DORP visualizes a society with difference, which is ecologically balanced, socially just and democratic in which the human beings are economically productive and enjoy an equitable environment, where people are valued on the basis of their work.

The mission of DORP is to uplift the social, economic, environment and cultural status of the underprivileged people through building peoples organization and undertaking various sustainable development programs. DORP wants to see that the deprived people in the society, specially women, coastal belt inhabitants, people with disability and ethnic capacitating facilities on one side and human rights and socio political decision making role on the other through their initiatives, institutions and innovative methods.

To achieve the mission of DORP services of competent professional staff/worker committed to the goals and values of the organization are the key and obvious requirement. DORP thus believes in promotion and development of programs excellence that will produce leaders, manager, catalyst and skilled workers with competence and commitment.

Development is a complex process requiring a strong and uncompromising dedication to learning, sharing and acquiring of knowledge and being responsive to the needs of the poor, children, adolescents, disabled and women, DORP keeps a strong emphasis on overall development in an integrated form of its program participants and their organizations at all levels. DORP thus engages itself in the process of the development of human potential and capacity development of its staff and program participants.

DORP desires to see that people recognize it as a holistically acting people centered sustainable organization satisfying its mission effectively. The sustainability means de personification of the institution and a sound material basis for the future. The term holistic implies mainly the farcifying of integrative forces of different development components for synergy effects. People centered expresses anti relief attitudes and belief because the people feel that these have driving forces for development.

The major objectives of  DORP are as follows: