Read on to know meaning of Power of Self Help and the driving force being Women. What comes in our mind when we think about rural India? Poor people, endless poverty, gender discrimination, bad sanitation and hygiene, malnutrition, stigma, backwardness, poor education, etc. For over three decades, CORD has been working tirelessly to change the ground realities in rural India by empowering rural communities to take charge of their lives and become masters of their destiny. We call this the power of self-help. The model is holistic, touching every facet of rural life and 100% participatory. In the process, CORD has established its credentials as a 'National model' of rural development. The goal is Rural Prosperity through comprehensive, integrated & sustainable transformation in rural communities. Every month, CORD impacts 60,000 individuals directly and 5.50 lakh indirectly. CORD Services amongst many interventions are Capacity Building & training, Disability Inclusion and Management , Livelihood Enhancement in Farm & Allied Sector * Non-Farm Sector, Social Justice through the Legal Cell, Health Nutrition & Sanitation. To know more about Cord visit https://cordindia.in/. In numbers: o Women Empowered – 50,000 o MahilaMandals – 1250 o Self Help Groups – 2250 o Livelihood Support – 15000 farmers o Skilling 12000 Women o Presence in – 970 villages, 6 states o Gram Panchayats Transformed – 285 o Disability Rehabilitation & Treatment – 3200 persons o Toilets – 1,00,000