Our Work

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

CARDS recognizes that each child has an inherent right to life and the society has a duty towards the development of the child to his/her fullest potential; be it in terms of personality, talents or physical and mental abilities.  To fulfill our responsibility, we as an organization, take up community-based initiatives to help children take a step closer towards their dreams.  Our initiatives include campaigns for immunization, enrollment, supplementary education, child labour elimination and special care for children with disabilities. 

TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR YOUTH

CARDS excels other institutions by giving efficient Technical Education to school drop-outs and economically weaker children. Our experienced personnel teach interested candidates in servicing household electrical items and audio and video equipment.

Every year about 20 to 25 children benefit from this training and become capable enough to be self-employed. We aim to increase the number of beneficiaries of this program in the years to come, thereby protecting children from going astray.

WOMEN DEVELOPMENT

No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women. But hardly do women ever have enough resources to aspire.  They remain deprived and denied of their right to life, development, protection and participation. We, at CARDS, strive to get them organized into self-help groups, to provide them with a learning atmosphere so that they become aware of the root causes of deprivation and denial and take a proactive role to protect their rights.

SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS ASSOCIATION

With small landholdings, the small and marginal farmers face a multitude of problems. CARDS is making efforts to equip them with knowledge and skills on areas such as crop rotation, multiple crops, water management, and working out the feasibilities of cooperative farming. Through non-formal and continuing education, we aim to train them to develop their management skills and improve their position.

CULTURAL PROGRAMME

CARDS has a driven cultural team comprising of 10 volunteers.  The team travels across villages to build awareness among the people on area-specific issues and problems, through means of folk media.  Depending on the project area, we design and update our cultural events. Some of the issues that have been covered by our cultural team includes water and sanitation, primary health care, childhood care and development, safe-motherhood, education and prevention of disability.

LINKING PEOPLE WITH SERVICES

Most rural people are illiterate and unaware of the welfare measures available for their betterment.  CARDS as a facilitating body links the disadvantaged people with the services that they can avail.

• People with Disabilities are linked with the District Rehabilitation Services,
• The aged receive supportive pensions,
• The widows and parents with a background of backward caste are assisted to avail educational sponsorships for their children,
• The small and marginal farmers are linked with the Block Development Office for availing agricultural implements and subsidies in procuring seeds, saplings, fertilizers and pesticides, and,
• The young people are oriented about the possibilities of going in for higher education or vocational education.

RESOURCES

CARDS professes the ideology that ‘people are the best resources for themselves’. In this context, it initiates the disadvantaged people to get organised and enables them to collectively strive for their development. CARDS identify and utilises the services of people who would work on voluntary basis. It also takes efforts to mobilises external support from individuals and organisations within and outside the country.