Integrated Women Development Institute is a social service organization working to uplift the dalit women and children through the programme of liberation education. The Founder Secretary Mrs. Celinal Paul Daniel, who is a well- known social worker, started her career under Fr.Windy, a Priest, who was a good friend of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of our nation and Spiritual advisor to Mother Teresa. He has worked for the liberation of dalits from the clutches of money lenders and Jamindars. Started Village Reconstruction Organization and extended its services to Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Puducherry . Inspired by Fr. Windy’s activities, Mrs. Celinal Paul Daniel started integrated Women Development Institute with a group of women who are like minded in the year 1987. Mrs. Celinal Paul Daniel is a Post Graduate in Sociology and has a Diploma in Rural and Health Management.
IWDI has a committee of 30 women members out of whom seven are Executive Members. Executive Committee members meet once in three months and the General Body once in a year. All decisions regarding the running of the organization are taken in the meeting of Executive Committee and they are placed before the General Body for final approval. IWDI keeps a democratic approach in all decision making process. IWDI’s main focus is on health, hygiene and sanitation, and Environmental issues creating awareness to the public and the school children. We have qualified Doctors working in our creche project and engineers in our integrated water sanitation and health education project. We have qualified Social Workers and scientists to monitor the training programmes.