Rural Development

Rural Development Training

A six month training program capsule is being offered to impart vocational and life management skills to rural youth. 5H youth leaders as well as any youth who wants to make a difference to his or society and their individual lives is eligible. Today this training graduates take orders in woodwork, take fabrication orders, market shirts etc. More importantly, they have gained an attitude to take up challenges and an ability to survive and succeed in the direst of circumstances.

Rural Development training program offers education and practical experience in

Manufacturing sector :

The subject areas covered are Electrical Engineering , Electronics Engineering, Operations Management, Wood Work and Decor etc.

Services sector:

Marketing and Commercial Skills like Computer Applications, Trade practices, Institutional selling etc. are covered in this sector

Agricultural sector:

Sri Sri Rural Development Program

Bee Keeping, Water Harvesting, Sanitation management, Flower Arrangement, Farm Management etc. are covered in this sector.

In each sector industry experience is offered which help to work under

realistic conditions not jobs, but skills and an attitude to start an independent unit not finance, but an ability to generate all the possible financial support. A future wherein the trained graduate could provide jobs to the jobless.

Sri Sri Rural Development Program

Sri Sri Rural Development Program bridges the needs and resourc

es between the urban and rural populace leading to rural economic strength in the immediate future and a strong national economy in the long run. As a significant fraction of the Indian population is based in the villages, this program empowers the rural communities to attain and sustain economic strength thus enabling them to be influential in strengthening the economy of the country as a whole. An economically strong India can be influential in defining and implementing global policies toward promoting human values and harmonious living across the planet.

Sri Sri Rural Development Program (SSRDP), established in the year 2001, is a community based program whose underlying philosophy is to share the burden and responsibility of poor villagers by helping them to become self sufficient and self reliant. SSRDP set out with the vision to be the world’s preferred NGO for supporting rural development by offering vocational training centers supporting cottage industry and humanitarian aid by involving rural folks as its ambassadors. The uniqueness of SSRDP is that it aims and works towards an ecologically and environmentally sound society which is resources conserving, commercially competitive and socially supportive.

The program is comprised of the Education and Training department for the rural youth, the Fellowships department for the professionals, and the Affiliations department which provides avenues for individuals and organizations to collaborate with the program. The Education and Training department offers structured, experiential, and informal education to the youth of rural India in a 4-month training capsule wherein an individual’s commitment and attitude are strengthened along with his/her knowledge on the trade desired. The personality development of the individual is given special emphasis during the 4-month period and includes the Art of Living Course that has received international acclaim. The department is committed toward providing a multi-disciplinary education to rural youth which will empower them to lead efforts that aim toward creating effective systems to implement rural regeneration policies.

The Fellowships department offers avenues to professionals who are keenly interested in active participation toward defining and implementing rural regeneration policies. The department enhances interfacing of Fellows with rural folks by encouraging them to initiate and participate in Adopt-a-Village programs which aim toward educating and uplifting the village members through simple yet highly effective programs like Nav Chetana Shibirs. Distinguished Fellows are also directly involved in conflict resolution programs and promoting human values at international forums. The Affiliations department allows individuals, government, and private organizations to join hands with the program in areas of mutual interest. This includes affiliations and student exchange programs with other educational institutions. Corporations, governmental, and non-governmental agencies participate in sponsoring rural industrial projects initiated and sustained by Sri Sri Rural Development Programme graduates and Fellows.

Joining hands to Build Rural India

The SSRDP volunteer team would like to leverage the silver jubilee milestone of Art of Living to help create a foundation for the development of rural India for the next 25 Years. We begin by asking you to either volunteer your time by adopting a district in India and following its progress. You yourself could help financially support the rural development programs in the specific district as well as helping us raise the financial resources required to fund the numerous Rural Development projects being initiated by Art of Living volunteers all across the globe and especially India.