Mission Statement
RUCHI lays great emphasis on 'people’s power’. The consequence can be noticed in the environment of team spirit, collective experience, hard work and commitment in which and on the basis of which the whole organization runs. Very essentially this is manifested through the dedicated RUCHI team who proficiently strives to achieve the mission mentioned above. Now, more than ever before, RUCHI has long- and short-term volunteers participating in the project activities injecting fresh ideas and knowledge into the strong RUCHI team.
Vision : A society which is armed with information and knowledge to achieve comfortable living standards; which believe in good governance, equality and respect for each other.
Description
RUCHI is a non-political, non-profit organisation committed to the development of rural India. RUCHI began in October 1980 in a remote village in Chopal in the Shimla District. It was registered under The Societies Registration Act of 1860 in 1983, and its headquarters are now located at Bandh, a small village in the Himalayan foothills of Himachal Pradesh State, Northern India. RUCHI is now working in over 100 villages in the steep mountainous terrain of the Sirmour and Solan districts.
RUCHI is partnered with international non-government organisations (NGO’s), such as RNZWCS in New Zealand, Rotary International, Charities Aid Foundation, HelpAge International, U.K., MISEREOR in Germany and CCIVS in France.
The major focus areas for RUCHI are:
- Sustainable management of natural resources
- Promotion of rural technologies
- Health care
- Education and awareness generation
- Micro-credit for village projects
RUCHI transfers knowledge to village communities through education and empowerment. RUCHI strongly believes that collective participatory action is required for balanced and sustainable community development.
