Centre for Women’s Development and Research (CWDR)
CWDR is registered as a Trust during November 1993, Registration No. 555/Bk IV, 11th November 1993
12a (charitable trust)- SL.No 270/97-98
80G (income tax exemption) – DIT(E) No.2 (268) 97-98
FCRA No- 075900633
What we do
CWDR- Centre for Women’s Development and Research, was founded in 1993 by a team of women activists. CWDR was formed out of the belief that women-managed organizations are best suited to address the gender specific problems that women face. CWDR is working to advance women in Tamil Nadu State. CWDR promotes women’s rights, leadership and empowerment through issue-based campaigns and community level activities. CWDR’s field level interventions focus on three highly vulnerable groups of women: adolescent girls, single women, and domestic workers.
Specific objectives of CWDR are:
- To organize programmes for the empowerment of women
- To create awareness about gender issues
- To create and strengthen education opportunities for girl children
- To increase the incomes of poor women
- To promote SRHR-Sexual Reproductive Health Rights of women and adolescent girls
- To eliminate violence against women
- To advocate for the human rights of women and girl children.
We will cover 23 villages in the Edaikazhinadu Panchayath of Tamil Nadu with this Challenge.
Click to Pledge your Support directly to the Centre for Women’s Development (CWDR) who are implementing the LAUF 2022-23 Challenge for Rural Youth in Tamil Nadu (23 villages of the Edaikazhinadu Panchayath). Your support to CWDR can be financial- to meet direct program expenses and awards to participants; in-kind prizes and awards to participants; or in volunteer time.
The Learn and Uplift Foundation, Toronto, will be happy to acknowledge corporate, individual and institutional supporters.