
Bala Vikasa International Center (BVIC) conducts a panel discussion on the Effective Implementation of CSR projects amid the pandemic
Bala Vikasa International Center conducted a panel discussion on ‘Effective Implementation of CSR Projects Amid The Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities,’ as a part of a webinar series curated to disseminate knowledge sharing in CSR Advisory in July.
Shoury Reddy Singareddy, Executive Director, Bala Vikasa, and Dr. Avanish Kumar, Director, CSR, GMR Varalakshmi Foundation were the panelists of the session, and Vijay Kumar Machcha, Manager, Responsible Business & CSR, BVIC moderated the discussion.
The discussion focused on the state of the development sector and CSR programs amidst the pandemic, how to overcome the challenges posed by the unprecedented crisis, opportunities, and best practices in CSR programs, forecast trends, and advice for stakeholders. About 73 CSR professionals, corporates and foundations, NGOs/CSOs, and academia and research institutes participated in the session.
“The session was very informative and relevant to the current times. The pandemic had a great impact on a lot of operations especially in terms of implementing CSR projects. It was very thoughtful of BVIC to come up with such a relevant topic and organize such an insightful session,” said Dr. Anil Jaggi, Editor, Company CSR