Dr. REDDY’S FOUNDATION (DRF)

Creating sustainable livelihoods since 1996

HIGHLIGHTS

• Established in 1996 as a non-profit partner of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

• DRF spans its work across two areas – Livelihood and Education. • The Education wing provides opportunities of learning to those

who have never been to school or are drop outs.

• The Livelihood wing provides a wide array of vocational training programs to poverty stricken youth, agriculture and non-agriculture interventions for the farmers and youth in deep rural areas.

CORE INITIATIVES Livelihood Advancement Business School (LABS) Operational in 91 centers across 20 states in India, LABS offers

soft skills and technical training in domains like Hospitality, IT, CISCO, BPO, Sales, Automobile, Electricals etc to youth aged between 18 – 35.

LABS - PwD (People with Disabilities) An offshoot of LABS, this program caters to youth with

disabilities in the age group of 18-30, with a focus on the hearing impaired and orthopedically challenged. LABS – PwD is currently operational in 15 centers across 10 states.

Both LABS & LABS - PwD, work on a self sustainable approach to reduce dependency on external grants.

CORE INITIATIVES

Rural Livelihoods Provides small and marginal farmers with knowledge and

access to ecologically sustainable and cost-effective technologies to improve agricultural productivity and net income.

It also enhances the economic well-being of marginalized communities by skilling youth and placing them in jobs, thereby reducing disguised unemployment.

SPREAD & IMPACT SO FAR

Rural Livelihoods:26 cen-ters in 8 states Farmers Impacted: 44,071

LABS PwD: 19 centers in 12 statesLivelihood no's: 3,211 youth

LABS: 91 centers in 20 statesLivelihood No’s: 3,14,728 youth

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

• The Radisson Blue CSR award ( 2013)

• The ICICI Foundation & CNBC TV 18’s Inclusive India Award (2012)

• The India Shining CSR award (2012)

• The Corporate Citizen of the Year (2008)

PARTNERS AND EMPLOYERS

FUNDING PARTNERS PANEL EMPLOYERS

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