RISE – (Rural Initiative for Sustainable and Empowerment) is a non-profit organization estabilished to work in universal issues and youth empowerment for a considerable change in the country. Statistics tell that India is one of the fastest emerging economic powers in the world. Its mega cities and high rise buildings tell the story of a new India. India is poised to be the world’s next superpower
with its sound and transparent financial system, flourishing IT industry and academic and military preparations. This is an unreal picture of the country. Beyond this ocean of material prosperity there is another India, full of misery and pain. Where a dark shadow of acute poverty and illiteracy is prevailing. This country of 1.1 billion people still has at least 410 million people living in poverty. Amongst them 238 million Indian are described as being chronically hungry. Crushing poverty and malnutrition remain harsh realities for millions of Indians. People are deprived from basic facilities of health and basic needs of life. The bright future of their children is lost in the hotels and factories. This gloomy situation is calling every citizen of India to come forward and start a struggle. RISE is determined to work for the achievement of socioeconomic, cultural and political empowerment of these downtrodden and deprived people irrespective of cast, creed and religion.
