Anne Ferrer is the Co-Founder of the Rural Development Trust (RDT), Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. She established RDT in 1969, along with a
Spanish Priest, Vincente Ferrer. RDT is a non-religious, non-political, Non-Profit Organization.
Headquartered in Anantapur, RDT has a dedicated team of over 3,000 staff
working in 3,961 villages in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Anne’s objective has been to spread Knowledge, Education, Skills, and Values to children from
rural poor communities, as well as children with special needs. For a responsible, prosperous, and happy nation.
The RDT Dharma Trilogy, catalyzed by Anne Ferrer, has the following beliefs:
- Concern for Others
- Work beyond Duty
- Pursuit of Excellence.
Anne has followed a top-down approach for evangelizing the importance of Education in rural communities. She motivates parents by explaining the
value of Education for a better Quality of Life. Tirelessly. As a result, most parents now enroll their children in government schools.
Today, the rural communities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana believe
Education is one of our Inalienable Rights.
Realizing the need for a more all-round development for children, Anne Ferrer launched trainings for rural children in drama, art, music, and sports. This
was a breakthrough. As a result, rural children commenced participating in district, state, and national competitions. In 2019, RDT was recognized with the
prestigious Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar award. True Pursuit of Excellence.
In 2004, Anne established RDT’s Special Education Scholarship Program. The
project supports talented students to
pursue higher studies from intermediate to post-graduation. Today, 1,809 rural children from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are employed in the public / private / corporate sectors, as software
programmers, medical and surgical specialists, engineers, and executives.
In 2006, RDT launched two special high schools in Anantapur district. One for
blind children; and the other for deaf children. To date, 1,380 children with speech / hearing / visual disabilities have appeared for the class ten board
exams. With 100 percent success.
Anne Ferrer. A human with a Purpose. A human with a Mission: Excellence in Education.
We salute Anne Ferrer. Our Qimpro Platinum Standard 2024, for Education.