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HCL Foundation works in rural and urban areas towards
poverty alleviation through long term investments in holistic
education, livelihood, health, environment, and humanitarian
action. Gender transformative and inclusive approaches with
emphasis on social protection form the backbone of the
overall programme strategy. There is a heavy focus on young
people as they form majority of the world’s population.
Having said that, HCL Foundation does not limit its
interventions to this age group alone. Rather, works towards
designing inclusive long-term programmes spanning across
the lifecycle through an Integrated Community Development
Approach (ICDA) that furthers development goals, including
the National Missions and the Sustainable Development
Goals

Integrated Community Development approach implies that
all segments of a given population join the development
journey, in a way that they positively transform towards a
better quality of life. Overall impact is made through poverty
alleviation strategies. A life cycle approach is followed
along-with systems strengthening, such that the change is
sustained. The HCL Foundation’s first ever Annual Report
provides an insight into the kind of community development
projects that have been initiated by it, with a detailed
focus on its initiatives over the financial year 2016-2017.
The report outlines the HCL Foundation’s vision, work and
impact and aims to bring to the public domain the strategic
performance of its programmes and the way forward. It is
a step towards enhancing transparency and improving our
own accountability.

HCL Foundation’s programmes aim to bring about holistic
development and create a model of development that is
scalable, replicable and outlasts project span and people
associated with them. Proof of evidence, scalability,
engagement, authenticity and sustainability drive our
programmes. The change that the HCL Foundation seeks
is not momentary; it is directed at breaking the cycle of
poverty by empowering people.

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