About us
Rural Development Trust (RDT) is a registered nongovernmental organization and has been working with Children, Women and Unorganized sectors from 1992 in Chengalpet district, (then Kancheepuram District), Tamil Nadu, India. The vision and mission of the organization is being realized and revisited through various activities in the thrust areas of Nutrition, Health, Education, Employment and Housing, which are stated as basic needs by World Health Organization.
The primary concern and the focus of the organization is to work with children 
The primary concern and the focus of the organization is to work with children of Internal Migrants, Tribal, Gypsies, Differently abled, Daily Wage Earners, Sanitary workers, Single parents and parentless. RDT takes a keen interest on Girl children and they are given high support. Of them, 32.7 percent are Tribal Children, 28.6 per cent are internal migrants’ children and 38.7 per cent are children of parents working in unorganized sectors. Children are enabled and enhanced through educational activities in order to build their career in a successful way. The Education of the Children is provided through special schools, tuition centers and various Education centers. RDT also takes strategic efforts in maintaining the health of the children through Awareness programs, Medical camps, Medical assistances, support to the Government run hospitals, Day care centers supported by government, Midday meals and providing financial assistance for the persons with chronic diseases.
RDT also includes women folk as its secondary intervention
RDT also includes women folk as its secondary intervention. Working with women brings visible changes in the life of the families and women also feel dignified. Women who are widows, deserted, destitute, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, migrants, Gypsies, homeless, unemployed, young, Sexually exploited and socially excluded are being organized through various motivational sessions. They are given Computer training, Tailoring, Career Development skills and Guidance and counseling.
The third intervention of RDT is to work for the livelihood of people working in different unorganized sectors
The third intervention of RDT is to work for the livelihood of people in different unorganized sectors. RDT is able to see significant and phenomenal changes in 35 working villages in 4 blocks namely Thiruporur, Kattankulathur, Thirukazhukuntram and St.Thomas Mount in Chengalpet District with different types of interventions. RDT takes measures to provide safe drinking water, constructing houses, providing Food materials, financial support for income generation programs, mobilizing Government schemes, Support to Government Hospitals, Providing Aids to Government Schools, and undertaking relief activities during the time of disasters.
RDT also has done extensive services in many areas of development. Organic farming, financial assistance for income generation activities, self-help groups water accessibility for agriculture, medical assistance for disadvantaged, deepening water resources, free medical aid, renovating government schools educational assistance, liberating bonded laborers, rehabilitation services, assistance to unorganized workers Relief activities during disaster, providing vehicle support to the sick are the essential services of the organization.
The untiring and dedicated services of qualified staff members, Volunteers, community leaders and special educators who work with different concern groups are the strengths of RDT to deliver services in the selected intervention areas in a professional manner. All the board members in the organization have 30 years of experience in working with children, women and unorganized sectors. This becomes the backbone of the organization to do commendable services for the people in need. All these capacities, expertise and experiences make the organization explicit in delivering suitable services for the benefits of the concern groups in the districts. RDT is able to plan and execute multifarious activities only with the regular support of ASHA for Education-Seattle (USA). It is also strengthened by the contribution in kind by IT professionals as volunteers in RDT.
