OCS Foundation

Partner With OCS Foundation for Meaningful Social Participation

They can bring people, professional knowledge, resources, networks and implementation capability to causes that matter.

OCS Foundation works with corporate organisations, institutions and professionals across education, rural livelihoods, environmental awareness and humanitarian initiatives.

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Partners And Csr

Partner With OCS Foundation for Meaningful Social Participation

Organisations can contribute more than financial support.

They can bring people, professional knowledge, resources, networks and implementation capability to causes that matter.

OCS Foundation works with corporate organisations, institutions and professionals across education, rural livelihoods, environmental awareness and humanitarian initiatives.

Partnerships are designed around the actual requirements of each programme, creating opportunities for organisations and their employees to participate in practical and relevant ways.

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Partnership With Purpose

Connect Your Organisation With a Cause

Every organisation has different priorities, capabilities and areas of interest.

OCS Foundation offers opportunities to support initiatives across five areas:

Children and Education

Women and Rural Livelihoods

Environment and Citizen Action

Humanity First

Human Consciousness and Yogic Science

Partners can choose an area that aligns with their social priorities and explore a form of participation suited to the programme requirement.

The objective is to create partnerships where support is connected to meaningful action.

How Organisations Can Participate

More Than One Way to Contribute

Depending on the initiative, organisations may participate through:

Employee Volunteering

Create opportunities for employees to participate directly in workshops, awareness campaigns, expeditions and community activities.

Professional Expertise

Employees and specialists can contribute knowledge, experience and skills to relevant programmes.

Programme Support

Support specific project requirements such as educational resources, environmental campaign materials, technology, logistics or community activities.

Infrastructure Support

Contribute towards facilities such as libraries and Digital Playgrounds under the Pankh Initiative.

Awareness Campaigns

Support citizen campaigns around plastic reduction, water conservation, responsible waste disposal and environmental responsibility.

Humanitarian Support

Contribute resources, equipment, logistics or financial support when specific humanitarian needs are identified.

Knowledge and Outreach

Support translation, outreach and access initiatives connected with the Human Consciousness and Yogic Science programme.

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Children And Education

Partner With Pankh

Pankh creates experiential learning opportunities for underprivileged children.

Corporate organisations and their employees can participate as volunteers and contribute towards educational opportunities, infrastructure and learning resources.

Partnership Opportunities May Include

Employee participation in experiential workshops

Professional and industry interaction sessions

Educational resources

School bags, notebooks and uniforms

Books and laptops

Support for transport and food associated with programme activities

Digital Playground or computer lab support

Library support

Existing Programme References

The latest OCS Foundation programme reference provides for:

Rs 6,000 to support a Pankh child for one year

Approximately Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 6 lakh for establishing a computer lab

Approximately Rs 2.3 lakh for establishing a school library

Organisations can also contribute professional knowledge by introducing children to different industries, careers and experiences.

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Employee Engagement Through Pankh

Share Experience That Can Expand a Child’s Perspective

Professional interaction is an important part of Pankh.

More than 50 professional and industry interactions have already been arranged through the programme.

Employees can participate by sharing:

Career experiences

Professional journeys

Industry knowledge

Skills

Practical learning

Different career possibilities

For a child with limited exposure, a conversation with someone from a new profession can introduce possibilities they may not previously have considered.

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Women And Rural Livelihoods

Partner With Farm to Prosperity

Farm to Prosperity supports women farmers in the hills of Uttarakhand through knowledge, resources, market linkages and opportunities for greater economic participation.

Corporate and institutional partners may be able to contribute capabilities that extend beyond funding.

Areas of Potential Participation

Sustainable farming knowledge

Organic farming practices

Pest management

Soil conservation

Quality seeds and tools

Food processing

Value addition

Market access

Buyer connections

Financial awareness

Information related to relevant schemes

Capacity building

Professional expertise and networks can be particularly valuable where they respond directly to the needs of participating women farmers.

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Market Linkages

Use Business Networks to Create Opportunity

One of the documented focus areas of Farm to Prosperity is helping women farmers establish stronger market connections.

Organisations with relevant supply chains, procurement networks, distribution relationships or market knowledge may be able to contribute by helping connect producers with appropriate opportunities.

Any such engagement should be developed around the actual produce, geography and programme requirements.

Discuss a Market Linkage Partnership

Environment And Citizen Action

Turn Employee Participation Into Everyday Environmental Responsibility

OCS Foundation’s environmental initiatives focus strongly on behavioural change.

This makes them particularly suitable for employee and community participation because the message can continue beyond a single activity.

Organisations can support initiatives including:

Project Theli

Project Half Tap

Do Not Litter Awareness Campaign

Swachh Ganga Expedition

Each programme gives employees an opportunity to understand an environmental issue and adopt practical changes in their own behaviour.

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Project Theli Partnerships

Reduce Polythene Use Through Participation

Project Theli encourages people to replace polythene bags with reusable cloth bags.

Corporate participation may include:

Waste fabric collection drives

Employee volunteering

Support for cloth bag production

Distribution of reusable bags

Awareness campaigns among employees or communities

Encouraging reusable bag habits within the workplace

The latest programme reference provides for support towards cloth bag production at Rs 50 per bag, with a minimum quantity of 1,000 bags.

More than 1 lakh cloth bags have already been distributed through the initiative.

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Project Half Tap Partnerships

Make Water Conservation Visible at Work

Project Half Tap encourages responsible water use through simple behavioural changes.

Organisations can participate by:

Installing reminder stickers near taps

Creating employee awareness activities

Supporting sticker printing and distribution

Encouraging responsible water use within offices and facilities

Engaging employees as campaign volunteers

More than 10,000 reminder stickers have been distributed through the initiative, and more than 10,000 volunteers have pledged to follow the Half Tap approach.

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Do Not Litter Campaign Partnerships

Encourage Responsible Waste Behaviour

The Do Not Litter campaign has reached more than 40 cities and distributed approximately 1 million litter bags and portable dustbins.

Corporate organisations and their employees can participate as volunteers.

Partnership opportunities may include:

Employee awareness campaigns

Volunteer participation

Portable dustbin support

Litter bag production and distribution

Campaign materials

City awareness expeditions

Activities at tourism and public locations

Organisations may also support branded campaign materials where appropriate to the programme.

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Swachh Ganga Partnerships

Support Awareness and Environmental Action

The Swachh Ganga Expedition combines citizen awareness with direct environmental participation.

Corporate organisations and employees can participate as volunteers or support programme requirements.

The latest brochure identifies opportunities including:

Waterproof trash bags

Road activity bags

Expedition logistics

Volunteer participation

Partnership for expeditions in different locations

The current programme reference provides an indicative expedition support range of approximately Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 12 lakh, depending on scale and requirements.

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Humanity First

Mobilise Resources When Communities Need Support

During humanitarian emergencies, organisations can often mobilise resources more quickly and at greater scale than individuals working alone.

Humanity First has included OCS Foundation and EFC participation in relief efforts connected with:

Nepal Earthquake

Kerala Floods

Kedarnath Floods

Covid 19

During COVID 19, support included oxygen concentrators, oximeters, food, medicines and food assistance for families in need.

Future humanitarian requirements will depend on the circumstances of each emergency.

Corporate Participation May Include

Essential supplies

Medical equipment

Food support

Logistical assistance

Employee volunteering

Professional expertise

Financial contributions

Support should always correspond with the needs identified for the specific response.

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Human Consciousness And Yogic Science

Support Open Access to Knowledge

OCS Foundation has created www.patanjaliyogasutra.in as a free and open digital knowledge platform.

The platform presents explanations of all 196 Patanjali Yog Sutras, practical insights, audio and video discourses by Pujya Swami Videh Dev Ji and searchable study resources.

Organisations and institutions can support the initiative by:

Sharing the platform with employees and educational communities

Supporting translation

Supporting outreach

Helping extend digital accessibility

Hosting study circles or discussion sessions

Introducing the resource to schools, universities and wellness groups

Support Knowledge Access

Employee Volunteering

Give Employees an Opportunity to Participate Directly

Employee volunteering can create a stronger connection with a cause than financial support alone.

Depending on programme requirements, employees may participate in:

Pankh workshops

Professional interaction sessions

Environmental awareness campaigns

Fabric collection drives

Do Not Litter activities

Expeditions

Community awareness

Humanitarian initiatives

Participation can be structured according to the needs of the programme and the capabilities of the organisation.

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Skills Based Participation

Professional Knowledge Can Be a Valuable Contribution

Not every contribution needs to be financial.

An agricultural professional may support women farmers.

A technology professional may contribute to digital access.

A business professional may help create market connections.

An industry leader may speak with Pankh children.

A communications team may help extend awareness.

An organisation may contribute logistics during an initiative.

Skills based participation allows employees to contribute what they know as well as their time.

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Programme Sponsorship

Support a Defined Requirement

OCS Foundation programmes may require support for specific activities or resources.

Examples documented in the current programme material include:

Children’s educational support

Libraries

Computer labs

Transport

Food for programme activities

Cloth bag production

Awareness materials

Reminder stickers

Portable dustbins

Expedition materials

Expedition logistics

Technology support

Humanitarian resources

A partnership can be structured around a clearly identified requirement rather than a broad or undefined contribution.

Discuss Programme Sponsorship

Partnership Process

From Interest to Action

1. Choose an Area

Identify the cause or OCS Foundation initiative that aligns with your organisation’s priorities.

2. Understand the Requirement

Discuss the current needs of the programme with OCS Foundation.

3. Identify the Right Form of Participation

This may involve employee volunteering, professional expertise, programme resources, sponsorship or another relevant form of support.

4. Define the Activity

Agree on the intended scope, responsibilities and requirements.

5. Participate

Employees, teams or the organisation contribute according to the agreed programme need.

6. Review the Engagement

Where appropriate, programme participation and outcomes can be reviewed to understand what was delivered and what may be required next.

Responsible Partnerships

Support Should Respond to Real Programme Needs

OCS Foundation believes that effective support begins with understanding the actual requirement.

A contribution should not be selected simply because it is convenient to provide.

It should respond to what the initiative genuinely needs.

For this reason, prospective partners are encouraged to speak with OCS Foundation before committing resources, materials or programme activities.

This helps ensure that participation is practical, relevant and aligned with the purpose of the initiative.

Csr And Compliance Information

Confirm the Appropriate Structure Before Commitment

Organisations considering support as part of their formal CSR programme may have internal governance, documentation and compliance requirements.

The current OCS Foundation brochure provides programme information and participation opportunities, but it does not contain sufficient information to make claims on this page regarding statutory CSR eligibility, tax deduction status, registration classifications or specific compliance certifications.

Corporate teams requiring such information should request the relevant current documents directly from OCS Foundation before approving an engagement.

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Why Partner With Ocs Foundation

Participation Across Different Types of Causes

OCS Foundation offers opportunities across a diverse set of programmes.

An organisation can support children’s learning.

Employees can share professional experience.

Business networks can potentially support women farmers.

Teams can participate in environmental awareness.

Resources can be mobilised during humanitarian situations.

Institutions can help extend access to knowledge.

The form of partnership can therefore be shaped around both the cause and the capabilities an organisation can responsibly contribute.

Start A Conversation

Find the Right Way for Your Organisation to Participate

A meaningful partnership begins with understanding where your organisation can contribute most effectively.

Tell us:

The cause you are interested in

The type of participation you are considering

Whether you want to involve employees

The skills or resources your organisation can contribute

The scale of engagement you are exploring

OCS Foundation can then discuss relevant programme requirements and possible areas of participation.

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