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HCL GRANT 2016-17

For the year 2016-2017, HCL Grant included two more categories, health and environment in
addition to the pre-existing education.

More than 3000 NGOs applied for the grant this year in FY 2017-18, of which 600 submitted
complete applications. HCL Foundation has committed up to INR 5 Crores (~USD 750,000) to the
winning NGO in each thematic category for a period of five years.

The winning NGOs of HCL Grant 2017 across three categories are:

• Foundation for Ecological Security (Category:Environment) works towards conservation of
nature and natural resources through the collective action of local communities. In FY 2016-
17, 3 workshops were completed at field level to unfold the project, ATLAS was developed for
two blocks in Gujarat and Orissa and district level meeting was held in Karnataka, with Dpty.
Commissioner and representatives from 57 Panchayats.

• Child in Need Institute (CINI) (Category: Health) aims to enable economically disadvantaged
women and children to take control of their lives and have a share in sustainable development.
In FY 2016-17, recruitment of all staf was completed, the entire team was trained for two days
in May, situation analyses were carried out in 14 Gram Panchayats, and the baseline study and
design of the project was completed.
• MelJol (Category: Education) focuses on empowering children from varied backgrounds and their
ecosystems to build a spirit of confidence and entrepreneurship. In FY 2016-17, recruitment and
training of staf at project locations were completed, schools were mapped and all district level
permissions were granted in Maharashtra.

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