GMR Varalakshmi Foundation is the CSR arm of

GMR Varalakshmi Foundation is the CSR arm of the GMR Group. It is a professionally managed body headed by the Group Chairman. GMRVF has three verticals: GMR Varalakshmi Foundation EDUCATION WING HEALTH WING GMRIT, SGCSR Inter, Degree & B. Ed. Colleges DAV & Chinmaya Schools GMR Varalakshmi CARE hospital COMMUNITY SERVICE WING

Pan India Presence CSW works in 3 broad areas : Education Health, Hygiene & Sanitation Empowerment & Livelihoods

NIRED - a joint venture with Andhra Bank JIRED GIRED

GMR VARALAKSHMI FOUNDATION, CSW - RAJAM Filling lights in the lives of unemployed rural youth through Vocational Training Centers

VISION & OBJECTIVES Transformation of rural youth through capacity building to enable them to stand on their own feet. • To identify, orient, motivate, train and assist the rural youth to take up self employment ventures. • To promote rural entrepreneurship. • To train village level workers in various aspects of rural development. • To provide counseling and project consultancy services to entrepreneurs.

EDPs for 1 st Generation Entrepreneurs Agriculture EDPs Product EDPs Process EDPs General EDPs

EDPs for 2 nd Generation Entrepreneurs Growth programs RD & HRD Programs Skill up-gradation Programs Technology transfer programs

OUR APPROACH Pre Training: • Scanning the environment & designing suitable programs. • Awareness programs, mobilization drives • Selecting eligible candidates with right aptitude • Discouraging entry of candidates from village, where a particular activity is dominant.

OUR APPROACH Training: • Designing need based, location specific, short duration courses. • Motivational & behavioral inputs • Development of Technical & soft skills. • Exposure visits. • More emphasis on hands on experience. • Yoga, Meditation & Spoken English classes. • AMT (Achievement & Motivation Training) Manual.

OUR APPROACH Post Training: • Sustaining motivation. • Bank loans facilitation / financial support. • Hand holding for 2 years. Business counseling • Consultancy services. • Networking to gain experience and business contacts. Ex – Trainees Meet

FACILITIES Computer Lab Dormitory Seminar Hall Heavy vehicle work shop

BEST PRACTICES • Micro Lab on the first day of the training • MILLY (Most important Lesson Learned Yesterday) by trainees in a prescribed format • Experience sharing by successful entrepreneurs. Micro Lab • Special sessions on life skills by subject specialists • Market Survey by trainees • Trade wise Free Service camps • Facilitation of Business Plan Preparation 2 wheeler Free service camp

CORPORATE COLLABORATION GMRVF believes corporate partnerships will help to improve the quality of training R & AC with VOLTAS Schneider Electric India Home Nursing with RED CROSS 2 wheeler repairs with Hero Moto Corp

Significant achievements Ø Trained 13, 796 candidates Ø Settled candidates 11, 276 (About 82% settlement). Ø Linked 3212 trainees with bank loans worth Rs. 709. 14 lakhs. Ø NIRED, the 3 rd Best RSETI in India during 2012 -13. Ø Recognition from ASSOCHAM, New Delhi for encouraging Micro, Small & Medium entrepreneurs.

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