care Home
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Providing shelter, support, and resources, & fostering a sense of belonging and empowerment to individuals from marginalized communities, especially LGBTQ individuals
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18
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LiveLoveLaugh Foundation (LLL)
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Special Theme - Mental Health & Wellbeing
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LiveLoveLaugh Rural Program
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Creating accessibility, affordability, and awareness for mental health through counselling & other support in hybrid mode
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19
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Mr Ramveer Tanwar (Individual)
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Sustainable Environment
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Pond Restoration/Rejuvenation
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Conserving and maintaining a hydrological cycle and restoring depleting water table & creating awareness on the theme
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Dr Vishal Sharma (Individual)
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Sustainable Environment
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Windrow Composting
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Stabilization of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Chandigarh and Panchkula to achieve
decarbonization for “Sustainable Zero Waste Future”
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21
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Desai Foundation
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Women Empowerment and Child Development
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Asani Sanitary Napkins Initiative
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Bringing in equity in menstrual health by empowering women with affordable, high-quality hygiene products through a women-operated manufacturing and distribution system
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*Arranged in alphabetical order of award categories
The award ceremony was broadcast live on TheCSRUnvierse Linkedin Page. The ceremony also witnessed 50+ social sector leaders and innovators sharing their insights and deliberating on different aspects of various social issues.
Coverage of the two day event is available on the below pages:
Day 1 - LinkedIn Live Event Page
https://www.linkedin.com/events/thecsruniversesocialimpactconfe7107544986363006976/theater/
Day 2 - LinkedIn Live Event Page
https://www.linkedin.com/events/thecsruniversesocialimpactconfe7107558160164401152/theater/
A power packed jury
The grand jury panel of 3rd edition of TheCSRUniverse Social Impact Awards 2023 constituted to select the best projects and initiatives included top academicians from IIMs, IITs, NLUs, IRMA, Central Universities and other top academic institutions in India.
The power-packed jury for selecting the best social projects for “TheCSRUniverse Social Impact Awards 2023” included (In alphabetical order):
- Dr. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Professor, IIT Kanpur; & Former Director, IIT Roorkee
- Dr. Anil Rana, Director, Manipal Institute of Technology
- Dr Atul Khosla, Vice-Chancellor, Shoolini University
- Dr. Faizan Mustafa, Professor, Aligarh Muslim University; & Former VC, NALSAR
- Dr. Himanshu Rai, Director, IIM, Indore
- Dr. Kamal Kishore Pant, Director, IIT Roorkee
- Ms Medha Gupta, Publishing Consultant & Former Journalist
- Mr Nixon Joseph, CEO, CLT India (Children’s LoveCastles Trust); & Former President & COO, SBI Foundation
- Dr Raghavendra P Tiwari, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Punjab
- Dr Ram Kumar Kakani, Director, IIM Raipur
- Dr S. Shanthakumar, Director, Gujarat National Law University
- Dr Sanjay Srivastava, Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari
- Dr. Sanjeev Bansal, Director, Amity Business School
- Dr Suranjan Das, Vice-Chancellor, Adamas University; President, Association of Indian Universities; & Former Vice-Chancellor, Jadavpur University
- Dr. Umakant Dash, Director, IRMA
A multi-layered selection process led by the expert jury panel picked the best social projects under different themes. A total of 172 nominations were received for the award out of which 109 nominations were found valid. Further, TheCSRUniverse editorial scrutinised and shortlisted a total of 42 nominations for the jury round. A total of 21 winners were selected basis the evaluation of the esteemed jury panel.
The winners for last year’s edition of the prestigious award ceremony included HCL Foundation, ONGC Foundation, Tech Mahindra Foundation, American India Foundation, Buddy4Study, Manipur Government and Vedanta Group’s Sesa Community Development Foundation among the total of 21 winners. Last year, the award ceremony was held in virtual mode on September 8-9.
In 2021, a total of 21 social sector organisations & corporates were chosen for the ‘Award of Excellence’ for creating significant impact through their COVID Response initiatives. The winners of TheCSRUniverse Social Impact Awards 2021 included ONGC Foundation, Akshaya Patra, Swades Foundation, Tech Mahindra Foundation, Teach for India, GiveIndia, United Way Delhi, American India Foundation, Temenos India, ACT Grants, IndusInd Bank Limited, Samhita Social Ventures, ICICI Bank Limited among others for conceptualizing and executing projects and initiatives to meet the emerging social needs after the outbreak of COVID.
