Awards and Recognition | Ambuja Cement Foundation

About
- About ACF
  
  Overview
  
  Learn more about who we are, what we do and why we do it.
  
  Our people
  
  Overview
  
  See the people behind the scenes who make all this possible – from our Founder and Board, to our experienced Management Team.
  
  Careers
  
  Overview
  
  Better understand the unique ‘I Can’ culture imbibed at ACF, and find ways in which you can join our incredible team!
  
  Awards and Recognition
  
  Overview
  
  We are proud of the national and global recognition we have received - which validates the depth and impact of our work!
Programs
- Our Programs
  
  Overview
  
  We take a 360-degree approach – because it takes more than one intervention to help a family out of poverty and into prosperity.
  
  Agriculture
  
  Overview
  
  We help farming families prosper, by nurturing farmers and organizing them into groups to enhance their profitability.
  
  Knowledge & skills
  
  Farmer Producer Organisations
  
  Hedging Risk
  
  Skills
  
  Overview
  
  We provide youth with training, employment and business opportunities to help them achieve their aspirations in life.
  
  Training
  
  Placement
  
  Entrepreneurship
  
  Water
  
  Overview
  
  We create 'drought-resilient' rural villages and ensure all-year-round water for farmers, families and communities.
  
  Water Harvesting
  
  Drinking Water
  
  Water Use Efficiency
  
  Health
  
  Overview
  
  We build healthy communities to enable people to lead more fruitful, productive lives.
  
  Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health
  
  Communicable & Non Communicable Disease
  
  Total Sanitation
  
  Women
  
  Overview
  
  We harness the power of women as change-makers - generating income, making decisions, managing finances and leading their communities.
  
  Women's self help groups
  
  Savings, Credit & Income generation
  
  Women's federations
  
  Education
  
  Overview
  
  We ensure that rural children get the support they need for a good education, and that differently-abled children reach their full potential in life.
  
  School Support (Infrastructure)
  
  School Support(Education)
  
  Special Education
Geographies
- Gujarat
  
  Overview
  
  ACF works across 3 locations in Gujarat - Kodinar, Surat and Sanand. This is where it all began back in 1993, when ACF launched its first water programs in Kodinar. Today this work has evolved and grown to now reach far and wide across the regions that we touch.
  
  Himachal Pradesh
  
  Overview
  
  “With a presence in Darlaghat and Nalagarh, ACF faces many challenges in tackling the challenges presented by this hilly terrain”
  
  Maharashtra
  
  Overview
  
  Working in Chandrapur and Panvel location, ACF has primarily focused on agriculture, health and education programs. ACF's launched its Sakhi initiative in this state.
  
  Rajasthan
  
  Overview
  
  ACF has done significant work in Rabriyawas, Marwar Mundwa and Chirawa locations of Rajasthan. ACf has done some significant work in providing access to drinking water in this drought-prone state, bringing several rural families out of misery.
  
  Chhattisgarh
  
  Overview
  
  Bhatapara, ACF location in this state was grappling water availability when the work began. Majority of the land is wasteland and the location suffers low prodcutivity in terms of agriculture. ACF is also working in Raigarh location in Chhatisgarh.
  
  Punjab
  
  Overview
  
  Renown for its agriculture, ACF works in Ropar and Bathinda reaching out to thousands of farmers and their families. This is the home of one of our flagship Education initiatives also, Ambuja Manovikas Kendra – a program that will touch your heart!
  
  West Bengal
  
  Overview
  
  The land is fragmented and knowledge on package of practices is poor. Aquaculture and paddy cultivation are the main livelihood sources. This is also a hub for truckers and of HIV/AIDS is another pressing problem. ACF works in Sankrail and Farakka.
  
  Uttar Pradesh
  
  Overview
  
  Lack of awareness and lack of education makes this a challenging location to deal with. ACF is primarily focusing of women, children and youth development.
  
  Uttrakhand
  
  Overview
  
  In this state ACF is working in Roorkee, where agriculture is the main occupation. However, with industrialisation, the land is getting fragmented and locals need alternate source of livelihoods.
  
  Andhra Pradesh
  
  Overview
  
  Nadikudi, the location where ACF is working is struggling with high usage of chemical fertilisers that has severe effect on soil and crops. Integrated crop management is the focus in this location.
  
  Madhya Pradesh
  
  Overview
  
  Chhindwara is the location where ACF is working in MP. This is tribal belt and people are mainly relying on rainfed agriculture. Youth needs exposure to exploit alternate source of livelihoods.
Impact
- Impact overview
  
  Overview
  
  Over the past 25years we have managed to make significant impact on the ground – in more ways than one!
  
  Monitoring & Research
  
  Overview
  
  Monitoring helps us improve the quality of our work and we conduct research on an ongoing basis
  
  Our Case studies
  
  Overview
  
  We work with real people. These stories tell you the true and detailed accounts of the ‘Humans of Ambuja.'
Partner
- Partnership
  
  Overview
  
  Implementer envisioning a sustainable rural india, built on partnerships - where villagers have the livelihood, resources & dignity to prosper.
  
  Our Partners
  
  Overview
  
  We collaborate with like-minded organizations who understand the importance of investing in Rural India and see the value of our work.
  
  CSR Implementation Agency
Media
COVID-19
- COVID-19 interventions
  
  Overview
  
  Since the beginning of the pandemic and the nationwide lockdown, ACF has been on the forefront making significant efforts to support 2.7 million people and protect them from the deadly Coronavirus.
  
  Oxygen Concentrators Support
  
  Overview
  
  Since the beginning of the pandemic and the nationwide lockdown, ACF has been on the forefront making significant efforts to support 2.7 million people and protect them from the deadly Coronavirus.

Awards and Recognition

WATER

Water Awards
Year: 2019

National Water Mission Awards — 'Focused attention to vulnerable areas including over-exploited areas' in Gir Somnath and Nagaur Pali

Year: 2017

11th National Award for Excellence in Water Management — Won under Beyond the Fence category

Year: 2016

FICCI CSR Award — ACL won under "category 5 Any Other project" for Water Resource Management

Year: 2015

3rd FICCI Water Award – Excellence in Water Management and Conservation by FICCI under the category 'Community Initiatives by Industry' — ACF Darlaghat (HP) and Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

Year: 2014

Best Partnership Award based — Awarded by NABARD on excellent performance in implementation of Watershed Development Projects in Himachal Pradesh during FY 2013-14

Year: 2013

Water Digest Water Award 2013-14 -Supported by UNESCO — Ambuja Cement Foundation-Chirawa has won "Best Water NGO - Water Harvesting" category

Community Initiatives by Industry- by FICCIWater Awards 2013
EDUCATION

Education Awards
Year: 2017

Special Olympics World Winter Games — Silver and Bronze medals in snowshoeing

Championship trophy at 19th Punjab State Special Olympics — AMK won this championship 11th time in a row

Year: 2016

The Derozio Award for Education and Human Enrichment 2016 — AMK won this award in 'Special Education'

Year: 2015

Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Silver Award — Best CSR Practices in Education

Year: 2013

Best organisation to ACF Darlaghat — Best organisation in CSR initiatives by "Corporate Meet and CSR Awards - We Care" organised by Amity Global Global Business School in CII Chandigarh on 22nd November 2013.

Year: 2007

Navjivani School of Special Education, Patiala — Sardarni Satwant Kaur Memorial Special Educator Award conferred on Principal of Ambuja Manovikas Kendra
HEALTH

Health Awards
Year: 2016

Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi Vyasanmukti Seva Puraskar — Won by ACF Chandrapur

Best Continued Support from NGO Project Director —ACF Ropar conferred with "Best Continued Support from NGO Project Director" by Chandigarh State AIDS Control Society

Year: 2015

Best Performing Targeted Intervention Project among IDUs by Punjab State AIDS Control Society — ACF Ropar

Year: 2011

India Shining Star CSR Award — Awarded by the Wockhardt Foundation

Year: 2007

Asian Institute of Management — Asian CSR Awards, 'The Excellence Award' in the Concern for Health category

Government of India —'The Rashtrapati Puraskaar' for making sanitation facilities easily available to rural populations in Chhattisgarh
AGRICULTURE

Agriculture Awards
Year: 2014

"Improving productivity of crops" NABARD — NABARD selected Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) for the Partnership Excellence Award (based on the performance / achievement during FY 2013-14) in the following category: "Improving productivity of crops" (ACF - NABARD Project at Bathinda)

Social Work- Bathinda — Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Sukhveer Singh Badal appreciated Ambuja Cement Foundation for its remarkable social welfare work in Bathinda. The work done by ACF in Agriculture & Drugs Deaddiction sector was appreciated by the Deputy Commissioner during the receiving of Appreciation Letters.

Year: 2013

Best NGO Award for working in the cotton sector — Awarded by Northern India Cotton Association Ltd.

Ropar- NABARD recognised Ambuja Cement Foundation for its best efforts as a corporate partner in development initiatives of NABARD. — On the occasion of its 32nd Foundation Day, Chief Minister of Punjab Sh. Parkash Singh Badal (Chief Guest) presented ACF a trophy for implementing various developmental programs of NABARD as a Corporate Partner. The program was held on 12th July 2013 at Chandigarh.
SKILLS

Skills Awards
Year: 2019

3rd Rajasthan CSR Award — For Energy, Skill Development and WASH provided by industry and CSR Department Government of Rajasthan

Year: 2014 & 2015

Skill India Award, Awarded by Assocham — In recognition of outstanding contribution and certificate of merit for best NGO for Skill Development

Year: 2015

National Skill Development Corporation — Entered into Partnership with National Skill Development Corporation

Year: 2013

Awarded by Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India — Best Principal / Director Awarded by Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India for quality Skill Training to unemployed youth.

Awarded by Ministry of Rural Development Government of India – — Certificate of Excellence Awarded by Ministry of Rural Development Government of India – SEDI recognised as the 3rd best skill training centre in the country on the basis of output.
WOMEN

Women
Year: 2018

Sandvik Gender Award — Kodinar Women's Federation for Internet Saathi Project

CSR Excellence Award by the Government of Rajasthan — For women empowerment

Year: 2017

Awarded for Excellent Work in Cooperative Sector — Kodinar Women's Federation grabbed the first position at state level by Gujarat State Cooperative Society for excellent work in cooperative sector.

Year: 2016

Best Work in Social and Health Sector — Kodinar Women's Federation awarded by Gujarat State Government under the Swaach Bharat Mission

Appreciation Certificate for Banning Alcohol — Seven BoD members of Chandrapur women's federation were awarded with appreciation certificates by Government of Maharashtra

Women Selected as Sanitation Ambassadors — Seventeen members from Chandrapur federation were selected as Sanitation Ambassadors by the Government of Maharashtra
Agriculture I Maharashtra

Age: 31 years |  Village: Panchgaon, Chandrapur, Maharastra

"Since childhood, I saw my father struggling to make agriculture profitable. I was very sure that I could do better. That with my hard work and skill, I'd earn more. But somehow, it never happened ...
In 2015, I happened to attend  a farmer meeting organised by ACF and realised there were  so many modern and new techniques in farming. That was an eye-opener when I realised there were so many ways to improve agriculture productivity!
I visited the ACF demonstration farm and that's when I got to know the secret ... 'more inputs doesn't necessarily mean more produce.'
Within a year, not only did the produce increase (both in quantity and quality), but I got to experience the power of collective bargaining, by working together with other farmers in a group.
Soon, ACF chose me as an extension volunteer. I started guiding other farmers on more modern practices, multicropping and power of farmer institutions.
In a short time, I developed a strong reputation in the village. People developed a trust in my abilities and it came as a pleasant surprise when my villagers chose me as the village sarpanch - unanimously.
It's been almost a year that I have been the village Sarpanch and I have implemented several government schemes and projects in the village including Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (under which we have got 100 toilets constructed).
People are happy with my work and I am motivated to see what more I can do after all I'm just 31 years old!"