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Overview
Education determines the quality of an individual’s life. We believe that quality education is the best gift one can give to children from low-income households. Apart from providing opportunities for upward mobility, education enables individuals to meaningfully engage in political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal spheres.
Dr. Reddy’s Foundation’s interventions in education started in 1998. Over 5000 children who were forced into child labour were rescued and enrolled in public schools.
Currently, the foundation’s education initiatives strive to provide affordable high-quality education through KARV, improve foundational literacy and numeracy, promote awareness on WASH through school health clubs, provide need based infra support in government schools and impart employment oriented vocational skill training through KAR-VJC.
Key Issues
Improving learning outcomes in Government Primary Schools where 41% cannot read, 74% cannot subtract in Class-6.
50 million children who are in elementary education lack FLN skills
Alignment with UN SDGs
All our work in the area of education aligns with the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Our Initiatives
To make quality education accessible to all, the Kallam Anji Reddy Vidyalaya at Chandanagar (Hyderabad) was set up in 2001 and has over 2250 students from Kindergarten to Grade X. The co-education school follows the CBSC syllabus and offers instruction in English medium. The school also assists students who successfully clear the Class X Board Examinations to get admission in government / private junior colleges or vocational junior colleges.
The Kallam Anji Reddy Vocational Junior College (KARVJC) was established in 2003, to enable matriculate students from low-income families to attain employment-oriented technical education. Students from low-income families used to settle for low-paying daily-wage jobs, as it was difficult to support their family’s sustenance if they pursued a four-year university degree. KARVJC was established to support these students through two-year vocational courses. The college offers eight courses and has facilities like libraries, labs, and on-the-job training.
DRF’s School Improvement Program (SIP) was launched in 2011 with the aim of providing quality education to children residing in the vicinity of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories at Bachupally. Starting with just 11 schools, SIP has grown steadily over the years, with more 115 schools today. SIP supports Government schools in various academic and non-academic projects, such as improving foundational literacy and numeracy skills, promoting awareness on WASH through school health clubs, and providing need based infra support for holistic student development.
Key Issues
- In India over 50 million children who are in elementary education lack FLN skills as per NEP 2020.
- As per ASER 2023, which covered youth in the age group of 14-18, 25% still cannot read a Std II level text fluently in their regional language, half struggle with division problems, 43% could not read sentences in English.
- Globally, six out of ten children and adolescents are not achieving minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics.
Partners
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.