VOLUNTEERING

L&T has a structured employee volunteering programme, L&Teering, which enables and encourages employees to participate in community development activities. L&Teers teach children, donate blood, plant trees, support in conducting health camps in communities, conduct competitions in schools, distribute educational aids, and conduct sessions with children on special topics like safety and career guidance.

Here’s a snapshot of L&Teering activities and their impact:

Education Interventions

Aiding the visually challenged - L&T-ites volunteer to record audio books for the visually challenged. Volunteers also function as scribes to write various exams for the visually challenged.

Supporting study centres - Volunteers usually teach English and Maths in study centres every Saturday in Mumbai. During the pandemic, despite grappling with many uncertainties and anxieties, L&Teers got connected through virtual platforms to reach out to the underprivileged. They kept the momentum alive by conducting online sessions through WhatsApp/Zoom/other networks, storytelling over the phone, recording books and donating time and other aids like mobile phones and study materials to students.

Building futures, one child at a time - L&T partnered with the NGO Mentor Me India, where employees mentor kids from low-income group communities. These mentors regularly meet the children, helping them develop various aspects of their personality and behaviour, spanning the spectrum from confidence building to good citizenship. The mentors act as role models who provide the guidance and support that the children may not receive from their environment.

Health interventions

L&Teers help in organising health camps. L&Teers conduct blood donation camps to maintain a sustainable supply of blood during COVID-19 emergencies.

Shelter homes

Taking joy into homes - L&Teers regularly visit institutions for orphans, senior citizens and cancer patients, and engage them through entertainment and educational activities.

Environment interventions

L&Teers contribute to keeping their surroundings safe and clean by organising tree plantation and cleanliness drives. Volunteers conduct awareness sessions on topics such as road safety, the right to education, etc.