Volunteers for Rural India


Volunteers for Rural India is a small registered UK charity whose aim is to raise funds for rural development projects in India, and previously to raise awareness of rural development in India by enabling people to experience grassroots development through direct involvement. It is non-political and non-religious.

History

VRI has been established for over 30 years. It was formed in May 1981 as IVCS to encourage young people from the West to experience rural India. In 2015 it stopped running the volunteering scheme.

Aims of charity

To raise funds to support small self-help projects in India, with the intention of contributing towards sustainable human development. In particular, VRI supports a rural development project in the village of Amarpurkashi in Uttar Pradesh, northern India.

Projects