Centre for Development Action was established in 1993 to realize the goal of eliminating poverty through action research, policy research, capacity building training and innovative development interventions.
MISSION
Improving the status of youth (young women and men), excluded and marginalized groups by enabling them to equally and actively participate in planning, management, policy-making, decision-making and execution of their plans without any biases of gender, religion, ethnicity, age, language or class.
Promoting a culture of understanding and cooperative relations among youths across cultures, and to establish peace through creative work in the local community and beyond.
Ensuring change in the life of poor, marginalized youths through processes of action research, social mobilization, capacity building activities to achieve sustainable education on peace, democracy
Objectives:
Centre for Development Action (CDA) undertakes extension, training and research activities in the areas of health, education, employment generation, cultural and youth activities for social development.
CDA promotes activities relating to handicrafts, cottage industries, small and micro-enterprises targeting socially and economically deprived youth.
CDA promotes social, cultural and economic activities targeting scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward sections through useful programs and actions.
CDA promotes climate resilient and sustainable agriculture and livelihood activities for weaker section
Where We Work:
As an action research and resource support agency we work for a network of academic and non-Profits agencies throughout India those focus on poverty alleviation, social and economic inclusion of marginalized people