Chaitanya Educational and Rural Development Society

We promote skills among the women and adolescent girls on locally viable trades. Many women may not like it, but the realities in rural areas are harsh and rigid, girls are not encouraged to pursue jobs and dreams beyond their village because understandably their safety is an issue. The rural hinterlands, picturesque as they are from a road trip in a car are not even accessible by bus or other public transport. Even if they are, there is never an assurance that the roads are safe for young women. Many of these girls are in their little worlds, not really caring for an education. CERDS tries to work within these constraints, and helps women to build skills and earn money right within the limits of their villages. The Society does this by training teenage girls and young women in tailoring.