Corporate Social Responsibility
“The brands that will be big in the future will be those that tap into the social changes that are taking place” – Sir Michael Perry (Chairman of Centricia PLC)
WELCOME TO THE DOSTI FOUNDATION
At Dosti Realty we believe that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a vowed duty of every organization and we try our best to create a better society by generating activities that involve the environment as well as our consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and other members of the public sphere. We believe that generating profit should not be the organisation's only motive and that giving back to society is far more important. We are therefore fulfilling our commitment and setting an example by practice, in the real world. Dosti Realty's social welfare and philanthropic activities are carried out by The Dosti Foundation.
Care, Education and Upliftment of Labourers at Sites (Ongoing)
From 2013-2016, Dosti Realty tied up with the Mumbai Mobile Creche who not only took care of the labourer's children during the time they are working but also facilitated learning lessons besides providing care facilities to ensure that these children have a safe, happy and healthy childhood. They also organised camps and activities for children to engage in every month, over and above the regular activities.
In 2017 Mumbai Mobile Creches created a CORP program for our Balkum site to cater to the children who reside in the labour camp. The team runs a daycare center along with tuition classes for school going children and also various initiatives like health camp, art, and craft classes, School enrolment, a creation of PAN and Aadhar card, Bank act etc. The whole objective is to reach out to the children and the community as much as possible and link them to services. This new initiative has enhanced a positive environment and attitude within the labours.
Awareness Creation in Villages (Ongoing)
Our program coordinator and mobilizers identify a village or wadi which needs skill training. Interested students are called to a village meeting where they are educated as to why skill development is required. A need-based survey is then conducted to assess the interest and likeness to learn a particular skill. Individuals are educated in detail about the type of programs that can be conducted their village, the government schemes they are eligible for as well as what help and facility will be provided by the gram panchayat. Post this, students are registered for programs at nominal charges. The gram panchayat representative is encouraged to be a part of the meeting so that they take ownership and support them enthusiastically.
Collaborations for Vocational & Skill Training (Ongoing)
Dosti Foundation is conducting vocational training courses like Sewing and Beauty courses. Likewise, it offers Diploma Courses in Construction work, Electrician, Building Maintenance, Water Proofing, Office Management, basic IT Literacy, Fashion Designing, Yusuf Meherally Centre is also developing infrastructure and better quality facilities at Village Tara in Barapad Taluka and conducting educational camps. Nearly 50 thousand students across Mumbai attend throughout the
year.
Wellness & Beauty Program: This basic level 3 month beautician program teaches students about the wellness industry. Students completing this program have moved on to work as Junior. Beauty Professionals in beauty salons across Panvel, Pen, Vashi at least for a year before starting their own unit.
Tailoring Program: We started a 3-month tailoring program open to any gender and all ages. As part of the program, students are also taught the tricks of the trade, entrepreneurial Skills as well as assisted with loans for starting their own units. Those interested in perusing it further, go ahead to complete the 6 months Fashion Designing program. Students have joined with the intention of either starting small tailoring of their own, joining a garment workshop or just to make their own clothes.
IT Training: This program which started in March 2017 was introduced with the intention of equipping individuals with basic IT handling skills considering the rapid increase in digitalization across sectors. Students get trained in a 2-month computer literacy course and those that have completed their HSC are also entitled to enroll in a 4 month “Office Management Program”. This program teaches students the skills required to become an efficient Office Manager or Inventory Professional in any commercial setup. Post these training students are also assisted with getting
placements.
Construction Skills Education (Ongoing)
Being from the construction industry, we wanted to create a platform to train and place individuals within our own industry. We also realised that this sort of training would also be useful to those currently working at our sites and enhance their skills. With this in mind, skill training programs for electrician lineman, masonry, carpentry, painting, waterproofing, plumbing and waterproofing were created. Most of these programs are conducted by NSDC training partners. This will not only be beneficial to the individual but also improve quality of work within the industry. These 3 month full and part-time workshops will also have placement assistance at the end. The first workshop was Painting & Water Proofing where we collaborated with Asian Paints to conduct a 2 days painting session at our own for 58 painters. The program involved practical training and an evaluation at the end. Participants received certificates from Asian Paints and NSDC upon successful completion and were given reference booklets for future. We also conducted
training in aluminium form shuttering.
Blood Donation Camp (April - May 2017)
On 28th Apr & 11th May 2017, a blood donation camp was held at Dosti Realty. A large number of Dosti employees enthusiastically came forward to support this cause and 79 bottles of blood were donated for the betterment of Thalassemia children. The camp was organised by Arpan Blood Bank, a Non-profit organization that provides free blood to 350 Thalassemic children registered at their Vile Parle (Mumbai) and Nashik centers.
Beautification of Wadala along with BMC (November 2016)
Dosti Realty has played a major role in transforming Wadala (Antop Hill). Now along with BMC, we managed to clean up the location at around Wadala Bridge. An environment-friendly and sustainable gabion wall were built which divides the flow of traffic moving in opposite directions. This initiative has hugely helped in developing and maintaining driving discipline amongst the residents of Wadala (Antop Hill). Tree plantation and creation of pedestrian walkways alongside the road were also done.
Swachh Bharat (October 2016)
Following the footsteps of honourable PM Narendra Modi, Dosti team took it upon themselves to clean one of their projects at Dosti Imperia within an initiative taken by TMC. Dosti realty has been always proactive for the betterment of the society.
Participation in Tree Planting Initiative Conducted by MCHI (July 2016)
MCHI-Credai in July 2016 took initiatives to make Maharashtra a greener state by planting 2 crore trees. 20 lakh trees were planted in Thane, of which hundreds of trees were planted by Dosti Realty at our construction sites. Honorable MLA Eknath Shinde - Cabinet Minister of PWD Maharashtra, Thane City Collector Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar, Additional Commissioner of Thane Municipal Corporation Mr. Sunil Chavan and famous Bollywood actress Tanishaa Mukherjee took part in the initiative. Respected Mr. Deepak Goradia (Vice Chairman and Managing Director) and Mr. Rajul Vora
(Executive Director) were present at the event supporting the cause along with Dosti Team.
Carnival for Site Labourers' Children of Various Thane Developers (June 2016)
On Sunday 12th Jun 2016, real estate developers with sites in Thane joined hands to participate in ‘The Thane Moonsoon Relay’. Created to express their gratitude for all the hard work put in by the labours and to bring a fun element to the lives of the children who often also live at these sites, this event truly depicted the harsher yet softer side to real estate. The brainchild of this event was Ms. Shraddha Goradia, who was moved by the happy spirit of the children who she interacted with at one of the Dosti sites. The event which saw a footfall of around 300 children had activities for all age groups to participate from Puppet Shows to Musical Performances, Merry-go-Rounds to Game stalls, Air castles and much more.