Kansai Nerolac partners with the Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children (ICH) to create a world class Crèche
The Honourable Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, Dr. C. Vijaya Baskar, inaugurated the Crèche
- The new crèche is created with an aim to positively transform the lives of care givers and their children through art interventions using healthy home paints.
- Kansai Nerolac has partnered with, A Hundred Hands, a Bengaluru based NGO to bring the novel crèche to life.
Chennai, May 31st, 2019: Drawing upon technological leadership and a deep understanding of
colour-based social impact interventions,
Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd (KNPL), one of the leading paint companies in
India has partnered with the largest public sector Paediatric Hospital in South
East Asia - The Institute of Child
Health and Hospital for Children (ICH) in Chennai to create a world class crèche
for the hospital’s large workforce. The crèche was inaugurated
by Dr. C. Vijaya Baskar, Honorable Minister for Health and Family
Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu along with Dr. Edwin
Joe, Director of Medical education, Dr. A T Arasar Seeralar, Director, ICH &
Mr. Prashant Pai, Director – Finance, Kansai
Nerolac Paints Ltd.
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Dr. C. Vijaya Baskar, Honorable Minister for Health
and Family Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu and Mr. Prashant
Pai, Director – Finance, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
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The crèche is a
first of its kind initiative and aims to set a benchmark for other hospitals
going forward.
To elevate this noble cause to a greater
scale, the brand also signed two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with the Directorate of Medical Education and ICH appointing
Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. as the nodal partner for development of similar crèche infrastructures
across all ICH network hospitals and naming the
brand as its maintenance
partner for the crèche infrastructure respectively.
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Inauguration of crèche by Dr.
C. Vijaya Baskar, Honorable Minister for Health
and Family Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu
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Talking
about the initiative, Dr. Edwin Joe,
Director of Medical education said,
“With the signing of the MoU with Nerolac, our endeavour is to create similar
creche infrastructures across all ICH hospitals and institutions so that a
large number of our healthcare work force can benefit from such facilities. ICH
and Nerolac’s extensive work on creating this world class creche will set a
benchmark for other institutions to follow.”
Commenting on the occasion, Dr. A T
Arasar Seeralar, Director, ICH said, “We are delighted to collaborate with Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
to launch this crèche
for our hospital personnel. The ICH network itself has over 500 caregivers of
which 300 are parents. The crèche
will enable easy access and ensure safety of their children. Kansai Nerolac
along with the artist team have done
a brilliant job with the interiors of the crèche making it a healthy and inspiration filled
environment for the children of our staff members.”
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Rainbow Room - Crèche
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Speaking on the launch, Mr.
Prashant Pai, Director – Finance, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. said, “At
Nerolac, we constantly work towards developing ideas and initiatives that can
help transform lives. We are thankful to the Directorate of Medical Education
and the ICH for their partnership to bring this one of its kind creche to life.
It is a significant demonstration of the transformational power of colours and
paints with unique functional benefits to bring about positive change.”
Mr. Prashant Pai further
added, “Keeping in mind the children’s wellbeing & creative
development, we have transformed the crèche into a healthy and happy living space with the
use of our interior pollution control, air purifying, Ultra Low VOC, no odour,
lead-free washable paints and through art interventions crafted by a group of artisans specializing in traditional art forms such
as Gond, Bheel
and Madhubani, with the help of our NGO partner, A Hundred Hands for this purpose.”
The
newly launched crèche
will cater to the hospital’s working women such as doctors, nurses, paramedical
staff and more. The crèche provides a safe and engaging space for new born children and
toddlers to older kids in the age
group of 13-14 years. The artists from the NGO have
taken inspirations from traditional art forms across the country to design
motifs and designs with an appeal to children of various age groups. The
colours and themes - Bright & cheerful, Marine and Jungle
for each room have been chosen keeping in mind the sensibilities and energies
of children across different age groups.
About Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd:
With a rich heritage of over 90 years in the paint
industry, Kansai Nerolac Paints is one of the largest paint companies in India
and the leader in industrial segment. A wholly owned subsidiary of Kansai
Paints, Japan, which is among the Top 10 companies worldwide, Kansai Nerolac
manufactures a diversified range of products ranging from decorative paint
coatings for homes, offices, hospitals and hotels to sophisticated industrial
coatings for industries.
Kansai Nerolac has established itself as a leader in
product innovation with its initiatives including no added lead, Low VOC and HD
finishes with brands like Impression & Excel. Its product portfolio and
customer awareness campaigns promote environmental sensitivity.www.nerolac.com
