About Us

About Us

Community Action for Rural Development (CARD) was founded by Mr. P.Vedachalam, Mrs. S. R. Jaya and other friends on 7th October 1982 and it was officially registered as a Society at District Registrar Office, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 27 of 1975 on 14th December 1982. CARD was also registered with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) 2010. CARD was also registered u/s 12A and 80G of the Income Tax Act 1961. CARD established its headquarters at Samathuvapuram, Pulivalam Post, Thirumayam Taluk, Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu, India. CARD started functioning immediately after the registration of the organization.


Vision

Poverty alleviation through education, livelihood, health and environment development.

Mission

  • Provision of after school educational support to the poor children of rural schools
  • Promotion of livelihood of rural women, girls, boys and small and marginal farmers.
  • Implementation of health, nutrition, drinking water and sanitation programmes.
  • Conservation of degraded forest lands, prevention of human and wildlife conflicts and conservation of mangrove forests.

Our Values

Equality

Ensuring the gender and social equality

Credibility

Every team member will think and act in such a manner to build trust and confidence in the organization.

Integrity

Act honestly, ethically, sincerely and responsibly in all aspects.

Working Together

Commitment to teamwork sharing and consensus building.

Compassion

Understand and appreciate the feelings and thoughts of others.