tej kohli corporate philanthropy
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The Best Tej Kohli Foundation &
Corporate Philonthropy
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Corporate philanthropy has become a popular trend with many corporations in
the world. It is seen as a way of giving back to the community in an
attempt to liberate the people from ignorance and poverty. In the past,
Philanthropy was seen as an obligation where a prosperous corporation had
to donate some of its resources to development projects through grants.
However, this misconception is slowly giving way to a new Phase of
Philanthropic activity in which big conglomerates willingly dedicate some
of their resources to charitable courses.Tej Kohli is one of the
celebrated CEOs who found it in its heart to dedicate some of hisresources to the Underprivileged.
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The Tej Kohli foundation was founded in 2005 as a non-profit organization
which started out by catering for the needs of underprivileged children in
Costa Rica. Although nutrition was a major concern, Tej Kohli had an
emphasis on education. If all people had an equal chance to qualityeducational facility, it would be easier to eradicate poverty in most
communities. Currently, the Tej Kohli Foundation maintains a special focus
on six major projects. These are:-
Provision of education to underprivileged children Nutrition for malnourished children Rural health care Women Empowerment
Corneal Transplant and eye donation awareness Vocational training for the disabled
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In most communities, the disabled are entirely dependent on other members of the society.
There is a misconception which leads people to believe that a disabled person is deprived of
the chance to earn their living by venturing into an activity which generates substantial profit.
However, the Tej Kohli Foundation holds a different perspective. Everyone has their fields of
strength regardless of their physical capabilities; by exposing the disabled to appropriate
training courses, they can earn their own money and therefore decrease the dependency rate
in any community.
In other views, it lowers ones self esteem if they cannot indulge in an activity
which makes them Independent. Vocational training for the disabled will certainly
help in eradicating poverty by increasing the productivity of any community. As a
philanthropic organization, the Tej Kohli foundation has found it important to
involve the disabled in building the nation by providing short term training
courses.
Ignorance is one of the reasons why most people find it hard to break free from
the captivity created by poverty. Irrespective of how bright a child is, their
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talent goes to waste if they cant find access to quality educational facility.
In India, a large number of children will drop out of Primary School just because
their parents cannot afford to pay their fees. Only a few will join secondary
school for the same reasons. Eventually, just a small percentage from well up
families will be lucky enough to join Institutions of Higher Learning.
So, what it is the fate of those children who are deprived of a chance to quality
education? Most of them will find their way to casual working environments which
hardly meet their daily needs. A good number will compromise on moral virtues and
get involved in criminal activities or indulge in high risk sexual activity.
Although these activities are condemned in the society, uneducated youths have no
alternative options from which they can earn a living.
Ever since it was founded, the Tej Kohli foundation has been providing
scholarships to underprivileged children in a quest to narrow the gap between therich and the poor. The beneficiaries are expected to improve the living standards
in their communities afterwards. It has to be noted that children reflect any
nations future; exposing them to education which helps them discover their
talents is a fundamental milestone in eradication of poverty.
Statistics show that acute malnutrition accounts for 54% of the 2.1 million of
Indian children who die under the age of 5 each year. Some Philanthropic
organizations have been trying to ease this situation although they have not beensuccessful considering Indias immense population. The Tej Kohli foundation does
not discredit these efforts. However, it has been working hand in hand with
smaller organizations to secure the future of underprivileged children by
providing relief food.
Providing a nutritious midday meal has been an effective strategy. In rural areas,
most underprivileged children rarely have a balanced diet. It becomes difficult
for them to concentrate on education since they always need medical care or are
often hungry. The foundation hopes it will brighten the lives of these children by
providing good nutritional care.
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Improving medical infrastructure in the rural areas is one of the projects which
have been undertaken by the Tej Kohli foundation. India has the largest population
of people in the world. Keeping this in mind, the few medical centers in rural
areas are not enough to cater for the needs of the entire population. Shortage of
medical equipment and drugs has been a problem which leads to a high death rate.
The foundation is renovating units which already exist and will continue to
provide rural health centers with essential medication. Although a permanent
solution can be found in improving the living standards in rural areas, the
situation must be taken care of. Cases of acute malnutrition, HIV/AIDS and other
serious ailments are given a higher priority. The foundation has been funding
ambulances which will cater for the needs of those people who live far from the
hospitals.
The role of women in any community can never be overlooked. A campaign has been
put in place to put an end to domestic violence, gender disparity and stereotyping
which affects women negatively. In rural area, women are deprived of a chance to
quality education, good employment opportunities and leadership with the general
view that women are inferior to men.
India accounts for the worlds greatest population of blind people which is
estimated at an astonishing 15 million. Good news is that 4.6 million of this
people can regain their sight through corneal transplants. 90% of the 15 million
are below the age of 45 while 60 % of them are children below age 12. One is bound
to wonder why the Tej Kohli Foundation took such a special focus in corneal
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transplants and eye donation awareness. Most blind people are in their productive
age; however, they cannot earn a substantial profit considering their impaired
sight. The Tej Kohli Foundation dedicated some of its resources to corneal
transplant with the belief that the large population of blind people will venture
into profit generating activities and therefore ease the dependency rate in India.
Among the challenges faced by the foundation is the shortage of Corneal Transplant
surgeons and inadequate medical facility to cater for the 4.5 million blind people
who can regain their sight. If India plans to treat all its corneal blind
citizens, more than 100,000 patients should be addressed each year. A mobile
clinic was launched on the 25th of August this year and is expected to treat more
than a hundred blind people everyday. The Drishti Rath Project is one of the
strategies which were laid out to reach poor communities who live in the rural
areas. Among the services which will be provided are free eye check ups and
corneal transplants.
The Tej Kohli foundation would also want to bring it to the nations attention
that it cannot possibly succeed in its mission if people will not be willing to
donate their eyes. A campaign was set up in the year 2010 and has been effective
in mobilizing the masses towards eye donation. However, a great number of blind
people are still on the queue and waiting for a well wisher who is willing to
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donate their corneal. Although the foundation is already in the process of
building a specialized clinic which will cater for the medical needs of corneal
blind people, The Philanthropic project is a collective responsibility and will
only be successful if different parties including citizens and the government join
hands.
The Tej Kohli foundation is not alone in the strive to bid poverty goodbye.
Google, which happens to be one of the most celebrated computer mega firms in the
world, is contributing immensely to the development of clean-energy technology.
The corporation pledged 1% of its equity and 1% of its profits to philanthropy
after its initial public offering in the year 2004. Google has supported the
completion of several projects including studies on prediction and prevention of
diseases.
Tej Kohli sees philanthropy as a voluntary act which plays an important role in
liberating the masses from calamities and poverty. At first he did not want to
disclose his philanthropic efforts fearing that people would view it as arrogance.
However, his mind changed when he saw a friend of his donate after realizing that
Tej Kohli had been doing it out of free will. He proceeds to say that people
should view philanthropy as an obligation; instead they should contribute to
charity courses as a way of maintaining the virtue of humanity.
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Contact Tej Kohli Foundation:
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122, First Floor, Vipul Agora,
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Phone: 0124-466-3900
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