Center For Rural Development

Center For Rural Development Centre for Rural Development Dewan House, Zoo Narengi Road Guwahati, Assam 781 021 India 913612228281 http://www.crdev.org

Mission

CRD is a voluntary organization registered as a society in the year 1994 with a team of young professionals. CRD’s mission is “to ensure sustainable livelihood for the poor families by using local resources and skill upgradation with community participation.”

Programs

Providing Artificial Insemination Services at farmers’ doorstep to upgrade the local cattle breed. District Nodal Agency for AACP, a World Bank Project. Training Programme on Livestock Management through IFAD supported programme. Providing income-generating opportunities through ‘Food Processing & Preservation’ and ‘Backyard Country Chicken through STEP. Working as a District Nodal Agency for ‘Assam Rural Infrastructure & Agriculture Services Project (ARIASP)’ – a World Bank funded programme.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Help Indian Rickshaw-Pullers Become Self-Employed

Personnel Overview

Dr. Pradip Kumar Sarmah - Executive Director
A veterinarian by profession with 14 years of experience in development sector especially in the areas of rural development, poverty reduction, works with NGOs, programme designing & implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation. An Ashoka Fellow in India. Recipient of Citizen Base Investment Award, 2003 – for the innovative ideas of resource mobilization for ‘Rickshaw Bank Project’.

Mr. Putul Sarma - Project Coordinator
A Masters in geology, by profession working with rural development sector for 10 years with expertise in Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), Project design & implementation. Presently involved with Centre for Rural Development (CRD) in coordinating the ‘Rickshaw Bank Project.’

Mr. Manoj Kumar Sarma - Project Coordinator
An Agricultural graduate involved with developmental sector for 6 years with expertise in design, management & monitoring of programmes on livelihood. Presently working with CRD as Chief Coordinator for one of its programmes funded by World Bank. He is involved with the Rickshaw Bank project in monitoring and capacity building of the staff as well as the stakeholders.

Personnel Statistics

DR PRADIP KUMAR SARMAH,
Fellow
Founded in 1994
Employees: 45
Volunteers: 5