Suzlon Foundation

www.suzlon.com
www.suzlonfoundation.com

Suzlon Corporation is the third largest Wind Energy Company in the world. It has had a 100% annual growth rate since the start of the company in 2001. The majority of the company’s wind farms are in the desert of India (Northwest) and in rural areas due to the amount of land needed to create a successful Wind Energy Farm. The Corporation has come under social pressures to create a public relations office. I worked in this office during my abroad program in India. I saw first hand the positive affects this company has on poor villagers. This company has many different programs to empower these villagers, such as tree plantation, solar power lights, women self-help groups, animal vaccinations, computer literacy for teachers, education about personal health, deepening of ponds/rain water collection, and the list goes on. Basically, the corporation sends their Public relations office into these poor areas around the wind energy farms and have the employees in this office evaluate what needs to be done to help life these people out of poverty. These impoverished people are marginalized into a role in society and through these programs funded by Suzlon Corporation these villagers are able to have a better quality of life. This may sound like an ad for this company, but when I worked there I saw how genuine the employees were when it came to helping these impoverished people.