Employee-volunteering initiative will donate assembled wheelchairs through HelpAge India
MUMBAI (India CSR®): Senior leaders of Alkem Laboratories Ltd. participated in a wheelchair-assembling initiative for underprivileged senior citizens. The activity was organised by Alkem Foundation, the company’s CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility arm, under its employee volunteering programme, SMILE. The wheelchairs assembled by the volunteers will be donated through HelpAge India. The initiative reflects Alkem’s effort to create meaningful social impact by encouraging employees and leaders to contribute their time, skills and effort towards community welfare.
Hands-On Volunteering
The wheelchair-assembling activity focused on improving mobility and dignity for senior citizens from economically weaker communities. By participating directly in the initiative, Alkem’s senior leaders demonstrated that corporate social responsibility can extend beyond financial support. Employee volunteering brings people closer to community needs. It also helps create a stronger culture of empathy, responsibility and shared purpose within an organisation.
‘We Care Month’
Alkem has dedicated the month of August to CSR activities driven by employee volunteering. The initiative is called “We Care Month” and is based on the belief that charity begins at home. During the month, employees across the organisation participate in initiatives designed to support communities. August is significant for Alkem as it includes the company’s Foundation Day and the birthdays of its Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Late Shri Samprada Singh, and Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Shri B.N. Singh.
Reinforcing the company’s commitment to community care.
Commenting on the initiative, Mrs. Madhurima Singh, Executive Director and Chairperson of the CSR Committee, Alkem, said, “Giving back to the community has always been part of Alkem’s DNA. Our founders envisioned an organisation that would make a difference to people’s lives, and that spirit continues to shape our culture even today. We believe meaningful change comes when people give not just their resources, but also their time and effort for the well-being of the communities we serve.”
Blood Donation
As part of We Care Month, Alkem also organised a blood donation drive across locations. The drive received strong employee participation, with employees donating 803 units of blood in a single day. The collected blood was handed over to the Indian Red Cross Society. The initiative highlights the potential of structured employee engagement programmes to support public-health needs and mobilise collective action.
Wider Community Activities
Alkem Foundation is conducting other community-focused activities during the month. These include food distribution, cleanliness drives, visits to old-age homes and orphanages, and audio-book recording for visually impaired persons. The range of activities addresses different community needs while providing employees with opportunities to contribute through direct service.
SMILE Programme
Alkem’s volunteering culture has grown through the SMILE — Support to Make Individual Lives Easier — programme, launched in 2022. The programme has enabled employees to participate in social initiatives across India. Between 2022 and 2026, SMILE recorded more than 31,151 employee participations, over 100 volunteering activities, and more than 1,28,312 volunteering hours. The programme has reached and benefited over 5,700 community members across the country. Through initiatives such as wheelchair assembly, blood donation and community outreach, Alkem Foundation continues to connect employee participation with inclusive and practical social impact.
Alkem Foundation
Alkem Foundation is the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Alkem Laboratories Ltd. The key thematic areas that Alkem Foundation focuses on are Healthcare, Education, Rural Development, which includes skill building and promotion of sustainable livelihood and improvement in the socio-economic status of women and youth, and development of infrastructure facilities, Environment and Sports. The endeavour of Alkem Foundation to bring about a tangible change in the lives of underprivileged people and improve people’s quality of life by facilitating the implementation of holistic community development programmes. Alkem Foundation undertakes initiatives with a participatory approach and in collaboration mode with the government, civil society, and the community at a large.
Alkem Laboratories Ltd
Alkem Laboratories Ltd. is a leading Indian pharmaceutical company with a legacy of 50 years in providing high-quality medicines to patients. It is the sixth-largest pharmaceutical company in the Indian market with a dominant position in the therapy areas of anti-infectives, gastrointestinal, pain management drugs and supplements. It also has a growing portfolio of products in chronic therapies such as diabetes, neurology, cardiology, dermatology and urology. It has 20 state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and cutting-edge research and development (R&D) centres across India and the US to develop and manufacture generic formulations, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and biosimilars. Apart from India, the company has a meaningful presence in the US, Latin America, Australia and several Asian countries. “Inspiring Healthier Lives” is at the core of the values and culture of the organisation and reinforces its steadfast commitment to global health improvement.
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