Sri Sri Rural Development Trust

The Sri Sri Rural Development Trust was founded in 2001, with a vision to provide permanent and alternative sources of income to the rural population in India. The Trust works in conjunction with the Art of Living Foundation to implement initiatives such as empowerment of rural women, vocational training programs for women and youth, self development workshops, free medical camps, and the Youth Leadership Training Program.

 

Youth Leadership Training Program
  • Trained over 110,000 rural youths
  • Reached 40,212 villages in India
  • 55 model villages (in progress)
  • Planted over 2.3 million trees
  • 2138 homes, 7819 toilets, 1152 bore-wells and 904 bio-gas plants built
  • 49,500 hygiene camps and 25,950 medical camps 
conducted benefiting 2.82 million people