About Us

A group of dedicated and like minded people who were motivated to make a difference in the lives of the underprivileged, disadvantaged and deprived sections of society came together and founded Rural Literacy and Health Programme (RLHP), a non-governmental organisation, in Mysore of Karnataka State. The organisation was registered in 1984, under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act 1960 and under the Foreign Contribution and Regulation Act (FCRA). The organization is situated in Mysore, Karnataka.

With an aim of Comprehensive development of people living in slums and villages, RLHP adopted an integrated approach in all its interventions. The interventions were designed through people’s participation achieved with the optimum level of child development, women empowerment, community-based health & sanitation, people and youth development. RLHP at present works in 8 districts of South and North Karnataka State, covering a population of 2, 65,000 people.