Rural Organization of Awareness Development Services (ROADS) has been operating in Telangana for the past 10 years among women, and through women, in unity with people of various religions. ROADS provides training in health and education, and works with youth, women, students and social activists so that they become bridge-builders committed to promoting peace and harmony among Hindus, Muslims and Christians. Members hope that through their work, they will remove the biases and prejudices of the masses among and about different religious communities in urban and rural areas. They believe interfaith bridge-building is very much needed as generations change and new generations take over society. With the conviction that yesterday’s child is today’s youth and today’s youth is tomorrow’s senior citizen, they build interfaith cooperation as a continuous process to educate the newer generations for peace and unity. Among their most memorable activities, they have training programs on capacity building and perspective building among various sections of communities, with a special focus on children, youth and women. This Cooperation Circle (CC) has women’s self-help groups, involving women from all faiths to promote unity and harmony.
