The Dale View is a Community Based Voluntary Organization that has been working at the grass root level in diversified development fields like agriculture & animal husbandry,  education, women empowerment, rehabilitation of the disabled, natural resources management, de-addiction treatment, employment generating programmes, etc. since 1978 in the districts of Trivandrum, Kollam and Idukki in Kerala. Micro Credit Programme was first started by the Organisation in 1992 as an in-house savings and credit programme for the staff.

Vision
Creation of self reliant, participatory and just society based on values through a process of empowerment.
Mission 
To be stimulator and constructive contributor in the development efforts of the vulnerable people.
Inception 
The abysmal living conditions of the Punalal village and the neglect by the authorities paved the way for the birth of "The Dale View" under the spirited guidance of Mr. C. Christudas, present Director. On march 16, 1978 The Dale View was registered as a Voluntary Organisation under the Travancore Cochin Literary, Scientific and Societies Registration Act XII of 1955.
Strategy 
Forming, informing and empowering people through grass root groups through community based approaches.
Objectives 

• Promote socio-economic development at the grass root through community based approach.

• Provide better and life oriented education. 

• Provide livelihood training to the weaker sections. 

• Promote programs for disabled. 

• Provide micro enterprises for accelerating economic development.

• Empower and mainstream women. 

• Facilitate healthy individual and social living. 

• Promote sustainable agriculture and ecologically sound management of natural resources. 

• Promote community based disaster management. 

• Organize and coordinate networking of grass root level organizations. 

• Document and diffuse indigenous knowledge.

• Facilitate participatory methodological and technological research.  ·