MISSION

Rural Development Trust empowers rural communities in India and supports them in their struggle to eradicate poverty, suffering and injustice.

We promote local leadership to ensure communities are the main actors in their own development process.

What we do

Our comprehensive multi-sectorial interventions are designed to tackle poverty and inequalities in its diverse manifestations

Education
Education

Education for Transformation

Sustained access to quality education at all levels

Women Empowerment
Women

Women Empowerment

Equal rights, opportunities and social justice for women

Health
Health

Community Health

Health awareness and primary care at the village level

Health
Health

Rural Hospitals

Quality and affordable healthcare for all
 

Disability
Disability

Disability Inclusive Development

Greater accessibility for persons with disabilities

Ecology
Ecology

Ecology & Sustainable Livelihoods

Livelihoods in harmony with the environment

Habitat
Habitat

Habitat
 

Basic services and asset building amongst rural communities

Sports
football

Sport for Development

Leveraging the power of sport to achieve sustainable social change

voices in a pandemic

Voices in a Pandemic

Untold stories from a catastrophe that changed the world.



voices in a pandemic

Voices in a Pandemic

Untold stories from a catastrophe that changed the world.



Our Impact

Our Impact

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Success Stories

When dreams take flight: Nurse Saimatha’s Story of Compassion and Hope
May 26, 2023 @ 4:09 pm
When dreams take flight: Nurse Sai Matha’s Story of Compassion and Hope

Saimatha was a premature child who saw the world for the first time when...


May 8, 2023 @ 5:30 am
From Anantapur To Mexico: The Power of Language and Dreams.

Rakesh is a former student of the RDT Professional School of Foreign Lan...


Lahari was born in RDT Kalyandurg Hospital, the first child of Nagabushan and Dhanalakshmi. Until Laharai was 3-years-old, the couple couldn’t understand why their daughter could not speak. During a consultation with the paediatrician at the hospital, the doctor suspected that she might be affected with Down Syndrome.
Mar 21, 2023 @ 12:17 pm
Helping Children With Down Syndrome: A Fight For Dignity And Opportunity!

Amidst the buzzing murmur of the children in the hallways, a burst of lo...


Feb 28, 2023 @ 12:25 pm
Inspire Cup: A Grassroots Tournament Committed to Promote Girls Football in I...

Seeing the growing need for quality, competitive exposure and the lack o...


Dec 16, 2022 @ 1:09 pm
ASA Mixed Gender Sports Festival: A testament to the power of sport. 

Sport teaches essential values for developing children into better indiv...


Oct 26, 2022 @ 11:41 am
Fuelling hopes and dreams through hard work: Bhavani’s journey with Hockey

Most of us are full of ideas and dreams and are pursuing to check them o...


Oct 13, 2022 @ 12:15 pm
Anantapur floods: Emergency response

“They woke us up at 2 AM asking us to leave the house. Everything ...


Oct 11, 2022 @ 9:00 am
New Enrollments open for ONLINE Professional School courses at RDT!

RDT Professional School of Foreign Languages is open for New Enrollments...


Jul 9, 2022 @ 5:37 pm
ASA-RDT, LaLiga and FUNDACIÓN LaLiga’s Inspire Cup completes its first edition

Five Girls’ teams from different parts of India participated. Comp...


Jul 1, 2022 @ 4:19 pm
What you need to know about women’s health in rural India

In India, discussing about women’s sexual and reproductive health is s...


Jun 30, 2022 @ 6:21 pm
Building Futures: Addressing the Digital Divide in Dharmavaram

Only 15 % of the population from rural India have access to the internet...


Jun 19, 2022 @ 4:09 pm
1.8 lakh saplings distributed on Vicente Ferrer’s 13th death anniversary

1.8 lakh plants distributed across Anantapur, Sri Satya Sai and Kurnool ...


When dreams take flight: Nurse Saimatha’s Story of Compassion and Hope
May 26, 2023 @ 4:09 pm
When dreams take flight: Nurse

Saimatha was a premature child who saw the world f


May 8, 2023 @ 5:30 am
From Anantapur To Mexico: The

Rakesh is a former student of the RDT Professional


Lahari was born in RDT Kalyandurg Hospital, the first child of Nagabushan and Dhanalakshmi. Until Laharai was 3-years-old, the couple couldn’t understand why their daughter could not speak. During a consultation with the paediatrician at the hospital, the doctor suspected that she might be affected with Down Syndrome.
Mar 21, 2023 @ 12:17 pm
Helping Children With Down Syn

Amidst the buzzing murmur of the children in the h


Feb 28, 2023 @ 12:25 pm
Inspire Cup: A Grassroots Tour

Seeing the growing need for quality, competitive e


Dec 16, 2022 @ 1:09 pm
ASA Mixed Gender Sports Festiv

Sport teaches essential values for developing chil


Oct 26, 2022 @ 11:41 am
Fuelling hopes and dreams thro

Most of us are full of ideas and dreams and are pu


Oct 13, 2022 @ 12:15 pm
Anantapur floods: Emergency re

“They woke us up at 2 AM asking us to leave


Oct 11, 2022 @ 9:00 am
New Enrollments open for ONLIN

RDT Professional School of Foreign Languages is op


Jul 9, 2022 @ 5:37 pm
ASA-RDT, LaLiga and FUNDACIÓN

Five Girls’ teams from different parts of In


Jul 1, 2022 @ 4:19 pm
What you need to know about wo

In India, discussing about women’s sexual and re


Jun 30, 2022 @ 6:21 pm
Building Futures: Addressing t

Only 15 % of the population from rural India have


Jun 19, 2022 @ 4:09 pm
1.8 lakh saplings distributed

1.8 lakh plants distributed across Anantapur, Sri


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