Sonata Software Limited
Community Service
In the Fy 2005-06, your Company and its employees had taken up the caus of rehabilitation of tsunami-affected citizens and had contributed an amount of Rs. 15,31,430/- (Rupees Fifteeen Lakhs Thirty One Thousand Four Hundred and Thirty) to HOPE FOUNDATION, an NGO for constructing a English Medium School at Tharangambadi in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu. The school co-funded by Sonata, called the �Hope Foundation English Medium School� has been imparting English medium education since June 2005. We take immense pride in giving you a current update on the same :
- There are currently 260 students enrolled in various classes from LKG to Std IV. Almost all these kids come from the local fisherman community.
- Located just 700 meters away from the shore, the school has five classrooms, one library, one play-area, one computer lab and an administrative office.
- There are about 30 teachers, hailing from the local or nearby areas, with qualifications ranging from graducation to masters and Ph.D.
During the year under review your Company and its employees were part of the following activities :
- Donated Clothes and Medicines to RK Foundation�s Vastra & Arogya division (an NGO from Banglore) who distributed the same to the needy.
- Conducted an exhibition cum sale for the articles, cards, diyas, and handmade paintings etc., made by children associated with NGO�s like �Dream & Dream� and �Shristi�.
- Associated with charitable activites at Mother Theresa Missionaries of Charity at Hyderabad.
- Scholastic Society was given opportunity to conduct a Book fair for our employees. Certain percentage of money collected on each book was used by Scholastic society for funding social initiatives.
Source : Annual Report