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Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Culture Govt. of India. at Vaccinatin drive organized by Cosmo Foundation
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One-day vaccination drive organized by Cosmo Foundation for the people of Delhi

Jul 19, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Cosmo Foundation, #Managing Trustee, #Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Culture Govt. of India, #Mrs. Yamini Jaipuria, #Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi

New Delhi: Cosmo Foundation, the social arm of Cosmo Films Ltd., has organised a one-day vaccination drive against COVID-19 for the people of Delhi today at Satya Jeevan Leprosy Society in Lajpat Nagar.

The vaccination drive marked the presence of Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Culture Govt. of India.

Since 2008, Cosmo Foundation has worked extensively towards the cause, increasing outreach to neighbouring villages of their manufacturing units (Vadodara, Aurangabad & corporate office, Delhi) to promote the quality of life for the community. The COVID-19 was one of the most challenging times humanity has witnessed and CF took it as an opportunity to serve and support the rural marginalized community, stranded and migrant labourers, police and health workers, educators, pregnant & widow women, COVID affected patients and their families, elderly & abandoned, etc.

Aiming to be a helping hand in such testing times, COSMO Foundation used its wide network to facilitate people with necessary help in several locations in India. It includes a range of initiatives such as delivery of food and grocery, hygiene kits, medical equipment & vaccines, massive COVID awareness to promote COVID appropriate behaviour, registration on Arogya Setu App & vaccination, COVID care counselling to abbreviate the fears, misinformation, ignorance & build understanding on symptoms, precautions, correct methods of quarantine etc. Cosmo Foundation also put huge efforts to engage rural children in the educational process on digital platforms.

“COVID-19 has taken a big toll on people’s lives, just wearing masks, washing hands and maintaining a social distance is not enough. We need to get people vaccinated as soon as possible so that we can counter the increasing number of cases and cure ourselves to keep continuing our productive life,” said Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Culture Govt. of India.

Talking about the drive, Mrs. Yamini Jaipuria, Managing Trustee, Cosmo Foundation, said “no one can predict what the future holds for the people of our country as we are seeing new variants of Covid-19 which are about to strike us with new waves. Our priority should be to get people vaccinated as soon as possible to fight against COVID-19. We need to promote vaccination drives and increase the vaccine counts in order to decrease the death counts. Together we can win this fight against the deadly disease.”

Cosmo Foundation has organized Vaccination Drive for 400 Delhi Traffic Police Personnels and their families on 12th June 2021 in Ashok Vihar, New Delhi and for 400 Iskcon Devotees on 26h June 2021 at Iskcon Temple, East of Kailash.

Cosmo Foundation Installs a New Carbon Compacting Plant in Jammu and Kashmir as a part of its Green Initiatives for the Indian Army
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Cosmo Foundation Installs a New Carbon Compacting Plant in J&K as a part of its Green Initiatives for the Indian Army

May 5, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Cosmo Foundation, #General Officer Commanding, #Major General Rajeev Puri, #Managing Trustee, #Mrs. Yamini Jaipuria, #VSM

Cosmo Foundation, the social arm of Cosmo Film Ltd., announces the installation of a new carbon compacting plant in the valley of J&K as a part of its Green Initiatives to support the Indian Army and offset the carbon footprint of increasing non-biodegradable materials generated by the locally stationed troops in the Poonch and Mendhar districts of Jammu and Kashmir. With an aim to augment the existing carbon compacting plant in the Rajouri district, the new Tetra Pak Milk (TPM) compacting plant will compact the empty TPM cartons into small pellets which will be cost-effectively expedited to a recycling plant at Khatima, near Dehradun in Uttarakhand.

The induction of the specialized compacting plant, undertaken by Cosmo Foundation in line with its sustainability initiatives, is an effort to reduce the non-biodegradable annual waste of 12,00,000 empty cartons of one litre milk Tetra Paks – consumed by the Indian army due to rarity of fresh produce in the often-inhospitable terrains where the Indian Army operates and procured from civil traders in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and Jaipur for troops stationed along the border as a part of daily rations – and recycle this vast quantity of aseptic packages containing layers of plastic and aluminium.

Mrs. Yamini Jaipuria, Managing Trustee, Cosmo Foundation notes, “The addition of the compacting plant in Poonch will aid in creating a sustainable recycling chain in the Valley and will be another step forward under Cosmo Foundation’s Green and Clean Initiatives. It is indeed, an honour for us to contribute to the Indian Army through this small step in their ecological drive.”

On the occasion of installation of the plant, Major General Rajeev Puri, VSM, General Officer Commanding, noted, “This is to express my sincere gratitude to Cosmo Foundation for its contribution to the armed forces in an effort to conserve our environment and boost the ecology.”

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Mukul Madhav Foundation continues to empower women across sections of society

Mar 10, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Managing Trustee, #Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria, #Mukul Madhav Foundation

Pune: Mukul Madhav Foundation (MMF) has been working in the field of women empowerment for more than 5 years. Women empowerment has been at the helm of everything MMF does, along with like-minded partners and creative collaboration, the foundation has been able to leverage great success in its endeavours. This International Women’s Day, the foundation supported unique causes for the welfare of our society and its women.

The week-long celebration, which began on March 4 with supplying hygiene kits to Aanganwadi workers in Pune’s slum areas, to supporting teachers with special stipends, will culminate on March 9. The efforts include supporting Army wives at Aundh Military Station, Pune, with skilling and sewing machines and providing physiotherapy to children with cerebral palsy. MMF also supported Safai Kaamgars (women cleaners) at local ward offices, women workers from a local self-help group, and parents from Mukul Madhav Vidyalaya, with grocery kits. In addition, a hostel in Chiplun, Ratnagiri, for northeast Indian girls was supported with monthly groceries, 18 HIV+ women were provided with reusable scrap to create meaningful utility items, and the Mental Health Asylum in Pune was supported with a battery-operated food cart to cater to around 1,500 patients. To keep them engaged during their stay, it was suggested patients be given a special paper-making machine that produces paper plates and bowls for use and for sale.

In December 2019, NGO ‘Yuva Parivartan’, who has been working with MMF since 2017 to build toilets in Palghar, Maharashtra, introduced a new project – creating menstrual huts for women. This was proposed in the villages of Gadchiroli, which is categorized as tribal, undeveloped, naxal-affected, and is one of the 250 most backward districts in the country, as designated by the Central government. Banishing menstruating women to period huts/’Kurma Ghars’, is an unhealthy practice amongst certain tribes in Gadchiroli. MMF managing trustee, Ritu Prakash Chhabria, envisaged a new concept for the same. The huts were to be called ‘Eco-Friendly Holiday Homes for Women’, to ensure they felt secure staying in these huts during that time of the month. Women should not feel that they are being punished for their menstrual cycles, and thus, should not feel they’re being punished when made to stay in the huts.

The purpose of these ‘holiday homes’ is to empower women by making them feel safe, happy, healthy and self-reliant. Coupled with skill-development activities, these period-positive homes seek to abolish the taboo tied to menstruation by redefining the age-old tradition in both, rural and tribal areas to banish women to unsanitary huts called ‘Gaokars’ or ‘Kurma Ghars’.

These homes can accommodate 8 women at a time, for a period of 4-5 days. The homes are equipped with comfortable in-house facilities, safe and hygienic sanitation facilities, with fans and lights.

Further, this ‘holiday home’ campaign will also focus on skill-development, and empowering these women with the resources and knowledge to lead healthy and dignified lives. The campaign will utilise the local community halls to train women in basic tailoring. It will also have a sit-out which can be utilized to train women to stitch sanitary towels for themselves and for sale at affordable prices to nearby villages. This will create a livelihood possibility for these women and will keep them occupied while they spend their time at the homes.

This campaign is spearheaded by Gayatri Chhabria, Trustee, MMF, Marketing & Communications Manager at Finolex Industries, and daughter of Prakash Chhabria, Executive Chairman, Finolex Industries Limited, who at a young age has the zeal and enthusiasm to support the society at large. She has been involved with her mother Ritu Prakash Chhabria actively, with the work being done by Mukul Madhav Foundation. She bridges the gap that often exists between the corporate wing and the corporate social responsibility (CSR) wing.

Mukul Madhav Foundation has collaborated with like-minded people and entities this Women’s Day, to empower more women and support more villages. In collaboration with Project Naveli, Founder Navya Nanda, another young lady determined to make a change, MMF has joined hands on a mission to build more Period Positive Homes so that a woman never has to succumb to a room of discrimination and banishment.

Speaking about this initiative, Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria, Managing Trustee, Mukul Madhav Foundation said, “This Women’s Day is all about change and empowerment. With this campaign, we aim to bring about a change in society, to abolish the myths and beliefs that go behind the menstruation cycle. Inculcating and sensitizing children at a young age will make a difference and bring more awareness. We are happy to collaborate with Project Naveli, together we aim to banish taboos and not women.”

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Mukul Madhav Foundation extends support to Frontline Warriors through an exciting webinar

Aug 19, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Dr. Deepak Ugra Pediatrician, #Managing Trustee, #Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria, #Mukul Madhav Foundation

Pune, 19th August 2020:In an effort to spread the importance of Health Mukul Madhav Foundation enhanced the same by two recently conducted webinars.

Over the weekend the Foundation collaborated and supported KEM hospital Pune, Developing Awareness Through Entertainment (D.A.T.E ) and well- known artists Dr. Mohan Agashe and Smt. Sumitra Bhave in creating an informative film ‘Sakrepeksha Goad’ which is, healthy diet during pregnancy and it’s positive effects on the fetus in a simple and creative way.

The 25 minute film is based on the research of veteran medical scientist and researcher Dr. ChittaranjanYajnik, Director of Diabetes Unit at KEM Hospital Pune and will highlight what the children and the youth of today need to know about in order to ensure a healthier life for future generations. Mukul Madhav Foundation along with Navani family have generously supported this unique initiative.

The Foundation has been tirelessly working in the spectrum of health for the last 22 years in supporting healthcare institution with infrastructural changes, supporting patients with medical aid, supporting Nursing Students and MBBS students with scholarships to pursue their studies, invest in training of grass root level ASHA and ANM workers, nurses, matron and other medical staff. Expert sessions have been organized by speakers from overseas to exchange knowledge. 13 Nursing students have been supported through Lila Poonawalla Foundation for the academic year 2019 – 2023 by Finolex Industriesthrough their CSR partner, Mukul Madhav Foundation.

During this pandemic, the Foundation has deep-dived to understand the areas within health that needed attention. Be it in conducting online therapy for children affected with Cerebral Palsy or supporting a patient with medical aid. The Foundation in consultation with experts have organized online OPDs to assess the wellness of these children. Each and every request was fulfilled and ways of working have been identified. There has been no lockdown with the work that the Foundation has been involved in.

An exciting Webinar was organized on 18th August 2020 for Nursing Students, Faculty, Grass root level workers on the topic – Nursing – A Noble Profession. The panel comprised of Dr. Arvind Shah, Consultant Pediatrician at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, London and Ms. SuzzaneMacFarlane, Pediatric Practice Development Nurse Lead from National Health Service Trust – London and Dr. Deepak Ugra Pediatrician who is attached with Lilavati and Hinduja Healthcare Surgicals, Mumbai.

The speakers addressed the audience on speaking about the importance of being a Nurse, the challenging times at hospitals in dealing with patients and families, the mental health of an individual, the curriculum and the opportunity there is in the Nursing profession. Another topic that was touched upon was how doctors need the support of nurses in every stage of patient diagnosis.

The traditional way of education has lost its charm temporarily. This method of webinar created a platform for over 250 attendees to watch this program sitting at any corner of the world.

Dr. Shah mentioned, ‘’It’s been a pleasure to be on this platform along with Suzzane and Dr. Deepak. Looking forward to many more in the days to come.

Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria, Managing Trustee, Mukul Madhav Foundation said, “This pandemic has worsened the lives of many and those that are in the medical profession are losing their hope and motivation to work. We as a Foundation are ensuring that we support our Frontline Warriors and organize not only webinars but monthly support to hospitals that have Covid-19 departments with Warrior Kits which are kindly sponsored by Swaminarayan Temple, Suhana and Mukul Madhav Foundation. I salute our Frontline Warriors and request those in this profession to continue the work they are doing to ensure a healthy today and a better tomorrow”.