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Mindtree Foundation

12 May, 2015

Annual Report 2014-15

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Mindtree Foundation Charters

To provide relief of poverty by way of assistance to food, shelter and clothing

To provide relief of distress caused by calamities of nature

To provide medical support to deserving people

To promote education to underprivileged children with a special emphasis on people with disability

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Mindtree Foundation CSR Focus Areas – 2014-15

• Differently-abled

• Education

• Livelihood

• Volunteering – Mindtree Minds

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Summary – How did we perform in 2014-15?

We impacted more peopleYear Progress

2014-15

2013-14

102% moreNote: Increase in percentage is due to 15th year anniversary special celebrations.

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Our programs were scaled up

37% more

2014-15 2013-14

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We delivered more value through more fund

Year Progress

2014-15

2013-14

137% more

Year Progress

2014-15

2013-14

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We engaged more volunteers from Mindtree

52% more Note: Increase in percentage is due to 15th year anniversary special celebrations.

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Progress towards our main goals

Our Main Goals In 2013-14 Our Progress in 2014-15 How much?

Benefit the Differently-abled 259 PWD 794 PWD 207% more

Promote Education 5,770 children 13,728 children 138% more

Create sustainable livelihood opportunities

3,878 livelihoods 5,458 livelihoods 41% more

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Mindtree Foundation CSR Programmes Overview

CSR Categories: 32 in Women

Empowerment

1 in Eradication of Hunger and Poverty

15 in Promotion of Education

13 Projects

5 Grants

Total CSR Programmes:

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CSR Programmes Snapshot

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Mindtree CSR Projects and Grants Distributions

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1. Sanchalana - IStrategy• CSR Focus: Eradicating Poverty [Sec-135, Sch-7 (i)]

• Criteria for focus area:

Benefit the differently-abled

• Beneficiaries: Rural Children with Disabilities

• Location: Davangere, Vijapura (Bijapur), and Mysuru (Mysore) Districts, Karnataka

Project Details• Implementing

Agency Name: The Association of People with Disability (APD)

• Objective: Identify, assess, and provide mobility aids to

132 poor rural children with disabilities for significant qualitative improvements on mobility and functional needs.

• Duration: 9 Months

• Cost: 10 Lakhs INR

• Mode of spend: Fund, Mindtree Volunteers, Technology

Project Outcome

• Distributed mobility aids and wheel chairs to 130children with disabilities in Vijapura, Davangere, and

Mysuru districts. Provided accessibility in home for 2children in Vijapura.

• Children's independence factor has improved by a factor of

1.1 out of 5• Their ability to pursue Education is improved by a factor of

1.4 out of 5• Rs. 74,028 out of 10 Lakhs is surplus with APD.

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2. Community Based Rehabilitation – Disability Inclusive Development (CBR-DID-1)Strategy• CSR Focus: Promoting Education [Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]




• Location: Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu


Agency Name: Spastics Society of Tamilnadu (SPASTN)

• Objective: Identify, assess, and treat 300 rural people with disabilities. Also provide Early intervention for children, Rehabilitation programs, Home based training, Need-based Assistive Services, Capacity building, Livelihood and Non-formal education to them.



• Mode of spend: Fund, Mindtree Volunteers, Technology

Status

• Awareness programs were conducted that benefitted 201people; 180 children are benefitted in regular interventions; 24 children are benefitted through home based interventions.

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3. Bal RoshiniStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting Education [Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]




• Location: Rural Bengaluru District, Karnataka


Agency Name: Karnataka State Council For Child Welfare (K.S.C.C.W)

• Objective: Identify, assess, and provide education and / or

corrective surgeries to 60 poor rural children with disabilities.


• Cost: 7.15 Lakhs INR

• Mode of spend: Fund, Computers

Status

• 3 children out of 4 went through corrective surgeries shown significant improvement.

• 2 children out 3 are provided with mobility, hearing, and visual aids shown great improvement. One more child is given a hearing aid

• All 60 children are supported with a scholarship of Rs.

5000 per year for their education.

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4. Kanavu PattaraiStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting Education [Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]


To promote education to underprivileged children

• Beneficiaries: Urban vulnerable poor Corporate School Children

• Location: Chennai, Tamilnadu


Agency Name: NalandaWay Foundation

• Objective: 375 urban school children will be taught different art and crafts practices, personality development training to improve their standard of living.



• Mode of spend: Fund

Status• Thirteen camps were conducted covering 325 children so

far.

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5. Yuva JyotiStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting vocational skills [Sec-135, Sch-7

(ii)]


Create sustainable livelihood opportunities

• Beneficiaries: Underprivileged rural youths

• Location: Bychapura, Hollavanahalli Hobli, Koratakagere Taluk, Tumakuru District, Karnataka


Agency Name: BEEM Rural Development Organization (BRDO)

• Objective: 200 underprivileged rural youths trained

from 50 villages in Tailoring, Computer Education, Data Entry, Electrical Wiring, Motor rewinding, Carpentry, and Plumbing.




Status• Batch-1 (150 students) training is completed by 15-Jan-

2015. Batch-II (60 students) started on 16-Jan-2015.• 80 trainees from Batch-I are going to take up their self

employment and rest of them i.e., 70 trainees will be placed in the private establishments like Kanva Garments, Raymonds, Ranjith Developers, BPOs etc. Our organization is negotiating with these establishments with regard to the salary and other fringe benefits.

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6. Lab-on-a-BikeStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting Education [Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]



• Beneficiaries: Underprivileged rural school children

• Location: Pogoan, Marungi, and Bhugoan in Pune, Maharashtra


Agency Name: Agastya International Foundation

• Objective: Create awareness about hands-on way of learning Science and to spark curiosity among

1600 rural school children through practical hands-on scientific experiments to increase their awareness and creativity.




Status

This project is run in 19 rural Government schools from Pogoan, Marungi, and Bhugoan villages near Pune. The first round (out of 10 rounds) of Science experimentations with Lab-in-Box is on going in these 19 schools.

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7. UdaanStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting Education [Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]


Mindtree Foundation’s Charter: To promote education to underprivileged children

• Beneficiaries: Underprivileged rural school children

• Location: Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara District, Karnataka


Agency Name: Narayana Health, Sikshana Foundation

• Objective: Identify, assess, and train the rural children in Science education from their High School. NH will train and counsel these children to get through Medical Entrance exams and create doctors for the rural India.

• Duration: 9 Years

• Cost: Rs. 16.02 Lakhs (for the year 2014-15)

• Mode of spend: Fund, Mindtree Volunteers

Status

1462 children from 38 schools in Kanakapura Taluk,

Tattanur, and Channapatna Karnataka participated and 52children have been shortlisted for this scholarship program. The Udaan project was successfully launched on 12-Dec-2014. 52 students were awarded Udaan medical education scholarship

certificates. The counselling for the rest of the 476 studentscompleted.


Agency Name: Radix Learning Pvt. Ltd.

• Objective: Empower 46 Engineering students from rural villages and 5 faculty at JCET that will impact future batches of the Engineering students from that college.


• Cost: Rs. 7.65 Lakhs

• Mode of spend: Fund, Mindtree Volunteers 19

8. Mindtree Innovative Learning Center (MILC) Strategy• CSR Focus: Promoting Education [Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]


To promote education

• Beneficiaries: Engineering students from rural villages

• Location: Jayam College of Engineering and Technology (JCET), Nallanur, Dharmapuri District, Tamilnadu.

StatusThe Mindtree Innovative Learning Center (MILC) at JCET was

launched on 10-Oct-2014. 39 engineering students and 6faculty are shortlisted for the Professional Certificate in Software Development (PCSD) under MILC. A training program to 5 faculty of MILC was conducted.

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9. Ekalavya SchoolStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting Education [Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]



• Beneficiaries: Slum school children

• Location: Raghavendra Nagar, Jillelaguda, Saroornagar, Hyderabad


Agency Name: Kasturi Trust

• Objective: 47 out of 544 deserving slum children from Classes IX and X are from this school are provided with tuition fees, books and uniform fees.


• Cost: Rs. 7 Lakhs


StatusThe SA-I (Summative Assessment) tests reflect the initial difficulties due to the change in evaluation system (CCE –Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation System). This is expected to improve in SA-II scheduled in Jan 2015.

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10. Learn and Earn CentersStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting education and vocational skills

[Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]



• Beneficiaries: Intellectually challenged youngsters over 16 years of age

• Location: Abhilasha in Medhak DistrictMallikamba in Warangal DistrictAkkakshna in Rangareddy District in Telangana.


Agency Name: AMBA Centre for Economic Empowerment of the IntellectuallyChallenged (CEEIC)

• Objective: 52 intellectually challenged youngsters over 16 years of age are trained to gain confidence and error-free operation in their data-entry works.



• Mode of spend: FundStatusThe non-computer training for special educators and peers werecompleted for Abhilasha and Akkakshna centers trainers. The non-computer training for the 32 beneficiaries at the same centers are in progress.

The non-computer training for special educators and peers from Mallikamba center is in progress.

Centers Number of BeneficiariesAkkakshna Women welfare Organization 12Abhilasha Vocational Center 20Mallikamba Institute for Mentally handicapped 20

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11. Learning Enhancement ProgramStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting education [Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]



• Beneficiaries: Children from Class I to Class VII of rural Government Primary and Secondary schools.



Agency Name: Sikshana Foundation

• Objective: Improve learning abilities of 5769children in Kannada writing and reading &

Math's from Class I to Class VII of 50Government Primary and Secondary schools.



• Mode of spend: FundStatus• Midline data collected• Students club formed• Training to teachers are in progress

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12. Bala JanaagrahaStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting education and vocational skills

[Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]


To promote education

• Beneficiaries: Children from Grade VIII of urban schools.

• Location: Nagpur, Maharashtra


Agency Name: Janaagraha

• Objective: Janaagraha works with Citizens as well as Government to transform all 4 following aspects of India’s City-Systems:

With Citizens• Bangalore acts as the grassroots base to

develop ‘Civic Franchise’ models• Online platforms are built for scalable

citizen reach and engagement

With Government• Demonstrable pilots wherever possible

to drive institutional change• Deep Advocacy for policy reforms


• Cost: Rs. 25 Lakhs


Status

1600 children from 20 schools (10 Municipal Corporation Schools and 10 private schools) are undergoing this program on skills local governance, civic sense, and active citizenship.

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13. Bal Sevika Training Institute (BSTI)Strategy• CSR Focus: Empowering Women [Sec-135, Sch-7 (iii)]


To create livelihood

• Beneficiaries: Underprivileged young rural women

• Location: Rural Bengaluru District, Karnataka.


Agency Name: Karnataka State Council For Child Welfare (K.S.C.C.W)

• Objective: Empower underprivileged young rural women by training them in Social Work, Child Development, Health, Nutrition, in Kannada medium



• Mode of spend: Fund, Computers donated

Status

29 under-privileged young rural ladies are trained in Social Work, Child Development, Health, Nutrition, in Kannada medium

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14. Literacy enhancing programStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting education and vocational skills

[Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]


To promote Education

• Beneficiaries: Rural Government Primary and Secondary schools children


Program Details• Implementing

Agency Name: Spastics Society of Karnataka (SSK)

• Objective: Strengthen the educational approaches in children who have learning difficulties and enhancing their learning in Govt. aided schools of semi urban and rural arears.




Status

885 Children belong to agricultural laborers and daily wage workers were brought back to school. 80% of these children show tremendous interest in reading and writing. Practice theory model is applied to educate the teachers.

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15. EducateZillaStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting education and vocational skills

[Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]






Agency Name: EdZilla

• Objective: To improve the English and Mathematics standards of the children from rural Government schools through technology interventions.



• Mode of spend: FundStatus

200 children from 5 schools are improving in Mathematics and English education through technology interventions of edZilla.1. First semester was used to train children on usage of the tab2. In Second semester, the children are using the tab to learn3. Weekly Reading Exercises are bringing out the actual reading levels of the children. 4. Focused training has motivated teachers also to use tabs. They also need lot of help to improve their skills.

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16. Quality Support to EducationStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting education and vocational skills

[Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]




• Location: Serenda, Odisha


Agency Name: Adivasi Vikas Samity (AVS)

• Objective: To improve education to children belong to mine laborers and daily wage workers families through education in AVS schools.




768 Children belong to mine laborers and daily wage workers families are being benefitted through education in AVS school.

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17. Urban Micro Business CenterStrategy• CSR Focus: Promoting education and vocational skills

[Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]


Mindtree Foundation’s Charter: To promote Education

• Beneficiaries: Urban slum community members

• Location: Bhubaneshwar, Odisha


Agency Name: Centurion University

• Objective: To provide entrepreneurship, livelihood skills and education to urban poor women, and children. This program also sets up / grow existing 25 micro/small business for the urban poor women.




458 slum community members were impacted through Financial inclusion and training, Livelihood linkage, Skill upgrade, and Digital literacy for youths and adults programs. This project is shortlisted as one among 5 across India for funding under National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) Innovation Fund.

18. Dream to Reality

8 in Engineering

Total Children: 21

8 in Higher Secondary Schools

3 in Arts / Science

2 in Nursing

Strategy• CSR Focus: Promoting education and vocational skills

[Sec-135, Sch-7 (ii)]


Mindtree Foundation’s Charter: To promote Education

• Beneficiaries: Rural Government School Children

• Location: Somanahalli, Dharmapuri District, Tamilnadu


Agency Name: Mindtree Foundation

• Objective: To ensure the potential high capability children are not dropping out from their education due to poverty. We identify such children and sponsor them in the residential schools and colleges according to their dreams.

• Duration: Since year 1999

• Cost: 10.19 Lakhs INR (for 2014-15)

• Mode of spend: Fund, Volunteering, Mentoring, and Guidance by Mindtree Foundation.

Present Status:

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Sundial Project at Mindtree Kalinga

• Sundial mural created by rehabilitated Leprosy inmates from Missionaries of Charity.

CSR Programs - SummaryCSR Focus: Eradicating Poverty [Sec‐135, Sch‐7 (i)]

# Organization Program Cost (INR) Time (M) Beneficiaries

1 APD Sanchalana 1,000,000 8 132

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CSR Programs - SummaryCSR Focus: Promoting education and vocational skills [Sec‐135, Sch‐7 (ii)]


2 KSCCW Bal Roshini 715,000 12 60

3 NalandaWay Kanavu Pattarai 880,500 12 375

4 BRDO Yuva Jyoti 1,644,330 14 200

5 Agastya Lab‐on‐a‐Bike 560,000 10 1,600

6 Narayana Health

Udaan (Soar in Success) 16,02,500 12 55

7 Radix Learning

Professional Certificate in Software Development (PCSD)

7,65,000 6 51

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CSR Programs - SummaryCSR Focus: Promoting education and vocational skills [Sec‐135, Sch‐7 (ii)]


8 AMBA Learn and Earn Centres 1,206,000 18 52

9 Sikshana Learning Enhancement 1,830,000 12 6,104

10 Kasturi Trust Ekalavya 700,000 12 50

11 Janaagraha Bala Janaagraha 2,500,000 12 1600

12 SPASTN CBR‐DID 1,000,000 12 300

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CSR Programs - SummaryCSR Focus: Promoting gender equality and empowering women [Sec‐135, Sch‐7 (iii)]


13 KSCCW BSTI 972,500 10 40

Total 15,375,830

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Grant Programs - SummaryCSR Focus: Promoting education and vocational skills [Sec‐135, Sch‐7 (ii)]


1 SSK Literacy Enhancement 600,000 60 250

2 edZilla EducateZilla 614,500 12 200

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Grant Programs - SummaryCSR Focus: Promoting education and vocational skills [Sec‐135, Sch‐7 (ii)]


3 AVS Quality Support 1,764,000 12 768

4 Centurion UMBC 1,159,400 18 500

5 Mindtree Foundation ‐ D2R 1,019,500 12 21

Total 5,157,400

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VOLUNTEERPROGRAMS

377

Joy of Giving

388

• Number of Volunteers: 2515• Duration spent per head

in day(s):1

• Efforts in Volunteer days: 2515• Lives impacted: 2515

Facts

Blood Donation

399

• Number of Volunteers: 1914• Duration spent per head in

hour(s):3


Facts

Stem Cells Registry

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hour(s):1

• Efforts in Volunteer days: 26.42• Lives impacted: 634

Facts

Technologists for Social Action

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Support Staff Trip

42


day(s):1


Facts

Solar Lanterns Distribution to Support Staff

443


hour(s):3


Facts

Dream to Reality – D2R

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day(s):6


Facts

Tree Plantation

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Old Clothes, Toys & Books Donation

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What didn’t go as well as expected?

• Redesign Mindtree Foundation website and update it regularly. Could not do complete in 2014-15. Working collaboratively with the Marketing team to bring up by Q1, 2015-16.

• CSR project monitoring and evaluation. We could not effectively monitor some of our projects in remote locations. We will proactively calendarize assessments of all CSR projects in 2015-16.

• Udaan project. Thorough initial study and due diligence on execution strategy could have been done

better. We will ensure Narayana Health creates year-on-year road map and implements the project successfully.

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Plan for 2015-16

• We are in the process of evaluating projects for 2015-16• 29 proposals received• 16 proposals evaluated• 13 proposals to be evaluated• Need to get budget allocation for Mindtree Foundation CSR projects• Final proposals need to be approved by CSR committee

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