Founded in 1990, with its first outreach program in a self-settled colony of leprosy patients in Borivali, CCDT, with their in-depth programing model and sustained efforts, slowed down the epidemic and helped the community become self-reliant over a period of time.CCDT’s in-depth knowledge of responding to communicable disease (leprosy) at the community level was well recognised by the Government and other stakeholders. This led to CCDT’s involvement in a big way to combat another communicable disease, the HIV/AIDS. CCDT was one of the pioneer organizations to initiate a residential care program (Shelter Home) for children infected and/or affected by HIV/AIDS. Another flagship program of CCDT is the Home-Based Care Program with families living with HIV/AIDS.

Over the years, Child Protection, Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition and Adolescent/Youth Empowerment emerged as the key focus areas of CCDT’s intervention programs. Collaborating to make the interventions impactful, CCDT works together with Government Departments, ICDS, Nutrition Mission, Municipal Corporations, Anganwadis and Health-Posts to achieve scale and results.

Aligning its initiatives with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set down by the United Nations, CCDT works on rights-based and needs-based approaches. The programming is centred around the needs of maternal and child health and nutrition of marginalized families and the community they live in, with the belief that working with children in isolation cannot create a lasting change. Therefore, a holistic approach of working with the community and various other stakeholders to supplement the overall development of children, is undertaken.

Over the last 3 decades, CCDT has worked with the most marginalized and vulnerable communities across Maharashtra, reaching out to and transforming the lives of over 2 million children and families in crises. CCDT has an extensive experience of working with and for the community. It has impacted the lives of more than 2 million individuals through its interventions. CCDT is now working on various projects in Maharashtra, either as the sole implementation partner or in-partnership with other community-based organisations, under the strategic program themes of Child Protection, Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition and Adolescent/Youth Empowerment.

Vision:

A world where every child counts; a world of children living in dignity

Mission:

Facilitate community action by enabling children and their families into being self-reliant along the principles of Child Rights, Equity and Justice

Programs:

• Child Protection: CCDT has impacted the lives of 52,000 individuals through its Child Protection programs and initiatives.
• Health and Nutrition: CCDT has impacted the lives of 19,34,000 individuals through its Child Protection programs and initiatives.
• Adolescent/Youth Empowerment: CCDT has impacted the lives of 14,000 Adolescents

• Credibility and lineage of 30 years
• All programs have initiated from community needs
• Strong technical expertise on issues related to Child Protection, Health and Nutrition and Adolescent/Youth Empowerment.
• Giving hopes and inspiring children to dream through their Residential Program.
• Touching lives of women and helping them to have health and sage pregnancies and post-natal care.
• Conducting regular treatment and malnutrition to fight off malnutrition.

CCDT has an extensive experience of working with and for the community. It has impacted the lives of more than 2 million individuals through its interventions. CCDT is now working on various projects in Maharashtra, either as the sole implementation partner or in partnership with other community-based organisations, under the strategic program themes of Child Protection, Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition and Adolescent/Youth Empowerment. Having rebuilt the lives of around 588 children, the Residential Care Program (Shelter home), gives hope to many children who belong to the marginalised and backward economic communities’ ‘With 308 children from the Residential Program (Shelter home), having found jobs, it inspires other children to dream, and to do their best!’‘mMitra, technology, as a friend, touched the lives of 130916 women, helping them to have healthy and safe pregnancies and post-natal care.’ ‘Maternal Child Health and Nutrition Program helped nearly 6000 children in the age group of 0-2 years to fight off malnutrition through regular treatment and follow up.’‘ Program for pregnant and lactating women reached out to approximately 41000 women across various pockets of Mumbai, where CCDT is active.