CORD’s programs in rural development cater to empowering and making communities self-reliant. The uniqueness of the model rests on making the rural communities equal partners in their development, rather than just facilitating developmental projects.

In India, CORD has Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) nurtured in each village ward to encourage them to participate at the Gram Panchayat level, a unit of local self-governance.

Further, to ensure the success of its model, CORD puts women at the center stage, and all its programs are facilitated through the Mahila Mandals or Women’s Groups.

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We are now expanding programs through CORDUSA to bring the vision of CORD to all the Chinmaya Mission Centers globally!

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For more information, please see CORD India or CORDUSA or CORDUSA - Global Network  

or contact Vidya Ramanathan at vidya.ramanathan@cordusa.org.