Spreading “Unmukt” Joy, Health & Sustainability with MUVI Foundation

May 5, 2025

In collaboration with Unmukt Foundation’s founder, Sweta Agrawal, MUVI Foundation pioneered a zero-waste initiative for the Unmukt Utsav by gifting durable stainless steel tiffin boxes, eliminating single-use disposables, and serving water in reusable glass bottles. We filled each tiffin with nutrient-rich millet snacks such as vadapao, muffins, millet chocolates, and a cooling sattu drink to fuel both academic and athletic pursuits. 

By forgoing paper plates and plastic bottles, we adhered to best practices in zero-waste event planning, diverting over 90% of waste from landfills. The impact has already been seen: some recipients went on to win national-level judo medals, underscoring how thoughtful nutrition and sustainability can empower young champions. 

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Partnering for Unmukt Utsav: Sweta Agrawal, the visionary behind Unmukt Foundation, challenged us to provide something the children could use long after Unmukt Utsav—ushering in the idea of a reusable lunch container. We selected stainless steel tiffin boxes for their longevity, resistance to corrosion, and zero microplastic risk, ensuring every meal stays safe and fresh for years. In line with a zero-waste event model, we completely avoided paper plates (often lined with plastic) and disposable cutlery. Instead, meals were served in the stainless steel tiffins, and reusable glass bottles provided hydration—an approach proven to reduce event waste by over 90%. Comprehensive planning meetings focused on waste reduction, reuse, and recycling, mirroring strategies from leading zero-waste toolkits.

Nutritional Impact: Millet & Sattu: Millets are gluten-free grains loaded with antioxidants, soluble fiber, and high-quality protein, known to help lower cholesterol and stabilize blood sugar levels. We included millet vadapao, muffins, and millet-based chocolates to leverage these health benefits. The sattu drink, a staple in many Indian diets, offers low glycemic impact, aids digestion, and boosts metabolism, making it ideal for young athletes during judo practice.

Sustainable Gift for Daily Use: Each child received a stainless steel tiffin box, 100% recyclable and capable of lasting decades, reducing reliance on single-use plastics and contributing to long-term environmental stewardship. The glass bottles, inert and infinitely recyclable, further reinforced our commitment to eco-friendly packaging.

We’re proud to report that several students who received our healthy snacks and sustainable containers went on to claim gold and silver medals at national judo championships, proof that nutritious fuel and a supportive environment can help dreams achieve wings. The joy captured in their photographs serves as a testament to the power of combining health, sustainability, and community care.

“True greatness comes when we nourish not just bodies, but futures.”

Empowering the Women Who Keep Our City Clean

March 10, 2025

At MUVI Foundation, our unwavering commitment to social responsibility drives us to contribute meaningfully to the community. With our philosophy of dedicating 10% of our resources toward societal welfare, we take every opportunity to uplift those who work tirelessly to keep our surroundings clean and healthy.

On this special occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2025, we turned our focus to the remarkable women workers of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) who dedicate their lives to keeping our city clean. Often unnoticed, these women perform the crucial tasks of sweeping and maintaining hygiene across Bhubaneswar. To honor their dedication, we organized a heartfelt event where we distributed sanitary kits to approximately 700 women workers.

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Understanding their daily exposure to dirt and unhygienic conditions, we provided each worker with a specially curated sanitary kit consisting of essential hygiene products, including sanitary pads, hand sanitizers, antiseptic liquid, bandages, and other necessary items. These basic but vital supplies are often inaccessible to these women due to financial constraints, despite being crucial for their well-being.

Prior to organizing the event, we sought permission from the BMC Commissioner, who not only welcomed our initiative but also facilitated the necessary arrangements to ensure the event’s success. The distribution drive took place at Sandy’s Tower, XIMB Square, Bhubaneswar, where a large gathering of BMC women workers came together to receive the kits.

The atmosphere was filled with joy and gratitude as the workers received their unexpected yet much-needed gifts. Their smiles and appreciation reaffirmed our belief in the power of small acts of kindness. Seven to eight employees from MUVI Foundation actively participated in the distribution, ensuring smooth execution and a seamless experience for the beneficiaries.

As we move forward, MUVI Foundation remains committed to its mission of supporting underprivileged sections of society through meaningful and impactful initiatives. This Women’s Day celebration is just one of the many ways we strive to make a difference.

“Empowering those who empower us daily is not just an act of kindness, but a responsibility we all share.”

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who made this event possible and look forward to continuing our journey of social service with more such noble initiatives in the future.

MUVI’s 12th Anniversary was a little special this time. To celebrate the special day, we planned something special.

August 2, 2024

On a rainy morning, we started around 12 pm and headed towards celebrating the day. We from our MUVI foundation always tried to do good for our society or for someone in our surroundings who is seeking for a help. Because it was MUVI’s 12th Birthday, we thought of celebrating this day with some special children. Yes, it was Bipin Bihari School for Deaf, Bhubaneswar. We were happy to bring smile on the face of 150 students for whom the world is mute. We planned to have a little celebration which started with cutting of cake. Then we distributed a packet of refreshment to every students and staffs.

Donation of umbrellas to traffic police of Bhubaneswar & Cuttack, and home guards from CM’s residence

May 28, 2024

It was a sunny day with a temperature that felt like 45 degrees with very high humidity outside. It was difficult to stay in the sunny hot weather for more than 5 minutes. Imagine, people who stand for 8hours a day in this extremely hot weather, sweating, yet controlling the traffic, to make the transportation smoother for the public! Wearing just a hat doesn’t help them to stand in this unbearable temperature. And hence, we from MUVI foundation decided to extend our helping hand towards donating umbrellas to those fighters.

Muvi Foundation Celebrates a Special Independance Day with Bhima Bhoi School For The Blind

August 16, 2023

The trees on both sides of the roads were decorated with flowers & light. We could sense the independence in the air by the presence of drums & drills, children’s uniforms, a parade by cadets, & the Indian National flag is ready to be hoisted in every organization & institution. But for us, this independence day was a little special..

It was special because – pupils with whom we celebrated the independence day, the national anthem was playing on a mute mode for them. But they recited it correctly with their sign language. And for some other pupils, the world is dark forever. They don’t know what the flag looks like, what a human being looks like, or what they themselves look like! Yes, we celebrated this independence day with Bhim Bhoi Blind, Deaf & Dumb School, located in the heart of Bhubaneswar. Accommodating around 300+ students from Standard-I to Intermediate(+2), most of them are hostelites. Staying far from their families, trying to work hard, study hard so that they can also have a better life to live!!!

Muvi Foundation Organizes Clothes Donation Camp to Destitutes in SCB Medical College & Hospital

July 20, 2023

“On the 15th of July, around 9.30 am, it was raining so badly that we all had second thoughts about this event. It was nearly impossible to drive or see through the roads, roads were packed with rain waters and vehicles were so stuck at the road. But despite anything, we thought of visiting the destination to do our work, and it was completely worth going.
 

Muvi Foundation Reaches out to the Transgender Community on Women’s Day

March 16, 2023

“There’s a saying “There is no such thing as race. None. There is just a human race — scientifically, anthropologically”.

And we truly believe in humanity beyond any other race. That’s why we thought of extending our help to one of the most ignored groups, ‘Transgenders’ this time. 

We came to know about a small colony of around 35 transgenders consisting of small children who are being ignored by their parents and hatred by society due to their different gender. They live in a slum area based in the heart of the city, Bhubaneswar, yet they are far apart from the basic facilities like having proper clothes, drinking water, a bed, and other amenities. Their life is not so glorious and the living is so minimal that most of the house in that slum area doesn’t even have a light at night. They are struggling with the day to day survival as sometimes they earn nothing at all. 

When we came to know about their situation and wanted to extend our help to them, they were so happy and asked us if we can provide them with some Stand fans and a cooler for their community hall! We were happy to facilitate with them the said commodities.

We wanted to celebrate this women’s day in a special term and this is how we celebrated our women’s day. Every one of them was delightedly blushing and received the fans so happy as this will surely help them during the hot summer days in Bhubaneswar. We felt so privileged to spend some time with them and collected their blessings.”

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MUVI FOUNDATION ORGANIZES DONATION CAMP FOR OLD-AGE HOME TO SUPPORT THEM IN WINTER

December 5, 2022

Winter is always a hard time for those without proper arrangements to cope up with the cold. And to make this situation a bit better for the elderly people, Muvi Foundation has recently executed a donation campaign for an old-age home. There are a lot of old people in the old-age home who are living without proper facilities and Muvi has recently taken this initiative to make their life comfortable in this winter.

Muvi Foundation organises Blood Donation Camp as part of Annual Week Celebrations

August 30, 2022

Commemorating Muvi’s foundation month, Muvian’s came together for an evening of fun and frolic as we wrapped up our annual week. As a part of our celebrations and means of giving back to society, Muvi Foundation teamed up with the Indian Red Cross Society, Bhubaneshwar Chapter along with Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack to organise a ‘Blood Donation Camp’ on the 26th of August 2022. 

Installation of the complete solar panel set up in an old age home

December 10, 2021

Date: 19th November 2021

After a long break due to this pandemic situation, we organized another foundation activity program. Initially, we thought of spending some time with an old age home but when we came to know about their situation, we couldn’t resist ourselves to help them out from their bad situation.
The old age home is located around 10kms away from Rasulgarh and has around 22 abandoned parents. They all have their own struggle stories and all of them suffered a lot in their life. Few have even lost their mental stability after being betrayed by their own children. By God’s grace, they are somehow being spotted by the owner of the old age home, who is a kind person and runs 3 such old age homes on his own with around 74 people.