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Deepika Mhatre
House help by day, stand-up comedian by night
Sindhutai Sapkal
Once homeless, today she's a mother to the homeless
Divyanshu Ganatra
He lost his vision but never lost sight of his dreams
Anand Arnold
Wheelchair bodybuilder and Mr. Olympia 2018
Haimanti Sen
College student and skywalk teacher
AREAS OF WORK
Water for People India Trust – Water Program in Amravati, Maharashtra
Colgate’s water program aims to support projected cumulative coverage of approximately 36 villages over a period of three years. We aim to build sustainable practices and mechanisms on water conservation through Water for People and bring about a positive impact in the lives of communities.
Colgate Seva Mandir Education Scholarship Program
The program supports disadvantaged children from tribal and rural areas of Udaipur, Rajasthan Through this program, Colgate India sponsors their school fee, hostel fee, cost for study material, uniforms, travel, special coaching, remedial classes and other support.
Colgate Seva Mandir Livelihood and Women Empowerment Program
Our program focuses on economic and social empowerment of women through livelihood activities. The program comprises of multiple dimensions like, identification of beneficiaries, self-help group formation/ strengthening, technical trainings, collaboration with local communities and identifying market linkages.
Saksham - An employability linked Skill Development program
"Saksham" is an initiative aimed at enabling the youth from urban slums and rural areas - who have the potential but lack the exposure to employment opportunities because of financial and social constraints - to enable them to find employment through employability linked training and skill development program.
Pratham – Read India Program
Colgate India has partnered with Pratham in supporting their endeavor of working to provide education to the underprivileged children under their Initiative “Read India” Under this initiative Colgate extends support for education of 10 communities in Mumbai. The employee volunteers teach and engage with the children in these communities through the learning camps.
Bright Smiles Bright Future
A 40+ yr old flagship initiative by the Company, it was created with an aim to spread awareness among children about the correct oral health habits, basic hygiene and diet and reduce the prevalence of dental caries.
Oral Health Month
This oral care health drive now encompasses free in-clinic dental check-ups, school contact programs, free dental check-ups in mobile dental vans, a retailer outreach program and other community outreach initiatives.
A Positive Step program for HIV Infected/Affected Children
A Positive Step is a program that Colgate Supports in collaboration with “Network in Thane of people living with HIV an NGO promoting education for HIV infected affected children. The program supports Education, Nutrition and Overall Personality Grooming of the children with the help of NGO Partners. The program started with a handful of children, now supports a total of 90 children.
Colgate’s Computer literacy and personality grooming
The program supports disadvantaged children from tribal and rural areas of Udaipur, Rajasthan Through this program, Colgate India sponsors their school fee, hostel fee, cost for study material, uniforms, travel, special coaching, remedial classes and other support.
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