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Richmond Carey Foundation
Richmond Carey Foundation has a long history of promoting voluntary action, planned rural reconstruction with local participation and Panchayati Raj in the country thereby addressing issues of poverty reduction, food security, rural technology and environmental sustainability. Excellent formation of Self Help Groups and strong networking with other NGOs are its strengths.
Over the years, the organization has been able to create its niche in the development sector. The thematic focus on micro-finance and access to preventive health practices, livelihood and micro-enterprise have evolved as the thrust areas for impacting change in the villages of Rajahmundry. Creativity and efficiency is considered as the benchmark of its staff members. A group of distinguished advisors, drawn from academia, rural development and senior citizens, guide the organization.
During its twenty year existence, the organization has been able to develop and promote democratized and viable village and gram panchayat (GP)-level institutions and groups, which are truly owned, controlled and managed by its members. The uniqueness of Richmond Carey Foundation approach in building people’s or community organizations lies in its belief and promotion of self reliance and democratic governance. While building people’s institutions like women self-help Groups Richmond Carey Foundation emphasizes participation and decision making by the members of these groups and ensures their partaking in the management of the institution. Richmond Carey Foundation has developed Five villages promoted the first breed of Women Self Help Cooperatives in Rajahmundry at East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh There is now a conducive environment for promoting of the women’s self-help cooperatives in other parts of East Godavari District.
