Partnership Initiation of Development Alternatives

DA – ACC Ltd Partnership Project
Sustainable Community Development Programme, WADI (Karnataka)

ACC’s Wadi Cement Works has, in the previous decade, steadily built and maintained its relationship with the neighbouring village communities. According to its CSR policy, the company ‘seeks to actively assist in improving the quality of life and making this (neighbouring) community self-reliant’.

The ACC Wadi Cement Works ‘Sustainable Community Development Programme’ is an initiative that will work towards creating Hariyali, Udyamita aur Sampannata (greenery, entrepreneurship and well-being) around the Wadi plant.

This programme will strive to create self-reliant communities that are moving towards accelerated socio-economic development based on sustainable use of natural resources for their lives and livelihoods.

The programme approach to pursue this vision is to:

· Develop a long-term perspective for sustainable community development at Wadi
· Deliver short/medium term support to strengthen stakeholder engagement and highlight ACC’s commitment
· Demonstrate appropriate solutions for different needs of the people and the natural environment as a means to establish mechanisms for long-term sustainable development

The list of activities for implementation in Wadi has been prepared on the basis of the visible needs and potential observed during the field visit. These activities include:
· Livelihood Support Systems
· Stone waste and cement based skills
· On farm-based activities
· Vocational skills
· Life skills for youth
· IT-based skills
· Household Services
· Community Infrastructure Development
· Village Institution Building
 

DA – SUZLON Partnership Project
Community Development Support for SUZLON – Corporate Social Responsibility

Community Development Support Services for SUZLON-CSR is an initiative under the emerging DA–SUZLON collaboration between the two organisations committed to sustainable national development. It is based on the understanding that the complementary strengths of each can be synergised to achieve significant and meaningful impact on the ground.

This is a part of the Community Outreach Programme of SUZLON within their vision of ‘powering a greener tomorrow’. SUZLON’s focus areas with respect to community development and environment management are:       
· Livelihood creation and support
· Health             
· Education – primary and adult  
· Civil amenities

The one-year project partnership envisages:
· Developing a decision support tool for the SUZLON – CSR strategic planning through a baseline survey of 84 SUZLON locations across the country and creating an interactive database on a geographic information system (GIS) platform
· Piloting TARA Akshar Initiative for women literacy for community development in 15 locations
· Providing recommendations for developing a long-term CSR framework for SUZLON and a broad action plan

The list of activities for implementation at the SUZLON identified locations are:

A.   Baseline Survey and Geo-database
      (84 locations)
A.1 Geo-database created for SUZLON locations with Profiles of 84 SUZLON locations available.
B.   Pilot Thematic Activities (15 locations)
B.1 5000 women made literate in identified locations. q

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