RDT-Rural Development Trust, Anantapur (Anantapur)

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Founded
Father Vincent Ferrer
Location
Rural Development Trust (RDT), Anantapur, India 515001
About
"I dont find the TRUTH in any place.I find it expressed in a glass of water given to a thirsty man or bread to one who is hungry -- Father Vincent Ferrer"
Company Overview
Father Vincent Ferrer & Mrs. Anne Ferrer founded Rural Development Trust popularly called
RDT in the year 1969 with Anantapur as its central headquarters. It is primarily working for the
integrated development of over 2,50,000 rural poor families with a special focus on Daliths, Tribes, Weaker
Sections, Disabled & Women spread across 1874 villages in chronic drought prone Anantapur district of
Andhra Pradesh, South India. It has a total of 1764 full time staff members who are specialists in their
respective fields and about 5500 trained village volunteers covering health, education, ecology, women, and
disability sectors.
Mission
With a set of guiding principles (DHARMA) viz., “Concern for others especially poor &
needy”, “Work beyond duty”, “Pursuit of Excellence in Work” & “Reaching as many poor as
possible”
Awards
Vicente Ferrer :
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* Associació Josep Vidal i LLecha, Award, 1991.

* Premio Príncipe de Asturias de la Concordia, 1998.

* "Español Universal", 1998.

* Miembro de la Comisión de Erradicación de la Pobreza, from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, 2000.

* Creu de Sant Jordi, from the Generalitat of Catalunya, 2000.

* Medalla d'Or de la Ciutat, from the City of Barcelona, 2000.

* Premio Derechos Humanos from the General Council of Spanish Lawyers, en 2000.

* Premio Convivencia Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta, en 2000.

* Doctor Honoris Causa, from the Polytecnic University of Valencia ,2000; and the University of Huelva, 2001.

* Leading figure in the history of the twentieth century, UNESCO, 2001.

* Premio al Espíritu Olímpico, from the Spanish Olympic Commitee, 2002.

* Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de la Solidaridad, from the Spanish Ministry of Work and Social Affairs, 2002.

* Premio Quijote Universal, 2007.

* Gran Cruz del Mérito Civil, granted by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2009.

* "Català de l'any 2008" Award, 2009.

* Alta Distinció from the Generalitat of Valencia, awarded posthumously, 2009.

* Medalla de Oro from the Spanish Senate, awarded posthumously, 2009.

Anna Ferrer :
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* Isabel Ferrer Award for equality between men and women (Generalitat of Valencia), 2005.

Vicente Ferrer Foundation :
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* Recognition in the form of a letter from the ex-president of the republic of India Sri K R Narayana for development programs of Rural Development Trust spanning 30 yrs in Anantapur district-1998.

* Miembro de la Comisión para la Erradicación de la Pobreza, del Gobierno de Andhra Pradesh, en el 2000.

* Population Control Board – state of A.P award for meritorious work in our hospitals – 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2008.

* Andhra Pradesh Preservation and Water Control award in 2003.

* Award for Best hospital management of Bio-medical waste-2003 and 2010.

* Member of Government – NGO co-ordination committee for rural and urban development – Govt. of A.P 2006- 2010.
Website
www.fundacionvicenteferrer.org/en/


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Coordinates:   14°39'42"N   77°36'56"E

Comments

  • Anantapur,A.P,India NOT anantapur.iespana.es
  • this is gv narayana reddy,vincent is confused with poverty and cast,is thirst and bred is for poor or for particular cast,nature and time is same for all of us,if any one see his quoting ,mainely he focused on poverty of anantapur dist,but what RDT is doing,for past around of 30 years in anatapur,in anatapur so many poor people are there,is all of then belongs to one cast,i dont know what intentions he is having,but what he is doing not fair ,go through it if any one want,
  • you are a gift to our district to quench the thirst of the poor
  • who r u to ask like this if u know the facilities or what ever they have been provided,first u should know all the details about trust then give a comment what ever u want or learn something from them to help at least 10 persons in your life otherwise u have right to comment as ur wish
  • please call me Sir my No 9908686366 Sir please focus On my villege here don't have drinking and used water . Some health problem sir
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