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"Striding Ahead" - A Platform For Knowledge Sharing And Enha

http://www.cairnindia.com This presentation is about the new CSR Magazine "Striding Ahead" which will be committed towards creating a repository of best practices for community initiatives as a platform for knowledge sharing and enhancement in corporate responsibility across Cairn India’s operational areas. Striding Ahead; as a magazine will focus to engulf Cairn India’s community engagement programmes.

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"Striding Ahead" - A Platform For Knowledge Sharing And Enha

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  1. StridingAhead ACairnIndiaCSRInitiative

  2. 2IInauguralIssue Contents Introduction StridesWeTook DefiningDestinations PartnersinOurSuccess OurFootprints RajasthanandBarmer CairnEnterpriseCentre,Barmer OtherAssetsandInitiatives TransformingLives 4 6 8 10 11 13 14 16 21 Conceptualise,designedanddevelopedbythe CommunicationandDesigndepartmentofCairnIndiaLtd. Disclaimer:Theinformationprovidedinthismagazine hasbeengatheredfromactualincidentsandexperiences. ThecontentissolepropertyofCairnIndiaLtd.andmust notbemisused.Topostyourqueries/questions,writeto stridingahead@cairnindia.com ©CairnIndiaLtd.2011

  3. StridingAheadI3 W e,atCairnIndia,believethatthe basisofgrowingeconomiesis aboutsustainability,affordability, inclusivenessandsensitivitytowardsthe communitiesinwhichweoperate.CairnIndia iscommittedtoconductingitsoperationsin asociallyandenvironmentallyresponsible manner.Thiscommitmentisfundamentalto thelongtermsuccessandfocusoncreating valueandmakingadifferencewhereCairn Indiaoperatesthroughvariouscommunity developmentinitiatives.CorporateSocial Responsibility(CSR)isthereforeanintegral partofCairnIndia’sbusinessstrategyfrom explorationtodevelopment,andproduction. Theoverwhelmingsupportreceived fromthevariousstakeholders acrosstheoperationalareahas beeninstrumentaltoCairnIndia’s successanditisguidedbythe CSRvision,whichisencapsulatedin the3Rs–Respect,Relationshipsand Responsibility.StridingAhead,thenewCSR Magazinewillbecommittedtowardscreating arepositoryofbestpracticesforcommunity initiativesasaplatformforknowledgesharing andenhancementincorporateresponsibility acrossCairnIndia’soperationalareas.Striding Ahead;asamagazinewillfocustoengulfCairn India’scommunityengagementprogrammes. Thismonthwearedelightedtobringtoyou theinauguralissuefocusingonRajasthan&the CairnEnterpriseCentre.

  4. 4IInauguralIssue Introduction In1979,SirBillGammellfoundedCairn EnergyPLC,andthecompanywaslisted ontheLondonStockExchangein1988. SirBillGammellbecameitsfirstChief Executive.AstheIndianoilandgasmarket deregulatedintheearly1990s,Cairn’sfocus turnedtothisregion,whichresultedinthe acquisitionofCommandPetroleumLtd.in 1996,anAustralian-quotedcompanywith aninterestinSouthAsia.CairnEnergyPLC, aFTSE100companywasoneofthefirst UKcompaniestoinvestintheIndianoiland gassector.RavvaintheKrishna-Godavari Basinwasthefirstoffshoreoilandgas fieldtobedevelopedinpartnershipwith ONGC,VideoconandRavvaOil,where Cairnbecameoperatingpartnersfrom1996, workingunderaProductionSharingContract (PSC)until2019.Thiswasfollowedby theLakshmigasfieldinWesternIndiathat wasdiscoveredin2000,whicheventually commencedproductionin2002.InJanuary 2004,followingthelargestoildiscovery byanycompanyinIndiasince1985,the MangalaoilfieldinRajasthanwasadded toCairn’sassets.InDecember2006Cairn EnergyPLCannouncedthepricingforthe flotationofitsIndianbusiness,CairnIndia Ltd.throughtheInitialPublicOffering(IPO) ontheBombayStockExchangeandthe NationalStockExchangeofIndia.Currently CairnisoperatingasCairnIndiaLtd.,and theMangalafieldandotherdiscoveries inRajasthanareexpectedtocontribute significantlytotheenergysecurityofIndia. VisionandCoreValues CairnIndiaiscommittedtothehighest standardsofCorporateSocialResponsibility (CSR).Itisourconvictionthatcontinuous businessgrowth,sustainablecommunities andthecreationofvalueforourstakeholders gohand-in-hand.CairnIndia’svisionof pioneeringenergyenrichinglivesisbuilt onthefoundationofourcorevaluesof pioneeringspirit,teamwork,respectand ownership.Theseareembeddedintheway weconductourbusinessandengagewith ourstakeholders.Respectforindividuals withintheorganisation,ahealthydiversity ofculturesandprofessionalexperiencehas helpedCairntopursueitsvisionofbeinga pioneerinthefieldofenergy.Cairnhasbeen successfullydemonstratingitscommitment towardsthecommunitieswhereitoperates throughresponsibleactionsthathelp createsustainablelivelihoods.Formore thanadecade,Cairnhasbeenundertaking pioneeringactivitiesinthefieldofenergy. Throughitstechnicalexpertise,Cairnhas builtasignificanthydrocarbonresource baseinthecountry. GovernanceStructure CairnIndiahasaninternalcontroland assuranceframeworkinplacewhichis closelyregulatedbytheCairnIndiaBoard. TheBoardisprovidedwithregularupdates onCSRperformancethroughtheCairnIndia CorporateAdvisoryBoard(CAB).Thereview iscarriedoutbyanindependentinternal departmentwhichreportstoCAB. CairnIndia’sVisionEncapsulatesCorporateSocialResponsibilityin3Rs RESPONSIBILITY CairnIndiaisoperatinginmanyareasthatface economic,socialandenvironmentalchallenges. Wehavearesponsibilitytounderstandthese challenges,identifythepotentialimpactofour activitiesand,throughengagingwithstakeholders, lookforopportunitieswheremutualbenefitis secured. RELATIONSHIPS Thesuccessofthecompanywouldnothave beenpossiblewithouttheconsistentsupportof allstakeholders,governments,regulatorsand JVpartners,tothelocalcommunitiesandthe administrationoftheregionsinwhichCairnIndia operates. RESPECT PeopleareCairnIndia’skeyassetandcriticaltothe business.Theentrepreneurialspiritisunderpinnedby adepthofknowledgeandastrongsetofculturalcore valuesincludingintegrity,socialandenvironmental responsibility,team-workandthenurturingof individuals.

  5. StridingAheadI5 Makinglearninginteractiveandparticipatory

  6. 6IInauguralIssue Intheyear2007,theCairnIFCLinkageProgrammewas Strideswetook establishedunderwhichthefollowingthreeprojectswere initiated,viz.EnterpriseCentre,MaternalChildHealth ProgrammeandDairyDevelopmentProgramme. Theyear2006markstheactualisationofauniqueprogrammecalled TIE(TheatreinEducation),whichwastakentoschoolslocatedin theruralareasofBarmer. ThesuccessoftheDairyDevelopmentProgrammeisevidentasinitially 1,96,876litresofmilkwasproducedunderthisinitiative;however todaytheproductioniscloseto25,00,000litres. TheChiefMinister ofRajasthanflagged offCairnIndia’s initiativetowards bettereducation; ScienceonWheels (MobileScience Van),intheyear 2010.

  7. StridingAheadI7 RegionalHead-AdvisoryServices,IFCSouthAsia wasquotedappreciatingourinitiativeofCairn EnterpriseCentre:“Bycreatingopportunities andbuildingcapacitywhereneedsaregreatest, thisinitiativehasevolvedintoamodelfor promotinginclusiveeconomicgrowthinfrontier andremoteregions.Cairnhassetupanew benchmarktowardsSustainableCorporate ResponsivenessbyintegratingtheEnterprise Centrewithbusinessneedsandtheneedsof thelocalcommunityandenvironment.We complimentCairnontakingsuchapro-active andprofessionalroleinstandardsettingand communitydevelopment”,hesaid. EnterpriseCentrewas relaunchedasCairn EnterpriseCentrein May2011andhasbeen establishedasanon-profit organisation,registered undertheSocieties RegistrationAct,1860. Therewasa5yearMoU signedbetweenCairn IndiaandGovernmentof Rajasthanforcarryingon communitydevelopment programmesunderCEC. In2009,theMobileHealthVanprojectwaslaunchedinpartnership withHelpAgeIndiainBarmer.Presentlyatotalofthreemobilehealth vansareprovidinghealthcareservicesintheremotevillagesofBarmer. Improvedhealthstatusofthecommunitymembersissuccesstothe MHVProgramme;tilldateapproximately92,500peoplehavebeen benefitedthroughthisinitiative.

  8. 8IInauguralIssue Definingdestinations partnershipwithlocalauthorities,NGOsand otherorganisations.Atthenationallevel, socio-economicstudiesandstakeholder consultationsidentifyappropriateareasfor socialinvestment,whilstplansaredeveloped throughdiscussionatdistrictandcommunity levels. EconomicDevelopment TheobjectiveofCairn’sinitiativeineconomic developmentistocreateanenvironment (andinfrastructure)conducivetogenerating OurFocusareas CairnIndiaiscommittedtostrideahead toachievetheMillenniumDevelopment Goals(MDGs)throughvariouscommunity engagements.Itfocusesoninclusivegrowth byfosteringsocialcapitalthroughthehealth andeducationinitiativesandbycreating accesstoopportunitiesandresourcesthrough theeconomicdevelopmentandinfrastructure supportinitiatives.Theinitiativesaddto localbenefitsgeneratedthroughfocused socialinvestment.CairnIndia’scommunity developmentstrategiesaredesignedand implementedthroughconsultationand incomeearningopportunitiesthrough optimalusageofhumanresourcesforthe ScienceonWheelshelpingsustaininterestofyoungmindsatschools. targetcommunities,andtodevelop existenceofilliteracy.Thefocusthereforeis MSMEs(Micro,SmallandMedium Enterprises)forassumingtheroleof vendorswithlargeindustries(including ourown)comingupintheregion.Gender equalityandwomenempowerment arehumanrightsthatlieattheheartof developmentandachievementofMDGs. Despitetheprogressmade,sixoutoften oftheworld’spoorestarestillwomen andgirls.CairnIndiahasrecognisedthat womenhavenotbeenabletoparticipate activelyintheirownemancipationdueto theirlackofeconomicindependenceand towardswomenempowermentbyfostering theireconomicindependencethroughskill trainingandentrepreneurshipdevelopment programmes,supportforcapacitybuilding, creditandmarketlinkages. Health Healthandwellbeingofthecommunities whereCairnIndiaoperates,isamatterof concernwhichistakenupresponsibly.The focusistoenhancehealthcareseeking behaviourofcommunitiesregarding Economic Development Health Education Infrastructure FOCUS AREAS

  9. StridingAheadI9 Behaving responsibly towardsthe Environment Behaving responsibly towardsSociety Behaving Responsibly towardsPeople OURCORE PRINCIPLE honestyand integrity Wedevelopthe potentialofourpeople Wefosteraworkplacethat respectspersonaldignity, isnon-discriminatoryand providesfairrewards Weprovideahealthy, safeandsecureworking environment Weseektomakea positivesocialimpactin everyareathatwework Werespecttherights andacknowledgethe aspirationsandconcerns ofthecommunitiesin whichwework Weavoidnegativeimpacts ontheenvironmentand biodiversity Wepreventandminimise emissionstoair,water andland Weoperatetominimise ourcarbonfootprint Educationforwomeninthecommunity Infrastructure CairnIndiaoperatedfocusedcommunityand socialdevelopmentprojectsinsupportof reproductiveandchildhealthandHIV/ AIDSpreventionthroughhealtheducation andpromotioninitiatives.CairnIndia recognisestheneedtocomplementand supplementthegovernmenthealthsystem foreffectiveprimaryhealthcare.Keepingin viewthescatteredhabitationpatternofthe populationatBarmer,Rajasthan,CairnIndia startedmobilehealthvaninitiativetoserve remotecommunitiesofRajasthanwhich wouldotherwisehavelittleornoaccess tohealthcareservices.Theinitiativehas providedpreventative,curativeanddiagnostic healthcareservicestomorethan92,500 people.Moreover,collaborativeinitiatives aredrivenwithPanchayatstocatalysehealth governancethroughmicrolevelstrategising andplanning.CairnIndiaempowers communitiestotakegroupandindividual actiontoaddresstheirhealthneeds. Education CairnIndiaaimsatenablinganenvironment forchildrenandyoungpeopletodevelop andevolveasresponsiblecitizen.Through thevariouseducationinitiatives,itfocuses onaccess,equityandqualityofeducation. Thecompanyrecognisestheimportanceof appropriateinfrastructure,skilledteachers, innovativeteachingmethodologyand curriculumavailabilityfortheschoolgoing childrenofthedistrict.Inadditiontothis,it alsobelievesininnovativemethodstomake learningmoreinteractiveandparticipatory. ProgrammeslikeReadingRoom,Theatre inEducation(TIE),MobileScienceVanand scienceplaygroundshavehelpedbringback andsustaininterestofyoungmindsatschools. localcommunitiesintheareassurrounding itsexploration,developmentandproduction sites.TheCompanyworkscloselywith districtauthorities,representativesoflocal selfgovernmentsandcommunitiesonlocal infrastructureimprovementprojectsproviding muchneededroads,housingandtoiletsfor thedisadvantaged,watertanks,community halls,schoolbuildingsrenovationand playgrounds.Itrecognisesthecentralroleof infrastructureinthedevelopmentagendaand asacontributortogrowth,povertyreduction andachievementoftheMDGs.

  10. RAJASTHAN • MobileScienceVan • SkillTrainingProgramme PARTNERSINOUR SUCCESS 10IInauguralIssue • • • • • • • • • MobileHealthVan SchoolLibraryProgramme DairyDevelopmentProgramme TrainingofTeachers(ToT) ScholarshiptoMeritoriousstudents WomenEmpowerment&Livelihood Programmes EmergencyAmbulancesupport Programmes EmergencyAmbulancesupport • • • • • • • • InternationalFinance Corporation GovernmentofRajasthan GovernmentofGujarat GovernmentofSriLanka ThomsonReuters HelpAgeIndia SmileFoundation MultiCommodities ExchangeofIndia • ESAB,Kolkata • DepartmentofPosts, GovernmentofIndia GUJARAT-CB/OS-2 • • • • RoomtoReadIndiaTrust SocietytoUpliftRural Economy(SURE) AgastyaFoundation DHARASansthan • • • • • SchoolEnvironmentandEnergy ConservationProject ScholarshiptoMeritoriousstudents Infrastructuredevelopmentforschools Teachinglearningaidsforschools SupportSchoolTeacher • • LEPRAIndia UNFPA(UnitedNations GUJARAT-MIDSTREAM PopulationFund) IL&FS NIIT LiQVid BNKVS(BharatiyaNatya • • • • • • AgriculturalKiosks MobileSMSProgramme HealthCamps SchoolLibraryProgramme MobileScienceVan MobileHealthVan • • • • KalaVikasSansthan)

  11. StridingAheadI11 RAJASTHAN ANDHRAPRADESH-KGONN2003/1 GUJARAT • • MaternalandChildHealthProject SchoolsupportProgramme RAVVA • • • SkilltrainingProgramme VendorDevelopmentProgramme WaterandSanitationProgramme ANDHRAPRADESH • CommunityHealthProgramme SRILANKA • SchoolLibraryProject

  12. 12IInauguralIssue Ensuringavailabilityofsafeandsurpluswater

  13. StridingAheadI13 RajasthanandBarmer Rajasthanisanenigmaticstatewheretradition andhistoryblendwithcontemporarylifestyle. TheIndusValleyCivilisationwaspresentin partsofwhatisnowRajasthan.Theadventof meninRajasthancanclaimgreaterantiquity thanmanyotherregionsofIndia. It’sageologicalfactthattheAravallirangeof mountainslocatedacrossinRajasthanisolder thantheHimalayas.Thestateisknownforits vibranciesinitsfortsandpalaces;danceand music;paintingsandsculptures;theatreart andtemples.Rajasthanisthefourthhighest inattractingtouristsinIndiaasmanyold palacesandfortshavebeenconvertedinto heritagehotels.Inall,atrulyblessedstateof RajasthanistheheartofIndia’srichcultural byrailwaywithothercitiesofIndiaproviding itwithnewprovisionsofdevelopment.The locationofBarmer,whichisontheIndia- PakistanInternationalBorder,gothighlighted intenselyduringtheIndia-Pakistanwar in1965and1971.Thediscoveryofoil byCairnIndiaandothermineralshas broughtBarmerintovisibility.Despitenew industrialdevelopmentsitcontinuestobe afocalpointforitstraditionalart,culture, handicrafts,fairsandfestivals.Dyeingand hand-printingoftextiles,embroidery,jute products,woventextilesandwood-carving aresomeoftheuniquefeaturesofBarmer. Apartfromthedependenceonartand handicraftBarmerhashighdependence onagricultureandalliedactivitieswhichis heritage.Asperthecensus2011,population ofRajasthanstateis6.86crore.Thestatehas recorded21.44%growthinthelastdecade.As pertheprovisionalresultsofthecensus2011, aresultoflowagriculturalproducedueto aridland,heavydependenceonmonsoons, lowrateofgrowthoftheagriculturesector, sharpslowdowninthemanufacturing Womenempowermentby enhancingtheircraftsmenship Rajasthanhasrecorded8thhighestpopulation growthinIndia. Barmerdistrict,Cairn’soperationalarea,is locatedinthewesternregionofthestateand ispartoftheGreatIndianDesert–Thar.The totalpopulationofthedistrictisapproximately 26lakhs,asperGovernmentofIndiaCensus 2011.Theliteracyrateofthedistrictis57.49 withmaleliteracyratebeing72.32andfemale sectorandlowpercapitadevelopment expenditure,amongstmanyothers.Apart fromartandhandicraft,thefocusistowards maximumutilisationofthelargemineral depositsintheregion,whichiscurrently beingcarriedoutbyCairnIndiainasocially andenvironmentallyresponsiblemanner. Doingbusinessinasustainablemanneris fundamentaltoourlong-termsuccessand wearefocusedoncreatingvalueandmaking ourcommunitydevelopmentinitiatives. CorporateSocialResponsibility(CSR)is thereforeanintegralpartofourbusiness strategyfromexplorationtodevelopment andproduction.Weaimtoempowerour localcommunitiesthroughsustainable developmentmodels,fosteringinclusive growth.Tothisend,weareworkingto addresslocalneedswhilepartnering governmentagenciesforlongtermnation anincreasinglysignificantplayerinthe energysector,wewillcontinuetoleverage ourCSRactivitiesandpartnerwithlocal communitiestobringthemthebenefits ofenergydevelopment.Togetaninsight intowhatwearedoingaspartofourCSR activities,continuereadingStridingAhead. 41.03.Intheyear1899,Barmerwasconnectedadifferencewhereweoperatethrough buildingobjectives.AsCairnIndiabecomes

  14. 14IInauguralIssue CairnEnterpriseCentre,Barmer Meagreagriculturalproduction,seasonal migrationofyouthinsearchofjobs, lackofanymajorindustrialactivity,and comparativelyloweducationlevelshave resultedinverypooravailabilityofskilled andsemi-skilledmanpowerfromthelocal communityinBarmer.Lackofopportunities todevelopmanagerialskillsalsoresultedin mostmicro,smallandmediumenterprises (MSMEs)operatingatlowlevels.Thesewere themajorimpedimentsforlocalcommunities andMSMEsinparticipatingintheeconomic growthassociatedwiththedevelopment ofthehydrocarbondiscoveriesinthe region.Seeingtheabove,Cairnlaunched theEnterpriseCentre(EC)inJuly2007 andexpertiseonbusinesspracticesto localMSMEs,supportingthemtobecome potentialsuppliersandserviceproviders todifferentbusinessentities/contractors andotherupcomingventuresintheregion. TheECalsohelpedinthedisseminationof informationregardingcontracts,tenders andotherrelevantbusinessdocuments. FollowingweretheobjectivesofECduring itsoperations •Tradeskillexposureandenhanced employabilityforcommunitiesinthe BarmerDevelopmentAreathereby developingmicro,smallandmedium enterprises(MSMEs). inpartnershipwithInternationalFinance Corporation(IFC)foraninitialperiodofthree yearstoimprovetheeconomicstatusofthe •FacilitatingaccesstofinanceforSMEs andmicro-entrepreneurstoestablish andexpandbusinesses. Enhancedlearningexperienceforthestudents peopleintheremotedesertdistrict ofBarmer. TheECcommencedoperationsinBarmer inJuly2007andwasformallyinaugurated •Collectionanddisseminationofinfor- mationonemploymentopportunities, enterprisedevelopment,government schemesandupcomingcontractsand tenders. CEC:Impact Details Numberofpeopletrainedatthe EnterpriseCentre 2007-08 2180 2008–09 2225 2009–10 2212 Total 6617 inFebruary2008inthepremisesofthe Employability •70%ofthetraineeswereprovided BarmerIndustrialTrainingInstitute(ITI) underaMemorandumofUnderstanding signedbetweentheDirectorateofTechnical Education(DTE),GovernmentofRajasthan andCairnIndia.Duringthefirstphase(2007 –2010)theEChelpedprovideinformation EC’sBasicSkillsProgrammeaimedat impartingtraininginconstructionrelated trades,suchasmasonry,fabrication, carpentry,electricalandplumbing,in additiontohandicrafts-thetraditional skillinthearea.Thisprogrammeprovided employmentopportunitiesattheend oftheprogramme •70%ofthewomentrainedwerelinked tolocalexportersandcontractors •80%ofthetraineesstartedtheirown enterprise Source:Cairn –IFCLinkage Programme EvaluationReport (2011)

  15. StridingAheadI15 IntegratedCommunity Development ‘hands-on’and‘learning-by-doing’ experience.Duringitsoperationsinthefirst threeyearsECcreatedanicheforitselfin thestateandsetupauniquePublicPrivate Partnership(PPP)model,drivingbusiness growthandestablishinglinkageswiththe localcommunities.Seeingthesuccess oftheECduringthefirstphase;itwas envisagedtoextendthemodelforanother fiveyearsundertheaegisofaNot-for-Profit organisationCairnEnterpriseCentre(CEC) registeredunderSocietiesRegistrationAct, 1860inpartnershipwithGovernmentof Rajasthan.AnMoUhasbeensignedbetween CEC:Intervention CECandGovernmentofRajasthantotake theprojectfurtherforthenextfiveyears. DuringitstermtheCECwillfocusoncutting edgetrainingsolutionsthathaveanindustry linkage,andhence,chancesofgreater employabilityforthestudents. TheCECwillhaveamodularapproach andwilldelivermodulesthatarehighly specialisedandcomplementtheexisting trainingsetup.WithinthistheCECwillbegin withspecialisedtrainingonwelding.The specialisedtrainingwillbeginbyusingthe existingfacilitiesatITI,Barmerandwillbe institutionalisedbycreatingspecialfacilities attheCEC,withinthenextoneyear.While theweldingtrainingisbeinginstitutionalised, Cairnwillbeginthepilotphaseofthesecond specialisedtrainingoninstallationand maintenanceofpumpsandvalves. CECisalsostrengtheningtheexisting programmeportfoliocurrentlyofferedatthe ITIbyaddingthesoftskillcomponenttothe existingITIcurriculum.Thesetrainingswill includemodulesonbasiccomputerliteracy, spokenEnglishandbasicmanagement/ entrepreneurshipskills. SkillDevelopment SoftSkilldevelopmentcourses, Professionalcourses,Trainingof Trainer’scoursesforITIfaculty. Usageof‘MobileVan’forSkill developmentcourses LocalVendorDevelopment Databasemanagementoflocal vendorsCapacitybuilding& trainingofvendorsProvisionsfor marketlinkageJointcertification courseswithagencyofrepute OngoingProgrammesatthe CairnEnterpriseCentre DairyDevelopmentProgramme MobileRepairingTraining GensetRepairingTraining AdvancedWeldingTrainingforITIStudents TwoWheelerRepairingTraining SpokenEnglishCourse BasicComputerTraining Intervention Basicskillsemployment programmes(EP)and Cairnspecificemployment programmes(CEP) SemiSkilled GeneralProgrammes SelfEmploymentprogrammes VendorDevelopment Total No of Participants 2008–2009 1045 341 175 64 540 60 2225 2007-2008 844 249 - - 929 158 2180 2009-2010 662 50 201 475 426 398 2212 WelfareInitiatives •DairyDevelopment WelfareInitiatives Intervention •LifeSkillprogramme(in school&outofschools) •Educationinitiatives •CapacityBuildingand awarenessofPanchayat programme •Child&MaternalHealth Source:Cairn–IFCLinkageProgrammeEvaluationReport(2011)

  16. 16IInauguralIssue Aglanceatour otherassetsandinitiatives Gujarat Surat(Suvali) SuratisthecommercialcapitaloftheIndian stateofGujarat.Itisoneofthefastest growingcitiesinIndia.SchoolsinSuratare eithermunicipalschools,runbytheSurat MunicipalCorporationorprivateschools, whichinsomecasesreceivefinancialaid fromthegovernment. TheschoolsareaffiliatedtotheGujarat SecondaryandHigherSecondaryEducation ofOpenSchooling(NIOS).Gujaratior Englisharetheusuallanguagesofinstruction. Thegovernment-runpublicschoolslack manyfacilities,butaretheonlyoptionfor poorerresidentswhocannotaffordthe moreexpensiveprivateschools.Asperthe censusof2011,theliteracyrateoftheSurat is86.65%,whichisconsiderablyhigherthan thenationalaverageof74.04%.Themale literacyrateis91.5%whilethefemaleliteracy rateis81.02%.However,schoolenrolment isstilllowandthedropoutrateafter7th gradeisconsiderablyhigh.Inadditiontothis, undernourishmentandanaemiaisprevalent inthedistrictwith38%ofthechildrenbeing Board(GSEB),theCentralBoardfor SecondaryEducation(CBSE);andfew underweightand10%ofthemseverely undernourished. Providefinancialassistancetostudents topursuehighereducation schoolsareaffiliatedunderNationalInstitute •Improveliteracylevelsthroughincreasedenrolmentandretentioningovernmentschools.Oneofourflagshipprojects,‘SchoolEnvironmentand EnergyConservationproject’hasbeeninstrumentalinhelpingbringbackschooldropouts.ThepartneroftheprojectisNatureClubSurat. •Providefinancialassistancetostudentstopursuehighereducationandvocationaltraining. •Supplementhealthinitiativesofthegovernmentandprovideaccesstosafedrinkingwater. •GenerateawarenessonHIV/AIDSamongtruckers. •ImprovelocalinfrastructureforcommunitydDevelopment. FOcus Our

  17. StridingAheadI17 AndhraPradesh KrishnaandGuntur FOcus Our KrishnaandGunturarefloodproneareas.Therehas beenasignificantshortfallinhealthexpenditureinthese twodistrictsasthereareonly15PHCs(PrimaryHealth Centres)cateringtoapopulationof10,47,476spread across107villagesinGunturdistrictand7PHCsin Krishnadistrictforapopulationof5,27,104spreadacross 105villages.Ananalysisofthehealthprofilesofthetwo districtsshowsalackofadequatehealthcareservicesand limitedutilisationofthesameduetopoorqualityservices. •SensitisePanchayatsforcollectiveaction oncommunityhealth. •Improvequalityofprimaryhealthcareand utilisationofavailableandaddedservices. •Increaseknowledgeandawarenessof thecommunityabouthealthcarerelated issues. Ensuringsafedrinkingwatertoimprovecommunityhealth EastGodavari(Ravva) EastGodavariisprimarilyanagriculturaldistrictandisthe secondrichestdistrictinthecountry.However,insharp contrastisSurasaniyanam-oneofthemostbackward villages.Ithasapopulationofabout6000andthemajor occupationsofthepeopleincludeagriculture,prawn fishingandpettylabour. •Improvecommunityhealthby ensuringsafedrinkingwater, improvedsanitationandavailability ofmedicationfortheneedy. •Primaryeducationthrough infrastructuredevelopment, ensuringalearningenvironment, financialassistanceforstudents andsupplementinggovernment educationprogrammes. •Promotesustainablelivelihoods withaspecialfocusonwomen andyouththroughincubationof MSMEsandskilltrainingforbetter employability. •Developandsustainthelocal economythroughinfrastructure developmentinconsultation withthecommunityanddistrict administration. FOcus Our

  18. 18IInauguralIssue Midstream TheBarmertoSalayaPipelineprojectisa lifelinetothebusinessoperationsandhas beencommissionedfortransportationof crudeoiltraversingthroughtwodistrictsof RajasthanandsixdistrictsofGujarat.Inthe pipelineoperationalareasthebusinesshas touchedlivesin250villagesandpartnering withmorethan40,000familiesforasymbiotic relationshipthroughinnovativedevelopment modelsandmicro-interventionatthe Panchayatlevel.Closeto20,000farmershave benefittedthroughtheagriSMSprogramme andfarmerfacilitationcentres. farmerhasamobilephoneconnection. Weidentifiedthisopportunityandstarted workingtowardsmakinguseofmobile phonesasamediumforinformation dissemination.ReutersMarketLight(RML) isapersonalisedcropadvisoryservicefor farmers,whichprovidesspotpricesofhis chosencropsfromnearbymarkets,news andcropadviceasperhisregionorcrop, andlocalisedweatherforecastinhislocal languagethroughasimpleSMS.Several studieshaveshownthattheinitiativehas ledfarmerstoreaphugefinancialbenefits –rangingfromINR500toashighasINR 400,000duetothereductioninproduction riskandmarketingrisk.Thishasresultedin abetterstandardoflivinginthecommunity. AgriSMSProgramme CairnIndiahasbeenstudyingthemobile Trainingprogrammeforthefarmers GSK(AgriKiosk) phonephenomenoncloselyandrealisedit tobethebiggestopportunitytoempower farmers.Adipstickstudyconductedacross sixdistrictsrevealedthatalmostevery CairnIndiainitiatedprojectspertaining toagriculturalawarenessacrossthe pipelinerouteinallthe250villages. Theprojectcaterstotheneedofthe farmers’requirementaswellasbuilding awarenessonincreasingtheirproductivity andobtainingfairpricefortheircrop.With thispremise,CairnispartneringwithMulti CommodityExchange(MCX)andIndiaPosts withprofitsandcommissionreceivedbythe coordinatorsaswellasDepartmentofPost throughsaleandpurchaseofagri-commodity. SomeofthebenefitsofGSKinclude;spotand futuremarketpricedissemination,agri-expert foroperationalisingthemodelofGramin SuvidhaKendra(GSK)inpartnershipat 6districtsinGujarat.TheGSKplatform offerstheadvantageofworkingwiththe Governmentandmultiplecorporatepartners, therebymakingitaninnovativePublicPrivate Partnership(PPP)modelwithauniquerural marketingchain.Themodelisselfsustainable advisory,qualitywarehousingsystemcoupled withthewarehousereceiptfinancing,weather insurance,governmentschemesonagriculture, NABARDschemesandmuchmore. FOcus Our •Strengtheninghealthcareprogrammesbysupplementingthe IntegratedChildDevelopmentSchemes(ICDS)andmassawareness onhealthissues. •Supporttoagriculturebypromotingbestpracticesincluding knowledgeoncropcycle. •Valueadditiontoeducationthroughinnovativeinitiatives.

  19. StridingAheadI19 SriLanka ThepearloftheIndianOcean–SriLanka, hasoneofitsfirstwrittenreferencesfound intheIndianepic–Ramayana.Today,Sri Lankaisoneofthemostsoughtaftertourist destinationsinSouthAsia.SriLankahasan educationsystemwhichdictates9years ofcompulsoryschoolingforeverychild. However,lackofresponsivenessofthe educationsystemtothelabormarket requirements,disparitiesinaccessto qualityeducation,lackofaneffective linkagebetweensecondaryandtertiary educationremainmajorchallengesforthe educationsector. SinceCairnhasobtainedacreagefor explorationinSriLanka,aspartof Company’ssocialcommitment,Cairn isproactivelyinitiatingCSRactivities whichwilladdvaluetotheeffortsofthe Governmentaswellassupplementthe communityneedsinthisaspect.‘Education’ beingoneoftheprimefocusareas,Cairn hastakenthelibraryinitiativetoSriLanka. Cairniscommittedtocreatingan environmentforchildrenandyoung communitymemberstohelpthem evolveasresponsiblecitizensthroughits educationinitiativeswhichfocusonaccess, equityandqualityofeducation. Itrecognisestheimportanceofappropriate infrastructure,skilledteachers,innovative teachingmethodologyandcurriculum, availabilityofgoodbooksandlearning aidsforimprovingknowledgebaseand increaseliteracywithinthesociety.In additiontothis,Cairnalsobelievesin innovativemethodstomakelearningmore interactiveandparticipatory.Inalignment withtheGovernment’sfocusinbuilding schoollibraries,Cairninpartnershipwith GovernmentofSriLankahasdecidedto support27suchlibrariesinMoneragala districtofUvaprovincewhichhasbeen chosenbytheGovernmenttoimplement theprojectonapilotbasis.Cairnwillwork incollaborationwiththeGovernmentof SriLankatoensureallthelibrariesare equippedwithappropriatereadingmaterial andothereducationaltools.Inorderto maintaintransparencyandefficiencyin operations,appropriatereportingformats havebeenputinplaceandmonthly monitoringwillbeinitiatedtostudythe progressoftheprojectregularly. Inalltheseefforts,Cairnwillaimat educatingtheyouthoftheislandnationby providingthemwithrequiredfacilitiesand resourcessuchaslibrariesandbooks.

  20. 20IInauguralIssue MobileRepairingTrainingatEnterpriseCentre,Barmer

  21. StridingAheadI21 TransformingLives MobileRepairingTraining PadmaRamopenshisshopat10amin Uttarlaimarket,Barmerandhefinisheshis oneandonlymealforthedayjustbefore openingtheshutters.Healreadyknows thatthedayisgoingtobepackedwith workandcustomers.Currentlyearning overINR15000permonth,Padma’sstory isasuccessstory.PadmaRambelongstoa sevenmemberfamilyinDundavillage.To contributetothelittleearningsofthefamily hewassentasalabourtoSurat,Gujarat. However,theinhumanconditionstolive CairnEnterpriseCentreIncreasingStudentBase 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 andminimalwagesforcedhimtoreturnto hisvillage.Padmawasconfusedaboutwhat todonextinhislifeuntilhecameacross 0 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 Totaltilldate anadvertisementinnewspaperabout theMobilerepairingtrainingprogramme organisedbyCairnEnterpriseCentre. Duringthe3monthscourse,PadmaRam alongwith14othermemberswasnotonly taughtthedetailsaboutmobilerepairbut wasalsoorientedaboutentrepreneurship, likehowtostartabusiness,waystohandle customercomplaints,etc.Inadditiontothis, PadmaRamwasalsoprovidedwithamicro loanofINR15000tostarthisownenterprise atUttarlai.Fromhereontherewasno ThetrainingsessionsconductedattheCairnEnterpriseCentrehavechangedthelivesofthousands. ThedataincludestrainingsofvariouskindsandformatsincludingEmploymentProgrammes,SemiSkills Programmes,SelfEmploymentProgrammes,SMEProgrammesandGeneralprogrammes.Atanoveralllevel, thetrainingsimpartedbyCairnEnterpriseCentrehavereceivedapositivefeedbackfromthetraineesbothin termsofdesignanddelivery.Withrespecttothedatainthefig,91%traineessuggestthattheyrecommendthe programmestoothersandmorethan70%ofthemindicatethatthetrainingshavecontributedinenhancingtheir personality. Thefactorsprimarilycontributingsatisfactionaretrainingcontent,relevanceandapplicability.

  22. 22IInauguralIssue lookingbackforPadmaashebecamemost popularandsoughtaftermobilerepairerin theregion.Withnon-stopbusinesscoming in,Padmaisnowplanningtohireanassistant. SelfEmploymentProgramme Gyani,asimplewomanfromaremotevillage ofKawasistheshiningstarofherfamilyand intheleagueofsuccessfulentrepreneurs aroundthevillage.Seenasasymbolof strengthandcourageinhervillage,Gyani recallsthatlifewascompletelyopposite before,anddidn’tseemtohaveanymeaning forherwhenshelosthertwoyearold childduetoillness.Shewasinastateof traumaafterthetragedyanddidn’tknow howtomoveon.Forafamilyofdailywage earnersmostoftheirearningshadgone inthetreatmentofthechildandthisleft themindrudgeryandpoverty.Itwasthen thatGyaniluckilycametoknowaboutthe SelfEmploymentProgrammebeingrunat theCairnEnterpriseCentre.Shejoinedthe programmeanditgaveheragood scopetofocusherattentionandhitupon anewmissioninherlife.Gyaniknewthat itwasheronlychanceandshestarted attendingthetraining.Inthreemonthsshe completedthesessionandwasconfident ofherhandicraftskills.Shebeganspending twotothreehoursdaily,andsoonstarted earningclosetoINR1000permonth.Itwas thislifechangingmomentinGyani’slife whichmadeherbelievethatshecanmake adifference.Shesoonjoinedtheadditional courseinkeychainmakingorganisedatCEC forsupplementingherincome.Forthefirst timeinherlife,Gyanistartedbelievingin herself!Afterexcellinginboththetrades, hermonthlyincomedoubledtoINR2000per month.Todaysheisrespectedbyherfamily andthecommunity,asshemanagedtohelp herfamilysurvivethroughthecrisis. EmploymentProgramme– TraininginSolarLampRepairing LifewouldneverbethesameforMagaram, aresidentofMadpuraBarwalavillage. Todayheisoneofthemostsuccessful businessmeninthearea,includingvillages surroundinghis.Andthismassivechange inhislifehappenedoverjust6months. Magaramrecalls,thatearlierhewasjust anordinarytailorinhisvillage,earning littlewhichwasnotsufficienttomeet thedailyneedsofhis6memberfamily. ButMagaramhadadream;hewantedto providethebeststandardofeducationto hischildren.Hethoughtthisdreamwould alwaysremainadreamuntilhecameto knowabouttheprogrammesinCEC.It allstartedwithathreeweektraininghe underwentattheCEC.Thetrainingwas initiated,assolarlampswerepopularin thesevillages;duetopaucityofpermanent electricconnections.However,the problemwasmaintenanceandrepairing oftheselampsastherewasnorepairman orservicecentreforthesame.Everytime thevillagershadtotravellongdistances togettheirlampsrepaired.Magaram usedthistrainingtolearnrepairingof theselamps,ashewasinformedbyCairn thatthiscouldyieldhimgoodresults inthefuture.Duringthetraining,he cameintouchwithrepresentativesfrom PegasusSolarTechnologyCompanyand wasofferedtobetheirdistributorinthe area.PegasusSolarTechnologyoffered himINR150commissiononsaleofevery solarlampandasMagaramwasalreadya trainedservicemanhestartedgettingINR 150extrafortakingcareofservicingofthe lamps.Magaramtookthisprojectandsoon peopleinandaroundthevillagebegan toseekhisservices.Heattainedsuccess andisstillknownamongstthevillagersas afamousandsuperiorsalesman.Today Magaramsellsaround30lampspermonth earninguptoINR9000ascommissionand formaintenanceinadditiontohisrepairing businesswhichbenefitshimimmensely. HenowearnsasmuchasINR15,000per monthandhisdreamofgivingquality educationtohischildrenisnomorejust adream.

  23. StridingAheadI23 Inculcating“reading”asahabbitinthecommunity

  24. CMOAsiaAwardfor BestCorporateSocial ResponsibilityPractice GoldenPeacockAward forCorporateSocial Responsibility2011 HelpAgeSilverPlate Award–2010 CairnIndiaLimited 3rd&4thFloors,VipulPlaza,Suncity,Sector54,Gurgaon–122002,Haryana, Ph:+911244593000,www.cairnindia.com

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