Ahmedabad Roundtable Report

Collaboration for Sustainable Development

AHMEDABAD ROUNDTABLE

February 21, 2014 Hosted at CIIE, IIM-Ahmedabad

OBJECTIVE

Enable organizations in adopting collaborative model to leverage innovative

solutions, local channels and best practices in making development sustainable.

Collaboration for Sustainable Development Ahmedabad Roundtable February 21, 2014

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Participants

# Name Org Type Sectors of Interest

1 Arvind Limited CSR Education

2 Adani CSR Education, Healthcare , Livelihood, Water & Sanitation

3 Torrent CSR Education & Healthcare

4 UPL Limited CSR Education, Agriculture, Livelihood & Healthcare

5 Tata Power Ltd CSR Education, Water & Sanitation & Livelihood

6 Tata Chemicals Ltd CSR Water, Healthcare, Livelihood, Agriculture, Education & Energy

7 Jindal CSR Water, Energy & Education

8 GHCL CSR Water

9 Ceat CSR Education, Energy & Livelihood

10 John Deere CSR Education, Agriculture & livelihood

11 GIPCL CSR Agriculture, Healthcare, Energy, Livelihood,

Water & Education

12 CSPC, Ahmedabad NGO Livelihood, Water & Sanitation

13 AKRSPI NGO Water, Agriculture & Education

14 DST, Ankleshwar NGO Education, Water & Sanitation, Energy &

Healthcare

15 Yusuf Meher Ali Centre NGO Education

16 CEDRA NGO Water, Healthcare, Livelihood & Agriculture

17 Utthan NGO Agriculture & Livelihood

18 Navchetan Trust NGO Livelihood, Agriculture

19 Dev. Support Centre NGO Water, Livelihood ,Energy & Agriculture

20 Sajjata Sangh NGO Livelihood, Agriculture, Water & Sanitation

21 Udgam NGO Water, Healthcare, Livelihood, Agriculture &

Education


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Feedback

Organization Feedback

UPL Limited

Villagineer in partnership of IIM Ahmedabad is one step of bringing different stakeholders on common platform. We hope this roundtable opens up new avenues for collaboration and partnerships for the progress of society.

Arvind Limited

Spot on...this is how I will describe this roundtable. I believe the confluence of social & business strategy is the key to solving major societal concerns. I look forward to further exploring the leads that I got and of course more such interactions in the future.

Adani Foundation

It is a great opportunity for young innovators to connect with their peers from the region and also the people like us who can use their innovations.

Tata Power Ltd

Must congratulate Villagineer for bringing together diverse innovators, entrepreneur, NGOs and corporate to create new opportunities for increasing the quality of life among the poor and marginalised.

John Deere

Villagineer is a unique initiative to bridge the gap between innovators and marketers, this initiative will have a desirable impact on the Indian economy as dreams with solid content will get actualized on the ground.

CSPC, Ahmedabad

It was a good effort to provide platform for sharing and learning innovative ideas, technologies and approaches in the development sector, which is also a need of an hour and apt for emerging global scenario.

Sajjata Sangh The design of the programme was very good and productive from the point of view that we found the solutions and the discussion very interesting.

CEDRA

It was really a wonderful experience having interaction with variety of NGOs and Corporate CSR initiatives and extension. Villagineer have started the most needed activity bringing stakeholders together.


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The Social Enterprises that presented at the event were:

Speakers

Company Solution

Caddisfly: Low cost drinking water test kit. Currently tests for Fluoride, Nitrate and a rapid coliforms test (fecal contamination). The test uses a Smartphone and can be used to map and analyse water sources and points.

Biosense: Portable & instant Anaemia screening with SpO2 & Pulse Rate Measurement. Affordable, battery operated needle free painless anaemia testing with instant results. Also available, Multi Analyte Urine Testing System. Can easily be used in clinics, hospitals, OPDs, Camps & Schools.

EI Mindspark: Independent Centers in low-income neighborhoods using a cloud based personalized adaptive learning program that bridges the gap between what children know and what they are expected to know. Program & licensed curriculum that helps the child improve his/her skills in Maths, Science, and English. Typically 1 hour a day model.

Prajwal Bharat: Undertakes CSR Sponsored turnkey street lighting installations & maintenance projects for villages. LED lights save up to 70% energy, leading to villages getting uninterrupted power supply. Strong OOH advertisement proposition available for CSR branding on lighting poles.

Connections made due to the Round Table

Sector Solution Provider Names

Energy 18 number of connections, 5 pilot commitments

Agriculture 31 number of connections, 3 pilot commitments

Water 18 number of connections, 3 pilot commitments

Healthcare 27 number of connections, 1pilot commitments

Livelihood 16 number of connections, pilot commitments

Education 11 number of connections, 1 pilot commitments


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Pictures

CSRs, NGOs & Social Enterprises discussing Social Solutions presented by Villagineer

Mindspark sharing Education Model

Biosense demonstrating its affordable medical device

UPL CSR sharing best practices


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Format of the Event

Event Planning& Implementation

Villagineer looks for an organization (CSR, Foundation, etc.) to sponsor the event and set the context. Once the City, Venue and Date is fixed, Villagineer reaches out to several good development organizations in that area to generate interest. Villagineer also takes there detailed data to identify relevant interests, geographies and willingness to collaborate.

Pre-Screening: Villagineer pre-screens Businesses with respect to Type of Programs being implemented in various geographies by Development Partners (CSRs & NGOs)

During Event: Villagineer sets up the context and exposes audience to Villagineer Collaboration model, ensures speakers make a compelling pitch & facilitate structured feedback followed by open discussion

Based on the detailed feedback forms, Villagineer team records the interests and makes formal introductions of the various organizations looking for collaboration.

Networking, based on the pre-event screening, participants used 1 hour time at the end of event to have 1-on-1 meetings to take engagement further.

Post-event follow-up

Converting Connections into Outcome: Villagineer has a formal process to record and make connections among the suitable and inteersted organizations. The team also follows-up with both parties to ensure outcome oriented collaboration.


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Roundtable on Sustainable CSR

Ahmedabad, 21st February, 2014

Venue: Seminar Hall, Indian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380015

AGENDA

Time Session/Topic Speaker(s)

09.30- 10.00 Registrations, Welcome &Introductions Villagineer, IIM,

ALL

10.00-11.00 Collaboration Models Villagineer

11.00-11.15 Introduction to CIIE CIIE

15 minutes Tea/Coffee Break

11.30-12.00 Cadisfly-Water Testing Device, 8 minutes pitch followed by 2

minutes of structured feedback, 10 minutes of question answer

Mr Samual

12.00- 12.30 Mindspark-Augmenting Education, 8 minutes pitch followed by 2


Mr Pranav

12.30-13.00 Product Dashboards of Solutions with structured feedback,

Product DEMOs, Open discussion

Villagineer

45 minutes Lunch Break

13.45-15.15 CSR Best Practices – Experience sharing through case study

presentation

UPL, Arvind,

Adani, Torrent

15 minutes Tea/Coffee Break

15.30-16.00 Biosense, Handheld Diagnostics, 8 minutes pitch followed by 2


Mr Abhiskek

16.00-16.30 Prajwal Bharat, Solar Streetlight, 8 minutes pitch followed by 2


Mr Anuj

Plenary

16.30-17.00 Wrap up & next steps Villagineer, CSR,

NGOs

10 minutes- Working Tea/Coffee Break

17.10-17.40 One to One Meeting between SE and interested CSR/NGO

Parallel sessions (max 4)

Social Enterprises

+ CSR/NGO

Documents

Ahmedabad Roundtable Report