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CHAIRMAN’S

MESSAGE

For over a century now, the Trusts have endeavored to
achieve lasting positive change in the lives of many,
especially those subsisting on the margins. These e orts
are at the heart of our core philosophy to use
philanthropy as an instrument for social transformation.

A tradition that has strongly engendered e orts to a ect
not just change but build strong and resilient

communities that are equipped to counter the serious
challenges that lie ahead, such as growing income and
social inequality, the wide-ranging impacts of climate
change, and resulting scarcities and deprivations.

The continuing impacts of the global Coronavirus
pandemic include considerably reversing crucial

development gains made in some key areas, such as
gender equality, poverty alleviation, food security, RATAN N. TATA
education, health, and nutrition. During the year under
review, the Trusts have continued their ongoing e orts to
rebuild what has been lost during the last two years, oral, breast, and cervical cancer during 2021-2022,
strengthen the foundational work done in other verticals, besides training over 22,000 frontline workers, along
and foray into new projects guided by hope in the with 980 physicians and Ayush practitioners.
immeasurable capacity of our communities to regenerate
and thrive. As with any attempt to a ect enduring change,

sustainability is key. The stark reality of a world coping
The Trusts are advancing their e orts to provide quality with a climate emergency has reiterated this more
and a ordable cancer care in India through the novel cogently and is an urgent reminder of the destructive and
“Distributed Model of Cancer Care,” which envisions irreversible results of delayed action. Seeded by the
opening 17 cancer care facilities across Assam, Trusts, the India Climate Collaborative aims to position
Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh. The cancer India as a global climate change movement leader. It has
care programme screened over 64,000 individuals for launched programmes in critical sectors, including air