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We depend largely on government funds to implement its developmental programmes. But, limited resources hasn’t deterred us in continuing our work and fulfilling our vision. We need your help, so that we can reach more people who need help and change more lives. Your valuable contribution can make a difference.
WELCOME TO ACRD
Get To Know Us
Assam Centre for Rural Development (ACRD) is a registered non-government organisation that came into existence in 1995. Late Dr Lily Mazinder Baruah, a renowned social activist of the North Eastern region and youngest daughter of Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi, first Chief Minister of Assam played a key role in giving birth to ACRD.
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What We Do
Education
ACRD through a programme ‘Asha for Education’, has intervened in three remote schools of Kamrup district to improve the school campus.
Health
ACRD implemented the Mobile Dispensary Project for Schedule Tribes by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India from 2003- 2017. Under the project, free health check-up camps for tribal people were organised regularly in the remote villages of Chayani Borduar and Rani Development block, Kamrup district.
Trafficking
Since 2008, ACRD has been addressing the issue of trafficking of women and girls in Baksa and Udalguri under the Ujjawala Project of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. To support prevention and rehabilitation, ACRD established Navajeevan, a rehabilitation home at Sikarhati, Kamrup, where trafficked girls rescued by police and administration are provided care and protection.
Disability
To improve the living conditions of persons with disabilities (PwDs), ACRD launched the Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) programme in 2008 in Chandrapur Block, Kamrup Metro. The programme focuses on health, education, livelihood, and socio-economic empowerment of PwDs, aiming to ensure their integration and participation in society.
Child Rights
ACRD ran two sub-centres of CHILDLINE, a Helpline services for children in distress, in Boko and Rani Block of Kamrup district from April 2016- March 2023. Through the CHILDLINE 1098, any child in need or in distress was rescued and restored by the CHILDLINE teams once information is received.
STORIES OF CHANGE
Success Stories
Bhanita Choudhury, an academically gifted girl from Sonapur village, received the SBI Talent Scholarship. She was awarded a check for Rs 20,000 in recognition of her academic excellence. Following a recommendation from the SBI Foundation team in Mumbai, she was selected again for the SBI Talent Scholarship in 2019... Read More
Dishan Deka, a 5-year-old boy from Lawpara village in Tamulpur, faced a serious health scare when he developed a high fever, a dry cough, and a severe headache. His mother, worried and desperate for help, brought him to a health camp organized under the "SBI Sanjeevani Clinic on Wheels" initiative. The camp's doctor quickly.... Read More
Puja (name changed), a naïve girl with big dreams from Guwahati, Assam, fell prey to a conniving man from Assam who was working in Mumbai as a pimp. It all started one night during Shivratri when she got into a verbal altercation with her mother. She ran away from home and sought refuge at her cousin’s place. Puja, with a strained... Read More
Anil's journey has been one of perseverance and hope. A 50-year-old differently-abled person, Anil Kumar Baishya from Sonapur village in Baksa district, struggled to make ends meet. He supported a family of three with the meagre income he made from his temporary pan shop. For years, he struggled to set up a permanent... Read More