The keynote addresses included Dr. Rashmi Singh, Secretary, Department of Women & Child Development and Secretary, Department of Art, Culture & Languages, Government of NCT, Delhi, Mr. Raman Wadhwa – Deputy Director, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana, National Rural Livelihoods Mission, Government of India, and Col. Gunjan Chowdhary – Director, National Council of Vocational Education and Training, Government of India who highlighted the focus for skilling in India. They talked about varied skilling programmes, plans, access to information and opportunities and the main focus on collaboration to build a Viksit Bharat.

A distinguished international guest, Urs Keller, an expert and advisor in higher vocational education from Switzerland, talked about Switzerland’s acclaimed dual vocational education system—where one-third of learning takes place in classrooms and two-thirds occurs within companies through practical, on-the-job training. He emphasized that nearly two-thirds of Swiss youth opt for vocational pathways, strongly supported by parents and dedicated career guidance centres, making it one of the most successful skill development models in the world.

The audience also engaged with two insightful panel discussions. The first featured representatives from corporates, implementing agencies, and academia, who shared their experiences and future strategies for investing in skill development. The second panel, comprising leaders from aligned industries, offered perspectives on the evolving landscape and the future of skilling in India. Across both discussions, speakers underscored the reasons behind sustained investments, the changing needs of the sector, and the crucial role of collaboration between government, industry, and academia in strengthening the skilling ecosystem. The event also saw the launch of a detailed report capturing the growth journey and impact of the SEDI program.

Talking about the event, Pearl Tiwari, CEO, Ambuja Foundation said, “These discussions reaffirm our conviction that skilling will lead the path to achieve the ‘Viksit Bharat’ target. Building a future-ready India requires more than just creating jobs. It demands empowering individuals, particularly those facing barriers due to education, economic background, or other challenges, with the essential skills. Therefore, we firmly believe that collaboration between social development organisations, corporate world and government will keep on bringing a meaningful, systemic change in society.

The event brought together over 150 direct and indirect stakeholders development practitioners, government representatives, civil society organisations, corporates engaged with this issue, policy makers, academics and experts.

Ambuja Foundation runs 51 Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (SEDI) across 13 states, empowering youth with employable skills. Till date SEDI has trained over 1.34 lakh rural youth, equipping them for sustainable livelihoods.

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Many events such as ‘god bharai’, ‘Annprashan’, counselling on breastfeeding and family planning were organised, focusing on maternal nutrition and balanced diet in association with ICDS and Health Department at AWCs and Block level.  Even at the skill training centres and amongst women and adolescent groups health camps and check-up sessions.

Special camps were also organized for pregnant and lactating mothers to counsel them about nutrition and its importance for them. The women were educated about improving maternal and child health through nutrition awareness and community engagement and discussions were also held on the role of nutrition in early childhood development.

The campaign aimed to spread awareness around the problem of malnutrition by improving nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. A series of nutrition demonstration sessions were organized across various Anganwadi centres aimed to education and empower communities, particularly mothers and care gives on the importance of balance nutrition for young children and pregnant women. At the sessions, beneficiaries learnt how to prepare affordable nutritious meals emphasizing the significance of a diverse diet.

During the first week of September, the foundation organised a nutritious meal ‘Kichidi’ cooking session in one of the locations with mothers and children in alignment with the ICDS department. A sensitization campaign was executed on the theme of ‘What you eat makes you who you are’ which indicates food selection is significant in our life as it directly affects our health.

Speaking on the success of ‘Poshan Maah 2024, Pearl Tiwari, CEO, Ambuja Foundation, said, “Good health and education go hand in hand. With the launch of ‘Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi,’ we want to build a foundation of health and education at grass root level that lasts a lifetime. Our initiative aims in creating awareness around lifestyle choices, nutritional habits, deficiencies, poor sanitation and hygiene. Critical issues of malnutrition, specially amongst children, pregnant women and lactating mothers will be addressed for the betterment of the society in these areas.”

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CII chose to recognize hospitals, medical institutions, NGOs and healthcare providers who are revolutionizing this sector through their innovative approach and processes. Ambuja Foundation was one of the 31 applicants to get recognized for its efforts on the ground and receive this award in the Primary Care Initiative. The award was organized as part of CII’s 6^th edition of Hospital Tech 2023 – International Trade Fare & Conference for the Health sector, recognizing the contributions of those who have set benchmarks of excellence in the healthcare sector.

The award recognized Ambuja Foundation’s Health program, which bridges the gap between rural communities and primary healthcare to ensure access, awareness and knowledge – promoting enhanced health seeking behavior among villagers. “Its success is largely due to the presence of our grassroots Sakhis and community health volunteers who ensure the ‘last mile reach’ and effectively deliver ACF interventions to the community,” said CEO, Pearl Tiwari. “They have been recognized as valuable service providers in the village and their work is seen as supportive and complimentary to the National Rural Health Mission.  It is wonderful to receive this recognition which validates and recognizes the incredible work they do in rural and remote villages across 13 states.” she said.

Ambuja Foundation’s healthcare program focuses on maternal and child health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, WASH and curative health – creating some significant impacts. It has achieved a status of 99% institutional deliveries in its communities, constructed over 30,000 toilets, improving indicators in NCDs and also created tobacco free villages and schools.

In order to ensure sustainability, Ambuja Foundation has also recently setup community clinics, which are community owned and operated, with ACF providing support for minimal requirements. This concept has helped 13 communities receive access to medical facilities, locally with doctors available at least once a week at the clinic.

ACF’s community health program continues to expand its services – involving government related health services, fostering innovation and ensuring community involvement.

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