Events

Environment Mela at Gilard in June

Coinciding with 5th June-World Environment Day, June month is celebrated as an ‘Environment Month’ in Gilard since the year 2011. In June 2018 besides other environment friendly activities throughout the month we gave the event a new twist by organising an Environment Mela. The activities in the Mela were focused entirely on environmental concerns like ‘Save the birds’ (keep water and food for them), ‘Waste segregation’ (Segregate Dry & Wet Waste), ‘Air Pollution’ (Personal story sharing on adverse health sufferings due to air pollution), and ‘Say no to Single use plastic’ (use cloth bags for shopping). There were other fun events like ’Poster making competition on Pollution’, ‘Kavi Sammelan', ‘Qawwali’ & ‘Punjabi Giddha’ which all had the common theme of environment conservation. Guests & participants were given flower pots recycled from plastic rims to encourage recycling of plastic.

Our carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere as a result of our activities and it contributes to climate change. This can be reduced by changing our habits. These are life style changes that don’t cost us much, like using energy more efficiently, contributing towards reduction in fuel usage, recycling plastic and reducing meat consumption, our Environment Mela made us aware on these matters.

Green Santa celebrates New Year again with Gilardians on 1st Jan 2019

On the morning of 1st January 2019 Gilardians were thrilled to meet their Green Santa for the second time. A clean and green environment is of very high importance to our Green Santa. He interacted with Gilardians, “Remember to be respectful towards nature. Respecting means that you must save Water, Power & Paper. Secondly, you must control generation of waste which becomes a burden on the environment like generation of Used oil, Waste Cloth, wood waste, etc. It is good to collect data, analyse and put appropriate controls. Thirdly you must be nice towards nature by not using plastic bags.” Our proud Gilardians had lots to share about efforts made by them in 2018-19 to save the environment. They got lovely gifts for their efforts and danced with Santa on bhangra tunes, welcoming a new year of hope and happiness.

Tree Plantation drive in June 2019

After planting 250 saplings in Mohali at various public places in 2018 under our CSR and taking care of these saplings for one full year to ensure they become strong enough to survive, this year we gave this activity a new shape by making it an internal CSR with our Gilardians. During the event many Gilardians who have space in or around their residence to grow trees, got themselves registered with our Team EHSAS and got saplings of fruit trees of their choice. Gilardian, Ms. Neelam from Assembly Department volunteered to dress up like a tree and sing, ”Ghar ghar pahunche yeh sandesh, hara bhara hai apna desh…”.

Our events always have great employee participation and that is what makes them so special.

City Compost Campaign

Gilard supported this by setting up a Compost Pit in its premises and pledging to use only self made compost in company lawns. In two months of initiation of this project, our first lot of compost of more than 500 kgs was produced. We request general public to support the Municipal Corporation by segregating Dry & Wet waste at home for further composting and by purchasing only city compost for their gardens and farm houses.

Green Santa - A Unique Initiative of Gilard Electronics

On 1st January, 2018 we introduced our own Green Santa to give a new meaning to new year celebrations in Gilard. A cousin of Red Santa Claus, an environment friendly Santa, who visited Gilard this day on hearing about the environment friendly initiatives of Gilardians in the previous years. Sensitization is an important part of this initiative but who wants to miss out on reasons to spread smiles on a new year! The Green Santa too grabbed the lovely opportunity of dancing with the hosts. Dancing on peppy punjabi numbers with gifts and chocolates from the Santa, we could not have asked for a better beginning of new year at work!

Activites on Road Safety

In general Marathon participants may have varied targets ranging from participating to finishing or winning a marathon, but when 50 Gilardians registered themselves for First Mohali Marathon they were very clear of their goal-”Spreading Road Safety Awareness”. They were keen to connect their physical efforts with a social responsibility message, in a way that the on-lookers were inspired and encouraged to follow traffic rules.

Swachh Bharat Sahyog

Every Indian’s Dram - Clean India- Swachh Bharat!

Moving ahead with our endeavour to support Nation’s call for a Swachh Bharat Abhiyan we are continuing with cleaning the roads after sikh religious processions, called Nagar Kirtans. A Nagar Kirtan is a Sikh custom involving singing of holy hymns in a procession led by the saffron-robed, five beloved of the Guru, the Panj Piare. They are followed by the holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib.

The role of Gilardians is - displaying posters on road sides, a day before the Nagar kirtan, requesting public to throw the used disposable material in dustbins, and cleaning the road side litter after the procession.

Tree Plantation Activity in July

Our “Tree Plantation”activity was a reminder to Gilardians that Trees besides giving us fresh air, fruits, conserving water, preserving soil, supporting wildlife, also create a peaceful and aesthetically pleasing environment. It was a very important day for our Gardners, Mr. Dularey and Mr. Inderpal who planted the saplings. Three Gilardians who played the role of Elements in our Environmental play, Der Aaye Durust Aaye, Ms. Gurpreet who played the role of Mother Earth, Ms. Nidhi who played the Water & Ms. Sapna who played the Air, they took the lead of this event so that Gilardians make a stronger connect with the Environment.

"Breast Cancer Awareness

An early detection Gilard being an equal job opportunity provider, its team comprises of many female employees. The Management thought it apt to join hands with an NGO, Rani Breast Cancer Trust(RBCT) to spread awareness amongst our female Gilardians. Ms. Bittu Sandhu, Managing Trustee of RBCT is committed to spreading breast cancer awareness. The ladies were educated on self inspection for an early diagnosis and free medical tests(mammography) were arranged. "

Health Sessions

A healthy person feels blessed and his mind, body & soul are an asset to himself, to his family and to the society. Health cannot be achieved merely by popping pills.It’s a lifestyle and requires understanding of various pros and cons related to it.

Gilard cares for the health of its employees and conducts periodic health sessions. Dr. Vishal Attri,consultant General & Vascular Surgery conducted a session in Gilard on Deep Vein Thrombosis(DVT) and Dr.Preeti Sahotra, a Neurologist imparted knowledge on Stroke, courtesy : Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

HIV AIDS AWARENESS

Education amongst masses is crucial for controlling the spread of HIV and prevent it from becoming an epidemic. Besides this, a cohesive environment needs to be created in the country where HIV afflicted people can access medical and social services and enjoy life without facing stigma or discrimination. The Punjab State Aids Control Society is working with an NGO, SAMARTH who was invited to Gilard to hold HIV testing and a session on ‘AIDS Control Awareness amongst male operators, in Gilard on 2nd September.

Road Safety Trainings

Gilard takes the onus of spreading awareness on Traffic Rules amongst its employees. Quarterly training sessions were held on road safety for all Gilardians. During these sessions, the trainees were explained basic traffic rules related to pedestrians, cyclists, two wheelers and drivers of four wheelers.

We are grateful to Mohali Traffic Police for the cooperation extended by them in holding these trainings in Gilard. It was a fruitful and educative collaboration.

Session on Cardiac Arrest by Fortis - Mohali

Gilard being very conscious about the health of its employees, organised a workshop on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on 16th Jan '15. This life saving first aid training workshop was conducted by doctors from Fortis Hospital, Mohali. During this educative session we learnt that if the heart stops pumping, it is a case of cardiac arrest and the gap between life and death is only of a few minutes. In this situation, correct first aid can help in gaining time to take the victim to the hospital.

Session on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Gilard in its endeavour to educate its employees about good health, invited Dr. Anil Abrol, Consultant Department of Rheumatology from Fortis for a session on Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a long lasting disorder affecting joints & causing pains. Most of us tend to ignore the onset of some aches in our body which later become chronic ailments. Around 50 employees attended the session which threw light on the signs and symptoms and the probable rheumatoid ailments. Regular check-ups like thyroid levels, vitamin D deficiency etc were recommended with age, to prevent health concerns.

Swachha Bharat Sahyog is our initiative to support the Government's 'Swachha Bharat Abhiyan'.

With Swachha Bharat Abhiyan on in full swing all over India, Gilard’s Swachha Bharat Sehyog initiative is also contributing to this social cause. The first call of Team EHSAS to control road side litter related to prasad distribution during a religious procession, to celebrate Guru Gobind Singhji’s Birth Anniversary was supported by many Gilardians. Their children made beautiful chart papers requesting people to throw the litter in dustbins and these enthusiastic children also took the onus to display these charts on the roadside where food stalls of prasad were put by the devotees.

Under this campaign our Team EHSAS also organizes visits to Government's Primary Schools in and around Mohali & Chandigarh. A skit on Environment — 'Kal, Aaj Aur Kal' is performed by Gilardians for the young children and an interaction is made with them to educate them on the need to maintain good personal hygiene as well as to adopt habits in routine life which would help save water, paper and power. The fun element in the skit helps in getting the message registered easily in their young minds.

'Jannani' - A joint Anti-Anaemia initiative by Mahindra Swaraj and Gilard Electronics

Poor maternal health and child mortality is one of the many issues that our society faces till today. Low HB levels amongst women is a primary cause of this concern. Mutual discussions between us and our customer, M/s Mahindra Swaraj resulted in a fruitful anti-anaemia campaign-”Jannani”. Mahindra, under their CSR Initiative of Reducing Child Mortality and Improving Maternal Health adopted Gilard’s female employees to improve their Hb levels.” Campaign “Jannani” was initiated on 3rd March, 14 with a formal function graced by some distinguished guests from Mahindra Swaraj.

'The Green Wave ' - Environment Month

In continuation with our four years old practice of celebrating month of June as an Environment Month in Gilard, under the tag line “The Green Wave”, June 2014 too had its special events planned for the Gilardians.

Week 1 Activity : “The Beak Beckons”, Gilard’s movie cum presentation on the necessity to create a habitat for birds at home and how to do it with just a small effort, at a minimal cost, was shared with all Gilardians. Many Gilardians are now helping the birds fight the scorching heat by offering them water and food.

Week 2 Activity : A workshop on growing vegetables at home was attended by 70 interested Gilardians. Facing space constraint? Grow them in pots.

Week 3 Activity : A two days exhibition on Bonzais. Twenty bonzais were displayed and the event was spiced up with a caption contest-”Propose names for any 5 Bonzais”. The idea was to sow a seed of love for trees in the hearts of Gilardians by showing them the beauty of large trees in a miniature form. Such was the enthusiasm that 210 entries were received and entries of 14 Gilardians were selected as “Winning Entries”.

Week 4 Activity : A skit on Environment-”Kudrat De Naal Pyar kar”, meaning, love the nature, was showcased in three shows to cover all Gilardians. It conveyed the message with humour and entertainment. This skit was made by Gilard’s Theatre Group for sensitization of Gilardians on environmental concerns.

'World Clean up' Day Celebrations

Care for the Environment is one of the Gilard’s core corporate values. Our Environment policy commits us to maintain a clean environment for the employees & the community. We make good environment practices indispensable in routine activities. We accord high priority to 5S within the company and also believe in training our employees in a manner that this becomes a way of life for them. As a part of this commitment, we celebrate “World Earth Day - 22nd April” & “ World Clean Up Day - 24th Sept” in a special way. Besides encouraging Gilardians to bike it to work, buying reusable cloth bags & planting trees, we gear up to clean the areas close to our company’s vicinity as a group activity.

Gilard made its musical play 'Parchhaiyan' on atrocities on women with female Gilardians enacting it. The first show was held for Gilardians on 14th Feb, 2013 to join “One Billion Rising”, the global call for one billion women around the world to dance in a show of collective strength on the same day.

'Collecting Road Side Trash' on 22nd April, World Earth Day

Posters Competition on Environment concerns : Water Saving

Environmental Skit

Poetry Competion on “Dharti Maa/Mother Earth

Blood Donation Camp with slogan Competition

Gilard’s Theatre Group made by Team EHSAS , giving a platform to talented Gilardians to act in the plays made for societal concerns and general plays for entertainment of Gilardians

Say No To Plastic Bags, Make a cloth bag for shopping'

Caption Competition on Environmental Pictures Displayed in the Company

Capture Environmental concerns you come across with your camera, worst concern captured will get highest ranking

Training sessions on Saving Water,Power & Paper

Health Competition

Aamla Pickle-Healthy Pickle Contest-samples of the pickle with recipe

Health Camp

Blood Donation Camp

Hand Drawn Posters with Slogans on Environmental Concerns

Training Session on Environment Protection

Movie on Environment Protection followed by a Quiz

Exhibition of 'Pictures of Rare Birds of India'

'The Beak Beckons'- Gilard’s movie on tips to create a habitat for birds shared with Gilardians

Tree Plantation

Seminar on Preventive Health Check with Hepatitis B Vaccination

Camp in Gilard for smart Adhar Card