ABOUT US

ABOUT US

🛡️ We are one of India's leading NPOs serving at the grassroots.

Pragathi Association for Rural Development (acronym PARD INDIA) is a not-for-profit organization (NPO), registered on 13th January 2011 under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act of 35/2001, bearing Reg. No. 19/2011. We are approved with 12A, 80G and FCRA registrations. Our Registered Office is in Yernagudem Village, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. We operate through a vast network of offices in various villages, towns, and cities across India, connecting rural voices to the global platform.

We are a community-driven voluntary social organization. Our members, volunteers, and staff are drawn primarily from rural communities. They work passionately to bring lasting change in the lives of deprived children (V-kids) and their communities at the grassroots of Indian society.

Invariably, all our interventions are integrated with the universal and transformative vision of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 to make the world more sustainable, resilient, fair, and prosperous for everyone.

Our Approach

✨ We create a lasting impact through interventions of empowerment

At PARD INDIA, we strive for meaningful and everlasting change. Our services primarily center around the empowerment of deprived children (V-kids), their families, and communities through education, health, environment, skill development, and livelihood creation interventions, ensuring the collective participation of local communities for inclusive and sustainable development at the grassroots level.

We have been making a visible impact by implementing the following customized Projects & Programs that are designed to address the core issues being faced by disadvantaged children and their communities today at the grassroots, with a commitment to connecting them with the global efforts for achieving the UN’s Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs) by 2030:

Our Projects & Program Structure

Our Projects & Program Structure

Our Beneficiaries

📍 (Primarily cover beneficiaries from rural & sub-urban areas)

Families

Families of V-kids

Deprived Children

(V-kids)
Core Beneficiaries

Communities

Communities of V-kids

Holistic empowerment of V-kids and their families and communities for inclusive development at grassroots.

Our V-kid

“V-kids are those children hailing from a rural background who are often denied equal opportunities in their upbringing, study environment, and exposure to the competitive world.”

🌟 PARD INDIA works for empowerment of deprived children (V-kids)

Every child deserves a happy childhood.

How we empower our V-kids

Eight (8) ways we care to give every right to our V-kids. This holistic approach intrinsically addresses the core aspects of the development of deprived children (V-kids) in rural areas across India through our empowerment initiatives to bring change in their lives.

Education
We support V-kids by providing varied opportunities..
Education
Gender Equality
We work to create gender equity among children from childhood..
Gender Equality
Health and Nutrition
We support V-kids who suffer from malnutrition or poor health..
Health and Nutrition
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
We constantly work to improve and provide..
WASH
V-kids
Safe Environment
Safe and Inclusive Environment
We facilitate orphans, children with a single parent..
Emergency Assistance
Emergency Assistance
PARD INDIA team reaches the ground immediately..
Enabling Specially-abled
Enabling Specially-abled
Through our inclusive approach, we work towards..
Advocacy
Advocacy
We prioritize reducing poverty and giving all V-kids..
01

Education

We support V-kids by providing varied opportunities and education services at ground level in rural areas. From mentoring to creating common platforms for broader involvement of local communities, we help them to enhance their knowledge base and encourage them to continue their education to a higher level as part of empowerment. To achieve the outcome, we have prioritized the following six (6) programs under the Rural Education and Development (READ) Project:

  • ✓ After School Education Program
  • ✓ Village Knowledge Centre Program
  • ✓ V-kid Knowledge Boost Program
  • ✓ V-kid Scholarship Program
  • ✓ Child Labor Prevention Program
  • ✓ Quality & Value Education Program

Learn more about projects and our strengths in project management here: Our Projects & Programs →

02

Gender Equality

We work to create gender equity among children from childhood through awareness and empowerment initiatives to create conditions where every V-kid can thrive and achieve their full potential. We work with local authorities and communities to reach the most vulnerable children in rural and suburban areas. Our strategy to promote gender equality includes using games, ensuring physical activities, organizing national and international days, skill development, and conducting awareness programs within the community.

03

Health and Nutrition

We support V-kids who suffer from malnutrition or poor health by providing them with nutritional kits. We also offer financial support to those children undergoing medical treatment. We conduct various free medical health check-up camps and health awareness programs to create awareness of various health and hygiene issues. We have been working on providing Millet nutrition kits to pregnant women caring for the health of mothers and babies.

04

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

We constantly work to improve and provide access to safe and clean drinking water and reliable sanitation and promote basic hygiene practices in rural areas. We undertake community-based social campaigns to reach V-kids, their families, and their communities in collaboration with the government, CSR or funding partners, and local health authorities to provide WASH facilities in schools and community centers in rural areas.

05

Safe and Inclusive Environment

We facilitate orphans, children with a single parent, neglected children, runaways, or innocent children in rural areas to get admitted into the government and privately run homes to rehabilitate them through care and education. To eliminate and prevent child labor or child trafficking, we work on rescue and rehabilitation through child protection networks under the Juvenile Justice Care & Protection Act. We work on this through partnerships with the government, civil society organizations, CSR or funding agencies, and committed individuals and volunteers.

06

Humanitarian Emergency Assistance

PARD INDIA team reaches the ground immediately to deliver humanitarian aid to V-kids and their families in times of emergency and disaster. We assess the extent of damage and mobilize emergency relief from within and the nearby communities, neighboring villages, government agencies, and social organizations to support the affected V-kids and their communities.

07

Enabling Specially-abled

Through our inclusive approach, we work towards bringing the voices of the people to policymakers and society, changing attitudes about disability, and improving the lives of specially abled children at the grassroots. PARD INDIA ensures that children living with disabilities overcome barriers to education, their opinions are considered, their voices heard, and they are given just and fair opportunities in society.

08

Advocacy

We prioritize reducing poverty and giving all V-kids an equal chance to live. We address their issues by raising their voice to have in place policies and programs to protect their rights. We help to expand social protection systems to support the well-being of all V-kids, especially those who are at risk of discrimination and exclusion. We work with policymakers, government bodies, gram panchayats, and juvenile homes to promote children’s rights.

Our Logo Represents

PARD INDIA Logo
“Raising aspirations for creating lasting impact in our society - not bound
by region, religion, caste, race, ethnicity, polity or gender - by building collective POWER of ONE INDIA”.

Our Spread

Having started our journey from Yernagudem village in 2011, our service base has expanded by leaps and bounds, creating a nationwide network of services in rural and urban areas, primarily in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India. Now, we are making a PAN-India presence by partnering with national and global organizations.

Over the period, we have laid a strong foundation, building our organization on the pillars of accountability, trustworthiness, honesty, and openness to all our stakeholders who have invested their time, money, and faith in us.

Working with us is a joy of celebration for everyone. For us, your participation is our primary importance.

Watch Our Impact in Action

🎬 Explore inspiring stories, grassroots initiatives, and V-kids empowerment programs from our Video Gallery.

READ Project

Empowering Children & Inspiring Young Minds

Empowering V-kids in rural villages with quality education, mentoring, and holistic support.

Green & Health

Green Challenger & Sustainable Communities

Nurturing environmental sustainability, health, and community development at the grassroots.

Grassroots Impact

Serving at Grassroots - PARD INDIA Initiatives

Building the collective Power of One India through community-driven social action.

Our Connectivity with SDGs 2030

All our Projects & Programs align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of 2030.
Learn more about “Our Connectivity with SDGs 2030.”

SDGs 2030
Projects & Program Structure Table
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