- Cognizant Foundation India is one of the channels of Cognizant’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in India.
- Cognizant Foundation (CF) was set up in India in the year 2005, as an independent corporate entity (Section 8 not-for-profit Company).
- The Cognizant Foundation India aims to provide access to quality education, healthcare, and skilling opportunities for underprivileged sections of society.
What We Do
- Cognizant Foundation India is building a sustainable ecosystem at the intersection of inclusion, technology, and collaboration.
- Its vision is: “To be a model social organization that enables and facilitates underprivileged sections of the society in India to access quality education, healthcare, and skilling opportunities”.
- Board of Directors
- Cognizant Foundation Project Management Office
- Core Committees in Cognizant locations serving as the local representatives of Cognizant Foundation in their locations
- Cognizant Foundation focuses on empowering persons with disabilities, promoting holistic child development, and fostering gender equality.
- The Foundation’s programs in Health, Education, and Skilling are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations, reflecting its commitment to addressing global challenges through local actions.
- Cognizant Foundation’s initiatives focus on the following two program themes:
- Health4All – Enhancing accessibility to quality healthcare
- Future4All – Creating a better tomorrow through education and skilling.
- Intrinsic merit of the proposal and its adherence to Cognizant Foundation Charter and the credibility of the organization/institution seeking the grant will be the key criteria for consideration
- Review of the project proposal and due diligence of the organization seeking the grant - by Cognizant Foundation Secretariat directly and through local core committees as appropriate
- Recommended/shortlisted proposals put up to Cognizant Foundation Board of Directors for their final decision
- Cognizant Foundation grants are designed to bring in systemic change. The grants are typically utilised for implementing development programs in the areas of Education, Healthcare and Skilling. Expenses are typically incurred for specialised human resources to implement the programs and where required specific technology aids, devices, equipment are also funded as long as it is coincidental to the program being implemented. Cognizant Foundation does not entertain requests for providing financial support for administrative/establishment/maintenance expenses or fund any specific monetary needs of Cognizant associates.
- There are primarily 2 modes of involvement possible. A) Volunteer in a Cognizant Foundation project, for which you need to connect with the Cognizant Outreach POC in your base location B) Conduct a project site visit in your base location on the request of Cognizant Foundation, which will help the PMO team ascertain the progress of the project. To get added to the distribution list, please send an email to cognizantfoundation@cognizant.com with the subject line as “Cognizant Foundation PMO support volunteer”.
Whom to approach for support to your organisation?
Please contact Cognizant Foundation office in Chennai at the following address:-
Cognizant Foundation
5/535, Old Mahabalipuram Road,
Okkiyam, Thoraipakkam,
Chennai – 600097, Tamil Nadu.