Who we are

The Rural Development Foundation (RDF), is an Indian non-profit organisation founded in 1996 with the mission of providing quality education to underprivileged rural children. RDF operates four schools and one junior college in Telangana. Beginning with a humble enrollment of 80 students in school, the number of children attending RDF schools has increased to 2340 as more villagers enrol their children in our schools. Today, RDF’s 5000 alumni are either employed with companies or are self-employed and are financially independent.

We have a robust sports programme that trains and enables students with the potential to compete at an international level. Rather than using the conventional method of rote memorization, RDF focuses on cultivating critical thinking skills and encouraging students to understand and apply concepts. We focus not only on studies and sports but also on the students’ uniforms, books and nutrition. We provide midday meals, a pair of uniforms, textbooks and notebooks to the students. So far, about 7000 children and their families have been positively impacted by our effort and over 5000 alumni have gone on to achieve a higher education to become sources of financial support to their families.