UNFOLDING...
From first lessons to college, learning that builds confidence, capability and direction.
Our education work reaches children through affordable schooling, stronger foundational learning and support for government schools. The figures below reflect the reach of these efforts across students and learning environments. Together, they show how we are widening access to quality education and helping children from low-income households build the foundations for further learning and greater choice in their lives.
Our education work reaches children through affordable schooling, stronger foundational learning and support for government schools. The figures below reflect the reach of these efforts across students and learning environments. Together, they show how we are widening access to quality education and helping children from low-income households build the foundations for further learning and greater choice in their lives.
Schools
supported
Children and young
people reached.
Of learners reached
are girls
Education can expand the choices available to a child. But access to school is only the beginning. Children also need strong foundations, supportive learning environments and pathways that help them move confidently into further education and work.
Dr. Reddy’s Foundation began working in education in 1998 through the Child and Police Project, implemented with the Andhra Pradesh Police. The initiative supported more than 5,000 children withdrawn from child labour to enrol in government schools.
Today, our work spans the learning journey from school to vocational college.
India has sustained high school enrolment, but many children continue to progress through the early grades without acquiring foundational skills.
According to the latest nationwide ASER basic survey:
Of Grade III children in government schools could read a Grade II-level text.
Of Grade III children in government schools could solve a basic subtraction problem.
Of the government schools observed had drinking water available and 72% usable girls’ toilets, respectively.
While these figures show improvement since 2022, they also underline the need for continued attention to foundational learning and supportive school environments.
Source: ASER 2024 National Findings, based on a rural household survey covering 6,49,491 children across 605 districts.
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Help children develop essential literacy and numeracy skills during the early years of schooling.
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Support school health clubs, water, sanitation and hygiene awareness and need-based infrastructure improvements.
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Provide affordable English-medium school education that supports children’s academic and personal development.
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Offer vocational education that combines classroom learning, practical exposure and preparation for employment.
Established in 2001 in Chandanagar, Hyderabad, Kallam Anji Reddy Vidyalaya provides affordable English-medium education from Kindergarten to Grade X. The co-educational school follows the CBSE curriculum and currently educates more than 2,250 students.
Kallam Anji Reddy Vocational Junior College was established in 2003 to provide employment-oriented education to students who have completed Grade X.
Its two-year vocational programmes combine classroom learning with practical training and workplace exposure. The college offers nine courses, supported by laboratories, libraries and on-the-job training opportunities, helping students prepare for employment or continued education.
Visit the Kallam Anji Reddy Vocational Junior College website
Launched in 2011 with 11 government schools near Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories in Bachupally, the School Improvement Program now works with more than 100 schools.
The programme helps children strengthen foundational literacy and numeracy, promotes everyday water, sanitation and hygiene practices through school health clubs, and provides need-based infrastructure support. Its academic and non-academic interventions are designed around the priorities of each school and its students.
SDG 4: Quality Education through equitable access to quality learning and skills.
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation through school health and WASH initiatives.
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth through employment-oriented vocational education.
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through collaboration with governments, schools and institutional partners.