Rural Development Institute celebrated its Founder’s Day on 20-21 September 2022. It was the time to remember, cherish, recognise and reward those who contributed to organization’s mission of reaching the unreached. The two-day program included various activities at Institution as well as field level.
The program was inaugurated by Mr. B.V. Srinivasa Rao, founder of Bhagavatula Charitable Trust and an inspirational source for RDI. Dr. Meera Swami, Dr. Kathy and Dr. Sanjoy Das also graced the inaugural session. The program began with the lamp lighting ceremony and welcome address followed by the felicitation of guests and showcasing of RDI’s journey for more than 30 years. In his keynote address, Mr. Rao emphasized on importance of social interventions in human life. He reiterated that small social interventions not only empower people socially but also make significant contributions towards their overall being.
A logo for Education Program and School Menstrual Hygiene Management Program (handout and concept note) were inaugurated. During the event, 45 meritorious students from poor socio-economic backgrounds were awarded scholarships. Fifteen field staff members who made significant contributions in their respective areas were felicitated. The Founder’s Day was also celebrated at different locations at field level which included scholarship distribution, kanya poojan, special session on yoga, orientation on healthy lifestyle and felicitation of frontline health workers and other stakeholders. Assistive devices were also provided to differently abled people.
A special orientation session on CPR was conducted for more than 150 NSS students from various Colleges of Swami Rama Himalayan University. During the last two quarters more than 12,000 students have been trained and oriented on CPR in Haridwar, Dehradun, Pauri and Tehri districts. The organization has started online webinars on School Menstrual Hygiene Management Program in collaboration with Department of Education, Uttarakhand to train more than 25,000 school teachers across the state in the next one year.
