Godrej Group employees inspire children globally to be 'healthy for life'

In India, more than 2000+ employees conducted fun 'healthy for life' activity day at 52 government and low income private schools, with the aim of creating awareness around health, hygiene and sanitation among the children. In total, around 15,000 children participated in the activity.

In Mumbai, Godrej employee volunteers partnered with Teach for India and Kotak Education Foundation and conducted activities including classroom games to create awareness about health, hygiene and sanitation, through mural painting with messages, hand washing, street plays on the theme, poster making and quiz competitions.

While Godrej’s employees focused on the health of Indian children, across the globe similar events in 62 schools and orphanages were taking place in Indonesia, South Africa, Argentina, United Kingdom, Nigeria, Mozambique and Kenya.

Speaking about the initiative, Sumit Mitra, Head, Group Human Resource and Corporate Service, Godrej Industries Limited and Associate Companies said, "As a group, we are deeply committed to connecting with our communities more meaningfully. In line with this, for the first time, we introduced the Godrej Global Volunteering Day across all our global offices. Over 2,000 Godrejites volunteered their time and skills across 52 locations to spread the message on health, hygiene and sanitation. Going ahead, we are confident that this will evolve into a signature annual platform for our team members to give back to our communities."

Vikas Goswami, Head of Good and Green function of Godrej Industries Limited and Associate Companies, who volunteered at Teach for India School in Delhi, says, “This year, our theme for Godrej Global Volunteering Day was health, hygiene and sanitation. From film screenings, quiz competitions and interactive games to initiating cleanliness drives, our team members engaged with children and volunteered across 55 schools worldwide. As a next step, we will continue to work with these schools to support them in providing quality education.”