You need the Adobe Flash Player to view this video, download it by clicking the image below.

Chinmaya Mission, the well known social, spiritual and educational organization, in its goal to work comprehensively for the betterment of society, decided to engage closely with the rural communities in and around its ashram at Sidhbari in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. To that end the Chinmaya Rural Primary Health Care and Training Centre (CRPHTC) was set up in 1985 in Sidhbari.(H.P.) It soon became clear that healthcare issues were inextricably intertwined with the overall social and economic realties of rural India: poverty, illiteracy and gender discrimination. The approach, therefore, turned more holistic and development-oriented and focused especially on women’s empowerment. Healthcare and nutrition, micro- banking and income generation schemes, rehabilitation of specially abled children and natural resource management training all became areas for the programme to cover. Today the holistic programme covers nearly 500 villages involving 45000 people directly and over 200,000 indirectly. To replicate the successful work done by our rural project in Sidhbari C.O.R.D (Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development) was constituted in December 2003 with its Registered Head office in New Delhi, to start similar rural development projects in other parts of India.

PROGRAMMES & ACTIVITIES OF CORD

•    The Mahila Mandals: Empowering Women
•    Balvadis: Nurturing children
•    Fighting Social Injustice
•    Yuva Groups: Channeling energy positively
•    Sustainable income-generation for women
•    Primary Health Care Services
•    Community Based Rehabilitation Programme of the differently abled
•    Managing Natural Resources
•    Strengthening Local Self Governance  

CORD ACTIVITES INITIATED BY CHINMAYA MISSION TRUST, TRIVANDRUM

Community oriented programmes at Balasramom by providing training in Computers and tailoring for girls and ladies. Training in elementary of welding for Boys. Energy Management programmes and Vermi Compost in association with Rural Missions at School level. Profile of Dr.(Mrs) .Kshama Metre, National Director, CORD Dr. Kshama Metre, d/o Late Shri W. B. Metre (Padma Bhushan 1968). Pediatrician by profession & inspired by Swami Chinmayananda, a renowned spiritual teacher, joined development work of CORD (earlier “Chinmaya Rural Primary Health Care & Training Centre” in 1985, now known as CORD) a national development organization & is now its National Director and Trustee. In 2004: Featured in “Prophets of New India”, a Penguin book & in 1993 nominated for Woman of the Year by “The Week” magazine. She was awarded Padmasree in 2008.