Academy of Root Development Convenor, Sandeep Kumar with Director, Graeme Batterbury.

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phone: +61 (0)2 6689 7098
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Academy of Root Development (Australia) Incorporated: INC9887920
Incorporated in New South Wales under the Incorporated Associations Act 1984.

Academy of Root Development (Australia) Inc has been formed to raise funds to support the work of the Academy of Root Development in India.

• awareness and capacity building through establishment of Self Help Groups;
• women's empowerment through micro credit management;
• elimination of child labour through the spread of literacy.

ARD's philosophy is directed towards sustainable development by organising women and youth groups in the target area and the judicious use of government and international resources for the larger benefit of the people.

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ARD(Aust)Inc 2009-10 Annual Report
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Formation of ARD:
Namaste
My name is Graeme Batterbury. I live on the north coast of New South Wales in Australia. When I was India in 1999 I met a young boy-man who was deeply inspired to give service to his community. Although he was only 14 years of age, Sandeep displayed a comprehensively mature understanding of the social needs of the people from the surrounding villages and was determined to devote his life energy to improving their circumstances. His main wish was to bring a Health Centre to his family village of Mahuain, situated some 30km out of Gaya in the state of Bihar.

Read the whole story here (60kb MSWord.doc)