Our Story

Ncourage, a Social Enterprise Foundation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Chemicals Ltd. incorporated in November, 2018. We are a Section 8, not-for-profit company founded on the Tata Group’s philosophy of responsibility towards its communities and the larger goal of inclusive sustainable development.

Ncourage was launched to commemorate Tata’s 150 glorious years of nation building. Our vision is a sustainable change that creates a new, empowered future and our purpose is creating scalable social impact.

At Ncourage, we realize our vision by spearheading focused initiatives in livelihood creation, capacity building, rural entrepreneurship development, market linkage and enriching lifestyle through quality products and services. These initiatives are weaved around our core intervention areas which include empowerment of rural women, youth, farmers, providing safe drinking water, animal care and clean energy.

We believe the pathway to scalable social impact and empowerment is a collaborative ecosystem.

Ncourage, a Social Enterprise Foundation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Chemicals Ltd. incorporated in November, 2018. We are a Section 8, not-for-profit company founded on the Tata Group’s philosophy of responsibility towards its communities and the larger goal of inclusive sustainable development.

Ncourage was launched to commemorate Tata’s 150 glorious years of nation building. Our vision is a sustainable change that creates a new, empowered future and our purpose is creating scalable social impact.

At Ncourage, we realize our vision by spearheading focused initiatives in livelihood creation, capacity building, rural entrepreneurship development, market linkage and enriching lifestyle through quality products and services. These initiatives are weaved around our core intervention areas which include empowerment of rural women, youth, farmers, providing safe drinking water, animal care and clean energy.

We believe the pathway to scalable social impact and empowerment is a collaborative ecosystem.

Manifesto

We dream a world that stands
strong on social equity.

A world where rural lives are
empowered with opportunities.

Threads of collaboration, trust and
potential, weave independence.

A scalable ecosystem
of credence.

We encourage skills, ideas,
entrepreneurship, livelihood,
aspirations, better living.

We are enablers of a new,
empowered future.

In the roots,
We are Ncourage!

Leadership

Ncourage, a Social Enterprise Foundation is a dream conceived under the able aegis of Tata Chemicals Ltd. The company’s perseverance to make a difference and propel the nation is evident in its commitment to corporate social responsibility. The organization established Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development in the year 1980, which has contributed immensely to community building. With the vision of expanding its social impact canvas, Tata Chemicals Ltd. envisioned Ncourage Social Enterprise Foundation, led by an eclectic team of leaders.

Approach

Ncourage Social Enterprise Foundation weaves an approach that ensures social impact is enabled to scale and sustain. It is holistic and focused. We explore beyond a single dimensional outreach and create ecosystems that are independent and self-sustaining. These ecosystems feature the direct beneficiaries at the core.

Partners

Harnessing change with meaningful collaborations

Collaborating to promote social enterprises and working to build improvised Agri Value Chain

ICCo is a development organization working to achieve the twin core principles of, securing sustainable livelihood, justice & dignity for all. It has been pioneering in India for the past 11 years. We, at ICCo, believe that ‘Innovative

Collaborating for safe, assured and adequate drinking water

Tata Trusts is amongst India's oldest, non-sectarian philanthropic organisations. The Trusts support an assortment of causes, institutions and individuals in a wide variety of areas. Their funds have been deployed towards a whole range of community development programmes across the country, for over a 100 years now. Ncourage has collaborated with Tata Trusts for the Tata Water Mission.

Collaborating for rural empowerment

The Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD) was established by Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) in 1980 to fulfil the social responsibilities of TCL to communities neighboring the company’s manufacturing plant in Mithapur (Gujarat)