Rural Governance

Empower marginalized communities, ensure transparency in governing institutions, and foster meaningful public dialogue

Urban Governance

Urban poor live with dignity and are fully integrated into urban society, actively participating in urban governance

Children Education

Improve education and self-confidence among children from marginalized communities, reduce the number of children dropping out of school or migrating from tribal communities…

Women Empowerment

Finding a women centred sustainable way forward through Cooperatives and Health/Social centres

Sustainable Farming

Helps women farmers in claiming their land rights, enables them to access productive resources and promotes sustainable agriculture

WELCOME TOHuman Development and Research Centre (HDRC)

Five decades of empowering the marginalized communities

Human Development and Research Centre (HDRC) is a secular voluntary organization which works to empower marginalized communities particularly Dalits, Tribals, Minorities, Youth, Children, Women and Other Marginalised Groups. Established in 1969 HDRC was formally registered as an NGO in 1977 under the aegis of St. Xavier’s Non-Formal Education Society (SXNFES).

Our Experience

Over five decades of experience in working for Empowerment of Dalit, Tribals and Women, Right to Education, Land for Dalit, Women and Tribals, Sustainable Housing and Livelihoods for the marginalized in Gujarat. (Read Our Programmes)

Worked to ensure inclusive relief and rehabilitation of marginalized through Emergency Response Programmes in the Gujarat Earthquake 2001, Gujarat Riots 2002, Gujarat Floods 2007, Banaskantha Floods 2017 and the recent Covid19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 and Cyclone Tauktae 2020-21. In the COVID19 Emergency Response, during the complete lockdown and second wave HDRC reached out to 37 talukas in 16 districts of Gujarat.