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| The Hutchinson Global Services Social Leadership Team |
On April 16, 2013, Cristiana Peruzzo and Ankur Shukla participated with GEM employees from Hutchinson Vodafone in a very special CSR initiative centered around the objective of generating compassion towards others and enhancing leadership skills among the company’s leaders of tomorrow.
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GEM leaders had a special
occasion to interact with the people of Dharavi and see their homes, their work
places, and their spirit while witnessing a small scale industry powerhouse in
Mumbai.. The day started with a intensive classroom session to introduce
Hutchinson Vodafone employees to the constraint and challenges of slum dwellers
as well as the story of Dharavi. Then, the entire group reached Dharavi by
local train and experienced a wide range of activities such as : recycling,
pottery-making, embroidery, bakery, soap factory, leather tanning, papad-making
as well as witnessing the typical day in the life of a family in the area. All
the participants were impressed by the outstanding sense of community and
spirit that exists in Dharavi and left Mahim with an enlightened sense of the
purpose and determination that exists among the amazing people of Dharavi.
The day was part of a Social
Leadership initiative centered around three core activities with the aim to
expose each Hutchinson Vodafone young leader to unique challenges in the social
sphere in order to develop his/her critical thinking on how to tackle some of
the most pressing social issues in Indian society in a professional, humane and
caring way. Watch out for our next activity taking place in September 2013!
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