The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), a number one unbiased physique dedicated to deepening relations between India and the US, felicitated Nita Amban with the 2023 USISPF Global Leadership Award for Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility. Nita Ambani, Founder and Chair of Reliance Foundation was offered the award by John Chambers, Chairman of USISPF, at a reception in New Delhi on Sunday, October 29 attended by USISPF Board Members, high Indian enterprise leaders, and Government of India officers.
Speaking on the award occasion, Nita Ambani mentioned, “Today, I accept this award with humility and gratitude, on behalf of my entire team. I represent the beating heart of Reliance, our beacon of hope and empowerment – Reliance Foundation, through which we have touched the lives of over 71 million people. At Reliance, doing good and giving back has always been a way of life. Long before CSR became a norm, Reliance has been fulfilling our CMR, our Corporate Moral Responsibility. It has now transformed into our philosophy of WE CARE. We care for the planet. We care for humanity. And we care for our nation.”
Ambani counseled USISPF for their work. “I also take this opportunity to convey my deep appreciation to USISPF and its leadership for being a strong bridge in deepening the natural bonds between India and the US. In just over six years, the Forum has strengthened people-to-people and business-to-business ties between India and US.”
Nita Ambani is an acclaimed philanthropist and businesswoman whose management of the Foundation has impacted the lives of tens of millions of Indians by way of schooling, arts, sports activities and healthcare. Her work particularly champions girls’s and kids’s causes, that are on the coronary heart of nationwide efforts to bridge the gender divide and maximise girls’s contributions to India’s rising economic system.
Nita Ambani’s important contribution to arts and tradition was lately acknowledged when she grew to become the primary Indian to be elected as an Honorary Trustee on the Board of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the previous yr, the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) opened in Mumbai to widespread crucial acclaim. NMACC has shortly develop into a buzzword for world-class performing and visible arts in addition to an incubator for the best Indian expertise. Reliance Foundation’s sporting initiatives have supported younger athletes throughout India on the grassroots in addition to to shine within the world enviornment, demonstrating the inspiring position that sports activities can play in nation-building.
As India’s consultant on the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Nita Ambani efficiently led the Indian delegation that received the proper to host the 141st IOC Session in India, after 4 many years, an occasion held efficiently in Mumbai in October 2023. The event reignited Olympic fever as an Indian metropolis seeks to win the proper to host the Olympic Games in 2036. She is accustomed to home sports activities in her position because the promoter and mentor of the Mumbai Indians franchise and has campaigned for cricket to be included within the Olympics, which can occur within the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
Commenting on Nita Ambani’s award, USISPF Chairman John Chambers mentioned, “One of the most important awards that an organization can give is for social responsibility and philanthropy. It’s so important for people who have been successful in life to give back and create platforms for others to succeed. One such person is Nita M. Ambani, who epitomizes this example of altruism and through her work in Reliance Foundation has been exemplary in the fields of arts, sports, culture, and education.”
USISPF President and CEO, Dr Mukesh Aghi who commenced and later closed proceedings acknowledged: “We are delighted to award Nita M. Ambani for her tireless efforts to enrich the lives of many Indians. Nita M. Ambani is someone who believes that the work is never done and that there is so much more left to accomplish. At a time of hard power globally, she has shown us the reach and impact of soft power, especially in preserving and promoting India’s rich tapestry of arts and showing us that sports is a vital tool in nation-building.”
USISPF was delighted to host panel discussions with eminent Olympians, Abhinav Bindra, India’s first particular person Gold Medalist, and ace shuttler, former world #1, and Olympian Bronze medalist, Saina Nehwal, and eminent director, playwright, screenwriter Feroz Abbas Khan on telling an Indian story by way of cinema and performs.
About US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) is dedicated to creating probably the most highly effective partnership between the US and India. As the one unbiased not-for-profit establishment devoted to strengthening the US-India partnership in Washington DC, and in New Delhi, USISPF is the trusted companion for companies, non-profit organisations, the diaspora, and the governments of India and the US.
About Reliance Foundation
Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Limited, goals to play a catalytic position in addressing India’s growth challenges by way of progressive and sustainable options. Led by Nita Ambani, Founder and Chairperson, Reliance Foundation is relentlessly working for the general well-being and enhanced high quality of life for all, specializing in rural transformation, schooling, well being, sports activities for growth, catastrophe administration, girls empowerment, city renewal and arts, tradition and heritage, and has touched the lives of over 71 million folks throughout India, in over 54,800 villages and city areas.
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