Community

Growing the next generation.

Beyond the plant floor, the Ryka team supports schools and villages near our office.

  1. Computer donation

    Computers donated to the Zilla Parishad primary school in Hangewadi, Shrigonda, so children get hands-on computer lessons.

    • The new computer room in use
    • Visiting the school after the computers were installed
    • Meeting with teachers and the village committee
  2. Awareness drive

    A workshop on adolescent safety at Shivari, Purandar, with the Muskaan organisation: guidance for parents on good parenting and for students on study habits. Covered in Sakal, July 2024.

    • Speaking to parents at the Shivari school
    • The parents’ session in the school hall
    • A session with students
    • Coverage in Sakal, 23 July 2024
  3. Tree plantation

    Planting trees along the lane by our works, with tree guards and clay pots for slow watering so the saplings survive.

    • Planting a sapling by the boundary wall
    • Setting a sapling in its tree guard
    • The plantation team
    • Planting a frangipani
    • A new sapling with a clay pot for slow watering
    • The lane lined with tree guards
  4. Book donation

    Marathi storybooks and biographies donated to the school in Hangewadi, Shrigonda, so children can read beyond the syllabus.

    • Marathi storybooks and biographies ready for donation
    • Handing the books over to the school and village representatives