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| founder = [[Dr. Kshama Metre]]
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The '''Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development''', known as '''CORD''', is an organization that helps with rural development throughout [[India]] and [[South Asia]]. It is the service wing of [[Chinmaya Mission]]. CORD aims to promote sustainable development in India through activities such as empowering women, helping with [[microfinancing]], and forming ''Mahila Mandals'' or self-help groups. Rather than just giving aid, CORD focuses on helping people by teaching them necessary skills to be self-sufficient and independent.<ref name=cm>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinmayamission.com/what-we-do/cord-chinmaya-organisation-for-rural-development/|title=CORD - Chinmaya Organisation for Rural Development|website=Chinmaya Mission|publisher=Central Chinmaya Mission Trust}}</ref>

==History==
The beginnings of CORD came from the service efforts of [[Dr. Kshama Metre]], who worked as a doctor in India. Her experience with meeting [[Swami Chinmayananda]] inspired her to leave her medical practice and join the [[Chinmaya Mission]] to assist in their work in the rural areas of the country.<ref name="Dr. Kshama Metre Nominated for 2012 Guardian International Achievement Award">{{cite web | url=http://www.indoamerican-news.com/?p=10953 | title=Dr. Kshama Metre Nominated for 2012 Guardian International Achievement Award | publisher=Indo American News | date=27 September 2012 | accessdate=9 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215202809/http://www.indoamerican-news.com/?p=10953 | archive-date=15 February 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Metre set up health centres for women and children in the village of [[Sidhbhari]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]. In 2003, the service efforts of Chinmaya Mission were merged into the organization CORD, so CORD was born.<ref name=cordusainspiration>{{cite web|url=http://www.cordusa.org/index.php/about-us/our-inspiration|title=CORD USA - Our Inspirations|website=CORD USA}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Rural development organisations in India]]

Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development - Revision history

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