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The We Foundation- Non-profit Organization

We are a group of highly committed professionals with diverse experience in the development sector formed u201cThe WE Foundation (TWF)u201d to promote innovative, sustainable community- and family-owned models and replication of those models for lasting economic, social, environmental and human impact.<br><br>

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The We Foundation- Non-profit Organization

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  1. COLLABORATING FOR COLLABORATING FOR DRIVING SOCIAL CHANGE DRIVING SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATION PROFILE

  2. About The We Foundation February 2011, as Public Charitable Trust, operating at scale from January 2019 Year of Establishment Across India Area of Operation The We Foundation envisions a society in which development projects/programs embrace family transformation, and production and consumption by families are based on four pillars of sustainability. To bring individuals, organizations, and technology together for building resilient communities and sustainable families, and systems to alleviate poverty and save lives from climate change through the development and replication of reliable, cost-effective, and technology-based solutions. Commitment, Integrity, Respect & Excellence Value-oriented Organization and started with an approach to understand the issues of poverty-stricken families and Government system-related limitations and thereby plug the gaps by bringing CSR, Government, UN, other actors to drive positive change in the lives of less-informed/privileged families of the society. Approach 2

  3. About The We Foundation Training & Skill Development Emergency Preparedness and Response Education Art And Culture THEMATIC AREAS Health & Nutrition Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (Wash) Sustainable Enterprises For Youth And Women Protection 1. Gender 1. Facilitating links and dialogues between government, private and civil society transformative value chain approach Vulnerability assessment and action to ensure the most vulnerable families meet their unmet needs 1. Building capacities at all levels Leadership and skills strengthening for better management of activities 2. Market-based approach to encourage entrepreneurship and enhance economic opportunities PROGRAM APPROACH 2. Engage educated & unemployed youth 2. Policy level advocacy at national and international levels 3

  4. About The We Foundation  Highly experienced and energetic team with proven domain knowledge (WHO, AWS/LINUX, TISS, Indian Youth Ambassador to UN, Ex-LG/Goodyear)  A combination of local, national and international  Gender balanced  Multi-tasking and pro-change/positive mind sets  Retired Government/PSU/Corporate professionals as Advisors  Status  Permanent: 20  Contractual: 15  International Volunteers: 20 at present  National Volunteers: 30 WORKFORCE • Government Departments, Rotary-Inner Wheel, Institutions- School/Colleges, Round Table, Young India • CSR: Cognizant (2020-21, 2021-22), India Carbon Limited (2020-21, 2021-22), Pan Seeds ((2020-21, 2021-22), TATA (TATA Steel) (2021-22) NETWROKS • Affiliates: ICC, NGO networks, Government networks, IMA, WICCI, FICCI, UN Bodies, CII 4

  5. Major Achievements in Last 3 yrs EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE EDUCATION HEALTH 1. Plan for health and State Disaster Management Authority in Imphal, Manipur schools. 1. Training of 100 MAS Groups (1000-1200 trainees) of Howrah Municipal Corporation 2. Child immunization programme – effective linkages. SKILL - BUILDING 1. Reached 20000 rural and urban children with improved education and health status (hand washing techniques) in WB INCOME GENERATION 2. Build capacity of 100 Govt Primary School Teachers with improved teaching techniques. 3. TOT-Teacher’s resource group developed without even realizing the change- Behaviour change. 1. 100 high secondary and graduate students on career guidance and placement sources. 1. Youth Development Programme with Ministry of Youth & Sports Affairs in HS schools. 4. Education sponsorship to needy children 5

  6. Major Achievements in Last 3 yrs Improved Infrastructure for Anganwadi school children HUMANITARIAN HEALTH 1. Renovation of 6 Anganwadi schools in South and Central Kolkata. When Beneficiaries are happy and Govt. accountable, we consider the project a grand success 1. Reached 5000 rural and urban less privileged families with dry food and hot cooked meals in WB 2. All beneficiaries were screened by TWF staff and suspected patients were referred to district hospitals for RTPCR test 1. “Synergy between Government, CSR, and TWF:PPP model in development” 3. Helped curb the spread of the virus in the community. 2. VISION CARE: Free eye care camp for 250 villagers of Domdoma village, Birbhum, WB in Feb 2021 6

  7. PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATION OF GLOBAL/INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS FOR CREATING AN ENVIROMENT FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION DIGITALLY EDUCATION HUMAN TRAFFICKING COLLABORATION FOR PROTECTING VULNERABLE COVID-AFFECTED ORPHAN (SINGLE/DOUBLE) CHILDREN IN INDIA HEALTH COLLABORATION FOR STRENGTHENING PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM SKILL COLLABORATION FOR WOMEN/YOUTH EMPOWERMENT DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATION FOR NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO POVERTY-STRICKEN FAMILIES NUTRITION 7

  8. eSarvaShiksha Implementation Plan 2020 onwards • Strengthen the education system • 1 Promote the usage of digital resources as a key learning tool in primary and upper-primary school education system PROJECT GOAL e-Teacher Virtual Skilling for Teachers from Govt and Govt aided schools on digital tools and techniques-supported by Cognizant • Build Capacity of 500-1000 Government school teachers on ICT tools 2 Facilitate teachers to develop rich digital content for better learning outcomes in collaboration with University of North Bengal – supported by India Carbon Limited (for 15 schools) (Need donors to support 85 more schools in Kolkata) CONTEXT : 1. UN SDG Goal no. 4: Quality education for children by 2030 1. Teachers play a vital role to prepare future generations 2. Skill development for empowered teaching force 3. Digital learning for untrained teachers as continuum of professional development/proficiency levels 2. UNESCO data, 28 May 2020: 2.7 million teachers in India are untrained digitally to continue education. 3. GOI New Education Policy 2020: aims at making “India a global knowledge superpower”, 4. “New Normal” Situation: respond to new societal, economic and digital needs 3 Virtual Classes for School students- (Supported by ICL for 15 schools) • School subject tuitions, English classes. • Digital literacy(MS) • Experience STEM • Code Camps 4 Support digital lab in 100 schools 5 Develop, maintain and manage LMS platform for online classroom in 100 government schools- app, teacher/parent login, security features. 8

  9. COMBAT COVID19: OUR WORK DURING SECOND WAVE OF COVID HEALTH - COLLABORATION FOR STRENGTHENING PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM 1. Community Health Outreach: Oxygen Café For Slum And Street Population in Kolkata Supported By TMILL (TATA Steel) 2. Distribution Of 27 Oxygen Concentrators in Rural And Urban Government Hospitals: Supported By Cognizant and NIT Alumni Association of North America Use of Community-based oxygen café- TATA-supported project Use of Community-based Oxygen café- Use of Oximeter during distribution of dry ration by schools 9

  10. COMBAT COVID19: OUR WORK DURING SECOND WAVE OF COVID HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 AND CYCLONE YAAS 1. Hot-cooked meals to 500 covid-affected families for 1 month in urban slums in partnership with Kolkata Police Food and Personal Hygiene Kits To 500 Yaas-cyclone Affected Families in Kultali Block, South 24 Parganas district Food, Personal Hygiene Kits, Health And Eye Camp For 500 Yaas cyclone- affected Families Of Fishermen in Association with Department Of Fisheries, Govt of WB, Indian Medical Association (IMA) at Digha-Mohona Fisheries Centre, Purba Medinipur, WB. 2. 3. 10

  11. PREVENTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND REHABILITATION OF 100 COVID-AFFECTED SINGLE ORPHANS IN BENGAL WHY? 1. Earning member/mother died due to covid. 2. 2-3 children in one covid-affected household. 3. Highly vulnerable to traffickers 4. Government of India supports orphan through protection homes (10 lakh fixed deposit after 18 years, kendriya vidhyalaya schools, basic nutrition) under “pm cares for children” scheme and “pm jay health insurance” scheme of 5 lakh. 5. Govt schemes exclude the following essential services: i. Nothing mentioned for children in outreach, ii. No psychosocial, add nutrition support. iii. No tutorial home, digital education and periodical health check-up. HOW: 1. Identification of 100 single orphans/orphans through the government/NGO network 2. Research study on effects of covid on children with WBNUJS 3. Focus on children in outreach, staying with single parent or guardian of extended family- victims of trafficking 4. Ensure government entitlements of all 50-100 children 5. Child sponsorship includes nutrition, growth monitoring, periodical health check-ups, tutorial classes for children, vocational training for children above 14 years, yearly eye check-up, creative, stem and digital classes for children. CAN BE REPLICATED IN ANY STATE COGNIZANT DIGITAL PARTNER (stem training to single orphans) UNICEF & STATE GOVERNMENT E-content on covid, motivational videos, identification of single orphans in Bengal DONOR Volunteering and funding COLLABORATION FOR PROTECTING VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN BENGAL WB NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JURIDICAL SCIENCES (premier law institute in India) BORDER SECURITY FORCE (Agreement Signed) WHERE:- Districts 1. Darjeeling 2. Jalpaiguri 3. Kolkata 4. South24 Parganas 5. Howrah 6. North 24 Parganas THE WE FOUNDATION IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATION Facilitate child restoration and protection outreach programme, prevent trafficking, ensure govt entitlements, provide supplemental nutrition, tutorials, creative classes, periodical health check-up and yearly eye check-up for 100 children WHAT? Collaborate with government institutions, departments, ngos, for mental, physical and social wellbeing of children and protection against traffickers. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL (UGC-recognized) Verification and certification of e-content 11

  12. COLLABORATION FOR WOMEN/YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SKILL DEVELOPMENT 12

  13. Thank You The We Foundation The We Foundation 2A, Regent Tower, 121/1, NSC Bose Road, Tollygunge, Kolkata-700 040 Call 99101 02311 | Email: info@thewefoundation.org.in | Website: www.thewefoundation.org.in

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