CSR Speak
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been a long-standing commitment at ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and forms an integral part of the Company’s activities. The Company’s objective is to proactively support meaningful socio-economic development in India and enable a larger number of people to participate in and benefit from India’s economic progress. It supports and contributes to programmes and initiatives keeping ‘protection of life and health’ as the core proposition and cornerstone of all its CSR initiatives. This is in line with the Company’s vision, “To build an enduring institution that serves the protection and long-term saving needs of customers with sensitivity.” Through our Corporate Social Responsibility projects over the years, we have touched over 1.8 million lives with a total contribution of over ₹ 1.99 billion.
Chhering Chodon - Member of Spiti Rangelands Livelihood Programme at Nature Conservation Foundation
“Shen (a programme between NCF and ICICI Prudential Life) gave me an opportunity to earn some money, provided me training but most importantly, it exposed me to the world beyond Spiti. I participated in the Dastkar exhibition in Delhi and interacted with so many people who visited our stall from different parts of the country and shared stories. They encouraged us to continue working. It felt great! All this happened because of Shen. I realised that Shen is not just about earning more money. The people who come to buy our products also want to know our story and how we are helping conserve the pastures around our village. We are more motivated now.”
Suhridam Roy - PhD student at Nature Conservation Foundation
“For the last two years, the support from ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has been crucial in developing the project, which is novel in every aspect and aspires to tackle several unanswered questions regarding animal vocalisation. The financial security they provided me helped me focus more on the most important aspect of PhD learning. These learnings are not only in terms of subject knowledge but also in capacity development as a manager, communicator, and writer. I take this opportunity to thank ICICI Prudential Life Insurance for its generous support so far. This support has helped me grow as a researcher and develop a novel research project.”
Anandhi Yagnaraman, CEO - Catalysts for Social Action
“Thank you to team ICICI Prudential Life Insurance for partnering with us in ensuring our children remain healthy. Good health is central to overall development and for their learning. Our partnership with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has ensured continued support over the years towards some of the most vulnerable children living under Institutional care.”
Sumanta Kumar Kar, CEO - SOS Children’s Villages of India
“We are grateful to ICICI Prudential Life Insurance for their multi-year partnership in supporting SOS India’s work in Khajuri Kalan for special needs children. The generous support has been transformative, enabling us to provide the necessary care and support to these children who require specialised attention. This support will be making a significant impact in their lives. Thank you for making a meaningful difference!”
Rhea Mehta, Director - Special Initiatives, TMC Navya
“Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) - Navya is so grateful to ICICI Prudential Life Insurance for its support in FY2022. Together, we have empowered low-income cancer patients from 23 states across India with personalised, evidence-based treatment plans. These patients ranged from 2-year-olds to 95-year-olds suffering from a variety of cancers. Thanks to ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, we were able to offer guidance and cancer care expertise that these patients would not have otherwise had access to. It has truly been a privilege to work with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance towards our shared goals of participation and protection in healthcare. We look forward to impacting many more such lives together!”
Somedutta Chatterjee, Director – Give I Grants (GiveIndia)
“ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has been a valued partner of the GiveIndia Employee Giving programmes for over 15 years now. Imbibing a culture of giving, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance team has enabled employee contributions to over 50 NGO partners across critical cause areas like Education, Elderly Care and Healthcare. Matching contribution from the organisation has gone a long way to support some credible grass-root organisations towards impact. Give is super proud of our association with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and we look forward to scaling impact together!”
Somedutta Chatterjee, Head - Corporate Partnerships, GiveIndia
“ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has been a huge supporter of the GiveIndia employee giving programme and has been our valued partner since 2008. Driven towards philanthropy and nurturing a culture of giving, the ICICI Prudential Life Insurance team has enabled its employees to pledge their contributions towards causes GiveIndia is committed to, that need the maximum support. At the organisation level, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has also been very generous to match employee contributions made towards specific causes. We are super proud of this association and look forward to scaling the impact together.”
Anandhi Yagnaraman, CEO - Catalysts for Social Action
“ICICI Prudential Life Insurance is our anchor partner in Madhya Pradesh. This partnership began when things were very nascent in the State, and with the Company’s continuing support, we have constantly expanded our work and served more children year-on-year. Our heartfelt appreciation to ICICI Prudential Life Insurance for patiently walking the journey with us. We are proud of what we have achieved and this could not have been possible without your support! Thank you!”
Yash Shethia, Director, Wildlife Landscape, WWF - India
“WWF India works with key stakeholder groups across multiple conservation priority landscapes to secure the country’s unique flora and fauna. Support from ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has been critical in our efforts to secure high altitude rangelands in the western Himalayas in collaboration with local communities and the local administration. Also important has been the support of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance for implementation of the Interim Relief Scheme administered by WWF India across several states of the country to provide partial financial relief to livestock owners who have lost their livestock to large carnivores. We greatly value the support from ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and their commitment to the cause of wildlife conservation in India.”
Dr. Vinit Samant, Tata Memorial Hospital
“As the pandemic is nearing an end, and we continue to offer treatment to Cancer patients unabated, I take this opportunity to thank all our donors and stakeholders who relentlessly stood by us, and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance is one amongst them. We acknowledge the mutual collaboration established between us which recognises the necessity for addressing the financial needs of children, adolescents and young adults treated for Cancer. Your esteemed CSR Team gracefully touched the lives of approximately 166 children (male and female), adolescents and young adults over the past three years. The valued financial contribution takes a huge burden off the families’ shoulders. We look forward to further strengthening the bond of trust and support in touching more young lives who aspire to see a brighter future with your help. We again thank the CSR Team of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and its stakeholders who have stood by us relentlessly for the past five years.”
Sudarshan Suchi - Secretary General, SOS Children’s Villages of India
“ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and SOS Children’s Villages of India have been partners in social change for almost three years. Words cannot express how important this partnership of social change is. This relationship of consciousness has helped SOS India in transforming the lives of 26 abandoned children in villages around Raipur and Visakhapatnam. Support by ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has given us the necessary resources to bridge the gap in provisions and to alleviate the plight of parentless and abandoned children under our care. Thanks to everyone at ICICI Prudential Life Insurance for being an incredible source of strength to a significant cause.”
Anandhi Yagnaraman - CEO, Catalysts for Social Action
“ICICI Prudential Life Insurance’s CSR partnership with Catalyst for Social Action goes back a long way. Our work in Madhya Pradesh began with their support. We were able to influence the lives of hundreds of children living in childcare institutions in the areas of improving their health, hygiene, nutrition, education and livelihoods. Today, we can proudly say we have brought in a long-lasting change in the lives of these children under institutional care with this partnership. Many of our children are skilled, employed, and can lead an independent life. ICICI Prudential Life and Catalyst of Social Action have shared a unique collaboration of trust over the years, and we have been fortunate to have a partner who patiently walked every step along the way with our children and with us.”
Dr. Vinit Samant, Tata Memorial Hospital
"We write to you to express our gratitude for being of great support to us and our patients during the past 5 years and especially during the pandemic.
While the world battled the pandemic at various fronts, we, at Tata Memorial Hospital too braced ourselves to face a dual battle with Covid Disease as well as Cancer. With the disruption of healthcare services all over, we realised that it was important for us to continue providing cancer treatment services to our patients irrespective of their Covid status.
Amidst the other challenges, one of the most critical challenges faced by patients is the financial burden of disease (patient care and treatment). This challenge was accentuated during the pandemic for known reasons. In these testing times, the CSR Fund from ICICI Prudential Life of ₹ 2 crore helped TMH provide seamless treatment to our patients. Assistance was provided to more than 200 adolescents cancer patients (male and female), aged 0 to 21 years. We again thank the CSR Team of ICICI Prudential Life and its stakeholders who have stood by us relentlessly for the past 5 years."
Dr. Bijal Mehta, Trustee, Shrimad Rajchandra Sarvamangal Trust
“Shrimad Rajchandra Sarvamangal Trust extends its heartfelt gratitude to ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited for supporting the charitable activities of Shrimad Rajchandra Hospital, our healthcare initiative. Your kind support, specifically for the treatment of critically ill premature or low birth weight babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of our hospital including babies needing major surgeries, is most warmly appreciated. This has helped save the lives of many babies and we are very grateful to you for the immense compassion demonstrated by your organisation. Thank you for joining hands with us year after year in the true spirit of partnership to support some of the most marginalised sections of our community."
Pooja Taparia, Founder and Chief Executive, Arpan
“We are glad to have ICICI Prudential Life supporting us, especially in a tough year like FY2021. It is so important to have continued support from funders like ICICI Prudential Life which has enabled us to reach hundreds of children over the years with messages of personal safety and empower parents and teachers to provide a safe environment for them. A funder is a key stakeholder in the crusade against an often ignored issue like Child Sexual Abuse. They not only fund programmes that show results in preventing it but also inspire and connect others to the cause. It is our collective responsibility to ensure our children are protected from Sexual Abuse and we hope that ICICI Prudential Life can continue to support us in our effort to prevent and address it.”
Kareena Choudhary, Horse riding trainer with Sky Wings Equestrian Academy, Trivandrum
Little Kareena was rescued from the streets of Trivandrum by the Railway Police and they got her admitted to a childcare home with Catalysts for Social Action (CSA). Growing up from a young child to a sincere and hardworking girl, she has performed exceedingly well in studies as well as co-curricular activities such as Kathak and sports. In discussions with Kareena, CSA formulated a career plan with her wherein she was enrolled in horse riding training and was selected in the State Equestrian Academy, Bhopal (Government of Madhya Pradesh). She was also selected for a National-level championship for horse riding. Kareena believes that with the support received, she has got a new direction in her life and is confident of supporting her family financially.
Charles Sammuel, Senior Advisor with Concentrix, Delhi
Unfortunate circumstances got Charles and his little sister enrolled with a childcare home with CSA at a very young age. Charles had always been a sincere and enthusiastic child. His dedication got him to secure an impressive 73% in his Class XII Board Exams. The CSA encouraged him to continue his studies and designed a career plan for him, post counselling sessions. Charles secured 300th Rank out of the 6,000 students who appeared for the entrance exams for Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA). He not only secured a good score at the completion of the course at Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore but also secured a suitable job for himself. He dreams of further pursuing an MBA and wants to support his sister in becoming financially independent.
Jyoti Netam - SOS Children’s Village of Raipur, Family Home 13
Jyoti was brought into SOS India Raipur's home at the age of five. After scoring a commendable 80% in her class XII examinations, she is currently pursuing her diploma in Mechatronics and is learning spoken English. A current affairs buff and an avid painter, Jyoti loves playing kabaddi, volleyball and dabbles in chess too. After her degree, she dreams of being a corporate professional while keeping all her hobbies alive.
Hari Prasad Sampara - SOS Children’s Village of Vishakhapatnam, Family Home 2
Hari is young, intelligent, and mature beyond 21 years of age. In just one meeting, one can understand that he is respectful, soft-spoken, and cares deeply for his loved ones. He is currently pursuing his B.Sc. in agriculture at Rai Institute of Technology, Bangalore. He loves to read – especially comic books and dreams of doing a master's in agriculture.
Aarti Mandloi - Programme Asha in partnership with Catalysts for Social Action (CSA)
Aarti was brought to CSA at the age of 13 as her father had health issues and her mother was a daily wage labourer with 4 younger kids to look after. Growing up, she was sincere, hardworking and performed exceedingly well, scoring 72% in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in her class XII examinations. She is currently pursuing a B.Sc. Nursing course and is keen to enrol for higher studies - M.Sc. in Nursing.
