Monday, December 5, 2011

Health Camps for weavers' communities in rural India

JAIPUR & its partners offer regular free medical services to villagers below poverty line.

Sunday, 13th November 2011, JAIPUR Rugs Foundation (JRF) and SMD Hospital, one of the biggest private hospitals in the capital of Rajasthan state, have organized a one-day health camp in Maid village near Jaipur city and have assisted more than 500 poor people with free medical services.

More than 1000 people present in the camp, 15 doctors and health professional volunteers and 501 poor people who were offered more than eight types of medical services: this was the impact of the third health camp organized in 2011 by JAIPUR Rugs Foundation and two of its partners: Jaipur Rugs Company and SMD Hospital. 200 of the patients who received free medicines, token cards for free chirurgical interventions or medical consultations were JAIPUR weavers which craft high-quality rugs and carpets for home makers in 25 countries.

“JAIPUR's mission is to empower artisans in the carpet industry while connecting them with global markets through high-quality products they create, but for this empowerment to be sustainable, in the reality of rural communities, there is first a need to improve the quality of life of people living in rural India. This health camp is part of JAIPUR's efforts to improve the socio-economic status of the artisans through partnering with stakeholders for educational, health or rural development programs.” explains Yogesh Chaudhary, Director at JAIPUR.

JRF is taking support from its stakeholders to organize 3-6 health camps a year for villagers below poverty line who don`t have access to proper medical services and are living in the communities of the 40,000 artisans of JAIPUR. One month prior to each health camp, JRF deploys dedicated staff to visit each and every house in the village where the camp is going to be organized in order to extract the details of the patients and to create awareness in the local language.

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'It is important that our executive MBAs experience India'

'It is important that our executive MBAs experience India'

Q&A: Phil Rosenzwieg, Professor, Strategy and International Management

Chitra Unnithan / Ahmedabad February 15, 2010, 0:18 IST

The executive MBA programme at Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) is ranked among the top 20 such courses worldwide. As part of the course, the institute conducts a Discovery Expedition to India. Phil Rosenzwieg, professor of Strategy and International Management, and his students recently visited India as part of the expedition. Rosenwieg spoke to Chitra Unnithan about his experience. Edited excerpts:

What is the Discovery Expedition all about?

EMBA Discovery Expeditions are real-time lessons on exploring new trends and ideas, and evaluating their relevance for participants and companies. They include visits to the likes of Silicon Valley and Shanghai. Our programme involves work with company-specific assignments, along with three Discovery Expeditions to other parts of the world. Our goal is not just to learn about the economy and business challenges but also to learn about the social and environmental issues.

After Shanghai and Silicon Valley, why did IMD choose India for the discovery programme?
India is a very important part of the world stage today. It is very important that our executive MBAs experience India. India is a global power in the making, if it manages to achieve anywhere near its full potential over the next few years. Our visit to India sets us up nicely for our next trip to Shanghai in May, as there are many points of comparison and contrast between these two giant nations — economically, socially, politically, environmentally, and more.

What were the take-aways from India?

India is also a place of stark contrasts, often positioned side by side: abject poverty next to western luxury and sophistication; global corporations (both Indian and foreign) next to grassroots entrepreneurship. IMD Executive MBA participants visited leading companies including Infosys Technologies, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Auto, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Zensar and interacted with speakers who talked about issues like entrepreneurship, advertising in Indian culture, spiritual life, and microfinance. The participants stayed in Mumbai where they witnessed the full range of urban life — from Marine Drive to Dharavi, a slum of more than a million people. The group also travelled to Pune, and visited villages east of Pune to understand rural issues, including education and agriculture.

And last autumn, five leading companies (ICICI, Tata Motors, Wipro Water, Zensar, and Jaipur Rugs) identified two projects each, which groups of students began to work on in December, first on a remote basis, then during their time at IMD from Jan 17-23, and then while in India, finally making presentations to the client firms on this month. Perhaps this was the most valuable part of the Discovery Expedition.

How important is India as an education market for IMD?

India is highly important as a country for us to learn about. It has not, so far, been a large market for IMD, but we hope that will improve over time. We have had a few Indian nationals doing our EMBA, and would like to have many more.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/%5Cit-is-important-that-our-executive-mbas-experience-india%5C/385701/

Jaipur Rugs Company Pvt.Ltd.


Jaipur Rugs Company Pvt. Ltd. is a leading manufacturer and exporter of hand-knotted rugs. Known for its diversified product ranges, versatile designs and supreme quality, Jaipur Rugs is an emerging world-class leader in the category of rugs. Over the years, it has continued to perfect techniques and carry the rich heritage forward into homes and businesses in more than 20 countries around globe. Jaipur Rugs Inc., a sister concern of Jaipur Rugs Company Pvt. Ltd (JRCPL) in Atlanta, U.S.A undertakes this global distribution.

The company is ISO 9001:2000 certified that duly prescribes a set quality management system and quality control for exceeding customer's expectations and meeting them within the specified time frame.

Jaipur Rugs Company has been honored with ‘Excellence Award’ by the Institute of Economic Studies (2007), ‘America’s Magnificent Carpet Award’ by America’s Mart (2006), ‘Star Export House’ by the Director General of Foreign Trade (2005), ‘Certificate of Merit’ by Carpet Export Promotion Council of India (2003 and 2004) and ‘State Award for Export Excellence’ by the Government of Rajasthan (2003).

In its attempt to mobilize the art of carpet weaving amongst the underprivileged and unemployed rural citizens, the company has set up a proactive approach called Jaipur Rugs Foundation. On its way ahead, the company plans to expand its wings to more than 20 countries and over 14 states in India.


Jaipur Rugs Company website in Other languages:

Jaipur Rugs Company website in Other languages:

English : http://www.jaipurrugsco.com

Arabic : http://www.jaipurrugsco.com/ar

Turkish : http://www.jaipurrugsco.com/tr

Russian : http://www.jaipurrugsco.com/ru

Japanese : http://www.jaipurrugsco.com/jp

French : http://www.jaipurrugsco.com/fr

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