HISTORY

CODEP is a short form for COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME. CODEP was started in the year 1983 with many Objectives to improve status of the poor people in and around Chetpet. With this in mind the I.T.I was started in the year 1989 by DR. M. Aschhoff, M.D., Programme Director, CODEP, with financial assistance received from Desutscher Caritasverband.In the year 1994, this Institute was handed over to the Vellore Social Service Society in lease deed, an official social organ of the Catholic Diocese of Vellore and the CODEP became a unit of VSSS – VELLORE SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY.

The past 33 years CODEP has developed tremendously.Developing a society where people are helped to help themselves for a sustainable growth.