ABOUT US
HEARDS began to function as an ‘individual organization’ in August’99, the Society has been serving the people of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA with a wide variety of developmental programs, which aim at the ‘total development of the target population. The range of programs extended by the Society are listed as follows:
- Rehabilitation Programme for child Laborers.
- Program on awareness of eradication of child labor.
- With this background, we have ventured into a non-formal education program in 2001 through 5 Adult Literacy Centers in Chittoor District.
- Formation of youth and women self-help groups to promote Income Generation Programmes.
- Non-Formal Education and Awareness Programme for the whole village population.
- Self-Employment Training Programs for women and youth groups in the target areas.
- Promotion of Child Development Programs through crèches.
- Economic Assistance Programs for the Education of Rural Children.
- Assistance for the promotion of Self-Employment, Self-Reliant activity.
- Vocational trade training for the deserving village women and the youth.
- Widow and stranded women rehabilitation program.
- Health and Hygienic Awareness and Medical Assistance Programme.
- Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Programme for the Disabled women and youth.
- Safe Drinking Water Programs.
- Drip Irrigation Program.
- Assistance for the rural youth to avail the Government Schemes.
With all the above-mentioned programs being under successful and positive implementation, the Society is exploring new areas of development, thereby widening its ‘helping hands’ to the easy reachability and accessibility of the poorest and the downtrodden people of the District. With the ‘learning and practical experience in the field, the Society has begun to concentrate on specific developmental programs for various target groups, based on their ‘needs of the hour’, in addition to this, the developmental programs extended for the benefit of the entire target population.