News

Salcomp and Nordstjernan Support Environmental Initiatives

15 April 2008. KANCHEEPURAM.
Salcomp and Nordstjernan through their Indian organisation, Salcomp Manufacturing India Ltd, have partnered with Hand in Hand through an MoU signed on the 15 April 2008 to execute their Corporate Social Responsibility programme in India for the next two years. The partnership was inaugurated in Kolathur village with the presence of the Salcomp board members from Sweden and Hand in Hand representatives.

Salcomp and Nordstjernan Support Environmental Initiatives

Pfizer Supports Hand in Hand for Child Nutrition

29 March 2008. CHENNAI/KANCHEEPURAM.
Pfizer has formalised support to Hand in Hand in implementing a child nutrition project in 100 villages. The grant of INR 3,600,000 (USD 90,000) aims at improving the nutrition status of close to 2,100 malnourished children in Kancheepuram district.

Global Vote for the World’s Children's Prize for Rights of the Child (WCPRC)

18-19 March 2008. KANCHEEPURAM.
On 18 and 19 March, Hand in Hand joined over 16 million children in 87 countries across the globe and participated in the Global Vote for the World’s Children's Prize for Rights of the Child (WCPRC).

Global Vote for the World Child's Prize for Rights of The Child (WCPRC)

Flash Report – March

Employees 1,919
Part-time teachers 2,378
Volunteers 16,865
SHGs 20,533
Women in SHGs 295,190
Micro-enterprises 148,312
Medium-sized enterprises 550
Transit Schools 59
Evening Tuition Centres 326
Children transferred to school 13,710
Citizens’ Centres 762
Beneficiaries of medical camps 51,820
Toilets constructed 1,159
Households covered in SWM projects 32,713
 

Are you a Graduate Student Looking for an Interesting Summer?

28 Feb 2008. CHENNAI.
Every summer, Hand in Hand offers a four-week internship programme focused on well-defined projects and deliverables. The deadline for applying to this year’s programme is 31 April 2008.

600 Million Dollar Program for 2.15 Million Jobs in Afghanistan

25 Feb 2008. KABUL.
A Presidential Initiative for a $600 Million project in Afghanistan has been taken. It is called AREDP (Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Program). This covers 70% of the Afghan villages and aims to create 2.15 million jobs in impoverished rural areas over some seven years.

Appreciation Award for Waste Initiative

26 Jan 2008. KANCHEEPURAM.
An appreciation award was presented by the Collector of Kancheepuram to the Hand in Hand Solid Waste Management team for the successful implementation of solid waste management schemes in various Local Bodies in Kancheepuram District on the Republic Day, 26 January, at a gala function held at the Kancheepuram Collectorate. The award was received on behalf of the Solid Waste Management team by Mr Shiva T Krishnamoorthy.

Appreciation Award for Waste Initiative

Ms Mona Sahlin's Visit to Hand in Hand

18 Jan 2008. CHENNAI/STOCKHOLM.
Party leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Ms Mona Sahlin, visited Hand in Hand during her visit to India, 6-9 January 2008.

Ms Mona Sahlin's Visit to Hand in Hand

New School for Working Children in Vellore

27 Nov 2007. VELLORE/STOCKHOLM.
Thanks to a grant from Radiohjälpen of SEK 250,000, Hand in Hand is able to open a residential school in Vellore for children who have been working.

New School for Working Children in Vellore

IT Ministry gives INR 5,000,000

9 Nov 2007. DELHI/CHENNAI.
The Ministry for Communications and Information Technology has decided to grant Hand in Hand INR 5,000,000 (approximately USD 127,000) for our Citizens’ Centre Project.

INR 9,000,000 for Watershed Projects

9 Nov 2007. CHENNAI/KANCHEEPURAM.
Hand in Hand was recently granted INR 9,000,000 (approximately USD 230,000) by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to start four new watershed projects. Each project gives temporary work for 400 villagers.