About Centre For Development Alternatives in 15D,First Cross Street, BHEL Nagar, Medavakkam, Chennai, India, Chennai

Centre For Development Alternatives (CFDA) is born out of a commitment by a group of professionals, primarily belong to Social Sector towards “constructive participation to Social Change”.

CFDA was established on 1st February 1990. It is a registered Society under the Tamil Nadu State Societies Registration Act 1975. It is recognized as a Charity/Non-Profit Organization under Sec12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. CFDA is also registered with the Ministry of Home Affairs under the FCRA. CFDA is a member of Guide star India and BIGTECH.in.

CFDA strongly believes in People’s power, knowledge and participation and such Promotion of Community Based Organizations and Building their Capacities for Self-Management continues to be the hall mark of all the field activities.

Project initiatives are undertaken to mobilize local communities and to create local institutions to combat poverty. CFDA has so far successfully completed three initiatives: Micro Banks for Women (http://cfda.in/what-we-do/micro-banks-for-women) and Empowerment of Elder Women (http://cfda.in/what-we-do/ponvergal/) in Citlapakkam Block of Kanchipuram District and the third, Life beyond Relief in Kodiyampalayam and Koozhayar villages of Nagapattinam District.

In addition we offer a comprehensive set of training and consulting services (http://cfda.in/training-consulting/).

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