IIFL Foundation

With our initiative - 𝗔𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝗝𝘆𝗼𝘁𝗶, IIFL Foundation took an innovative approach to open a dialogue on importance of 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 by adopting regional Folk Art Form of 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗿𝗶.

An interactive Art form composed with Song, Dance & Drama., 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗿𝗶 has been an essential part of local tradition (𝙀𝙨𝙥. 𝘽𝙝𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙨 - 𝙍𝙖𝙟𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣) since many generations and proves to be a very effective medium of communication at community level, to engage with all age groups, right from a toddler to a super senior.

Each performance uses mythological stories, blended with contemporary situations to promote social values and address community concerns.

We used the medium to promote awareness on Education, Eliminate discrimination, steps for improved health & hygiene, consequences of early marriage (Child-marriage) and dropping out of schools.

𝟵𝟰𝟳𝟵 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝟰𝟱 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮𝗷𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻

IIFL Foundation has established two state-of-the art 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘀 in partnership with the Government of Rajasthan, at Kherwara Girls’ Higher Secondary School and Kanabai Girls’ Higher Secondary School in Udaipur district.

The initiative provides fifteen computers to each school, benefitting over 1200 girl students in Kherwara and Nayagaon blocks, areas with a majority indigenous tribal population.

This is a part of IIFL Foundation’s long-term partnership with the Education Department of Rajasthan, which aims to provide state-of-the-art classrooms, smart labs, and clean toilets, ensuring a conducive learning environment across 𝟭𝟬𝟮 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀' 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀

Mrs. Madhu Karnawat Jain, Director, IIFL Foundation said, “𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝑰𝑰𝑭𝑳 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒂𝒋𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒋𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆. 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔.”

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iifl foundation Winter kits distribution

To the ignited minds,
To the curious thinkers,
To the mischievous bunch,
To the promising educated generation
Wishing you all a very
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲

Keep Shining !

IIFL Foundation has facilitated 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞, as a token of respect towards the department that safeguards the society.

The raincoats were presented to Additional Director General (ADG) Sunil Ramanand (IPS) of Maharashtra Police and subsequently handed over to the Police Training Centre, Marol, Mumbai., who will supervise the distribution. A few sets were also presented to Shri. Sunil Dattatray Jadhav, Senior Police Inspector, Juhu Police Station, Mumbai.

This activity is part of a larger programme supported by IIFL Foundation, and implemented by Yashlok Welfare Foundation, that is focused on '𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕'. Under this initiative, women and youths from underprivileged section of society receive skill development training and employment to manufacture raincoats from recycled PVC plastic.

About 110 individuals have received training and employment (beneficiaries) through this initiative and it contributes to reducing plastic waste in the environment.

850 raincoats were handed to the Police Training Centre and 150 to Juhu Police station.

Rajasthan Government has felicitated IIFL Foundation and its Director Mrs. Madhu Karnawat Jain with the prestigious ‘Bhamashah Samman’ for outstanding contribution in the field of education and particularly in the area of girl child literacy.

Mrs. Jain leads the CSR function at IIFL Group with strong emphasis on impact-based social intervention in the areas of education, health, financial literacy, water conservation, livelihood, poverty alleviation and climate action. Mrs. Madhu Jain and IIFL Foundation’s contribution has been recognized by multiple Indian and global authorities including the United Nations.

Rajasthan Government’s Education Minister Mr. Madan Dilawar honored Mrs. Jain at the state-level Bhamashah Samman Ceremony held at Udaipur.

Under the leadership of Mrs. Madhu Jain, IIFL Foundation’s flagship education project – Sakhiyon Ki Baadi – has brought over 36,000 out-of-school girls into education fold through 1,200 schools, mostly in remote tribal villages of Rajasthan.

The IIFL Foundation collaborated with Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute to successfully accomplish the '𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰', which commenced on July 12th, 2024.

This yearly initiative provided comprehensive healthcare services to the Warkari community in Pandharpur during Ashadhi Ekadashi.

Over the years, the collaboration has been able to serve more than 8,37,874 warkaris.The word ‘warkari’ is a Marathi term that means "one who performs the wari '' or "pilgrim". It refers to a religious movement within Hinduism's bhakti spiritual tradition. Warkaris are devotees of Vitthal, also known as Vithoba.

The camp has been held annually since 2007, providing all-body health check-ups and outpatient services to attendees. Immediate care and follow-up treatments are ensured as required. The camp also ensured they are well-fed with nutritious meals and refreshments, enhancing their overall well-being throughout the pilgrimage.

This year, the ambulance (equipped to aid multi casualty) donated by IIFL Foundation to BhaktiVedanta Hospital & Research Institute (Mumbai) was also taking care of the casualties at the pilgrimage site of Pandharpur.

Mrs Madhu Karnawat Jain, Founder- Director of IIFL Foundation Receives 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗦𝗥 at House of Lords, London.

Mrs. Madhu Jain, Founder-Director of IIFL Foundation has been recognized as a Global Power Leader 2024 in CSR for her contribution towards girl child education by WhitePage International.

Mrs. Jain was awarded along with distinguished global leaders in various fields at the Peers Room, The House of Lords, The Palace of Westminster, London.

Mrs Madhu Jain is well-known for her successful efforts towards girl child literacy in India and has received multiple recognitions across national and global platforms including the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

For her contributions, Mrs Jain has earned the moniker of '𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣' by Corporate Social Focus magazine. Her unwavering commitment and visionary leadership have carved a distinct path towards addressing the pressing issue of girl child illiteracy in the country. 'Sakhiyon Ki Baadi' program under her leadership has brought over 36,000 out-of-school girls into education system through 1,200 schools. IIFL Foundation has also adopted over 7,600 government schools and leveraged the power of technology to impart digital education to over six lac students.

Happy to share that one of our trainees Miss. 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗼, a beneficiary of the 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 in Kupwara, (Batch 1) has opened her own restaurant, New Sky Cafe and Restaurant, making her 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 in the area to do so.

This skill development programme is conducted by REACHA with support from Indian Army, and is focused on building skills and employability of the youths from the aspirational district - Kupwara, Kashmir.

She first started working as an Executive Chef at Food Villa Hawal, Srinagar after completing the training, and assessment based on curriculum by The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) Tata STRIVE. The experience at her first job helped her to get the motivation to start something of her own.

This is a proud moment for all of us, especially considering that she used to 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟮𝟱 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 to reach the training center. 🍽️👩🍳🌟

She now becomes a role model for other trainees, and would guide and empower them through her experiences as an entrepreneur and an employer.

Over 120 youths have benefitted from this skill development programme in FY 23-24.

The IIFL Foundation supported the cause of peace, non-violence and 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 with participation in IIFL JITO Ahimsa Run in on March 31.

IIFL Foundation runs one of India's largest girl child literacy programs - Sakhiyon Ki Baadi - in Rajasthan, which has brought over 36,000 out-of-school girls into the education system. There are 1,200 Sakhiyon Ki Baadi schools in Rajasthan, run by over 1,200 teachers or Dakshas.

Fifty Dakshas from Rajsamand , Khamnor and Bhilwara districts participated in the IIFL JITO Ahimsa Run in Udaipur, organized by Jain International Trade Organization's Ladies Wing.

IIFL JITO Ahimsa Run is the world's largest such run for peace and non-violence - organized in 108 locations across the world in 22 countries and is listed in the 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀

Mrs. 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗵𝘂 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝗻, Director, IIFL Foundation said, "𝑭𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓. 𝑰𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍, 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚."

It has been found that societal evils like child marriage and domestic violence against women has reduced after a woman becomes literate.

As we practice Bhagwan Mahavir's teachings, Ahimsa in all aspects of life is important. IIFL Foundation in a small way through girl child education is aiming to achieve the same in the society by providing women education, health, social and financial wellbeing.