JSW Foundation

JSW Skills School, an initiative of JSW Foundation, aims to improve the employability of the youth and women by offering industry-centric courses for vocational skill enhancement. This is achieved through facilitation of infrastructure and development and up-gradation of teaching tools of Governments’ Industrial Training Institutes (ITI), across India.

* Six JSW Skill Schools providing short-term and long-term courses
* Partnered with Father Agnel Technical College at Vasind and Nettur Technical Training Foundation, Vijaynagar
* Member of Institute Development Committee of 21 government-aided it is across India
* Organised self-help groups where rural women are trained in basic financial management to help set up a business
* Partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and got permanent empanelment with Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS)

JSW Foundation is committed towards strengthening health and nutrition services at community and health facility level impacting women, children, elderly and other vulnerable groups by forging strategic partnerships with government and international public health organizations.

The focus is on strengthening of preventive and curative health care services by improving public health facilities, setting up multi-specialty hospitals, conducting outreach health camps and supporting supplementary nutrition at Anganwadi centers.

Key initiatives -
* Malnutrition management at Maharashtra and Karnataka
* Special Newborn Care Unit at Vidyasagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary (Karnataka)
* GPS-enabled solution for real time growth monitoring of children at Palghar, Maharashtra
* Outreach initiative to address preventable blindness due to cataract
* Counseling on HIV/AIDS to truckers
* Upgrading Primary Health Centres (PHC) located in the vicinity of manufacturing locations

JSW Foundation closely works with 6000+ farmers covering 5,800 acres of cultivable land through participatory approach striving to align to local, national and global goals (Sustainable Development Goals) while aiming to increase farm and off-farm incomes.

This is achieved through capacity building of the farmers, promoting an improved package of practices, advocating less water-intensive farming techniques and forging strategic partnerships. The emphasis is on the market-led sustainable enhancement of profits to make agri-livelihoods a preferred mode of occupation.

* Partnered with the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) for improving livelihood through Integrated Watershed Management to enhance water availability and use efficiency for increasing crop productivity among farmers, enhancing food security and also strengthening value chains for specific crop systems
* Improving farmer’s livelihood by introducing them to high-yielding variety horticulture crops, precision farming methods.
* Partnering with market players to connect the produce to the market for fast moving high-value crops.
* Institution building by organizing farmers’ groups and strengthening farmer producer organizations to achieve economies of scale while also aiming to achieve convergence with government programs.

The JSW Foundation has assumed the responsibility of promoting sports and making it mainstream, ensuring a holistic growth of the country and its sportspersons. The objective is to make India one of the top 10 sporting nations by 2024. With the progress and results that our initiatives have achieved, the goal to become a sporting powerhouse is clearly within sight.

JSW Sports Excellence Programme (SEP) allows athletes to access high-class training, equipment and regular exposure to international tournaments.Through our unique sports program, we aim to bring a powerful transformation in the field of sports in India.

The JSW Foundation is steadfast to work towards mitigating adverse effects of climate change by bringing in innovative technology-based solutions to ensure clean villages, conserving and augmenting water, promoting biodiversity, sanitary living conditions & sustainable livelihoods. The key drivers to achieve this are strategic partnerships, promotion of effective water management practices and strengthening of community-level institutions.

* Conserving mangroves along the shores of Kokan
* Established ‘Nature Interpretation Centre’ at Daroji bear Sanctuary, in partnership with the Government of Karnataka.
* Restoration of conventional water sources to revive natural water bodies to facilitate effective soil and water conservation.
* Partnered with the Government of Maharashtra in its ‘Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan’ to build water conservation structures across villages in the Konkan region.
* Working towards achieving ‘ZERO waste dumping’ status at all locations

Overall enhancement of the quality of education has been the thrust area of the JSW Foundation. The focus has been on holistic improvement of available physical facilities, strengthening of enablers & teachers’ capacities and promotion of continuation of higher education while working to mitigate the limiting factors. The Foundation has also pioneered to make enabling learning environment available to the children with varied learning abilities.

* Creating a holistic platform for learning with digital classrooms, science labs, and rural libraries
* Setting up model Anganwadis operating under the Government’s Integrated Child Development Scheme
* Organizing vocational training for first-generation learners from rural India to increase employability through Magic Bus Programme
* Facilitating scholarships for the meritorious students through National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL)
* Facilitating capacity strengthening for teachers and introducing innovative pedagogical tools
* Facilitating the distribution of mid-day meals at rural schools through Akshaya Patra and ISKCON
* Infrastructure development including construction of classrooms, toilets/water stations and provisioning of furniture and study material
* Promotion of engagement in sports by the distribution of equipment and organizing trainings
* Remedial classes for lagging students
* Governed by Jindal Education Trust, 8 operational CBSE-affiliated Jindal Vidya Mandir Schools with an aim to provide quality and holistic education to children of JSW employees and the community.
* Set up the Tamanna School in 2008, which provides quality education and services to specially-abled children. The vision of the school is to provide students the opportunity to fulfill their potential and lead independent lives with self-respect and dignity. The pedagogy focuses on the holistic development of the student while working on early childhood intervention, special education, individualized education programs, and physiotherapy & speech therapy.

The initiative also provides a special space for nurturing students’ growth through arts & crafts, sports & games, dance, drama, and music.

We have reached 1,15,550 households, raising awareness and taking action on effective waste management practices

Recognising the significant contribution of the culture in bringing forth the traditions and the gradual evolution of the communities and society, JSW Foundation actively supports organisations and initiatives that preserve and promote art, culture, and heritage of India. This is achieved through setting up art precinct, restoring the heritage structures and preserving legacy by establishing museums.

* Renovation of SNDT Kanyashala (renamed Jindal Centre for the Arts) in Mumbai.
* Restoration of Chandramouleshwara Temple in Hampi, Karnataka
* Restoration of Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue in Mumbai
* Restoration of A 13th century village ‘kuldhara’ in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
* Restoration of Krishna temple complex in Hampi – A UNESCO World Heritage Site
* Preserving performing art form ‘Manganiyar’, Rajasthan
* Kaladham, an art and culture precinct at Torangallu, Karnataka
* Restoration of JJ school of art, Mumbai

The JSW Foundation has been helping the women to become self-aware of their true potential by bequeathing them with the clout to make decisions for their own good so they find their rightful place in the society and at the same time, contribute to the GDP fueling the economic growth of the nation.

Christened as JSW Shakti, four BPO centers have been setup in rural Karnataka and Maharashtra through this initiative with an aim to use IT-enabled services to provide localised employment to rural women above 18 years of age.

* ISO certified rural BPO (operational) and 500 women engaged
* Empowered women with the knowledge and skills required to work in the IT-ITes BPO industry, across rural Karnataka and Maharashtra
* Offering services in the areas of Banking, Healthcare, Finance, E-Publishing, etc. through Voice and non-voice BPO centers