Capita India - helping vulnerable and disadvantaged children 

Capita’s commitment to helping the vulnerable and disadvantaged in the communities in which we work has been embraced by our business centres in Mumbai, India. With approximately 10% of our employees now based in Mumbai, our Community Investment programme has been extended to reflect this growth. We now have three community partners with employees choosing to focus on projects that improve the education and health of local communities.

In 2006, staff at our Andheri office launched a partnership with Handmaids of the Blessed Trinity – a home run by three Catholic nuns for children from single or separated parents, street children and orphans. The nuns also run a school in the same building, providing education for 270 slum children aged between two and 11.

Employees regularly volunteer their time at the home and have organised camps to provide healthcare for the children. Money raised by Capita staff has paid for doctors to carry out blood, eye, dental and skin tests, and also for prescriptions for children who could not afford treatment.

Our second community partner is the Kalwar School in Aasra, a project addressing the welfare of street children in Thane and the adjoining area. In 2008, members of the CR committee helped to relocate the classroom to a more suitable, permanent area with proper infrastructure and facilities.

The integration with the offshore arm of Prudential in October 2007 resulted in Capita adopting Vidya as our third community partner. Vidya is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the empowerment of India’s underprivileged woman and children. Capita employees volunteer their time to help teach the children and organise events such as the annual summer camp.