CRDS is a registered voluntary organization. It is the official social service society of the Diocese of Chengalpattu. The area of operation of Chengalpattu Rural Development Society is whole Kanchipuram district consisting of 13 blocks. The underdeveloped situation of the affected has motivated CRDS to organize the people for their development and empowerment.
VISION OF CRDS
“Establishing a just society”
MISSION OF CRDS
Creating self-respect, self-reliance and self governance among the rural poor through peoples’ organization
AIM & OBJECTIVES
• To promote integrated human development, particularly of the socially and economically weaker sections, without distinction of caste, creed or colour, through the best methods available.
• To help the socially and economically disadvantaged groups, the landless, small and marginal farmers and other neglected sections of people to help themselves.
• To combat effectively human misery, unjust exploitation and mass poverty and strive to establish a just, human, responsible, participatory, peaceful; and prosperous Social order.
• To promote freedom of the oppressed, distressed and poverty-stricken groups of children, women, Dalits and tribes and others from social, economic and moral bondage and to assist them to regain their human dignity.
• To achieve these by planning and implementing community education, formation and leadership trainings and by promoting savings, economic development activities, health and environmental programs.
APPROACH/STRATEGY:
Social Building:
By organizing the people at the grass root level;
educating the children;
promoting health care activities.
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
Forming of savings and credit unions for the SHG s, creating linkage with banks, skill development to youth.
SUSTAINABLE ACTIVITIES
• Imparting Entrepreneurship training;
• Creating Income Generation activities
Involving in the Protection of Environment
TARGET GROUPS
Agricultural landless labourers, specially women, children and youth
