Empowering women, uplifting villages.
A cow that pays for itself, a girl who becomes the village nurse, sight given back to a grandmother. PRDS works beside the poorest families of rural Andhra Pradesh — so that women can live safely, earn, and lead.
The souls who light our way
Love all, serve all. There is only one caste — the caste of humanity.
— Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Ensuring a violence-free society for women is the responsibility of all — men and women. Join hands in this movement.
— Mother Teresa
A society built by service-minded hearts
PRDS was started by a few service-minded people from Kothacheruvu to work for the social and economic upliftment of the underserved — with women and their families at the centre of everything.
In a drought-prone district where men migrate for wage work and women are left behind, we form women's groups, confront domestic violence, train girls and young people in skills, keep children in school, and bring free eye care to villages that have none.
Programmes that change a whole family
Each one meets a real need in a real village — and each has its reports, its films and the stories of the people it reached.
Francesco TammaHoly Cow
An interest-free loan buys a woman a cow; her repayments buy the next woman hers.
Francesco TammaNurse in Progress
Full scholarships that turn bright village girls into the nurses their villages lack.
Anahata StiftungNetra Jyothi
Free eye camps in the villages, with glasses, medicine and surgery at no cost.
Anahata StiftungVocational Training
Tailoring for women and girls, computers and Tally for educated youth.
KIA IndiaEye Care on Wheels
A mobile eye clinic that screens whole villages and takes patients for surgery.
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Francesco TammaPragathi
Skills, sports kits and school support for women, girls and village youth.
Made possible by our supporters
Francesco Tamma
Five programmes in Francesco's memory.
Their programmes →
Anahata Stiftung
Women, schooling, skills and free eye care for fifteen years.
Their programmes →
KIA India
Eye Care on Wheels, a mobile eye clinic for rural villages.
The programme →See the change, frame by frame
Rooted in Sri Satya Sai District
From our office in Kothacheruvu we work across four mandals of the former Anantapur district — one of the driest districts in India.
Be part of the movement
A cow, a sewing machine, a pair of glasses, a nursing seat. Your gift becomes something a family keeps for life.