The Foundation, in a statement, said it is also providing frontline workers with healthcare and safety equipment, migrants and daily wagers with essentials like meals and ration kits amongst other causes.
That apart, Eaton’s employees have also been working with the foundation’s existing education projects to take the content online, minimizing disruption in school education for the disadvantaged.
The relief work is being done in Pune, Puducherry, Coimbatore, Ranjangaon, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai with plans to reach out to more areas soon.
Commenting on the relief work, Eaton India HR Director Ashish Kapoor said amidst the uncertainty, Eaton has taken adequate precautions to ensure our employees’ safety and well-being both on location and in remote work environments.
“However, we are well aware of the Covid-19 warriors amongst us who face high risks daily to keep us healthy and our cities safe and clean. We have also witnessed the plight of the vulnerable communities who have been impacted the most in this challenging phase,” he said.
It is a time when everyone need to stand and support a section of the society which needs assistance. “Through our little contribution, we hope to have brought respite to some,” he added.
Eaton’s CSR programs in India began when the company started operations in Pune in 1999. For more than two decades, Eaton has been leading various CSR and community initiatives in the country – in education, health and environment.
In 2015, Eaton India Foundation – a public charitable trust, was established to further streamline and broad-base Eaton’s community efforts in India.
Currently the Foundation serves communities in all major Eaton locations in India, impacting more than 17,000 school and college students, more than 400 plus destitute, 1200 families and cumulative volunteer support from 1900 plus Eaton volunteers.
