SRM Medical Camp
International Day of Disabled Persons
Women's Day - 2026
Wheelchair Distribution
Tailoring & Sanitary Pad Making Training
Leadership Training
Ecological Awareness Campaign
Christian College Student Meet
Members of the Society
His Excellency Most. Rev. Dr. A. Neethinathan
President
Rev. Fr. Esthakiyus
Vice President
Rev. Fr. D. Damian Arulanand
Treasurer
Rev. Fr. Augustine Devadoss
Executive Director cum Secretary
Vision
Establishing a just society
Mission
Creating Self-Respect, Self-Reliance and Self Governance among the rural poor through peoples’ organization
About Chengalpattu Rural Development Society (CRDS)
Chengalpattu Rural Development Society (CRDS) is a non-profit organization established in 1995. It is the official social service wing of the Diocese of Chengalpattu. We are committed to the upliftment of the poor and marginalized in the Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts.
Our focus is on empowering women, children, and youth through education, skill training, and community organization. We believe in a participatory approach to development, working with the people to identify their needs and find sustainable solutions.
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CRDS Process of Building Peoples Organization
- Generation of the Federations as a powerful force (Power Created through Action)
- Action through Federations in addressing Issues (Activities undertaken)
- Promotion of Federations at the village, block, district &state; levels (Making people realize their power)
- Organization of people into Groups (Forming Groups)
- Relearning through Education and Awareness (Training of SHGs)
- Delearning through Conscientization (House Visit)
Activities of CRDS
CRDS carries out a wide range of community development and humanitarian initiatives aimed at empowering marginalized and vulnerable communities in the Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts. Through education, livelihood support, women empowerment, health programs, youth development, and disaster response activities, CRDS works towards creating self-reliant and socially empowered communities. Our programs are designed to promote sustainable development, social inclusion, and improved quality of life for the people we serve.
- Peoples organization
- Promotion of Federations of CBOs
- Small savings and credit union
- Micro credit
- Self Help Groups
Aims & Objectives of CRDS
- To promote integrated human development, particularly of the socially and economically marginalized sections of the society, without distinction of caste, creed or color, through the best methods available.
- To help the socially and economically disadvantaged groups, the landless, small and marginal farmers and other neglected sections of people to help themselves.
- To combat effectively human misery, unjust exploitation and mass poverty and strive to establish a just, human, responsible, participatory, peaceful and prosperous Social order.
- To promote freedom of the oppressed, distressed and poverty-stricken groups of children, women, Dalits and tribals and others from social, economic and moral bondage and to assist them to regain their human dignity.
- To achieve these by planning and implementing community education, formation and leadership trainings and by promoting savings, economic development activities, health and environmental programmes.
