Dr. Reddy's Foundation

This programme provides skill development training to aspiring youth. It focuses on imparting core employability skills that prepare the participants for careers. Such employment-centric programs are enabling the youth from underrepresented communities to break the cycle of poverty and improve their standard of living.

The High Quality Healthcare Skilling (HQHCS) program was set up to meet the growing demand for qualified allied healthcare professionals. It is designed by industry experts. Deserving youth who seek employment in the non-medical healthcare sector are trained in their state-of-the-art labs. This initiative has touched 29050 beneficiaries and resulted in 75% placements.

This program trains the participants in prevention practices to stop the spread of corona virus.
This training program helps participants to protect themselves and community members from the coronavirus by enhancing their knowledge on the importance of non-pharmaceutical interventions.

The foundation has partnered with IIM-B and Phicus to launch Aritra, a leadership development program. The aim of this initiative is to address the growing shortage of skilled talent at senior levels in the social sector. This program has impacted the lives of more than 50 deserving participants.

This program focuses on empowering small and marginal farmers by influencing them to adopt latest technologies and best farming practices. The program works with the farmers to address the last-mile delivery issues of agriculture extension. It helps farmers engage with agri-scientists and embrace best farming practices and share this learning with other farmers through peer learning and sharing. This program has made a difference to 299198 beneficiaries and increased the yield by 19%.

District

Hyderabad

States

Telangana

The foundation’s education initiatives work for the upward mobility of students in the low-income strata of the society. The foundation’s education initiatives strive to provide affordable high-quality education, improve the academic and non-academic outcomes and impart employment oriented vocational skill training. To make quality education accessible to everyone, the Kallam Anji Reddy Vidyalaya at Chandanagar (Hyderabad) was set up in 2001. The school has over 2250 students from Kindergarten to Grade X. The Kallam Anji Reddy Vocational Junior College offers two-year vocational courses for students who have cleared the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) / Class X Board Examination

As part of its school improvement program, the foundation supports Government schools in various academic and non-academic projects such as remedial support for enhanced academic outcomes, scholarship to meritorious students, sports and co-curricular activities.