page_title: India Development and Relief Fund
section_title: Mission and Philosophy
hierarchical_section_title: India Development and Relief Fund / Mission and Philosophy
caption_attribution_description: English: Children and women from 12 villages with severe symptoms have been identified in the first phase. Children are provided nutritious meals through Balwadis and women given dietary supplements by health workers. Regular health awareness camps are conducted to monitor the changes and special care given to pregnant and lactating women. This 3 year project require us to raise $15,000 per year in order to fight malnutrition among children and women in remote tribal villages.
context_page_description: India Development and Relief Fund is a Maryland, USA-based 501 tax exempt, non-profit organization that supports impoverished people in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. IDRF's main goal has always been- to put power and not charity in the hands of those in need. It has always striven to break the cycle of poverty by empowering the marginalized people with skills, services and infrastructure in sustainable development. IDRF's programs span all over India from Jammu and Kashmir to Tamil Nadu, and from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, Nepal and more recently Sri Lanka. Since its inception in 1988, IDRF has disbursed $34 million in grants to various developmental programs pertaining to areas like: education, health, women's empowerment, eco-friendly development, good governance, and disaster relief/rehabilitation.
context_section_description: IDRF's main goal has always been-to put power and not charity in the hands of those in need. It has always striven to break the cycle of poverty by empowering the marginalized people with skills, services and infrastructure grounded in sustainable development. IDRF believes that a lasting change in impoverished regions can take place only when local people take charge and lead the change process.
  IDRF programs are geared at empowering marginalized people with education, livelihood skills and awareness of self-governance capabilities so they are equipped to make changes to their lives and their children's. IDRF believes that every person has the right to survive and prosper with dignity and therefore, its programs serve the disadvantaged without regard to religion, caste or creed.
caption: IDRF's fight against malnutrition among children in remote hilly areas
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