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Commemorating 55 Years of the Rural Development Trust (RDT)
01/22/2024Today we commemorate the arrival of Anna Ferrer and Vicente Ferrer to Anantapur and the be...
READ MOREMahalakshmi, The Little Teacher
03/17/2023Mahalakshmi lost her vision at just three years old. Her mother, Nageswari, says her daugh...
READ MORERiding Towards Equality
02/27/2023In rural India, driving is still considered a male job. Twenty-three women from Anantapur ...
READ MORECreating opportunities for women to become agents of change
For over 54 years, Rural Development Trust (RDT), VFF USA’s local partner in India, ...
READ MOREDr. Jyothi, Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology at RDT Bathalapalli hospital: “I always say that saving money is important but saving health is more important.”
07/12/2022In India, discussing women’s sexual and reproductive health is still a taboo, especially...
READ MORESustainable agriculture in India
06/21/2022“I own a small piece of farmland and I grew peanuts on it, but I couldn’t earn...
READ MOREA New Sprinkler System Brings New Income
06/20/2022Gayathri, a farmer from south-east India, has always worked hard. After her husband died,...
READ MOREThe Invisible Mothers of India
05/04/2022As we celebrate Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, this article is dedicated to the millio...
READ MOREDignified Housing: From Living with the Dead to Living with Dignity
03/29/2022“I raised and buried my daughter in a cemetery” © Vasu Kalavapalli/RDT 50 years ago, ...
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