Established in 1987, Voluntary Institute for Rural Development (VIRD) started with a vision to empower weaker sections of the society. Their areas of focus included community empowerment through social awareness, woman empowerment, educating youth on social responsibility and their rights, etc.,
The proposed project, with a target population of 40 families from Mahidharpur village, Odisha, aims to educate and train women from each of these families on vegetable cultivation and thus promote eco-friendly farming practices. The organization expects an increase in the annual income of participating household by INR 15,000.
VIRD is expecting INR 1,99,000 (approx. USD 2,900) towards successful completion of the project.