 Overview
Friends for India’s Development and Assistance (FIDA) is a Non Governmental Organization, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
Vision
FIDA envisions an India that is based on holistic development of its citizens with
specific emphasis on rural development through access to quality education, healthcare,
and employment opportunities.
Mission
FIDA’s mission is two-fold:
- To ensure rural development in an atomistic fashion via the creation of adequate educational
infrastructure and access to the most disadvantaged and isolated rural community members,
i.e. tribals and other backward communities.
- To leverage initial successes in educational efforts into areas of broader rural development
such as healthcare access, nutritional education, increase in employability, women’s
rights, and sustainable living.
Purpose
To encourage, develop, fund and implement programs to improve the educational /
nutritional / health / medical and overall standard of living of tribal children all over
India. Through the children, FIDA aims at targeting impoverished tribal families for
physical, economic and social empowerment.
History
FIDA is founded by a group of ex students belonging to the 1984- 86 batch of the
Loyola High School and Junior College, Pune, who felt that having attained personal and professional
success in various fields, it is time to make our own contribution to a better society.
It is a non-profit, non-partisan organization serving children and their families.
Strategies
As the village school constitutes the foundation of a strong nation, our motto
is to “Adopt a school: Adopt a village” and our mission is to finally network
all the tribal schools in India. Our members strive at making a positive difference to
the world.
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