Since 2008 · Simdega & Gumla, Jharkhand
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.
From the field
2008
Women-led since
Registered society, Simdega
476
Villages reached
12 blocks · 2020-21 to 2025-26
750+
Women supported in violence cases
2016-17 to 2025-26
600+
Legal aid cases supported
2021-22 to 2025-26
790+
Child marriages stopped
2024-25 to 2025-26
270+
Children protected & rescued
2022-23 to 2025-26
7,000+
Linked to govt schemes
2024-25 to 2025-26
3,450
Reached on safe migration
2023-24 to 2025-26
Since
2008
Message from the Secretary
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.
Priyanka
About CKN
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.
Trusted & Transparent
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
12A AAAAC6613NE20093
80G AAAAC6613NF20221
FCRA 337850004
CSR-1 CSR00044967
NGO Darpan JH/2017/0174422
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. These are the figures of the latest year, as CKN has reported them.
Latest year · FY 2025–26
Figures from CKN’s Annual Report 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026).
12,334
Women and girls empowered
Through training, workshops and community mobilisation
FY 2025–26
449
Child marriages stopped
Of 521 cases CKN responded to, in 148 villages
FY 2025–26
6,663
Linked to government schemes
Connected to social security schemes and entitlements
FY 2025–26
35
Children rescued and rehabilitated
28 girls and 7 boys
FY 2025–26
Key highlights
FY 2025–26
Annual Report 2025–26
212
Villages
In 12 blocks and 62 panchayats of Simdega & Gumla
6,160
Pledged against child marriage
At 96 pledge events, including 32 in schools
5,130
Faith leaders sensitised
Priests, pundits and community leaders, against child marriage
13
Traffickers arrested
By the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit and local police
2,200
Safe migration
People reached through safe-migration work
12,013
Local governance
People engaged in strengthening Gram Sabhas
25
Girls back in school
Dropouts re-enrolled after NIOS coaching
20
Shishu Ghars running
7 panchayats, 14 villages, as of Sept 2026 (5 opened in FY 2025-26)
334
Children identified for creches
In FY 2025-26; 463 eligible and 370 enrolled by Sept 2026
Annual reports · eleven years, one by one
Open any year to read the full report (PDF).
2025-26
12,334 women and girls empowered; 449 child marriages stopped.
2024-25
2,43,542 people reached with child-rights awareness; 342 child marriages stopped.
2023-24
More than 20,000 lives positively impacted.
2022-23
1.9 lakh pledges taken.
2021-22
510 child rights and protection cases; COVID-19 support in 40 villages.
2020-21
250 self-help groups formed with NABARD; 476 villages in the work area.
2019-20
98 cases handled by the Childline sub-centre in Simdega.
2018-19
Domestic-violence awareness in four blocks; 56 cases taken up.
2017-18
Anti-witchcraft awareness in three blocks; farming training for 10 women’s groups.
2016-17
Child-protection awareness in Simdega and Gumla; Childline 1098 sessions in 10 schools.
2015-16
Livelihood training for widowed women in three blocks.
Source: CKN’s annual reports, 2015-16 to 2025-26. For the latest on the creches, see the Rural Creche Initiative page.
What we do
Our Work, Your Way In
See our work by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals it serves, by theme, or project by project.
By SDG
Ten of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals, and what CKN does for each.
SDG 1
No Poverty
We link eligible and vulnerable households to social security schemes and entitlements, and help families take up the livelihood schemes they are eligible for.
- 6,663 linked to government schemes · FY 2025–26
SDG 2
Zero Hunger
With Jiv Daya Foundation, 100 pre-school children in four villages get milk and biscuits six days a week and 150 families received two rounds of 30 kg Rahat dry-ration kits in 2026. Community creches (Shishu Ghars) give younger children regular, nutritious meals.
- 100 pre-school children given milk and biscuits daily · since Mar 2024
- 300 30 kg Rahat kits for 150 families · Mar & Aug 2026
SDG 3
Good Health
Health-card linkages, referrals for mental-health care, Menstrual Hygiene Day sessions and safe-abortion sensitisation with ASHAs and Kishori Mandals.
- 150 adolescent girls given sanitary napkins · 2024-25
- 21 people given mental-health support · 2023-24
SDG 4
Quality Education
Early learning for young children in Shishu Ghars, NIOS coaching for girls who dropped out, and street plays that champion education for adolescent girls.
- 20 Shishu Ghars running in 14 villages · Sept 2026
- 25 girls back in school · FY 2025–26
SDG 5
Gender Equality
We empower women and girls, respond to gender-based violence, stop child marriages and take gender awareness to the ground during the 16 Days of Activism.
- 12,334 women and girls empowered · FY 2025–26
SDG 6
Clean Water & Sanitation
Hygiene education and grooming for young children, and menstrual-hygiene awareness for girls and women, help keep families and communities healthy.
- 500+ joined Menstrual Hygiene Day sessions · 2023-24
SDG 8
Decent Work
We rescue children from child labour and trafficking, and promote safe, dignified migration through migrant forums and links to government schemes.
- 35 children rescued and rehabilitated · FY 2025–26
SDG 10
Reduced Inequalities
We work with tribal communities, the ultra-poor, migrants and LGBTQIA+ people, so that the most marginalised are reached first.
- 2,200 people reached on safe migration · FY 2025–26
SDG 16
Peace & Justice
A referral mechanism responds to child marriage, trafficking and abuse. We provide legal aid with the District Legal Services Authority and strengthen Gram Sabhas.
- 449 child marriages stopped · FY 2025–26
- 230 child marriages stopped · Aug–Oct 2026
SDG 17
Partnerships
We work with foundations in India and abroad, and are a member of JATN, the Just Rights for Children Alliance, ASHMITA, IBTIDA, Girls Not Brides and the AMAN Network.
- 6 networks and alliances
By theme
Eight themes, each tagged with the Global Goals it serves.
SDG 16 · SDG 5 · SDG 8
Child Rights & Protection
A functional referral mechanism helps us respond to child marriage, child trafficking, child labour and child sexual abuse.
- 449 child marriages stopped · FY 2025–26
- 35 children rescued · FY 2025–26
SDG 5 · SDG 10
Women’s Empowerment & Gender Equality
We empower women and girls through education and training, awareness of women’s rights and advocacy for gender-equal policies, and take gender awareness to the ground during the 16 Days of Activism.
- 12,334 women and girls empowered · FY 2025–26
SDG 16 · SDG 5
Legal Empowerment
We provide legal interventions that open up access to justice and legal support, including legal aid through the District Legal Services Authority.
- 13 traffickers arrested · FY 2025–26
SDG 8 · SDG 10 · SDG 1
Safe Migration & Livelihood
We promote safe, dignified and sustainable migration, form migrant forums, and help women, youth and families take up the livelihood schemes they are eligible for.
- 2,200 people reached on safe migration · FY 2025–26
SDG 2 · SDG 3 · SDG 5
Health, Nutrition & SRHR
Daily milk and biscuits for 100 pre-school children and two rounds of Rahat dry rations for 150 families (India Rural Upliftment Initiative), alongside health-card linkages, Menstrual Hygiene Day sessions and safe-abortion sensitisation.
- 100 pre-school children given milk and biscuits daily · since Mar 2024
- 300 30 kg Rahat kits for 150 families · Mar & Aug 2026
SDG 4 · SDG 5 · SDG 2
Education & Early Childhood Care
We bring nutrition and education together for young children in community creches (Shishu Ghars), and champion education for adolescent girls. 414 children have been enrolled in the creches since the programme began.
- 20 Shishu Ghars running · Sept 2026
- 370 children enrolled, of 463 eligible · Sept 2026
SDG 1 · SDG 16 · SDG 10
Social Security & Local Governance
We link eligible and vulnerable households to social security schemes and entitlements, and strengthen Gram Sabhas and Panchayati Raj institutions.
- 12,013 people engaged in strengthening Gram Sabhas · FY 2025–26
SDG 6 · SDG 3
Sanitation & Hygiene
Hygiene education and grooming for young children, and menstrual-hygiene awareness for girls and women, help keep families and communities healthy.
- 500+ joined Menstrual Hygiene Day sessions · 2023-24
- 150 girls given sanitary napkins · 2024-25
By project
Eight projects with our partners in Simdega and Gumla.
SDG 4 · SDG 2 · SDG 5
Rural Creche Initiative
20 community creches (Shishu Ghars) giving children aged 7 months to 3 years safe care, nutrition and early learning while their parents work.
Partner: Azim Premji Foundation
Where: Simdega Block · 7 panchayats, 14 villages
- 20 Shishu Ghars running · Sept 2026
- 370 children enrolled (414 since the start) · Sept 2026
SDG 16 · SDG 5 · SDG 8
Access To Justice
Access to Justice for Children: preventing child trafficking, child sexual abuse (including online) and child marriage, and building child-safe villages (Surakshit Bal Grams) across Simdega.
Partner: Just Rights for Children (UK) · 2026-27
Where: Simdega district · 300 villages (2026-27 target)
- 230 child marriages stopped · Aug–Oct 2026
SDG 1 · SDG 10
Access & Delivery of Social Welfare Schemes and Entitlements
Linking eligible and vulnerable households to their rightful social security schemes and government entitlements.
Partner: Azim Premji Foundation
Where: Simdega district · Bolba, Bansjor and Thethaitangar
SDG 5 · SDG 16
Strengthening Feminist Movement (SFM)
Strengthening PRIs and Gram Sabhas to ensure all-round village development, with a focus on women’s leadership.
Partner: WFAL
Where: Thethaitangar block, Simdega · 2023
SDG 8 · SDG 10 · SDG 16
Promoting Safe Mobility And Counter Trafficking JHK
With the Jharkhand Anti Trafficking Network, Migration Forums in 10 villages work to stop trafficking and ensure safe migration.
Partner: British Asian Trust
Where: Kamdara block, Gumla · 10 villages
SDG 2 · SDG 4 · SDG 1
India Rural Upliftment Initiative
Pre-school nutrition, education and Rahat support: milk and biscuits six days a week for 100 children, 300 Rahat kits of 30 kg for 150 families, clothing for 106 children and school bags for 205.
Partner: Jiv Daya Foundation
Where: Thethaitangar block, Simdega · 4 villages
- 100 pre-school children given milk and biscuits daily · since Mar 2024
- 300 30 kg Rahat kits for 150 families · Mar & Aug 2026
SDG 16
CHILDLINE
CKN ran the CHILDLINE 1098 sub-centre in Simdega district, part of the national helpline for children.
Partner: Childline India Foundation
Where: Simdega district
SDG 5 · SDG 16
16 Days Campaign on Gender Based Violence
Sixteen days of activism against gender-based violence. The 2025 campaign (25 November to 10 December) reached 283 participants.
Partner: CREA
Where: Simdega district
Achievements
Eleven Years, Added Up
What CKN’s eleven annual reports, 2015-16 to 2025-26, add up to. Each card says which years it covers.
791
Child marriages stopped
342 in 2024-25 + 449 in 2025-26
2024-25 – 2025-26
93
Children rescued from child labour & trafficking
58 in 2024-25 + 35 in 2025-26
2024-25 – 2025-26
7,273
People linked to government schemes
610 in 2024-25 + 6,663 in 2025-26
2024-25 – 2025-26
750+
Cases of violence against women supported
Domestic violence, dowry, harassment and gender-based violence
2016-17 – 2025-26
600+
Legal aid cases supported
Legal aid and legal support, as each report counts it
2021-22 – 2025-26
3,450
Reached on safe migration
1,250 in 2023-24 + 2,200 in 2025-26
2023-24 – 2025-26
2,43,542
People reached on child rights
Awareness through the Access to Justice programme
2024-25
1.9 lakh
Pledges taken
Against child marriage and violence
2022-23
20,000+
Lives positively impacted
Organisation-wide, in one year
2023-24
476
Villages in our work area
94 + 5 panchayats in 12 blocks of Simdega & Gumla
2020-21 – 2022-23
250
Self-help groups formed
With NABARD, now linked to JSLPS
2020-21
510
Child rights & protection cases
From the 2021-22 case table
2021-22
200+
Migrants’ forums created
With the Jharkhand Anti-Trafficking Network, Gumla
2021-22
98
Childline cases handled
Simdega sub-centre: child marriage, labour, trafficking and more
2019-20
3,693
Stakeholders trained on child issues
Officials, PRI members and community leaders
2024-25
86
Child sexual abuse survivors supported
Through the Access to Justice programme
2024-25
Source: CKN’s annual reports, 2015-16 to 2025-26 (April 2015 to March 2026).
From the field
What’s New
The latest news, campaigns and field updates from Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan’s work with communities in Jharkhand.
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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.
Funding partners
Foundations in India and abroad that support our work on child protection, safe migration, nutrition and social security.
Networks & alliances
Member of JATN, the Just Rights for Children Alliance, ASHMITA, IBTIDA, Girls Not Brides and the AMAN Network.
Accountable partner
FCRA registered (valid to April 2029), with 12A, 80G and CSR-1 registration.
Partner with CKN
Work with a women-led organisation that has served grassroots communities in Jharkhand since 2008.
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