Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
SF’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has garnered recognition through collaborative efforts with corporates and institutions. Through the Creative Connections program, partnerships have been established with influential entities aiming to foster sensitivity towards individuals with diverse needs and promote an inclusive culture. This details the offerings under the Creative Connections program by Snehadhara Foundation. Our sessions are meticulously crafted to address the dynamic needs of the corporate landscape. SF is poised to be a transformative partner for corporations seeking to enhance their organizational culture and social impact.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion form a central part of our offerings under Creative Connections. The workshops are designed to address various aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion within a corporate context, fostering a culture of respect, understanding, and equal opportunity.
Our Offerings
Our workshops are offered as online or offline trainings. Workshops can be opted as one-time workshops or a series of trainings spread across the year for long-term impact. The workshops can be conducted onsite or offsite.
Neurodiversity– These workshops provides a deep dive into neurodiversity, exploring different neurodivergent conditions, fostering awareness, and offering various perspectives to create a more inclusive environment.
Gender Sensitivity- These workshops focuses on developing a nuanced understanding of gender-related issues, providing tools for creating a workplace that respects and supports diverse gender identities.
Cultural Competency & Inclusive Communication- These workshops delves into cultural diversity within the workplace, offering practical communication strategies to bridge cultural gaps and create an inclusive organizational culture.
Unconscious Biases- Unpacking the concept of unconscious biases, these workshops aims to help participants recognize and mitigate biases in their decision-making processes and interactions.
Our Work in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
In collaboration with Volvo Trucks India, Snehadhara Foundation conducted a series of three transformative training sessions under the banner of “Navigating Diversity: A Comprehensive Approach to Gender Sensitivity.” These sessions were designed to deepen the conversation around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the organization. Engaging leaders, managers, and women employees over three workshops, the trainings sought to move beyond awareness to actionable strategies that create more inclusive workplaces.
There was an emphasis on challenging unconscious biases, fostering inclusive leadership, and equipping participants with tools to champion diversity within their teams. Each session was tailored to its specific audience, ensuring that the key themes resonated and translated into meaningful impact.
Session 2- Retail Frontline Management
Snehadhara Foundation’s collaboration with Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and Miyamoto International was focussed on holistic inclusion of Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) in disaster-resilient infrastructure. This partnership aimed at co-developing a framework that integrates the principles of GEDSI into disaster-resilient infrastructure, bringing together global expertise with a deep understanding of social inclusion.
Established in 2019, CDRI is a multistakeholder and a unique coalition aiming to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems against natural hazards. Drawing from SF’s body of work, which has focused on using arts practices for inclusion, we brought in a unique perspective that centers on ensuring that infrastructure development serves the needs of marginalized populations, including women, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups.
This engagement was done through consultation meetings, research, a three-day workshop with CDRI leadership, and co-developing of a GEDSI Framework.
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Dr Gitanjali G Govindrajan, Founder and Executive Director of Snehadhara Foundation was at the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), as part of our Creative Connections programme, for a training on ‘Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace’. CDRI is a multi-stakeholder global partnership and its total membership count stands at 39 national governments and 7 organizations. The training was organised by Miyamoto International with CDRI. Today, 60 persons from the CDRI staff, USAID, and Miyamoto Project staff were present for this discussion and training. The essence of the training focused on much needed Diversity, Inclusion and Equity.
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Our Founder and Executive Director, Dr Gitanjali G Govindrajan was invited to the EquitABLE Symposium panel with BOSCH as part of Bosch’s Diversity and Disability Week to discuss the topics related to inclusive PwD workforce.
The panel sought to understand what does Diversity and Equity entail and understand the challenges that people face with Physical and Intellectual Disabilities at the Education and Skilling end.
Our Executive Director and Founder, Gitanjali Sarangan was at the Diversity and Inclusion panel at Instahiring, 2020 which was this year’s grandest TA tech event.
In her classic style they got them to dance saying. “We need to practice inclusion each day by stepping out of our comfort zones”.