Real Dil Se Dua To Meet Nutritional Needs

Thursday, August 27, 2015

To spread Health & Happiness amongst marginalised kids

 

New Delhi, August 27, 2015: India’s preferred packaged fruit juice brand Rèal today joined hands with Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre Society to launch a mega social initiative - Rèal Dil Se Dua - that seeks to help meet the nutritional needs of marginal kids and children from the underprivileged sections of the society. Launched on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, this initiative is part of Dabur India Ltd’s mission to touch the lives of thousands of under-privileged children’s and spread Health & Happiness this festive season.

 

As part of the campaign, Rèal -- along with Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre Society -- will launch a signature campaign across major cities, covering Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Jammu and Mumbai. “A dedicated team from Rèal will visit big markets across these cities to garner support for the neglected, street and working children. We will be educating people about the nutrition needs of underprivileged kids and encourage them to sign on a pledge to support these kids. Against each signature, Dabur has committed to give one pack of Rèal fruit beverage to a child in need. This initiative is not linked to any product purchase and we need from the people is a signature as a mark of their support,” said Dabur India Ltd Marketing Head-Foods Mr. Sanjay Singal.

 

In addition to the on-ground initiative, this initiative will also be promoted heavily on Radio and Social Media websites such as Facebook and Twitter. The brand will use these media to not just promote the campaign but also as a medium for collecting wishes from people. In order to encourage audience to share more and more wishes, ‘Rèal Juice ka RJ’ character will makes 10 lucky wishes come true. “We aim to collect at least 30,000 pledges and then donate an equivalent number of Rèal fruit juice packs to underprivileged children, making it a healthy and happy festive season for them as well,” Mr. Singal added.

 

Mr Amod K Kanth, General Secretary of Prayas and former Chairman of Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, said: “I strongly believe that this initiative of Dabur India Limited is certainly going to touch millions of underprivileged children across India in touching their dreams and aspirations. Prayas JAC Society and its more than 50,000 children across nine states/UTs of India wish to convey sincere thanks to Dabur and feels elated to be the part of the ‘Dil Se Dua’ Campaign, which seeks to spread smiles of healthy happiness amongst underprivileged children.”

 

On the occasion, Dabur also announced the launch of Rèal Greetings, an exclusive range of special Rakhi gift packs of Rèal fruit beverages. The Real Greetings offerings are available in nine attractive pack options, priced in the range of Rs 110 - Rs 300. These packs have been eloquently designed to communicate the goodness of fruits and the concept of ‘Wishes of Good Health’.

 

“Traditionally, in the Indian culture, fruits have been considered as auspicious and are an integral part of all festivities and celebrations. This stems from the fact that fruits are considered a form of life and a sign of vitality. Rèal Greetings Gift Packs, made of real fruits, encapsulates this and offers a range of packs giving the best combination of taste and nutrition. The festival of Rakhi is a celebration of the purest bond of love between a brother and sister. Rèal through its Rakhi Gift packs, endeavours to offer the consumers a means to gift Health and Happiness to their loved ones on this special occasion,” Mr. Singal said.

 

Rèal is a nearly 20-year-old brand and has a dominant share of the branded fruit juice market in India. Rèal is the preferred choice of consumers when it comes to packaged fruit juices in India. A validation of this success is that Rèal has been awarded ‘India’s Most Trusted Brand’ status for 8 years in a row. Today, Rèal has the largest range of 14 exciting fruit variants under Rèal Fruit Power and another 11 offerings under Rèal Activ helping it cater to an entire gamut of consumer segments and need states.

 

Prayas was set-up in 1988 as a joint initiative of Delhi Police, Delhi School of Social Work and Shramik Vidyapeeth in response to the crisis-affected children in the slums of Jahangirpuri, Delhi started with 25 children and, today, it caters more than 50,000 children, youth & women. For the past 25 years, Prayas has been and continues to be involved in meaningful, development-driven initiatives that distinctly impact the quality of life of the weaker-sections of the society, in hundreds of slums/villages surrounding in the most backward and gender critical areas through 241 Thematic, Geographical and Situational Centres including 23 Homes/Shelters, coupled Helplines for Women & Children (1098) etc. across the country in 09 States/UTs directly serving about 50,000 marginalized children, youth and women.

Mr. Byas Anand Corporate Communications Dabur India Limited PH:- 0120-3982000, 3001000 extn 2101/2508 Fax: 0120-4374935 Email:corpcomm@dabur.com