The story of Allcargo Logistics that stands today as a billion dollar enterprise has several inspiring facets to it like vision, perseverance, enterprise, and teamwork. But the potent combination of all of these, sustained over a quarter of a century would have added up to very little if not for one underlying philosophy neatly packed in just two words -- Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam or the World is One Family. This lofty and unifying idea that looks beyond man-made boundaries and barriers comes from the ancient Indian scripture Maha Upanishad, written before the first cartographer presented the map of the world as we know it today.
When I look back at my own life, started as a struggling entrepreneur seeking success and prosperity and finding it, I see it as a chip in the larger mosaic of the community that had made it possible. Avashya Foundation is a product of this belief that individual success is but a baton that is meant to be passed on. This is precisely what we have been doing at Avashya Foundation for the past two decades.
The Foundation functions as a community and is responsible for its future with our efforts focussed on education, environment, health, disaster relief, and women empowerment that has made some difference in the lives of millions. We have been promoting inclusive development with the help of our channel partners deploying unique methods towards the creation of an entire value chain. Our CSR philosophy goes beyond checkbook philanthropy. We have been involved in the lives of our beneficiaries through our outreach programmes. For example, under Disha (seed) we have trained students through focused NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) to help them find their calling. Close to half a million trees planted under Maitree in the last 5 years are constantly being tracked for their fruitfulness. Through Drushti, lakhs of people have received the gift of eyesight . These initiatives are linked to the United Nations’ 17 Millenium Development Goals and form the core of our business practice.
I believe strong communities are the anchor of a successful business. I am committed to its progress in any way I can and I am seeking your support to make this our collective goal. Avashya Outreach is a small effort to inform and involve you in our strategic vision towards our communities. I am hoping it will also be a platform to learn and share ideas on how we can together move towards making our world truly one big family!