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GMR Varalakshmi Foundation

Activities

Education

Health, Hygiene and Sanitation

Empowerment & Livelihoods

Community-based Programmes

GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of GMR Group has been undertaking several CSR activities on a significant scale since its establishment in 1991.

The Foundation works with the deprived sections of society wherever the Group starts business operations. It focuses on four specific areas: Education; Health, Hygiene and Sanitation; Empowerment & Livelihoods and Community Based Programme.

Today the Foundation activities span the length and breadth of the country with ongoing initiatives in Rajam, Rajamundry, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mangalore, Uttarakhand , Bangalore.

EDucation	Health, Hygiene and Sanitation
The Foundation has set up educational institutions that offer quality education to the under-privileged besides supporting Government initiatives to strengthen the quality of primary education....	Besides providing healthcare to the aged the Foundation runs ambulances, conducts medical camps and maintains public toilets. It also conducts awareness camps on AIDS....
Empowerment and livlihoods	community-based programmes
The Foundation has set up several Entrepreneurship Development institutes to train unemployed youth. It works with SHGs engaged in employment generation activities...	The Foundation works to improve the quality of life in slum-based communities. Its village based initiatives focus on strengthening village communities and institutions...

CORPORATE-SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

GMR Group believes Corporates have a special and continuing responsibility towards the society. The grim reality in India is that millions of people lack basic amenities and live in abject poverty - a situation that cannot be redressed by the Government alone. The business sector needs to understand its corporate-social responsibility and work towards making a difference to society.