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Friends of Rural Development Trust (FORDT UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales working for the welfare of marginalised and oppressed communities in South India. These communities consist of untouchables (condemned so due to some distorted views in the Indian caste and religious systems) also known as Dalits; illiterate forest dwellers; nomadic tribes herding livestock, working as migratory labour cutting stones, working at dam and mine sites; individuals and families driven to extreme poverty due to various types of congenital and traumatic malformations; and those outcasted on reasons of health like aids, leprosy and tuberculosis. A non-governmental organisation (NGO) called Rural Development Trust (RDT) has been involved in the uplift of this unfortunate population since 1969 onwards and has made significant contributions so far. This parent organisation was started by Vincente Ferrer of Spain and Anne Perry of United Kingdom. What started as the vision of a co

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