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IN THE NEWS
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Seminar on eye donation held
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KOCHI -- In connection with the National Eye Donation fortnight Dr Varghese Ponthepally
inaugurated an awareness seminar ‘Kanthurakkan Oru Kayyoppu’ on Saturday. The seminar
was organised under the aegis of Little Flower Hospital in association with UST
Global and Infopark, Kakkanad. More than 500 people signed the consent letter for
eye donation on the occasion. UST Global chief information officer Murali Gopalan,
Asok Kumar, Sunil Balakrishnan and Gopalakrishna Prakash also spoke.
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Sept 05, 2011
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Source: IBN Live
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Let's think green, act green
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Social Responsibility
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UST Global believes that we, as a company, have an obligation to help those who
are less fortunate and under privileged in our society. This belief is reflected
in our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives which are geared toward
making meaningful differences in the communities in which we live and work. The
company feels most passionately about two vital global issues: health and education.
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We partner with various global and local organizations for some of our CSR initiatives.
Two of these partners are PATH and Communities In Schools:
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PATH to Support Global Health Initiatives
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UST Global has made a commitment to provide both funding and volunteers for immunization
projects that will be launched and managed by PATH, an international nonprofit organization
that works in more than 70 countries to improve global health. PATH’s mission is
to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening
systems and encouraging healthy behaviors.
For its first project, UST Global has selected two upcoming PATH immunization programs
aimed at assisting women and children in India. UST Global associates have initiated
a volunteer fundraising drive that will coincide with a corporate donation to make
a positive impact on these programs. Portion of the UST Global funding will be used
to support:
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Community mobilization activities using banners, posters, booklets, and other materials
to create awareness about the importance of immunizing children.
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Development of training kits for project staff and volunteers.
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In addition, UST Global will co-fund programs to increase community awareness about
the project and the benefits of regular immunizations.
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'Communities In Schools' to Support Education
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Communities In Schools is the US’s largest dropout prevention organization, working
in more than 3,200 K-12 public schools. Today, 1.2 million young people annually
receive direct services through more than 200 Communities In Schools local affiliates
in 27 states and the District of Columbia.
As voluntary mentors and tutors to students in schools across the country, UST associates
will share their professional and personal experiences, energy and enthusiasm. Our
goal is to reach 10 percent volunteer participation of our U.S. associates this
year and continually increase the number of hours and volunteers contributing to
this program.
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Learn more about Communities In School at www.communitiesinschools.org.
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Voluntary Employee Programs
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Apart from key partnerships, UST Global has voluntary programs to reach out and
build relationships in our communities. The associates involved in these activities
participate whole heartedly and believe in giving something for a cause. Specific
objectives and goals are set in terms of the amount of resource hours and money
that the team aims to contribute for a specific cause. These goals are met from
the contributions collected from associates and many associates spend time on week-ends
for various community activities. Activities, which are mainly focused on community
health care & education for women and children, include:
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UST Global has adopted the village of Azhinjivakkam, situated near Red Hills, Chennai.
The village was chosen because of severe industrialization which has caused pollution
and poverty. The Chennai
Adopt-A-Village program is called MITRA meaning “friend” where a long term relationship
with the village has been established. The village was adopted in early 2009 and
have provided the following support.
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Conducted several medical camps
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Planted fruit bearing trees
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Donating school uniforms and bags to students
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Established a computer lab
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Hired a computer teacher
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Tutor and mentoring of students
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Monthly visits by the team
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Providing uniforms to school children
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Conducting computer literacy programs
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Training sessions for children of indigent families
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Visits to hospitals to help underprivileged patients
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Contributions to orphanages and women’s homes
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Blood donation camps
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In addition to initiatives focused on health and education "green" teams work on
several environmental causes including:
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Tree planting
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Beach and community clean-up
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Restoration work
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Trail maintenance
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Energy efficiency
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UST GLOBAL FOUNDATION
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To carry out our mission of Transforming Lives, we have founded UST Global Foundation
and UST Global Welfare Foundation for United States and India.
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CSR Videos
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ALPHABETS - Transforming Lives Through Education
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UST Global has built relationships with many schools in Southern India and Philanthropic
Organizations to provide education and to mentor children in the right direction.
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Our CSR initiatives
Environmentalist and a campaigner for women's rights Sugatha Kumari talks about
UST Global's CSR initiatives.
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ADOPT
Transforming Lives through adoption
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