ORIGIN

It was in the year 1997 when we the founding members of CHORD visited a lime stone quarry for a routine survey in Piduguralla Village, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, where 3000 innocent children were employed in inhuman working conditions like carrying, and crushing lime stone, a few very disturbing questions have cropped up in our minds. IS THERE LIF EBEYOND CHILD LABOUR? A NORMAL CHILDHOOD, LIKE BEING CARED FOR, LOVED AND PROTECTED. IS IT ASKING TOO MUCH? CAN WE SET IN FANCY FREE FROM POVERTY AND MISERY? In the face of the haunting and daunting specter of child labour on this planet, it is not easy to ask ourselves these questions. And even more difficult to find answers. Child labour is a situation where innocent children are forced to grow up into grim, joyless adults, by unrelenting circumstance and unpardonable human folly. Where children who should be carefree and happy, secure in the love and affection of the family, are instead compelled into toil, tears, sweat and bondage. Bereft of dreams of a better future. plagued by poverty, stalked by hunger, the crushed spirit in these tiny broken bodies barely manages to survive terrible exploitation and an unnatural fate. Which leads us to ONE key question - Do we dare make a lasting difference to these desperate lives? The Birth of Chord We dared. And the answer that took shape out of our efforts is CHORD. An organisation which focuses our striving to give hapless children hope and the power to dream of a better morrow. Totally committed to ensuring child welfare,  poverty alleviation and initiating micro rural economic development, the moving spirit behind CHORD is the multi-thrust ideal, HELP... HARNESS... HARMONISE You are welcome to join us in this social endeavour. - CHORD Family.