Our work
Working with communities in Simdega and Gumla
Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan is a community-based organisation dedicated to the sustainable development of marginalised communities, particularly tribal populations, in Jharkhand’s Simdega and Gumla districts. We focus on empowering women and children, key agents of change within families and communities.
8 projects with our partners
Simdega & Gumla, Jharkhand
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, Simdega · 7 Panchayats, 14 villages
Access To Justice
Working against child marriage, child trafficking, child labour and child sexual abuse, including the Child Marriage Free India campaign.
Partner: The Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation of America Inc.
Where: Simdega district · Over 150 villages
Access to Justice for Children
With Just Rights for Children (UK): 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)
Where: Simdega district · 1 July 2026 – 31 March 2027
Ensure access & delivery of social welfare schemes and entitlements to all eligible & vulnerable citizens
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
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
India Rural Upliftment Initiative
Milk and biscuits six days a week for 100 pre-school children, two rounds of Rahat dry-ration kits for 150 families (300 kits in 2026), and clothing and school bags for children.
Partner: Jiv Daya Foundation
Where: Thethaitangar block, Simdega · 4 villages
Note: March 2024 – August 2027
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
Note: Helpline: 1098
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
Note: Annual Report 2025-26
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
Help us take this work further
Every project here runs with the support of donors and partners. Give to CKN, or partner with us on a project in Simdega or Gumla.