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Introduction
KPMG in India has a strong legacy of improving communities and making change happen. We use our skills and resources to find sustainable solutions to some of the most pressing issues. The firm’s Corporate Citizenship programme works towards sustainable development in communities and brings about a change by working with schools, colleges and organisations that align with our focus on lifelong learning.
Our approach at corporate citizenship is to build and support programmes that range from investing in disaster relief, focused support at schools and green initiatives – all of which are done with the support from our people volunteering in our initiatives.
As always, our people continue to be the driving force behind our programmes. In 2019-20, staff of all KPMG entities operating in India, along with their families, volunteered over 86,000 hours in our various initiatives like mentoring and training students, reading and storytelling sessions under KPMG’s Family for Literacy (KFFL) programme, cataloguing books in libraries, organising carnivals, tree plantation drives and accompanying children on field trips and excursions, among others.
Mentoring students of Aspire programme
As part of our flagship programme – Aspire, we support the education and overall development of the girl students from our partner schools. Along with conducting virtual sessions on life skills, soft skills and spoken English, we are utilising online platforms to conduct regular mentoring and counselling sessions for the students.
Senior women leaders from the firm are mentors to the girls and provide them guidance on building a career. In 2020-21, we have over 60 women leaders from the firm mentoring over 260 Aspire girls.
DATE: 10-Nov-2021
Cyber Day
KPMG in India’s fourth Annual CyberDay initiative took place virtually this year. The sessions provided guidance and resources to students to be ‘cybersafe’. Over 30 team members from the IT Advisory team participated to educate students from nine of our partner NGO schools across four cities. The discussion laid emphasis on the importance of cyber awareness. It educated the students on online safety, possible virus and spyware attacks. The team also highlighted the precautionary measures students should adopt when using social media platforms, making friends online, posting content, chatting, etc
DATE: 05-Nov-2020
Sessions on life skills
Our volunteers came forward to conduct online sessions on life skills for the students of our NGO schools. The topics covered were on communication, self-esteem, anger management, managing stress and anxiety, time management, choosing a career, social media safety and the importance of giving back. Through these virtual sessions, we were able to focus on the socio-emotional learning of the students and help them build confidence, self-discipline and other skills that would be beneficial for their personal and professional development.
DATE: 19-Oct-2020