Cisco Systems (India) Private Limited
Cisco Systems (India), a subsidiary of the global technology leader Cisco, focuses its CSR initiatives on healthcare, environmental sustainability, and fostering innovation through startup accelerator programs.
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Grant Value
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2019-20
Grant ValueRs. 215,000,000 -
2020-21
Grant ValueRs. 228,000,000 -
2021-22
Grant ValueRs. 189,000,000
Vision & Mission
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Vision
The Cisco Foundation collaborates with nonprofit and non-governmental organizations around the world to develop technology-based solutions in our investment areas. We focus this work on underserved communities and look for solutions that harness the power of the Internet and communications technology.
Investment areas: We focus our support where we can make the biggest impact—crisis response, education, and economic empowerment.
Support for nonprofits: We make strategic grants to programs with long-lasting impact on a local, national, and global scale.
Engaged employees: We empower employees to give more by matching their donations and making cash donations when they volunteer.
Geographical Coverage
Organisations Supported
Programs
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Niramay
DescriptionCollaborated with the Assam state government and NGO Piramal Swasthya to launch “Niramay,” a pilot program to strengthen digital healthcare infrastructure. We supported the deployment of AMRIT, a technology platform developed by Piramal Swasthya to create and store electronic health records. AMRIT was deployed in 24 health centers, three primary care clinics, and three first referral units to enable faster diagnostics, telemedicine interactions, and collection of medical data at the grassroots level.
CauseStatesImpactHealth centres 30Supported NGOsPartners for Niramay -
Tvaran (startup accelerator program)
DescriptionCisco and Villgro®, an Indian social enterprise incubator, joined forces to launch Tvaran, an India-based startup accelerator program. Seven winning startups, all led by women entrepreneurs, were selected to participate in Tvaran’s inaugural year and received support, resources, and mentorship. These startups address various facets of climate resilience—including waste management, sustainable agriculture, plastic waste reduction, and sustainable mobility.
CauseStatesDemographicsImpactSupported women-led startups (Primary beneficiaries) 7Farmers impacted (Secondary beneficiaries) 3,400Tribal people impacted (Secondary beneficiaries) 610Farm area (in acres) converted into climate-smart practices (Secondary beneficiaries) 500Women drivers benefited with sustainability mobility by Mowo Fleet (Secondary beneficiaries) 36% increase in income for the women drivers onboarded (Secondary beneficiaries) 60Women micro-entrepreneurs benefited (Secondary beneficiaries) 100Tonnes of plastic waste recycled (Secondary beneficiaries) 55,000Tonnes of used cooking oil recycled (every month) to biofuel in new geography (Secondary beneficiaries) 30Vendors & outlets onboarded in South India (Secondary beneficiaries) 250Supported NGOsPartners for Tvaran (startup accelerator program) -
India Cash Grant Program
DescriptionGrants that support innovation and collaboration
The India Cash Grant program uses innovation to identify new ways to solve challenges and effectively collaborates with civil society agencies and key stakeholders. Our partners help create technology-based solutions that improve lives and enable an inclusive future for all. Reflecting Cisco’s global CSR efforts, our purpose in India goes beyond profits to benefit our employees, communities, and the planet.
Focus areas for funding include:
Critical human needs and crisis response
Education
Economic empowermentCauseStatesImpactPeople benefited with healthcare digitisation 8,00,000Students and teachers 5,61,500Farmers impacted 17,000Students trained 1,16,500Students placed 26,000Supported NGOsPartners for India Cash Grant Program-
The Akshaya Patra Foundation
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Actionaid Association
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Piramal Swasthya
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Save the Children (registered as Bal Raksha Bharat)
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Swasti - The Health Catalyst
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United Way of Delhi
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Akshara Foundation
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Center for Networked Intelligence
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Indus Action
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Leadership For Equity
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Meghshala Trust
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Pratham Books
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SSikshana Foundation
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The/Nudge Institute
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Social Alpha
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Quest Alliance
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thingQbator
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NASSCOM Foundation
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Cisco’s Takeback and Recycle Program
DescriptionCisco significantly reduces the environmental impact of used electronic products through its end-of-life programs. Cisco Customer Recycling Solutions is designed to harvest and reuse the materials contained in the equipment collected. Products are disassembled and then processed to retrieve materials such as steel, aluminum, copper, plastics, etc. We return these materials to the market where they are made into new products. More than 99 percent of the electronics sent for processing are recycled. Cisco's Customer Recycling Solutions enables you to properly recycle products that have reached their end of useful life. Customer Recycling Solutions offer the following benefits:
Convenient pick-up at customer location.
Equipment returned to Cisco is managed in an environmentally safe manner.
On request, Cisco can provide a Certificate of Recycling for equipment returned through Cisco Customer Recycling Solutions.Cause
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Leadership Team
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Anurag Srivastava
CSR Lead- India and South Asia -
Rohini Kamath
Program Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Contact
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Email ID
rbandyop@cisco.com
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Phone Number
91-11-4261-1000
Point of Contact
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Name
Kiran Chappar Mohan
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