The Gem & Jewellery National Relief Foundation (GJNRF), the apex body coordinating the common social intervention efforts of the gem and jewellery industry in India, was conferred with the NGO Leadership Award at the prestigious 13th World CSR Day Awards organised by World CSR Congress and certified by the World Federation of CSR Professionals

The award was received by GJNRF Jt. Managing Trustee Shri Arun C. Shah and Hon. Treasurer Shri Rajesh C. Shah at the hands of Dr. Rosanna Cavalletto Perdomo, Sustainable Dentist/Author, Sijam Clinic and Ms. Helle Lund, National Head – CSR, Partnership & Project Development & Training, Humana People to People India and other dignitaries at an award ceremony held at Taj Lands End in Mumbai on February 18, 2024.

The awards recognise organisations that can “make a difference to the lives of others… (through) the quality of their work, rural reach and outlook and ability to contribute value to social change”. The selection is based primarily on an organisation’s its ability to ‘Make a Difference’, while the breadth and depth of the impact is also considered.

The organisers state that the winners are selected through a two-stage process. Firstly an “intensely researched process is undertaken by the research cell which consists of Post Graduates in History & Management with over 5 years research experience posts their studies” and a short list is drawn up. Subsequently, the list is reviewed by a Jury comprising of senior professionals from across the globe, and the winners are finalised.

 

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Shri Arun Shah, Jt Managing Trustee and Shri Rajesh Shah, Hon Treasurer of GJNRF receiving the NGO Leadership Award from Dr. Rosanna Cavalletto Perdomo and Ms. Helle Lund both well-known global CSR professionals at the World CSR Congress on 13th World CSR Day at Taj Land’s End in Mumbai on February 18, 2024.