Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative

The year 2023 marked a period of continued activity and significance for APCCI . In addition to the fundamental waste collection efforts, volunteers and team members engaged in various activities to enhance citizen participation. The quarter spanning October to December 2023 was emblematic of this focused endeavour. Notable highlights included participation in 'Swachhta Pakhwada,' involvement in diverse activities of the 'Indian Swachhta League,' the facilitation of volunteers and NGOs on a unified platform, celebration of E-waste day, engagement in the NDA marathon and Neerathon, along with sustained involvement in volunteering activities. Reflecting on the broader scope of 2023, it held special importance for Pune as the city hosted G20 meetings and conferences. APCCI played an active role in maintaining the cleanliness of roads, collaborating closely with local bodies. Citizen engagement and weekend volunteering remained on track, with the targets for...

It was a proud moment for young Vaibhav whose referral benefitted students with refurbished computers at a special function organized to mark International E-Waste Day recently. In an effort to improve the educational resources for the aspiring and meritorious students from economically weaker background, 15 refurbished computers were donated by Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative (APCCI) in association with Poornam Ecovision foundation to NGOs, organisations and children of waste warriors including Vanwasi Kalyan Ashram ( Ghodegaon Pune Dist), Navbharat Kanya Niwas Hostel ( Ahmednagar Dist) etc. The students were excited to receive their computers which would give them access more educational tools. These students want to become CAs, IAS, IPS officers, Engineers and saw a new ray of hope with their hands on these computers. They were happy to receive their computers which would give them access to more educational tools. Vaibhav is one of the real examples of how a...