Anantapur is the second driest district in India, after the Rajasthan desert. Desertification and low rainfall constantly threaten the economy of the rural population. The lack of trees makes it difficult to maintain the necessary oxygen levels.

We support the construction of water storage structures and the distribution of irrigation equipment to farmers to improve their crops. Every year, we contribute to plant more than 1.5 million trees to reforest the area and more than 500,000 fruit trees.

The Government of India launched the “Clean India” campaign in 2014 to reduce open defecation, a long-standing practice that leads to groundwater pollution and the spread of disease. At the beginning of the campaign, 67% of rural houses did not have a latrine.

All the houses built by us have a latrine. They prevent health and environmental problems, and reduce the risk that women suffer aggression when they move away from crowded areas in search of privacy.

53% of women in India suffer from anemia. The main cause is malnutrition, but behind this situation there is a patriarchal system that leaves the care, health and nutrition of women in their own homes as the last priority.

We support an action plan against anemia with medical check-ups for more than 40,000 women between the ages of 12 and 45 each year. The goal is to fight anemia in the long term and reduce maternal and infant mortality, as well as improve the health of adolescent girls so that they can perform well in school.

Every year 480,000 people die of HIV in India, the country with the highest number of HIV related deaths in the world. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a serious problem in the country. India currently registers 16% of the world's diagnosed cases.

The infectious disease hospital (HID) in Bathalapalli, which we support, has become a benchmark in the treatment of tuberculosis and HIV. Thanks to HID’s efforts, the spread of these diseases in Anantapur has significantly dropped. Currently, about 70,000 medical consultations and more than 6,000 admissions are conducted annually.

According to the India census report, 27 million people have some disability. This number could be even higher as disability is often “hidden” due to the social stigma suffered by people with disabilities, especially in rural areas and even within their own family.

We support six inclusive schools with more than 400 children enrolled in primary school and more than 200 enrolled in secondary school. In addition, 227 girls and boys study at the center for students with hearing disabilities. More than 350 students with disabilities have received a scholarship to study in a university and improve their future.

In India, about 369 million people live below the poverty line. Approximately 70% of the population lives off agriculture in rural India, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Ongoing drought is a constant threat.

We have helped to get 3 million people out of extreme poverty. With your support, we will advance in the economic and social transformation of the most impoverished people. Our goal is to support the maximum number of people in their fight for a dignified future.

The health and social crisis arising from the COVID-19 pandemic particularly affects the most vulnerable populations. In India, poverty, overpopulation and a deficient health system make the situation of millions of people worse.

The RDT Bathalapalli hospital, which we support, has been designated by the government as a COVID-19 center. We have contributed to the distribution of over 412,000 meals to migrants and day laborers who have lost their jobs. More than five million masks have been manufactured and, in the villages, we work to disseminate and raise awareness of the prevention and hygiene measures that protect against the virus.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of something as simple as handwashing has been strongly highlighted. Something that seems so simple in an urban setting may present a significant challenge in rural India. Due to the difficulties with access to clean water, certain hygiene and health habits are not followed in rural areas.

We support workshops to raise awareness and educate people about healthy habits, hygiene, nutrition, HIV, diarrhea in childhood, and infectious diseases during the monsoon season, across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Our goal is to promote health education to prevent disease.

30% of the Indian population are migrants, according to the World Bank. They move from their villages to the cities in search of a better future by leaving their families behind. But due to their low level of education, they often end up as underpaid laborers in construction, services or factories. The work they get is linked to precariousness and exploitation.

We work to provide opportunities that slow down migration by guaranteeing the right to education and access to quality employment. 94% of the students of RDT Professional Schools find work and more than 1,300 women get jobs after training in activities such as binding, making compresses, producing detergents, etc.

More than 70% of women in rural India suffer from sexist violence. Every 7 minutes there is an instance of abuse. Patriarchal mentality, early marriages and dowry, prohibited by law but rooted in society, are the main causes of this discrimination.

We work for women's equality: we promote their right to education and health. We also promote their economic autonomy by providing microcredits to women that allow them to start their own businesses. Importantly, every house that we build is registered in the name of a woman to ensure the protection of their property.