Society for Integrated Rural Development (SFIRD)

Society For Integrated Rural Development, in short, SFIRD, is a social service, non-profitable, secular, voluntary organisation established by a team Read moreof well experienced and committed social workers belonging to the downtrodden sections of the Indian social structure. The organisation works with the Christian social principle of “Love thy neighbour as you love thyself”. Most of the target families are converted Christians and reside at the border of the main village where the low caste Hindus reside as per the existing social structure. People face high amount of social stigma and discrimination. The SFIRD has been working with the principle of removing social disability of the poor and weaker sections and is working towards the upliftment of the rural and urban poor. Furthermore, the SFIRD aims at promoting social, economic and legal justice for the needy and deserving communities in various parts of Andhra Pradesh. The organisation has been working in the coastal region for the past several years and has formed a good rapport with the civil society organisations, grass-roots functionaries of government departments, and with the selected and elected leaders. The executive committee of SFIRD comprises of members from the downtrodden sections with deep rooted concern for the poor and vulnerable sections of the society – especially in lines of Dalit rights, gender equality and empowerment activities and is capable of effectively executing and coordinating the development programmes.