Centre for Knowledge and Development (CKD), is a not-for-profit, knowledge driven, community focused, partnership-building, forward-thinking organisation. We relentlessly pursue building the agency of women, adolescents and children by providing equitable access to health, nutrition, education and 21st century skills, livelihood and employability. With a commitment to leave no one behind, our key principles of diversity, equity and inclusion drive all our goals.
Creating a world imbued with values of diversity, equity and inclusivity where women, adolescents and children realise their full potential.
Empower women, adolescents, and children to get equitable access to health and nutrition, 21st century skills and education, equal employment opportunities.
Create an alliance of engendered and mission-aligned partners to support 20 million women and girls to realise their full potential by 2040.
Pregnant mothers, adolescents and children periodically assessed by ‘Mor Baat’ our rural nutrition monitoring App.
Through interactive Covid-19 Game in 7 National and 5 International languages.
Students in 2250+ schools across 5 states provided science and heritage education through Digital Design Pedagogy.
In collaboration with UNDP, CKD created a behaviour change game informing people across all age groups about COVID-19 facts. The game has been adopted by UNDP's International Office in Cape Verde, Timor, Morocco, and Lebanon. It is available in 7 Indian languages and 5 International languages.
Supported by the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), CKD will strengthen nutrition governance using a top down and bottom-up social accountability mechanism. We will benefit 0.5 million of the most marginalized tribal women and children in 5 districts of the state of Jharkhand.
To move the needle on anemia and reverse the alarming trends from National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 5, a two-pronged approach is required on a mission mode – increasing the demand and ensuring sustainable supply.
Read MoreOf the 2.68 Crore Indians with a disability, 44% (1.18 Crore) are women. Amongst these women with disabilities, only 45% are literate. CKD prioritizes Women with Disabilities, our interventions are tailored to ensure their inclusion as beneficiaries.
Read MoreThe recent findings from Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021 reiterate CKD’s firm belief to strengthen equity measures for the historically disadvantaged. In India, five out of six multidimensionally poor are from lower tribes or castes.
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