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Godavari Biorefineries Ltd is doing activities for society on founder’s philosophy “What we receive gives back multifold”.These activities are carried out mainly in our area of operation i..e Karnataka and Maharashtra. The Company’s CSR activities are focused on different sectors with main emphasis on promotion of education, health, gender equity and empowering women.
Help A Child To Study Project:
We started a project called “Help a child to Study” in 2001 through which we are extending scholarships and necessary assistance in form of laptops, text books, career guidance etc., to the needy and meritorious students. Most of the students provided with scholarship and other benefits are orphans, students with single parent, children of devadasi, children of alcoholic parents, children of daily wage labours etc. Few of our beneficiaries do not have even electricity and lives in huts.
Book Bank
Help A Child provides more than 1000 text books of 11th and12th Science, Arts, Commerce and CET books on returnable basis every year. Once the final exams are over, these books will be returned and again distributed to next batch students.
Flood relief kits to help a child beneficiaries
Few families of, help a child to study project beneficiary, were affected with floods caused due to river Krishna and Malaprabha in North Karnataka. Such 36 families were provided with 20 different daily use materials such as rice, Chili powder, Wheat flour, Turmeric powder, Sugar, Soya wadi, Kesarrava, Tea powder, Poha /Avalakki, Dettol soap, Edible oil, Detergent soap, Tur dal, Tooth paste, Groundnut, Tooth brush, Green gram, Hair oil, Salt, Sanitary pad, as required in the family. Our Company supported flood affected victims of certain villages located in Mudhol, Gokak and Jamakhandi taluks in North Karnataka with food grains, blankets and other assistance.
Career Counseling
Workshops on personality development, resume writing, interview skills etc. were organized for final year degree students. These were organised to make the students aware about different job opportunities and courses available after degree as most of the students are opting only few courses which is resulting into unemployment.
Supports to Somaiya Vidyavihar Schools
The company supports 2 Marathi medium, 2 Kannada medium, 1 English medium schools in Maharashtra and Karnataka. These schools operate and provide education in and an around the community in which the Company’s manufacturing locations are located. There are more than 3000 students in these schools.
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Early Childhood Education through Anganwadis (Pre-primary schools)
Early childhood education is an important step in rural development, as this gets young children, who know only local language being familiar with the language in which education is taught. With a mission to provide nutritional value to underprivileged children in the age group of 0-6 years; we have joined hands with the State Government to support Anganwadi Project. We support Anganwadi Centers called SOMAIYA SHISUVIHAR in 14 different villages in Bagalkot and Belgaum districts of Karnataka for value based education to the kids between 3 to 5 years of age benefiting the local community. We provide teaching materials and toys, honorarium to volunteers, `training to teachers as well as monitoring to ensure that classes are held regularly.
Women Empowerment/ Tailoring classes
When women are empowered, it has a multiplying positive impact on the health and progress of their families and communities. We run tailoring centres in different villages in Bagalkot and Belgaum Districts of Karnataka. Every year around a large group of women in the age group between 15 to 30 learn the art of tailoring and get the opportunity to become self-employed . This allows them to take care of their children while supplementing the family income thus earning a better livelihood for them and their children.
Pandemic activities
During the Covid-19, the Company has worked closely with those listed below to assist the fight against the pandemic:
a) Nearby panchayats
b) Police stations
c) Govt. hospitals
d) Govt. schools
e) Education Dept. for 10th grade exam
f) Arranged for RTPCR / random tests for vendors, labours and community and
employees, to isolate +ve patients so as to avoid spared of Covid -19
g) Facilitated company ambulance for shifting affected patients
