Corporate Social Responsibility in India
Project themes
- Ahmedabad and Vadodara, Gujrat
- Alwar, Rajasthan
- Faridabad, Haryana
Collaborative – In partnership with the government and experts, placing community at the center.
Extensive – Beneficiaries are reached with project replicability and scalability.
Measurable – The outcome is based on qualitative and quantitative data and monitoring.
Sustainable – Ownership, transparency and positive change.
Health, sanitation & nutrition
Jeevan Jyoti eye health project
Metso is partnering with the Government of Rajasthan and Sightsavers India on an eye health project with an aim to establish a solid foundation for sustainable eye care solutions in Rajasthan’s Alwar district. In the coming years, the project will help around 200,000 people improve their vision through eye screenings, diagnosis, and correction of refractive issues, and cataract surgeries. Eye care clinics within community health centres are be equipped with essential tools and have trained staff across the district. Additionally, door-to-door screenings will be conducted in villages to identify cataract cases early and ensure timely intervention.
Poshan nutrition initiative
Metso in India is running the Poshan Program and supplying lunches for school children in government's primary and secondary schools, in collaboration with the Akshaya Patra foundation. The lunch program addresses the issue of classroom hunger and malnutrition and promotes elementary education for the children by serving children across identified schools in Vadodara. With the support Akshaya Patra Foundation, Metso is committed to building a better and healthier future for the country.
School and community sanitation project
Adequate water, sanitation, and the adoption of healthy practices are critical foundations for children's health, learning and overall development. Metso, in cooperation with Plan International, built wash facilities in 25 schools in India with the goal of improving student attendance. The project has an influence on the health and hygiene of over 8,000 school children in the Malakheda, Ramgarh and Umrain blocks of Rajasthan's Alwar district. As part of this initiative, lavatories in government schools have been set up, along with handwash stations and sanitary pad incinerators, benefiting students with improved infrastructure.
Education, skill development & livelihood
Smart School project
Metso, in collaboration with Plan India, is helping government primary, upper primary and senior secondary schools in the Alwar district, Rajasthan by building smart classrooms and computer laboratories as part of the smart school project.
The project's key component is teacher training and support in associated academic areas. Every year, the project has an impact on the lives of around 8,000 school kids. Other key part of this project is scholarship and career counselling, and we provide support to students pursuing higher or technical studies.
Project Inspire
Optimal development for a child occurs within the embrace of a caring, affectionate family. This forms the core principle of our Family Like Care Programme that is designed to provide personalised, high-quality care through a trained caregiver. The program's foundation rests on four essential pillars: home, mother, siblings, and the community. In collaboration with SOS Children’s Villages India, Metso supports children, ensuring they can thrive in a safe and loving environment.
Skill development project
Metso in India works in collaboration with the NSDC Imparting Skill Development training in Ahmedabad and Vadodara. The objective of the project is to provide young people a sense of financial security and stability through skill development and holistic training that makes it easier to find employment. Within the project, young people receive training in the IT sector. By now, it has already supported 350 young people in gaining financial security and stability by training them in green energy.
Environment & sustainability
To fight global challenges like climate change, Metso in India provides environmental education in chosen project schools. The project includes awareness building in schools and communities, and setting up eco clubs in schools. The eco clubs have an objective to promote sustainability and environmental thinking by education and training students, teachers and communities. Today, the member students of the eco clubs have become more sensitive towards environmental issues and participate in sustainability activities. They are developing green areas and have planted around over 1500 indigenous plants.
Sports promotion
Metso India's sports project provides opportunities for thousands of kids from selected villages. Continuus training, material support and sport competitions are the key components of this project that has fostered a variety sports. In addition, Metso also built a basketball court at one of the project schools. As a result, we have witnessed an increase in the participation of schools' sports events.
Rural development
The program’s aim is to improve the infrastructure available to the public, especially government schools and hospitals by supporting essential facilities for stakeholders. The project provides a last-mile delivery for government programs, primarily in the areas of health, education and environment.
Several critical actions have been completed to improve and equip public areas. School infrastructure development in Alwar ensures that impoverished students receive quality education. This includes also material support, like books, a solar-powered backup power system, and furniture. The project benefits over 10,000 people in rural communities.