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Foundation for CSR @ Redington REDINGTON CSR – CONNECT October 2019 “A healthy outside starts from the inside” Redington Foundation Healthcare Initiatives



Commit in public so that you can’t back out! Are you stuck doing things within your comfort zone? Is there something you have really been wanting to try, but if it makes you nervous or uncertain, you find yourself asking, “What if I fail?”. Redirect your thinking. Don’t ask yourself “What if I fail?”, and instead ask, “What if I succeed?!”. Trying new things can be intimidating, and can lead us to think that it is easier to run away from the responsibility than facing it. I had a comfort life of corporate and had been a fairly successful professional for 32 years. Once I got into the CSR activities of our company in the year 2015, the more personal oriented life of mine was completely changed. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities fascinated me and therefore I went out of turn to do this by foregoing my personal life. Serving the society that too with targets, a nightmare for the team. There were times when I felt that I couldn’t stick to a schedule. The body was ready but the mind was distracted. I found myself asking questions like Can I do? Won’t it take a toll on me? May be I should set smaller targets. But I realised that I was doing this because I WANTED TO DO IT. Once I realised that there was no looking back, I also realised that endurance is basically a connection between our self and the universe. There is no concept of failure or success here. It is just the experience of living in the moment. This though keeps me going, I gave up some of my vices too. My advice out of my experience is, commit in public so that you can’t back out. Hashtag your activities on the mode you like if that motivates you. To stay motivated you have to focus on long-term goals and short-term accomplishments. You can set up a personal reward system, simplify your life by prioritising things and tick them on your list. Segregate your targets, create healthy habits and sow gratitude as it can add to your motivation. M Muthukumarasamy Managing Trustee

3 FREE HEALTH & HYGIENE AWARENESS PROGRAM 5 HAPPINESS PROGRAM - ART OF LIVING 6 GLIMPSES OF ALL ZONES 10 Interesting Facts 11 Did you know? STUDENTS CORNER - THE SECRET 12 OF MY FATHER’S ENERGY 13 GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY AT GANDHIGRAM TRUST 14 UNDERSTANDING CSR INITIATIVES UNDER LEAN MANAGEMENT 16 Parents in their Wards Career Development

FREE HEALTH & HYGIENE AWARENESS PROGRAM AT ARYA PUBLIC SCHOOL DELHI Article Content Provided by Mr. Pankaj Sati & Mr. Deepak Mehto Health is not valued till sickness comes. In the article titled “Rural Healthcare Sector : A Challenge yet to be resolved” published in Business Economics talks about several constraints in overcoming the challenges and one of them is lack of healthcare awareness. It says “The population needs to be educated appropriately on basic issues like the importance of sanitation, health, nutrition, hygiene and on healthcare policies, importance of medical services, their rights, financial support options and the need for proper waste disposal facilities. It is very important to inculcate a health seeking behaviour in them.” We at Redington Foundation, focusing more on these above mentioned points and trying to contribute at the best in eradicating the lack of health & hygiene awareness. We have conducted several healthcare programs at various places around Tamilnadu and we have also created awareness campaigns along with help of expert Doctors. Similar awareness activities have also started at our Delhi zone and the first activity of Health & Hygiene Awareness Program was held at Arya Public School for the students from the grades 5th to 8th. Arya Public School is associated with us under our Excellence Project where the students are benefitted through the Smart Class Program provided by us. We identified the students to be economically backward and the school was struggling to conduct the health camp, which was instructed by Government through circulars, due to financial constrains. Therefore we supported the school in conducting the health camp. 3

It was a three day camp started on 21st October Students 2019 and ended on 23rd October 2019. The undergoing Doctors from Artemis Hospital were invited for check-ups conducting the check-ups at the camp. On Day 1 the students as well the parents were present in the camp and the medical examination on the students for the following check-ups were done in front of the parents. Mr. Sushant Mathur (COP) with his team members Dr. Krishan Soni (Cardiologist), Dr. Pramod Hatwal (Pain Management), Dr. Gurdass (Dentist) participated in the event.  A Basic vital check-up  Dental examination  Student BMI check-up Apart from the check ups, the students and parents were also educated on the Diet and Health & Hygiene. On Day 2 of camp Dr. Ankur Sharma, Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry & In-charge of public health outreach activities from Manav Rachna Dental clinic oriented the students on the Thalassemia Awareness and Oral Hygiene. The students were also oriented on - How to Brush the Teeth? On Day 3 the students attended to a lecture on the importance of Yoga and Physical Hygiene. Along with children the parents and the teachers were also educated on children hygiene which will help them to increase the students attendance by achieving a healthy life style. Our Project Participants at Coordinators Camp Mr. Pankaj Sati and Mr. Deepak Mehto at Camp The parents and school management expressed their gratitude towards Redington Foundation for conducting the Health Camp & Awareness Program and they also added that, this camp has improved their knowledge on the importance of personal hygiene. 4

Content By S. Banu Priyanka, Centre Coordinator – SLC Sri Saradha College Every year along with the Employability Skill Training program we also offer Art Of Living Programs, in association with “The Art of Living” organisation founded by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, for the students of our associated colleges. Redington Foundation always believes in addressing all the necessities of a group or community we serve. Some needs are outspoken and some are not. When we work for students community we have to be more careful with regard to all the aspects of their necessities. There are chances for the students to undergo extrinsic depression caused by the family issues, studies etc., A WHO study states that, Depression is a common illness worldwide, with more than 300 million people affected. Depression is different from usual mood fluctuations and short-lived emotional responses to challenges in everyday life. It also says that depression leads to self harming and it causes death mostly for the people who fall in the age between 15 and 29. Considering all the above factors, apart from the Employability Skill Training program we also offer Outbound Training and Art of Living programs to the students. For this academic year the Happiness Program - AOL (Art of Living) training was conducted at ESLC centre in Sri Saradha College for Women, Tirunelveli and at SLC Thanjavur from 21st October to 25th October 2019. Ms. Ranjini. V. Nair, Trainer from Art of Living, taught the students about the powerful breathing techniques and practical wisdom for sustainable happiness. The program has given both the practical tools and the personal experience to live our life happily. In this Happiness Program, we have given expert training in a series of yogic breathing techniques which helped the students to reduce stress, relieve anxiety and depression. The Resource Person conducted the yoga along with fun games and activities. 5

GLIMPSES OF ALL ZONES As a part of SME (Subject Matter Expert) training, we conducted a seminar on 25th October 2019 at our ESLC Thiruvalluvar College – Papanasam, for the T students of our associated and nearby Colleges and i Schools Computer Science students. Dr. S. r Poonkuntran, Professor of Computer Science and u Engineering Department, Velammal Engineering n College, Madurai was the Resource Person of the e seminar. l v The College Principal and The Zonal Lead Ms. e Shanmuga Vadivoo & team formally inauguration l the seminar. More than 100 students participated in the programme. i The one day seminar on fundamentals of Python, such as data structures, looping statements, list, programming concepts and developments etc., was taught. The resource person explained Z the concepts in simple way which could be understood easily by the students. o The students found the seminar to be interesting and useful as they have Python language in n their academics. They thanked our foundation for organizing seminar on a subject which is e highly sought after in the industry and they also requested us to arrange more such seminars and trainings in the future. The seminar gave them an overall insight of easy programming language. Our team members involvement in arranging the seminar essentials made the program a grand success. T h On 08th October 2019 on the occasion of Vijayadhasami, CMA (Cost Management Accountant) a program was started. This program is conducted in associated with Sucla Academy. 30 students n participated in the Orientation Program j a v u r Zone 6

T On 09th October 2019, Ms. Indira Kannan, h Thanjavur Zonal Lead, attended a “Thanks a Giving Program”, at Panchayat Union Primary n School, Royanallur for the support rendered by Redington Foundation for restoring the school. j Dr. R. Arunachalam, Chief Executive Officer of a v ProConnect Supply Chain Solutions Ltd., and the DEO (District Educational Officer) of u Thanjavur district also participated in the r event. Z o n On 15th October 2019, Mr. Muthukumarasamy, e Managing Trustee, Mr. Chandrasekaran, CSR Operations Head, Ms. Subha, CSR Operations Head (ver 2.0), Mr. Murugan, Regional Head and Ms. Sridevi, Training Lead visited Thanjavur SLC and interacted with the students. In the afternoon they visited Dr. Nalli Kuppusamy College and Annai Vailankanni College, Thanjavur; they interacted with the students and got the feedback about the Employability Skill Training program provided by our foundation. In the evening a meeting with Trainers and Elite Enablers about their deployment in the Excellence Project in the College Semester Examination period was discussed. On 16th October 2019 the CSR Management Team visited the ISWAR School for Special Children and Sudar Academy, where we are associated and running the Mat Weaving and Candle Making programs. 7

C o The “Train The Trainers” program was conducted on 30th September, 01st, 05th and m 06th October 2019 at Trust Office, Chennai. Mr. Celestine Paulraj was the Resource m Person for the program. All the Zone’s Trainers and Elite Enablers participated in the o program. The program was a kind of knowledge building for the participants. n e v e n t On 18th October 2019, a Healthcare Awareness program on the topic Skin & Hair Care was conducted for the employees of Ensure Services at Guindy. 15 employees participated in the program and got benefitted through the Dermatologist's advice. Dr Denish Ponnraj, Dermatologist (MD) specialised in Skin Cosmetology, who is the chief consultant in Parvathi Hospital and Prasanth Hospital served as the Resource Person of the program. The following topics were covered in the program C  Do’s and Don’ts for the skincare h  Natural way of skincare e  Today’s Cosmetology (Skin)  Awareness on Cosmetic Doctors (Skin) n  Science of Skin n  Do’s and Don’ts of the haircare a  Natural way of haircare i  Today’s Cosmetology (Hair)  Awareness on cosmetic Doctors (Hair) Z  Science of Hair o  Food Habits n e The event was concluded with a Q & A session. 8

CERTIFICATION CEREMONY & SAHYOG SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IN MADURAI ZONE In the process of preparing the young mothers for noble Montessori Teachers profession, Redington Foundation very gladly and proudly awarded 27 Montessori trainees of 4th batch, Madurai SLC 2 on 19th October 2019. It was held in TVS Community College Campus, Madurai. Mr. M. Muthukumarasamy, Managing Trustee of Redington Foundation, Mr. G. Murugan, Regional Lead (South), Mr. Srinivasan, Director, TVS Community College, Mr. Alex, Principal, TVS Community College, Ms, Subha, Operational Head, CSR 2.0 were on the dais and graced the occasion. Mr. Murugan gave the keynote address of the event. The 5th batch Montessori trainees entertained the dignitaries and the audience with welcome dance, English and Tamil skits. The passed out and the current Montessori were inspired by the motivating speech of our Trustee. The Principals of ESLC colleges received the SAHYOG scholarship cheque from our Trustee and also acknowledged the monetary and training support provided for their students. The gracious presence, active participation with encouraging speech of the Schools and Colleges Principal added value to the event. The event ended with the Vote Of Thanks delivered by Mr. Balaji, Zonal Head of Redington Foundation. .”Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher that will be the biggest honour for me” -Abdul Kalam. 9

Interesting Facts The average four year old child asks over four hundred questions a day. Airplane food isn't very tasty because our sense of smell and taste decrease by 20 to 50 percent during flights. The total weight of all the ants on Earth is greater than total weight of all the humans on the planet. The Guinness world record for longest interval between births of twins is set by Amy and Katie. They were born 87 days apart in 2012. 10

Think Different is the tagline of ? The Ultimate Driving Machine is the tagline of? Because you’re worth it is the tagline of? Pure Banking Nothing Else is the tagline of? Impossible is nothing is the tagline of? Let your fingers do the walking is the tagline of? Take Apple Time BMW To L'Oréal Think State Bank of India Adidas Yellow Pages 11

Students Corner THE SECRET OF MY FATHER’S ENERGY Article By, M. Umamaheswari 3rd year B.com ESLC – Thiruvalluvar College, Papanasam Hi Everyone, today I would like to introduce you the two most important personalities of my life. One is my father and another one is his best friend. But in this article, I am going to talk more about my father’s best friend. This friend of my father had accompanied him for past four decades. Their bonding till now is evergreen. My father and his friend are very simple personalities as they lead a simple life, but much useful to others. Physically they both may appear to be old but actually they are young and energetic. My father’s best friend is none other than his own cycle. My father says that this cycle knows all his sufferings, pains, happiness, betrayals, excitements, embarrassments etc., as it is travelling with him everyday in this forty years. I sometimes feel quite jealous about their bonding. My father simply loves riding on his cycle. Even I love to accompany my father in his ride. I see my father riding the bycycle with passion and love which I feel like even a Lamborghini would not give him this feel. My father and his friend have lot of experiences and sweet memories in their life. I think , his best friend - his bycycle is the best gift that my father can give me for future. So that whenever I see this cycle I will also restore all the experiences that my father had in his life and the suffering that he undergone, to make me strong enough to fight in life. I would like to call my father “The Alexander the Great” and my father’s cycle “ The Alexander’s Hero”. 12

Global Handwashing Day At Gandhigram Trust Our Hand Our Future Article By Barbara Aro Ramya, Project Coordinator, Dindigul Cluster 15th October of every year is observed as Global Handwashing Day. It is a global advocacy day dedicated to increase awareness and understanding about the importance of hand washing with soap, as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. Hand washing practices is one of the most important way for behavioural changes and also the prevention of transmission of diarrhea pathogens. The WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) team (Team Members: Ms. N. Ramuthai, Project Manager, Ms. S. Mallika, Coordinator, Ms. A. Bhuvaneshwari, Documentation Coordinator, Ms. M. Pandiammal, Animator, Ms. A Chandra, Animator) formed by Gandhigram Trust organized the Global Hand Washing Day on 15th October 2019 in Government Higher Secondary School, Chettiyapatti village and Dr. T. S. Soundram Vidyalaya Primary and Nursery school in Gandhigram campus of Athoor block. Ms. Ramya, Project Coordinator and Ms. Kavitha, Centre Coordinator of Redington Foundation were invited by the trust to participate in the event representing Redington Foundation. The WASH team elaborated about the importance of hand washing practices and demos on hand washing steps to the students. Ms. Ramya in her speech, emphasized about the financial support that is being provided by Redington Foundation towards the WASH program, for the benefit of the school students especially girls, by implementing the program in 167 schools of Athoor Block of Dindigul district in association with the Gandhigram Trust. The team members also conducted quiz programmes and distributed the prizes to the winners. In addition, teachers were oriented with regard to the regular hygiene practices and customization of school students’ behavior towards healthy life through proper use of water and up keeping the sanitation facilities.13

Understanding CSR Initiatives under lean management (Self-musings born out of innate curiosity !!!) Article By Kothandapani Chandrasekaran CSR Operations Head At 58 still not an age for relaxation from work life, it was not an easy decision to call it quits for the then coveted senior leader professional persona that I was into, in a highly trusted and credible prestigious print media publication house of South India. Journalism par excellence is the praise & pride its readers hold in their bosom. Nevertheless, after consciously making up the mind I was out of the long 36 plus most busy official journey through long twirling roads with rich experiences, learnings, and lessons for self. But then I realized my not so engaged hours at days and nights kicked me from within to get out of the four walls and get young-aged. As I was believing, the day did dawn and the phone call on that bright sunny fortune would remain ever etched green in my memories. Change of life at 60 after the phone call & the opportunity bestowed on me which followed. Yes, I am into this wonderful world of CSR. Redington Foundation with excellent stride of signature achievements and practicing the philosophy of being humble to recognize the need that there are endless opportunities for continuous improvement. My entry has been at the time when our Foundation embarked into a significant level of focused actions that directly translate to value to beneficiaries. Since my joining, the learnings and knowledge orientation with regards to our CSR initiatives has been a kind of roller coaster ride on account of new changes and course corrections announced basis corporate principles to upgrade efficiency & effectiveness. The intrinsic nature of CSR being service to have nots & most needy of the society, my thoughts rolled towards the virtue of lean management in my new assignment. 14

In my search for lean principles, the following were the lessons learned:  Align every member of the team understand the mission, values and strategic priorities of our CSR initiatives  Silos have no place in a genuine work environment  Cross-functional collaboration and communication is pre-requisite to face challenges Share knowledge and experiences across geographies  Be tenacious and seek out / address root-causes by empowering the members during the work to speak up, identify issues and find solutions  Get self-engaged and engage senior leaders of the team to leverage the skills, worthwhile inputs, and observations of their respective members of team  Emphasize consciousness in methodical work practices to propel continuous improvement  Intentionally follow the simple systems of Plan, Do, Study & Act  Create a culture where members feel safe speaking up and take time to make improvements proactively along the way  Document standard work & make it accessible for regular review  Identify & share current best practices across geographies  Empower members to make pertinent autonomous decisions whenever possible to respond with agility and to ensure resilience  Be thoughtful to identify stumbling blocks, trouble spots and be able to identify errors for correction while at the same time innovate solutions.  Help move the improvement process by way of alerts, notifications and improvement impact reporting  Make team members feel valued and recognized for their contributions.  Drive home the culture of being grateful to recognize co-employee’s significant workable ideas Thus, towards the end, my musings get linked strongly to the concept and discipline of effective lean management. Fundamentally, CSR initiatives are activities to show our commitment to social betterment. There is a clear need to adopt an effective operations management to minimize damage to the environment, enhance working conditions, conserve materials, to provide necessary evidence through real-life applications, to reap the benefit of the increase in productivity and quality inside the organization besides serving well the cause of social responsibility. 15

Parents in their Wards Career Development Article By Sabina Seelan, Project Coordinator, Madurai Cluster Parents influence is an important factor in the student’s decision to deliberate on the choice of their career and commit to the planning that is necessary to compete in current job market. They should encourage their wards to utilize all the available opportunities, so that they are well equipped to begin their career journey upon graduation. How Parents can support the wards during their career exploration.  Encourage son/ daughter to regularly attend the Employability Skill Training programs so that they can prepare the resume, search for appropriate jobs, practice interviewing and much more.  Support their daughter / son to think realistically about their individual skills and interests.  Help their wards to recognize and develop their strengths and guide them not to dwell on their weakness.  Allow their wards to make decisions. While suggestions may be appreciated, encouraging their son / daughter to take ownership to make decisions and career choices.  Support for the value of internship. They may get experience through internship and part time jobs Considering all these benefits for the upcoming youth, Redington Foundation insists on conducting the Parent’s orientation meet in the Smart Learning Centres and Elite Smart Learning Centres to bring awareness among the parents in supporting their wards. Parents meeting in Madurai SLC1: 16 Parents’ orientation meet for the 16th batch of Business Process Management was conducted on 12th October in Madurai SLC - 1. The trainees and thier participated in the meeting. The Centre coordinator Ms. Sudha welcomed the parents and then handed over the compering

Part to the trainees. Mr. Murugan G, Regional Head, Mr. Balaji, Zonal Head along with Mr. Marimuthu, Tally SME Trainer participated in the meeting. The services of Redington Corporate and Redington Foundation were explained to the Parents. The trainees’ parents expressed the remarkable changes they found in their wards because of the Skill Training provided by Redington Foundation. The staff insisted the parents, to motivate their wards to attend the training regularly and also encourage them to go for outstation jobs. Parents meeting in Sri. S. R. Naidu Memorial College, Sattur The first Parents Orientation Meet at Sri. S. R. Naidu College, Elite Smart Learning Centre was held on 11th October 2019. Dr. Arunesh, Dean of the College welcomed the Parents and thanked the Redington Team for providing a valuable opportunity for the college students to step up in their career ladder Dr. Tamilmaran, Vice Principal of the college appreciated Redington Foundation for providing the Employability Skill Training and SAHYOG scholarship for their students. The Parents also shared that, they feel the training to be a required one for their children as they can see a better change in their approach and behavior. 17

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