Hyderabad|India|March'2009: CA, Inc (NASDAQ: CA), the world’s leading independent IT management software company, has handed $10,000 to the CA HOPE School in Hyderabad as a donation from CA WORLD, a five-day IT event that drew executives from all over the world to the US late last year.

In July this year, the CA HOPE School will have completed five years of service to the local community, after employees at CA’s India Technology Center (ITC) in Hyderabad established the amenity in partnership with the HOPE Foundation in the summer of 2004. The school provides free English-based education, along with free books, uniforms, breakfast and mid-day meals for the school’s 200 Lower Kindergarten to class V students.

CA’s Corporate SVP of Global Technical Support, Leo Annab, handed a cheque for $10,000 to CA HOPE School Program Co-coordinator G Rajesh at a ceremony attended by school staff and students, as well as CA’s Senior Director of Technical Support, Abdul Karim Riyaz, and C Shyam, CA’s Director of Technical Support. The event was hosted by Sairam Chamarti , CA ’s Senior Engineering Project Manager, on behalf of the CA Together community service team at the ITC. The money will be spent on developing HOPE school infrastructure.

CA Vice President and Site Manager Joga Ryali said: “CA remains committed to giving back to the community. In that regard, this donation is part of our contribution to the development of the community around the ITC.”

As well as donating computers and educational CDs to the school, CA employees get involved in all kinds of HOPE school activities such as medical camps, counseling, sports, cultural functions and serving as part-time teachers.


Established 12 years ago, HOPE Foundation is an affiliate of HOPE worldwide, an international charitable organization with the mission to bring hope to a hurting world. HOPE foundation helps people fight the social, economical and physical ills. It provides care to Leprosy patients through 700 houses built for them, helps in prevention of HIV/AIDS, as well as provides care and support to HIV/ AIDS victims, especially women and children. It is also involved in running several other programs like an orphanage for abandoned and orphaned children, primary schools, computer schools, dental clinics in jails and vocational training institutes. HOPE Foundation runs its programs in various cities including Delhi , Bombay , Pune, Bangalore , Chennai , Cochin , Trivandrum , Kottayam, Hyderabad , Ahmedabad, Bhuj ( Gujarat with earthquake relief program) Kolkatta and Trichy.

Reachout's News Bureau
 March' 2009