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We care, and we are with you, Safety from COVID-19 is a nation-wide to strengthen the nation’s hand of for remote scouting of players in
June 2021. Athletes from our Reliance
protection.
priority. Our mask distribution initiative
– Mission COVID Suraksha – aimed to
Foundation Odisha High Performance
every step of the way build awareness and safe behaviour While our top priority this year was Centre registered impressive growth in Message Chairperson’s
COVID relief, we ensured that we
their sporting journey to keep up the
among communities. It has, to date,
continued all our other developmental
provided over one crore reusable
cloth masks along with sanitisers and work as well. Our Rural Transformation momentum towards grooming high
performers. Our Rehabilitation and
teams also worked tirelessly to support
This is our promise to the nation awareness messages, to some of the communities to stay safe and secure. Sports Medicine department at the
Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital
most vulnerable communities – frontline
workers, daily wage labourers, street Through our livelihoods redoubling continues to provide specialised support
efforts, we reached over 39 lakh+
Reliance Foundation is committed to bringing about sustainable and inclusive change across vendors and public transport service people even amidst the pandemic to athletes.
the length and breadth of India, especially in the lives of the most marginalised and vulnerable providers. We are humbled to be able restrictions. Empowerment for women and the girl
to support their safety and livelihoods
sections of society. We are humbled to have impacted over 5.1 crore (51 million) people in over through this initiative. Our commitment Using the power of digital, our Disaster child has always been at the heart of
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our social outreach. Earlier this year,
44,700 villages across the country. As Reliance Foundation enters the second decade of its to the greatest mission of all – Mission Response initiatives helped rural we launched some unique initiatives
Anna Seva – started when the pandemic
communities safeguard their lives and
journey that started in 2010, we will continue to increase the intensity and scale of our work first hit us in 2020. To combat the livelihoods from the natural calamities to strengthen support, solidarity, and
sisterhood amongst women across
towards our vision of a self-reliant and prosperous India. humanitarian crisis arising out of the that affected India last year, be it the age groups and from all walks of life.
floods in Uttarakhand, or the cyclones
pandemic, our volunteers worked
selflessly and tirelessly to ensure that on our eastern and western coasts. The For the first time in India, the One
Stop Breast Clinic launched at the Sir
New challenges emerged as India, and the world, no member of the society goes hungry. Reliance Foundation Disaster Response H N Reliance Foundation Hospital will
faced one of the greatest humanitarian crises of This commitment took the form of the initiatives have supported 10 lakh provide a comprehensive breast cancer
the past century. The COVID-19 pandemic has put largest meal distribution programme by people so far throughout the country in diagnosis within hours and offer world
the health, lives and livelihoods of all, especially a corporate foundation anywhere in the partnership with government agencies. class treatment and clinical expertise. In
vulnerable communities, at even greater risk. To world. Today, through our Mission Anna We are grateful to have helped save lives partnership with United States Agency
combat the virus, we needed a robust healthcare Seva, we have so far delivered over 8.5 at that crucial time. for International Development (USAID),
infrastructure, a strong supply chain of essentials, crore meals to vulnerable communities Education and Sports for All is we launched the WomenConnect
and uninterrupted digital connectivity, especially to across the nation. central to our vision of a healthy India Challenge to identify innovative
our rural communities. The entire Reliance family We Care. And caring for our Reliance and happy India. A step forward in solutions to bridge the gender digital
rose to the challenge and was at the forefront of the family was our top priority. Mission this direction is the new Reliance divide and empower women. Ten
nation’s fight against the pandemic. We did all that Employee Care provided support to Foundation Scholarships that were organisations have been identified
we could do to help India face and overcome these members of our extended Reliance launched this year for undergraduate to work on innovative solutions to
unprecedented challenges, and we did so urgently.
Family. Despite our best efforts, we lost and postgraduates studying Artificial empower three lakh women and girls
Our comprehensive support to push back the some precious members of our Reliance Intelligence and Computer Sciences. across 18 states in India. On International
COVID-19 pandemic was implemented in the form of Family in this difficult time. From paying The first cohort of 76 talented students Women’s Day 2021, we launched a
Five Missions – Mission Oxygen, Mission COVID Infra, deceased employee's salary to the are from top science and engineering digital movement for women called
Mission Anna Seva, Mission Employee Care, and dependent members for five years, institutes across the country. It is our ‘Her Circle’ – a one-of-its-kind inclusive,
Mission Vaccine Suraksha. to financing their children's education vision that this scholarship will nurture collaborative, interactive, and socially-
till graduation, and providing medical and empower India’s brightest youth conscious platform for women.
Through our Mission Oxygen, we provided medical- coverage to the family for life, we remain who have potential to build new
grade liquid oxygen to various states, free-of-cost. committed to supporting their families technology solutions for the benefit of As people across India rebuild their
Though Reliance has traditionally never produced and ensuring their continued well-being. Indian society. We are also very happy lives, Reliance Foundation is committed
medical oxygen, we repurposed our facility at We also provided a lump sum of Rs 10 that despite the pandemic and resulting to scale up, sustain and stand with the
Jamnagar in record time to help India breathe. We are lakh to families of off-roll employees, restrictions, the Jio Institute ‘Greenfield nation to overcome this crisis and every
producing over 11% of India’s medical-grade oxygen who we lost to COVID-19. There can be Institute of Eminence’ will be ready to other challenge. With care and empathy,
production, meeting the needs one lakh patients on no replacement for a beloved family commence academic sessions soon we promise our wholehearted support
a daily basis and extending crucial support during a member, but we will do everything promising world-class education and to every Indian, especially our most
critical period in our country. Reliance Foundation possible to fulfil the dreams they saw facilities to young Indians. To date, we vulnerable communities, and we will
also helped in providing oxygen generators and together. have reached out to over 21.5 million continue to work tirelessly until India
concentrators to hospitals across the country, with children through our grassroots emerges from this challenge, stronger
our teams working tirelessly to help our fellow The most effective and efficient way out initiatives in various sports all across than ever before.
Indians in this hour of need. of the crisis is Mass Vaccination. We have India. Together we always have, and we will
rolled out India’s largest vaccination drive
To bolster India’s healthcare infrastructure and extend overcome.
support to our medical staff, Reliance Foundation’s by a corporate entity – 'Mission Vaccine The pandemic did not dampen our
Mission COVID Infra set up and managed 2,000+ Suraksha'. Our vaccination centres spirits and efforts to build star sports
beds across multiple locations including Maharashtra, across the country, are ensuring that we performers. Reliance Foundation-
Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. In partnership with the care for and protect our fellow Indians, supported sportspersons had historic
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, we managed supporting the nation’s fight against the wins on the international events in
over 875 beds in Mumbai, along with ICU facilities and pandemic. We have completed over weightlifting. We are happy to run India’s
healthcare personnel. This was the largest contribution 10 lakh vaccinations till the end of July, best residential football academy Nita Ambani
to COVID care in Mumbai by a philanthropic of our present and past employees, recognised by the All India Football Founder and Chairperson
organisation. Through the Sir H N Reliance Foundation associates and family members, and Federation. Reliance Foundation Young Reliance Foundation
Hospital, we provided much needed human resource, have extended this mission to vulnerable Champs announced collaboration with
infrastructure and technical support. communities across the country online scouting company AiSCOUT
All reported data figures in this message are as of 31 July 2021
*4.5 crore (45 million) as of 31 March 2021