Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development is a
secular, non-profit that aims to build organizational and operational
capacity of village groups to run their own activities
in an integrated, participatory and sustainable manner
while augmenting their income and enabling natural
resource management by the villagers.
The
greatest legacy that the project has given to the simple
women in the areas served, is the unfoldment of their
latent potential
in many facets.
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BEGINNINGS
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With a goal to work comprehensively for
the betterment of all strata of society, Chinmaya
Mission began to closely engage with rural communities
in and around Sidhbari in Himachal Pradesh, India. As a result
of the laudable efforts of volunteers and the invaluable
support from our donors around the world, the Chinmaya Rural Primary Health Care
and Training center (also known as "the Sidhbari
Project") was established in 1985, with the blessings
and guidance of Pujya Swami Chinmayananda to help
villagers, their families and communities to be
self-sufficient.
On our path, there was no shortage of obstacles,
however. Critical healthcare issues were inextricably
intertwined with the harsh reality of rural India's
poverty, illiteracy, and gender discrimination, all of
which hinted at the formidable walls of social and
economic disparities to be overcome.
The Sidhbari Project soon recharged and
reshaped its approach to be more holistic and
development oriented, focusing first on the empowerment
of women. The Project took on, and succeeded in
developing various training programs that tackled
hard-hitting issues like healthcare and nutrition,
micro-banking and income generation, rehabilitation of
specially-abled (not "disabled") children, and natural
resource management. These efforts blossomed into
the Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development.
The Sidhbari Project alone covered over
600 villages, benefitting over 45,000 participating
villagers and over 250,000 indirect beneficiaries.
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NON DISCRIMINATION POLICY
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otherwise discriminate against any person on the ground
of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion or
disability in admission to, participation in, or receipt
of the services and benefits of any of its programs and
activities or in employment therein, whether carried out
by CORD USA Inc directly or through a contractor or any
other entity with whom the CORD USA Inc arranges to
carry out its programs and activities.
