Think Peace

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Think Peace
Company type Non-profit Charity
Industry Non-profit, Education, Charity, Economic Development
Headquarters,
Area served
India
Key people
Kiran Chukkapalli, Vandana Mamidanna
Website http://www.thinkpeace.in

Think Peace is a registered non-profit charitable trust under government of India providing development aid in tribal regions of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa from more than eight years. It is headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana. [1]

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History

Think Peace initiated with an aim to lower the development deficit and strengthen the tribal communities through strategic interventions and planned initiatives. Think peace started with its founder Kiran Chukkapalli distributing some fundamental need to the people in tribal region. In the due course of time Think Peace evolved into an NGO for all their work in more than 230 hamlets since 12 years across Andhra Pradesh. [2] They also took a step forward in developing the lives of children around 200 villages [3] in Araku Valley, Andhra Pradesh.

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References

  1. "Tribals in Andhra Pradesh in helping hands".
  2. "Think Peace helping over 230 Hamlets in AP".
  3. "Around 200 villages are being developed".