MDL Launches Black Gold Rope for Life

                                            A CSR Initiative towards Poverty and Hunger-Free Maharashtra

 

MUMBAI: Black Gold: Rope for Life Scheme was launched by Cmde T V Thomas, Director (Corporate Planning & Personnel), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited by handing over Osmanabadi Goats to identified beneficiaries from six hamlets of Kharade in the presence of representatives of Kharade Gram Panchayat, residents of Kharade, volunteers, EAGL and Karve Institute of Social Services representatives and CSR team of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) on 15 Feb 2018. 

 

While speaking on occasion of the launch Cmde T V Thomas expressed satisfaction and said “MDL is pleased to fund Black Gold Rope for Life which addresses socio-economic deprivation, rural distress and empower members of the communities by promoting self-employment through social enterprise among the people at the bottom of the pyramid. He further said that such impactful initiatives would collectively contribute towards building poverty and Hunger-free India.”

 

Cmde J M Jangir, General Manager (I & A) on the occasion of the launch said 'Black Gold: Rope for Life Scheme is going to be extremely important for the poorest of poor for eradicating poverty, generation of livelihood, empowerment of women and eventually contribute to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)'