Other Initiatives

At Sesa Goa we take Corporate Social Responsibility seriously and devote extra care for the upliftment of the members of the community surrounding our operations. We focus on the following core areas: Education, Health, Alternate Livelihood Social Infrastructure and Environment Protection.

We have adopted some schools in Goa and Karnataka for providing educational aids, uniforms, study material and sports material for the need based students. In some cases we are also providing mid-day meals for students in schools in Goa. In Karnataka for many schools we are providing cooking utensils and other provisions. We have also organised seminars and lectures for students to prepare them for their board-exams. Additionally we have also organised counselling sessions for parents enabling them to take better care of their children.

One of the major projects for the Alternative Livelihood is our collaboration with the University of Agriculture, Dharwad, the project focuses on creating alternative livelihoods & sustainability components through agriculture, watershed, livestock, health, education, nutrition and environment. This project has been planned for about 3 years which includes 5 villages and over 5,000 people in Karnataka.

HIGHLIGHTS OF FEW EXAMPLES

Health

• Started 4 new Community Medical Centers at new locations Piligaon, Mulgaon, Surla and Panchawadi in Goa.
• Constructed Neuro Rehab Centre for neurologically challenged children at Goa Medical College, Goa.
• Specialized medical camps like Paediatric camp, Diabetes & Hypertension detection camp, General camps at schools, balwadi health campaign etc are conducted in the village and free medicines are sponsored.
• Conducted various health camps like anemia detection, cataract detection camp and subsequent treatment were organized for the benefit of people. Also urology detection camps for employee spouses were organized.
• Sustained awareness campaign for cancer, swine flu, malaria, etc for the year was organised.
• More than 240 Sesa employees donated blood on World AIDS Day

Social Infrastructure

• Construction of Balwadis, Anganwadis, Village Resource Center, panchayat halls, unprivileged sections, platforms and steps for idol immersion.
• Building metal roads around business areas, construction of bus stops, public toilets, crematoriums, development of gardens etc
• Construction of compound walls at schools, reconstruction of religious buildings for beautification and protection.
• Provision of library infrastructure & Gymnasium equipments, play equipments for the park, school ground, panchayat areas for the community.

Water supply

• Open tube wells are provided in the village and school for Drinking & irrigation purpose.
• Commenced Drinking Water project for facilitating residents of Kirlapal- Dabal panchayat under Gram Nirman Phase -II.
• Along with MFG carries De-siltation of the lakes/ streams etc for protection of the natural water resource.
• Construction of Bandharas on the natural water streams for storage and irrigation.

Educations:

• Constructed 12 Modern Anaganwadi's in collaboration with MFG across the mining belt
• Trained Balwadi teachers in Montessori Methods
• Provided Play equipments to balwadi, Primary schools
• Distributed books & study materials to over 73 schools
• GCET Coaching classes for over 70 students of Bicholim & Sattari taluka.
• Adoption of Mid Day Meal Scheme in Govt High Schools benefiting 100 students daily
• Renovation of School building & libraries
• Scholarship provided to meritorious students
• School Health and education improvement programmes in association with NGO " Manthan"
• Conducted free vocational tuition classes for 10th standard students around Karnataka mine in association with Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Educational Institution, Sirigere.
• We adopted the 'Residential School for Child Labour, run by an NGO 'SPEECH' at Karnataka.
• Completed nutrition campaign.

Agriculture and Livelihood

• Nearly 146 hectares of agricultural land is bought under cultivation in proximity of mines by providing the assistance to the farmers at Vagona, Codli, Cudnem, Amona, Navelim, Betki etc. ~ 600 families are Benefitted from the programme
• Incentives like construction of Bandharas, Provision of power tiller , tractors, Fertilizer, Improved seeds etc for the farmers were provided to restart farming
• Imparted skilled development programme in latest techniques of coconut harvesting, mushroom cultivation, grafting and organic farming for drop out youth in association of department of agriculture
• Singed MOU with Betki Kandhola Panlot Sangh, Amona Panlot Sangh for watershed activities and agriculture Improvement programmes.
• Construction of bandhara's to store water for irrigation in 12 locations in association with MFG
• Training women in different livelihood skills like stitching, bamboo crafts, coconut shell items, catering, imitation jewellery etc and establishment 40. No of SHG's for self employment

Talks, Seminars and Workshops:

• Arrangement for transport facility for schools to visit mines and see the working as well as reclamation programme.
• Programme's, like career fair/guidance, workshops, soil & water conservation , environmental awareness, Bio Diversity and various other events for teachers, parents, and students.
• A booklet "Drive with Uncle Joe" has been prepared in different languages depicting the various facets of mining, which were distributed among the school children.

We continue to proactively engage ourselves in the social developments and we have also focused on actively engaging with our communities near our operations for increasing their quality of life and making them self sustaining.