Institute for Rural Development (IRD) - Vijayapur

IRD was founded to mainly work with a focused attention on Rural Development with special attention on Safe Drinking water & Sanitation and School Education programme. Later in 2007, it was felt that the organisation should have a wider vision so as to be an effective organization in making a difference to the lives of the poor community. Hence in 2007, the organisation made lot of changes in the internal function, Bijapura (now as Vijayapura made as Central Office to coordinate all the activities. Most of the Directors are from Bijapura and they know the area and had good rapport with District Administration. The professional approach along with the widened objectives brought in new energy and spirit into the organization. Then onwards IRD have proven to be effective both in terms of quality as well as quantity of reach to the targeted community. Attention also expanded to urban development also. Dr. Babu G. Sajjan, Founder member and Chief Executive Officer along with other ...