Bangalore Rural Educational and Development Society

Bangalore Rural Educational and Developmental Society is a voluntary organization aiming at the transformation of the poor and the needy, as resources and agents of change through educative presence and accompaniment. It is the development office of Salesians of Don Bosco Bangalore Province, which is responsible for a better, systematic, and scientific presentation, promotion, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the socio-economic, cultural, technical, and development projects, both formal and non-formal.

BREADS is the central planning and development office of all Don Bosco Institutions/Organizations (BREADS Partners) spread across the two southern states namely Karnataka and Kerala. BREADS addresses the individual and community needs of the marginalised with a long-term vision.

One of its objectives is to facilitate citizenship and nation-building by empowering children and adults through education and skilling to become responsible citizens with access to their rights. Another focus area of BREADS involves climate concerns, including the promotion of sustainable agriculture, climate action, and clean energy. The achievement of the sustainable development goals aligns with these two broad areas of its work in tackling poverty by transforming the poor into agents of change in their own lives, using a rights-based approach