K.S.R. Murthy
Founder (member of the founding group)Founder of ASSIST
K.S.R. Murthy is the founder (member of the founding group) of ASSIST (1985)[1], an Indian non-profit working on rural & agriculture, water & sanitation, healthcare and women & children from Chilakaluripet.
ASSIST
ASSIST is a rural-development NGO founded in 1985 and based in Chilakaluripet, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, working across poor and marginalised communities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Its model builds self-sustaining 'People's Organisations' run by communities themselves, covering awareness generation, child development, community health, women's empowerment, and water and sanitation — including installing and handing over 276 community-run water treatment plants over more than three decades.
ASSIST reports the following, on its own site:
- 533 bicycles distributed to high school students walking 2-5 km daily to school in 2024-25
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Chilakaluripet
- Founded
- 1985
- Press
- 0
References
- [1] “Among this group of individuals were J. Ranga Rao , (Operational Director) and K.S.R. Murthy (Executive Director) , who have been leading ASSIST since its formation.” — ASSIST. Source
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