Since 2008 · Simdega & Gumla, Jharkhand
Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan: Women-led. Gender-just.
Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan is a women-led organization since 2008, dedicated to empowering women, children, adolescents and LGBTQIA+ people, and advancing their rights and protection in the districts of Jharkhand, India.
Village women meet to discuss their rights and entitlements under social security schemes.Community meeting · Feb 2026
Volunteers help families fill in forms to access government schemes.Social Security Camp · Feb 2025
Adolescent girls take the field: promoting adolescents is part of CKN's mission.Girls' football · Nov 2020
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2008 Women-led since Registered society, Simdega
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12,334 Women & girls empowered Annual Report 2025–26
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212 Villages, Simdega & Gumla Annual Report 2025–26
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449 Child marriages stopped Annual Report 2025–26
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6,663 Linked to govt schemes Annual Report 2025–26
Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan believes in serving the most marginalized communities and vulnerable segments through the lens of Gender for all round village and community development.
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Since 2008,
Led by Women
Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan is a women-led organization, working since 2008 to empower women, children, adolescents and LGBTQIA+ people and to advance their rights and protection in the Simdega and Gumla districts of Jharkhand, India.
Our Vision
A violence-free and fearless community for marginalized groups, including tribal children, women, the ultra-poor and other socially excluded tribes.
Our Mission
Safeguarding the rights of children and women, protecting them from violence, building the capacity of PRI members, elected women representatives and adolescent groups, and uplifting their voices through strategic advocacy and psychological guidance.
Our Values
Perseverance, Empathy, Social Justice & Equity, Compassion, Courage, Collaboration, Trust, Gender & Justice, Commitment, Accountability, Diversity, Equality, Respect and Integrity.
Women-led since 2008 · Simdega & Gumla, Jharkhand
Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan is registered under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act: donors can claim a tax deduction of 50% of the donated amount.
GuideStar India Bronze Certified
Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan is recognized by GuideStar India for maintaining high standards of transparency and accountability, and holds its Foundation Level Bronze Certification (GSN 14954).
Transparency
Legal status, policies and annual reports shared openly.
Accountability
Independently audited accounts, published every year.
Good Governance
A women-led governing body that meets quarterly.
Registered & compliant
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- 80GAAAAC6613NF20221
- FCRA337850004
- CSR-1CSR00044967
- NGO DarpanJH/2017/0174422
GuideStar India Bronze certification seal
Impact Snapshot
Our Impact on the Ground
Since 2008, Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan has worked with women, children and adolescents in the villages of Simdega and Gumla, Jharkhand. This is what that work adds up to, as CKN has reported it.
Figures from CKN’s Annual Report 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026).
FY 2025–26
Annual Report 2025–26, pp. 6–33Source: CKN Annual Report 2025–26 (pp. 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 18, 23, 33), covering April 2025 to March 2026. For the latest on the creches, see the Rural Creche Initiative page.
Read our annual reportsIssues We Work On
Towards a Fearless, Violence-Free Society
Through the lens of gender, we stand with women, children, adolescents and the most marginalised communities of Simdega and Gumla on the issues that shape their lives. Your support keeps this work going.
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Women Empowerment
We empower women and girls to reach their full potential through education and training, healthcare and social services, and by raising awareness of women’s rights and advocating for gender-equal policies.
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Gender Equality
Every year during the 16 Days of Activism, we take gender awareness to the ground with youth and women through community activities, band tie-up events and wall writings and paintings.
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Legal Empowerment
We provide legal interventions that open up access to justice and legal support, including legal aid through the District Legal Services Authority.
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Safe Migration
We promote safe, dignified and sustainable migration: working with PRIs and officials, forming migrant forums, and linking workers to schemes such as PMJAY and PM-Kisan.
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Health & Nutrition
Our milk-and-biscuit programme supports malnourished children, alongside hygiene education, ration kits, health-card linkages and referrals for mental-health care.
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Education
We bring nutrition and education together for young children, and take street plays from village to village to champion education for adolescent girls.
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Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights
Our Menstrual Hygiene Day sessions break taboos around menstruation, and safe-abortion sensitisation reaches ASHAs, elected women representatives, PRIs and Kishori Mandals.
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Child Rights & Protection
A functional referral mechanism helps us respond to child marriage, child trafficking, child labour and child sexual abuse. CKN also ran the ChildLine 1098 sub-centre in Simdega.
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Livelihood
We help women, youth and families take up the livelihood schemes and entitlement programmes they are eligible for, as part of our work towards sustainable development.
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Sanitation
Hygiene education and grooming for young children, and menstrual-hygiene awareness for girls and women, help keep families and communities healthy.
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From the field
What’s New
The latest news, campaigns and field updates from Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan’s work with communities in Jharkhand.
Child Labourer Rescued from Hotel on World Day Against Child Labour Under NCPCR’s Nationwide Rescue & Rehabilitation Campaign 4.0
On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour, a child labourer was rescued from a hotel in Thethaitangar Block of Simdega district as part of the Nationwide Rescue & Rehabilitation Campaign 4.0, led…
650+ People Linked in Social Security Camp By CKN
संस्था छोटानगपुर कल्याण निकेतन और जस्ट राइट्स फॉर चिल्ड्रेन द्वारा एस्पिरेशनल ब्लॉक बांसजोर में 5 दिवसिये कैम्प लगाया गया, जिसका शुरुवात…
शिशुघर उद्घाटन कार्यक्रम कोचेडेगा
आज दिनांक 16 फरवरी 2026, दिन सोमवार को ग्राम पंचायत कोचेडेगा में शिशुघर का उद्घाटन कार्यक्रम पारंपरिक रीति-रिवाजों के साथ किया गया…
Shishughar Inaugration Biru Sembitoli
On Friday, 07 February 2026, the inauguration programme of the Shishughar was successfully organized with great enthusiasm and in…
Bhedikudar Creche Inugration
On Wednesday, 05 February 2026, the inauguration programme of the Shishughar was successfully organized with great enthusiasm and…
Our partners
Our Partners & Supporters
Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan’s work with women, children and communities in Simdega and Gumla is made possible by the donors, foundations and networks who stand with us.
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