Satyam Foundation

Satyam Foundation supports and strengthens the vulnerable and underprivileged sections in urban areas for transforming the quality of life through technology and volunteerism. It is committed to leveraging the power of IT to bridge the ‘digital divide’ that limits opportunities for success and prosperity, and thereby, transform lives of the underprivileged. All the initiatives of the Foundation are targeted towards the urban disadvantaged population in all the cities where Satyam has a significant presence.

Satyam Foundation has chapters in Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gurgaon and will be opening chapters shortly in the UK, Australia, China and US.

Core Values

• Involving People
• Applying Knowledge
• Making things happen

A Snapshot of Achievements

Technological Triumphs

• Biometric solution using fingerprinting technology and webcam developed and installed in the Urban Health Posts
• Software application for electronic vision acuity for assessing the vision acuity developed for ophthalmologists and optometrists
• Automation of Anti Retroviral Treatment process for HIV/AIDS patients undertaken
• State-of-the-art technology used for 104 Health Management Research Institute
• Successful incubation of 108 – Emergency Management Research Institute

Our Key Differentiators

• Use of Technology and processes—Satyam’s core strength—to bring in corporate competencies and focus to the social sector to create the maximum impact with minimal effort
• Volunteering is our focus to reach out to society
• We bring Value wherever there is a gap – Identifying market segments, creating and testing a PILOT and quickly scaling up with the help of other partners or the government
• We create enabling platforms—in all the areas we choose to work in—where people with focus on Social transformation can come together to create Synergy

Focus Areas

The foundation has identified the following areas of work, addressing critical issues for the benefit of society :

• Environment
• Education
• Health care
• HIV/AIDS
• Livelihoods
• Street Children
• Informal Settlements
• Disaster management (Need-based)

For each of these areas the Foundation has a Forum , consisting of a small core of Foundation members , extended by the large force of Satyam Volunteers.

Volunteering by Satyam associates and their families

Satyam has a “fellowship commitment measure” for volunteering by its associates, where the target is that 10% of Satyamites spend at least 10% of their personal time in CSR activities.

Satyam Foundation carries out its programs primarily through Satyam Volunteers, following a three tier Pyramid model that comprises:

• A base of large number of volunteer-driven events: Large number of Volunteers (requiring generic skill, small time-commitment, one-time volunteering also fits in)
• A narrower next level of activities: higher volunteer engagement (specific skill, longer time duration , ongoing): Magnificent seven volunteers and full timers
• A top level of advocacy for right causes at right places, using Satyam strengths

Magnificent Seven: a unique approach to Volunteering

In line with Satyam’s standards for doing quality work, Satyam Foundation has initiated a unique process to improve efficiency in volunteering projects, by using the full-cycle leadership concept.

 The magnificent seven (M 7) are a team of about seven volunteers, who take ownership of a project under a forum. The team identifies requirements and provides full-cycle leadership to the identified project, and implements it with other volunteers and Foundation forum members.

Satyam Foundation has around 11,547 registered volunteers and over 217 magnificent seven teams working on various Foundation initiatives.

For more details contact us at web_admin@satyamcsr.org