KIDPOWER India is a new NGO established by Dr. Vempadapu Venkata Ramana, founder of ARDAR. Dr. Ramana, who is internationally known as an advocate for children's rights, went to a conference in Montreal , Canada , in 2005 sponsored by KIDPOWER TEENPOWER FULLPOWER International. He was impressed by the effectiveness of the KIDPOWER method in teaching people of all ages, abilities, and cultures to protect their human rights and decided to bring these services to India .

The inspiration for KIDPOWER International happened in 1985 when a mother and child development expert, Irene van der Zande, protected a group of young children from a man who was threatening to kidnap them. Ms. Irene gathered with a team of mental health professionals, law enforcement experts, martial artists, educators, and parents to create empowerment programs that would be hands-on, positive, effective, emotionally and physically safe, and adapted to the specific needs of different individuals. She is the co-founder and executive director of KIDPOWER International.

Currently the KIDPOWER India Team consists of 2 people who are both setting up the organization as well as working as certified trainers: Praveen Vempadapu and Phaedra Veenendaal Vempadapu. They both hold double Masters Degrees: a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) as well as a Masters in Development Studies. In the USA they have been trained how to conduct workshops effectively and work with children as well as teens and adults. They see Kidpower as a unique opportunity to make a difference and work for positive social change.

Dr. V.V. Ramana, a Sociologist who has worked for more than 12 years as a Head of Sociology, and Principal of a Degree College at Parvathipuram. He is also secretary of ARDAR, a development NGO for the last 17 years. He is the president of the Board. Praveen Vempadapu, Secretary of the Board, is a graduate in Development Studies. He has also previously done a management course. He has 3-4 years experience in leading NGOs. The other members have backgrounds in different sectors like policy, anthropology and children issues. Thus the board of KIDPOWER is vivid and has a broad experience. The Board of KIDPOWER: