As an environmentally conscious organization, our main activities consist of:

• Awareness Generation- This is done through the means of holding demonstrations and rallies and celebrating the World Environment Day on every 5th June, every year. This way we spread awareness among public on various environmental issues. To mark this day we hold various competitions and lectures in various educational institutions.
• Plantation- As a part of the Green Earth Initiative, we hold extensive plantation programmes for educational institutions and in rural areas.
• Recycling- We believe in optimum use of the limited valuable resources and tries with its heart and soul to implement the same at the workplace. It has been taking up the initiative of recycling and reusing every single stationary product from plastics, to papers and to metals. This way we are setting an example for the other organizations in the country.

The socio-economic empowerment of women has been one of the foremost agendas of the Ramky Foundation, which is being achieved through a number of effective programmes-

Economic Self-Reliance

• Coir Yarn Production Training Centers- In 2008, we had started two coir yarn production training centers at Dachepalli and Guntur, in A.P. Nearly 500 women had been trained in these centers in coir yarn production till now. The main aim of this programme is to ensure economic self-reliance among the women in these areas, by the means of starting their own small scale production units.
• Fashion Designing/ Sewing Centers- As a part of providing alternate livelihood to women, we started a sewing Center in Narsaraopet, Guntur Dist. A.P, on 30th May, 2008. The center had begun functioning with eighteen machines and eighty five trainees. All women were trained well and later started their own tailoring shops.
• Also, fashion designing cum sewing centers were inaugurated in Bonangi, Ramavaram and Kaekavalsa Division in Vizianagaram Dist. A.P in 2009, to help women there to become economically self-reliant.

Spreading Awareness

• CBWE- The women from the areas viz. Lingamguntla, Machavaram and Piduguralla, Gorijavolu, Thanam, Garalpadu, Champapet, Musapet, Dundigal, Thadi, and Visakhapatnam in A.P, had been trained by us, in association with the Central Board of Workers Education (CBWE). These trainings are designed to enhance their knowledge in the areas of education, awareness on food habits, health and hygiene, HIV and AIDS and also various Government schemes and programmes for them. Till now about 200 women have made use to this opportunity. Apart from this we have been sincerely monitoring the performance and growth of these trained women, and redesigning the capacity building measures wherever necessary.
• FNB- In association with the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), we had imparted training to women in its operational areas about food and nutrition. This training has taught them to process low cost nutritious food items and low cost high calories food, and also identification of adulteration in food etc. This programme aims to ensure nutritional security to both women and their families.
• Anti-Trafficking and Domestic Violence- An awareness programme was held at Guntur in A.P, in 2008, to educate them about these rampant evils in the society and the means to combat them. About 2000 women had attended this programme.

The Ramky Foundation has been holding innumerable training programmes and skill development courses for the unemployed youth, especially among the marginalized sections of the society. Some of them have been-

• NAC Training- In collaboration with the National Academy for Construction, we trained 165 school/college dropouts in various construction methods in 2007-08. These trained candidates were given employment in Ramky Group.
• Ramky Yuva- In this program, we had given training to the youth to improve their communication skills, positive attitude and creativity. More than 500 students had got benefited through these trainings.
• Ramky Youth Trainings- The Ramky Foundation has recently started “Ramky Training Institutes” in six districts of A.P. We had acquired this project from “Youth Services of A.P”, a department of Government of A.P, to impart trainings to 2500 youths in various modules. About 18 youth training institutes have been established in 6 districts till now and nearly 1400 youth have completed their training and have been placed in various subsidiaries of our Group. The response from the district youth is amazing, as these training institutes also covers - Basic Computer Knowledge viz. M.S. Office and Tally; and Fashion Designing, apart from Car Driving and Security Guard training, etc. Here, they are provided free study material, with a job placement guarantee.

• Financial Support: The main idea of this programme is to bring down the school dropout rate as a result of poor economic condition. Here, we sponsor the meritorious students from KG to PG through scholarships, which are availed by many of them. The sponsorship procedure starts in June and ends in August every year on the basis of merit and financial status assessment. Under this programme, an amount of Rs. 45.25 Lacs (Rs 4.52 millions) has been disbursed to 470 students till now.
• Competitions: Ramky Foundation conducts Quarterly Quiz and other competitions in the schools and colleges, in its operational areas for the intellectual development of children.
• Material Support: We have been identifying vulnerable sections of the student population in various government schools and has been supplying them study materials. In June, July, Sep and Nov of 2009, we distributed about 25000 note books to various government municipal, primary and secondary schools in its operational area.
• ST Hostel: In order to support the ST community, a youth hostel was established in 2008 in Guntur, A.P with free food and boarding. It supports 25 ST youth boys who are provided free pair of uniforms, apart from sponsoring their examination fee.

• Eye Camps: The eye camps are designed especially for the rural population in remote areas. Here, general eye checkups are conducted along with monitoring of diabetes and blood pressure. The necessary medicines and spectacles are distributed free of cost to the patients. A total of 20 eye camps have been conducted in all over the operational area till now, benefiting about 3500 poor rural and urban habitants.
• Dental Camps: These camps are also held to benefit the rural people in the remote areas. Here, dental disorders are identified and medicines are distributed free of cost if necessary, along with basic oral hygiene toiletries. Nearly 20 camps have been conducted over the operational area and about 500 dental kits have been distributed till now.
• Blood Donation Camps: Realizing the importance of blood donation in saving a life, we started conducing Blood donation camps in the year 2009 in association with the Red Cross.
• Pulse Polio Vaccination Awareness Camps: A noble attempt had been made to educate the ignorant on the importance of the Polio Vaccine in January 2008. A rally was held as a part of the campaign and flyers and pamphlets were distributed with vital information about the vaccine.
• Swine Flu: Homeopathic medicines were distributed to public to help them avoid getting infected with the deadly virus, in the operational and as well as surrounding areas.

HIV AND AIDS

In the recent times our programmes had consisted of:

• Seminars- We had conducted 25 seminars and workshops on HIV and AIDS since its inception involving influential people from different communities and groups, especially the youth and many categorized government officials in the seminar. In 2009, about 2500 people had participated in the seminars and workshops conducted in over 6 districts of A.P.
• Rallies on World AIDS Day- We had held rallies on the World AIDS in 2007 & 2008 with nearly 10000 participants, at Narsaraopeta, Piduguralla, Nandyal, and other places in A.P. Various brochures, pamphlets, flyers, placards were distributed to the public with valuable information on HIV and AIDS.
• Nutrition Supply to HIV&AIDS Infected- HIV infected patients show nutritional impairments onto which changes due to acute disease are added. Thus, it is important to ensure that they are provided with nutritional supplements to fight the disease better. This programme ensures the distribution of the same to the HIV and AIDS people, at an affordable price.