1. CORDUSA, Inc a 501 c 3 organization Tax ID 27-0540459
“Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.”  - John D. Rockefeller

2. What is CORD? (Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development)
A project to provide basic health services to remote villages located in Rural India
A training center for women in leadership skills in socio-economic, health, educational and environmental programs
An organization helping villagers with income generation schemes so that they can become self-sufficient

3. CORD centers across India & Sri Lanka
CORD-SIDHBARI
situated in the village of Sidhbari, Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh.
CORD-DEULADIHA
located in Deuladiha village, Telkoi Block, Keonjhar District of Odisha.
CORD-KAZA
Orphanage for girls located in Kaza, Andra Pradesh
CORD-LATHIKATA
Located at Lathikata Odisha.
CORD-SIRUVANI
Situated in Thennamanallur, near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
CORD-THAMARAIPAKKAM
Situated in Elapuram near Chennai, Tamil Nadu
CORD-SRI LANKA
Situated Sri Lanka and operates from Colombo and Ramboda
The Siddhabari program has inspired other energized leaders to replicate its success in other parts of India and Sri Lanka- each operating with a similar enthusiasm and zeal.
Detailed reports on each of these centers are available on CORD website at

4. CORD USA
Chinmaya Organization for Rehabilitation and Development by Undertaking Sustainable Activities

5. Goal of CORD USA
Undertaking Community Development opportunities in North America
As per each community’s needs
Coordinate Social Welfare Activities
Homeless Shelter Feeding, Food Banks, Greenbelt Cleanup, Reforestation Camps and much more
Productively Engage our Youth in Community Building
Bring out tomorrow’s leaders
Service visits to CORD centers in India and Sri Lanka
To gain first hand experience in serving the under-privileged

6. CORD USA Service Visits
We have sent Service Visit students to every CORD Center in India
Summer and Winter visits
High School students with chaperons
CORDUSA-CHYK service visits
Sri Lanka in 2015 with Swami Sarveshananda
Lathikata in 2016 with Swami Sharanananda
Collaborative visits with Global Organizations
GLOBEMED Partnership visits every year since 2012
Over 400 students visited different CORD centers through CORD USA Service Visits!

7. Mainstreaming of CORD USA
“Top-Rated Non-Profit” at “Great Non-Profits” since 2009
Recipient of ~$70,000 in Grants in and matching in 2016
Corporations are adding CORD USA to their matching list every day, all thanks to our enthusiastic donors!

8. Presidential Volunteer Service Awards!
CORD USA is one of the organizations authorized to issue Presidential Volunteer Service awards!
Signed letter from US President
Certificate recognizing the volunteers
Ability for us to track all the amazing work that goes into making CORDUSA work so well

9. Working Hand-in-Hand with CORD Centers
Sustainable and Innovative Projects conceived and funded by CORD USA over the years In
Realized the need for Tamaraipakkam CORD Office Building
Suggested and Sponsored Deuladiha CORD building “Solar Inverter”
Sponsor it for all CORD centers once this pilot project is successful
Looking into ways of
Sponsoring children of CORD beneficiaries for higher studies
Bringing educational and leadership opportunities for CORD community

10. CORD USA Fundraisers
Students and parents touched by CORD’s work has been working hard to raise funds and awareness
Over the years, we have created templates for
Walkathons
Readathons
Arangetrams
Banquets
Outreach Booths
At the workplace for “Giving back week”
City/Community events

11. Youth Involvement : a synopsis
It all started by a group of student and a parent visiting Deuladiha for Service Visit…
As a precursor to their visit, fundraiser for solar lamps
Given goal was to raise $800
Students raised $6000 using social media!
Energized a small group locally to conduct Summer Camps
Public Speaking, Lego Robotics, Cooking, Knitting, Field Day…
Offered & coordinated by JCHYKs
Students fully funded the Solar inverter for CORD Deuladiha
With last year’s summer camp funds
Enterprising projects by JCHYKs and CHYKs
Planning, decision making - all done by them
Leadership to pick up the mantle

12. Solar Inverter at CORD Deuladiha

13. CORD Tamaraipakkam office building
Ashram premises too crowded with temple, medical center, Harihara Vidyalaya school, residential units for acharyas.
CORD is expanding and there is a need for space for CORD work and training centers
Sharing same campus as ashram compromises the privacy and ambience of ashram
There is a need for a Disability rehabilitation center given that there are more than 100 differently abled persons in CORD groups, who do not have access to a rehabilitation center.
A sample organic garden and demo toilet can be part of the office building
Gurudhara self help group is expanding and the products made by the SHGs and organic farm produce need retail space.
Vocational Training centers are growing and need space to expand
Gurudhara self help group is providing employment to more and more rural women, so more space is needed for the tailoring production center to expand.

14. CORD Tamaraipakkam Building Status
Land adjacent to the Ashram has been identified as potential space to construct a dedicated CORD Facility
Dedicated CORD Facility is vital to enable growth and expansion of rural development program
Land identified for purchase ~ 0.25 acres
DTCP Approval done
Fine-print is with our Legal now
Cost estimate for land and construction of CORD office building - $185,000
Bottleneck
Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Government of Tamil Nadu needs to approve every land purchase.

15. More Information: CORD USA Stall
Showcasing CORD SHG products for you to look at
Bags at very reasonable pricing
No mark-up - 100% going straight back to SHG
Get Your Custom-made Balavihar bags, Camp bags, Goodie bags, just about any type of bag….
Tailor-made for Wedding, Arangetram, Graduation, Anniversary …
Samples of various products from all CORD centers
At the stall
CORDUSA-CHYK Greeting Cards
Designed by CHYKs, $1 a card!
Stop by and get dazzled!
The bags you are holding now, are made by CORD Tamaraipakkam!
Last year’s MSC bags were also made by them.
Many items for you to look at the stall.
CORDUSA-CHYK Greeting cards are there. Beautifully designed by CHYKs. $1 a card all proceeds will go to CORD USA.

16. How can you support us?

17. Why we do this -

18. Thank you! from
Swami Swaroopananda – Chairman and President Subha Varma Pathial ‐ Secretary Dr Vijaya Cherukuri – Treasurer Dr Apparao Mukkamala – Director Pranji Lodhia – Director
Subha Varma Pathial
Secretary/Director
CORDUSA Inc.
Tax ID
Toll free number: (866)
Fax: (866)
Thank you for your time
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19. BACKUP

20. BREP – what is it? Bhutanese Refugees Empowerment Program
Resettling of Bhutanese Refugees
Difficulty with communication, customs & unemployment
CORD USA assist in rehabilitation/integration

21. BREP – by CORD USA
Grant recipient from Hindu American Foundation
Workshops with the Bhutanese Balavihar children
Developing "Big Brother Big Sister” style mentorship
Raised Thousands of dollars to BREP through PennyWars
For developing more sustainable activities under BREP
With healthy completion and active participation from Balavihar children
Driver Education Program for Bhutanese Adults
Sustainable with active participation
Plans to Repeat Success Strategy
The BREP How-To Manual, which is now available online
Workshops to help centers who run into resistance from Bhutanese community

22. CORD USA Chapters Centers across the Americas partnered with us
Alpharetta, Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Bentonville, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City, Merrillville, Miami, Minneapolis, Niagara, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Princeton, Raleigh, Sacramento, …
More coming forward every day!

23. CORD USA University Chapters
University students joining the fun!
University of Miami
University of Pittsburg
UC San Diego
UNC Chapel Hill
American University
Boston College
GLOBEMED partnership with Boston College
National organization for Global health equity
CORD USA won the partnership with them in 2013
Working with CORD Siruvani on Health& Sanitation

24. CORDUSA-CHYK partnership
Very active group of CHYKs working with CORD USA
YEP-USA courses
Service Visit participants
University chapter members
Just amazing individuals ready to serve 
Fundraising through CORD USA Greeting cards, CORDUSA-CHYK merchandize, BREP coordination..
Greeting cards for sale at CORD USA stall

25. A Databank, did you say? In the true spirit of service
We have many enthusiastic CHYKs and Junior CHYKs ready to serve
In the true spirit of service
You have many volunteering activities
Every center is always looking for volunteers
How about we do matchmaking?
We provide a databank from CORD USA for our volunteers to enter their area of interest and the centers to enter their needs
We match them up!
Both parties report back their experience
for us to improve the service
We have many enthusiastic CHYKs and Junior CHYKs ready to serve In the true spirit of service
You have many volunteering activities Every center is always looking for volunteers
How about we do matchmaking? We provide a databank from CORD USA for our potential volunteers to enter their area of interest and the centers to enter their needs
We match them up!
Both parties report back their experience for us to improve the service
We're all one community: Let us connect people who want to change the world together.
You may have seen volunteer match site. Something similar at the chinmaya mission level, based on our values, with a personal touch.

26. CORD’s service to humanity has earned wide recognition and accolades
2016 – Organization to approve Presidential Volunteer Service Award hours
Swami Tejomayananda, CORD USA Chairman and President received Padma Bhushan Award as a Spiritual Leaver by Government of India
CORDUSA is awarded the Top-Rated Non-Profit by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations for 4th year!
CORDUSA is awarded the Top-Rated Non-Profit by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations for 3rd year!
CORD received “Partnership Excellence Award on Imparting Quality Training” from NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development).
Narender Paul received ““Sudhir Johri Inspired Leader Award” by SOIL (School of Inspired Leadership).

27. CORD’s service to humanity has earned wide recognition and accolades
2013 – CORD India received Sulakshana-Ram Janam Pandey Award 2013 conferred by the National Society for equal opportunities for the Handicapped (NASEOH), India.
CORDUSA is awarded the Top-Rated Non-Profit by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations for 2nd year!
2013 – Dr.Meera Krishna, Project Incharge of Branch-Siruvani honored by National Commission of Women for her outstanding work for women empowerment.
CORDUSA is awarded the Top-Rated Non-Profit by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations.
Dr. Kshama Metre, CORD National Director was given Guardian International Development Achievement Award.
2012 – CORD branch at Siruvani was awarded for Social Service by FICCI Ladies organization. \

28. CORD’s service to humanity has earned wide recognition and accolades
2012 – CORD at Lathikata was appointed by MORD to audit MGNREGS in its block.
CORD’s National Director, Dr. Kshama Metre received Padma Shree Award for Social Services from Honorable President of India
2006- The all India Women’s Education Fund Association (AIWEFA) presented CORD with “ Nina Sibal Memorial Award ” for its “Integrated Community Based Rehabilitation work for differently abled person”
2006- Received Best Facilitator Award for Promotion & Linkage of SHG in Sundergarh District from Women & Child Dev.Dept of Orissa.
List goes on…

29. CORD’s service to humanity has earned wide recognition and accolades
2002- Recognition of Trust work in the field of Women’s Empowerment by the National Commission of Women, one of 10 recipients of the Nation.
2001-Felicitation by NABARD and Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir for SHG promotion in J&K.
2000 – Dr. Kshama Metre Honored with ‘Ojaswani Shikhar Sewa Alankaran’ Award for Excellence in Service by the Times Group
1999 – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) identified CORD branch in Sidhbari as Resource Centre for 4 Northern States (Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh) till date.
1992 – Selected by Government of India to represent India in South Korea for Women’s Development and Family Planning as the NGO representative of India.
And on…

30. These villages also have a high farmer suicide rate.
Let us give a Hand-up
CORD is currently raising funds for 15 extreme zones in India and Sri Lanka which do not receive any government support
Example: In an extreme drought prone zone in Odisha, drinking water is supplied only once in three days.
These villages also have a high farmer suicide rate.

31. The work of CORD has earned the organizational support by various agencies around the world
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Norwegian Agency for Development (NORAD)
Ford Foundation
Orissa State Government
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Grow Talent Co. Pvt. Ltd
Abilis Foundation, Pentagon Charitable Trust
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD)
People's Science Institute (PSI)
Corporate/ Individual Donors
Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT)

32. In Summary….
CORD is an ongoing project with activities going back to 1985
Program Impacts 60,000 people directly and 500,000 indirectly annually
Over 700 villages are covered
Balawadi (children’s groups)
Community Health programs
Community Lively hood programs
Mahila Mandals (women’s clubs)
Yuva and Yuvati Mandals (youth groups for boys and girls)
Programs for the Disabled
Income generation programs
Self Governance
CORD is an ongoing project with activities going back to 1985
Program Impacts 60,000 people directly and 500,000 indirectly annually
Over 700 villages are covered
List goes on…
Balawadi (children’s groups)
Community Health programs
Community Lively hood programs
Mahila Mandals (women’s clubs)
Yuva and Yuvati Mandals (youth groups for boys and girls)
Programs for the Disabled
Income generation programs
Self Governance
Social justice
Informal legal assistance
Community based rehabilitation
Natural Resource management
Reverse Urban Migration…………….