• Self-reliance through People centered development initiatives
• Community participation in development process
• People's empowerment

   A total of 1,175 active Self Help Groups, with a total membership of 11,750 women form part of Akshaya SHG and Micro-credit programme being one of the pioneering initiatives in Wayanad, started in Oct.1997 by HiLDA Trust, Sulthan Bathery.The programme was started as a poverty alleviation initiative among the rural and tribal people and nowadays Self Help Groups have become a important part of Kerala´s social structure.

      HIV/AIDS is one of the main problems in India today and HiLDA Trust is a key player in its prevention acting as nodal organization in Wayanad District searching for explicit behavioural change among the risk groups, increased health seeking behaviour, reduction in the HIV infections, increased safe sex practices, more attendance in counselling sessions, concern to the infected etc.