Centre for Catalyzing Change

The Centre for Catalyzing Change (C3), formerly known as Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), India, started working in India in 1987 and has emerged as a key change-making organization focused on improving the condition of women and girls in the country. C3 has built a significant amount of social capital on the ground, working across 9 states of the country. It has collaborated and formed knowledge, technical and funding partnerships with institutions such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiative, WHO, Ford Foundation, Packard Foundation, Amazon Cares, Linde Gas and State Governments of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Haryana.

C3’s program verticals -- Girls Education & Youth Development, Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender Equity & Governance have designed solutions that mobilize, equip, educate and empower women and girls to meet their full potential, to grow up as educated, informed, confident citizens of India; to live dignified and healthy lives, and to emerge as leaders in their communities. The work is directly aligned with Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 5, 8,10, 17 (SDGs).

Mission and major program areas:

Mission

To equip, mobilize, educate, and empower girls and women to achieve gender equality.

Vision

Envisioning a future in India where girls and women are fully empowered and enabled to realize their rights and opportunities, and achieve gender equality.

Centre for Catalyzing Change (C3), formerly known as Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), India, started working in India in 1987. In the last 30 years, C3 has emerged as a key change-making organization focused on improving the condition of girls and women in the country. At C3, they design solutions that mobilize, equip, educate and empower girls and women to meet their full potential. C3 strives to create an ecosystem where all girls and women can demand and get their due entitlements. Our work addresses the challenges that they face in our country at various stages in their lives.

At the core of their work and approach is the belief that gender equality is essential for development and democracy. The programs are aimed at equipping girls and women with practical life skills, improved confidence in personal decision-making, and increased self- esteem.

The work ensures that girls and women have access to quality reproductive and maternal health care. They are committed to equal participation of women in governance and leadership roles as a step towards building a stronger nation.

Major Fields of Interest: Education; Health; Livelihood; Social Services; Women & Girls

Areas of Interest:

Civil Society: Capacity building; Education: Teacher Training; Education: Training & Conferences; Education: Children; Education: Youth; Education: STEM; Environment: Water & Sanitation; Health: HIV/AIDS; Health: Mental Health; Health: Maternal Health; Health: Child Health; Human Rights: Trafficking in Persons; Livelihood: Entrepreneurial Programs; Livelihood: Vocational Training; Social Services: Children & Youth; Social Services: Domestic Violence