ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank Ltd (NYSE:IBN) (www.icicibank.com) is India's largest private sector bank and the second largest bank in the country, offering a wide range of banking products and financial services to more than 25 million corporate and retail customers. ICICI Bank's subsidiaries include India's leading private sector insurance companies and among its largest securities brokerage firms, mutual funds and private equity firms. ICICI Bank's presence currently spans 19 countries, including India.
In line with its commitment to investing in India's future and building the nation's talent pool, ICICI Bank views its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives as integral to its core mission of delivering value to its stakeholders. The Bank's CSR activities have taken three broad strategic directions: CSR through commercial activities, CSR in partnership with civil society and CSR through ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth.
In line with its commitment to investing in India's future and building the nation's talent pool, ICICI Bank views its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives as integral to its core mission of delivering value to its stakeholders. The Bank's CSR activities have taken three broad strategic directions: CSR through commercial activities, CSR in partnership with civil society and CSR through ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth.
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Programme: Read to Lead
Read to Lead is an initiative of ICICI Bank to facilitate access to elementary education for underprivileged children in the age group of 3-14 years including girls and tribal children from the remote rural areas. The Read to Lead initiative supports partner NGOs to design and implement programs that mobilise parent and community involvement in education, strengthen schools and enable children to enter and complete formal elementary education.
Read to Lead has reached out to 100,000 children across 14 states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Programme: Read to Lead
Read to Lead is an initiative of ICICI Bank to facilitate access to elementary education for underprivileged children in the age group of 3-14 years including girls and tribal children from the remote rural areas. The Read to Lead initiative supports partner NGOs to design and implement programs that mobilise parent and community involvement in education, strengthen schools and enable children to enter and complete formal elementary education.
Read to Lead has reached out to 100,000 children across 14 states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
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The Read to Lead programme is implemented by 30 NGOs and coordinated by the corporate team of ICICI Bank, ICICI Centre for Elementary Education, CSO Partners and GiveIndia.
Funds are channelled through GiveIndia, an online donation platform that screens grassroots-level NGOs for transparency and credibility, as well as provides feedback on how the funds have helped the beneficiaries.
Read to Lead provides support for:
Learn more about ICICI Foundation's work with elementary education. Funds are channelled through GiveIndia, an online donation platform that screens grassroots-level NGOs for transparency and credibility, as well as provides feedback on how the funds have helped the beneficiaries.
Read to Lead provides support for:
Bridge courses to support dropout children to re-enrol in formal education
Remedial coaching to potential dropout children to ensure their continuation in formal schooling
Educational kits that include uniforms, books, stationery, woollen clothes etc.
Inclusive and special education for children with special needs, such as mentally challenged and physically disabled children
Health and nutritional support for children
Community initiatives for sensitisation on importance of education, including parent groups, school enrolment drives, workshops and seminars, and publications
Holistic development of children through instruction in arts and crafts, street plays, and life skills education
Learn more about Read to Lead.
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