IDF , pursuit to help and improve educational standards of poor children in rural areas. The organization organises career counselling and guidance to students to pursue skill courses for self- employment and higher education in HHKM Intercollege, Ghaziabad, RSK Intercollege, Simbhavali, Hapur in 2022-2023.. The organisation received donation to distribute Scholarships for meritorious boys and girl students of 9th, 10th, 11th class of Chaharwaati Inter college , Akola, Agra. The scholarships amount Rs. 3100.00 to students were distributed to students on 10.July 2023 at school premises. The programme was attended by Dr. Gambhir Singh, Pradhan, Akola, Shri Virpal Singh, Pradhan, Ramnagar. Shri. Shiv Om Tiwari, Principal, Chaharwaati Inter college, Akola, Agra.

IDF organises Free Medical Camps to promote awareness amongst rural and urban women and children towards health, hygiene, environment, and sanitation In year 2021-2022 organised awareness camps on Know-How of COVID-19 and distributed masks in the communities. IDF team worked relentlessly to organize awareness program to win the battle against a covid-19.

The organisation is implementing programs on Social Forestry, Safe Drinking Water, Water Conservation, etc. IDF has constructed 50,000 litres water tank at NSG, Manesar, Gurugram for watering plants in 2023. Water from the tank is then used to irrigate plants during the daylight hours. It was funded by VOICE NGO, Delhi.

To date, women are doing a great service to society. IDF adopted a holistic approach to uplift the status of women from the unprivileged section of society, and the organization trained them in cutting - tailoring, & hand embroidery and enhanced their communication skills and developing their personality for market linkage.

ICWC continued making of 3 layer masks in 2021-22. The COVID -19 is deeply and disproportionately impacting women’s empowerment in ways that advance gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Skill development in cutting & tailoring, hand embroidery

We have found that there are lots of potential beneficiaries available West Delhi poor habitats for the said program who need support to get some skills to earn their livelihood. This activity helped them to increase their income and living conditions. Therefore, this project focused on women’s empowerment through skill development, cutting tailoring, and hand embroidery.

The main objectives are-
✓ To skill and train women and adolescent girls,
✓ To increase the income of women, and
✓ Enhance the skills of these women to gain respect and dignity in society.

To reduce poverty we need to take a social development approach and invest in our people. Social development is about improving the well being of every individual in society so they can reach their full potential. The success of society is linked to the well being of each and every citizen. It means investing in people. It requires the removal of barriers so that all citizens can journey too with their dreams with confidence and dignity.

The country is facing solid waste management, a big challenge before urban local bodies, municipalities and state and central government. The program aims to make institutions and communities cleaner and healthier. IDF is promoting -
Zero waste management
 Zero waste is a philosophy that encourages the redesign of resources life cycles so that all products are reused.
 No trash is sent to landfills and incinerators. Aims & Objectives-
 Too see a reduction in the amount of wastes (in tonnes) send to landfill
 Encourages people to avoid waste, and to reuse reuse and recycle more
 Awareness on environmental waste issues and behaviour change on those issues. The program implements a decentralized segregation model for composting and recycling for efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable waste management. The Foundation's Waste Management model to provide a functioning solution to manage waste by:
 Creating awareness - Mobilize and educate the local community to adopt and maintain a solid waste management system.
 Engaging community - Identify and involve community champions in the adoption of the program. And further to build and maintain the composting facility, and set up a collection system by reducing, recycling waste..
 Targeting zero waste - Analyze, monitor, and continuously optimize the process, outcome, community adherence, and participation for ‘Zero Waste’ targets.

The IDF is promoting social action projects among school and college students. The need of community service is to prepare students for their future by helping them learn what it means to be responsible citizens. Community service teaches students the value of serving others and helps them develop selfdiscipline and critical thinking skills. IDF helps students in internship and engage them in social projects. In turn, they get hands-on experience directly working with the community. After the successful completion of the social project they get certificate. These projects involve students in volunteer activities, generally with established community groups, and on an individual basis. The 7 students from BBA course , Bennett University , Greater Noida completed internship from 21.11 22 to 26.11.23 in rural waste management. A social action project prepares students to identify, plan and carry out solutions to problems within their school, community and beyond. In social action projects , students typically work cooperatively with other class members on initiatives they help to identify, plan and direct. Project that engage students in acting on the beliefs take many forms. Service projects involve students in volunteer activities, generally for established community groups, and on an individual basis. For example students may volunteer their time for a community service organization such as village development, rural waste management, education, child rights etc. The goal is active citizenship through thoughtful, cooperative, critically engaging, and responsible action. The responsible citizen approach proposes that schools can prepare students for their civic role by developing their ability to form thoughtful opinions on matters of public policy. The students are being motivated for nationally relevant research projects , e.g., in sectors of education, livelihood, health, environment, waste management etc.

IDF organises awareness camps in communities, schools etc to motivate civil society to Give time as volunteer, Sanitation & Health, livelihood promotion, and Environment & Waste management.

The Organisation did tangible work at grassroot level to meet the concept of ”Mission Sanitation’. The promotion of Menstrual Hygiene is one of the priority of women health. Indcare Development Foundationdid counseling session with adolescent girls anwomen regarding menstrual hygiene as women having better knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene and safe practices are less vulnerable to Reproductive Tract Infection (RTI) and its consequences. Therefore, organization conducted “Wash Awareness Campaign” in villages of Greater Noida. The objectives of the campaign were:- • To create Awareness about ill effects of open defecation • Health Hygiene Promotion • Importance of household toilet • Motivation for construction and use of low cost sanitation facilities

The IDF was invited to participate in event as speaker in “Women & Water Dialogue” by Namami Gange at Varanasi and chief-guest in seminars on “World Earth Day”, organised by Delhi Technical University, “World Water Day” by Amity University, India Water Week by Ministry of Jal Shakti,

➢ Household toilet construction in rural areas
➢ School toilet construction in urban and rural areas
➢ Women empowerment through skill development for marginalized women
➢ Capacity building programs for colleges, schools on gender equality and main streaming
➢ Water conservation, afforestation, and rain water harvesting
➢ Child Development
➢ Promotion of Zero waste management in colleges and institutions
➢ Menstrual Health Management