🗂️ RTI & Civic Rights Advocacy Project

The RTI & Civic Rights Advocacy Project by Raining Cloud Trust is a transformative initiative designed to strengthen grassroots democracy by empowering citizens—especially the marginalized—with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to demand accountability from public institutions. Built on the core principles of transparency, justice, and democratic participation, this project focuses on increasing awareness and access to the Right to Information Act, 2005, and broader civic entitlements. The project is categorized under Legal Awareness & Aid as per the NGO-DARPAN sectors and actively supports constitutional literacy and government accountability.

📌 Project Overview

🎯 Vision & Objective

Our Vision:
An India where every citizen, regardless of their status or background, can confidently demand answers, expose injustice, and build a government that listens.

Our Objective:
To empower 5,000+ individuals annually through civic training, RTI filing support, community legal education, and participatory advocacy.

📚 What We Provide in the Project

Support Type Description 📘 RTI Education Community sessions on filing RTIs, citizen charters, and government schemes ✉️ Application Support Free drafting, formatting & dispatching of RTI queries ⚖️ Legal Clinics On-ground legal awareness drives in local languages 🎤 Advocacy Training Workshops on public speaking, rights literacy, and social accountability tools 📊 Policy Literacy Simplified guides on PDS, MGNREGA, pension, ration cards, etc. 🧭 Helpline Support WhatsApp helpline & toll-free call support for guidance 📱 Digital Literacy Training citizens to file online RTIs and monitor updates via mobile

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Who We Serve

• First-generation learners from backward regions

• Dalit, Adivasi & OBC youth

• Farmers facing land or subsidy issues

• Women-led households

• RTI activists and local whistleblowers

• Migrant laborers and daily wage workers

• Citizens affected by non-transparency and denial of services

"Speak Up. Seek Truth. Stand Empowered."

📋 Best Practices We Follow

✔️ Decentralized Training: Sessions in remote, underserved communities
✔️ Legal Safety First: RTI anonymity and legal shield for whistleblowers
✔️ Visual Learning: Infographics, mobile videos, and skits to explain rights
✔️ Multi-language Materials: Guides in Telugu, Hindi, and English
✔️ Women-Led Cells: Local SHG women trained to act as legal information carriers
✔️ Audit the System: Social audit sessions with Gram Sabhas for transparency

🗓️ Monthly Plan & Scale

Parameter Phase 1 Goal

Citizens Trained 5,000+ per year

RTI Applications Filed 1,200+ annually

Districts Covered 12 in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh

Helpline Queries 3,000+ support calls per year

Legal Camps 4 per quarter

Advocacy Clubs 50 community clubs

Volunteer Mentors 100 RTI-aware youth in clusters

🧾 Donation Structure

Support Level Donation Amount

Train 1 Citizen in RTI ₹500

RTI Support for 10 Families ₹5,000

Community Workshop ₹15,000

Setup Village Info Helpdesk ₹20,000 (One-time)

Monthly Volunteer Support ₹2,000 per mentor

🤝 Ways to Support

• Fund a legal awareness workshop in your home village

• Sponsor printing of 500 multilingual RTI guides

• Volunteer as a legal mentor or translator

• Offer software/dev support for digital RTI apps

• Corporate CSR tie-up for large-scale legal literacy programs

📣 Why This Project Matters

“When citizens question power, justice finds its voice. RTI is not just a law—it is a lamp that shows the way out of darkness. Our people have the right to know, and the right to grow.”

This project is more than paperwork—it’s about helping the unheard speak, the unseen act, and the excluded demand fairness.