Our vision
Sustainable development for vulnerable communities, with equal opportunity across caste, religion, and gender.
Who we areRooted in community.
Rooted in community.
Driven by dignity.
Since 1993, CADRE-India has worked alongside rural communities to widen opportunity and strengthen participation.
Our beginningsLocal roots.
Local roots.
A shared purpose.
CADRE-India began with a group of social workers and tribal communities in Vilavancode, Kanyakumari. Literacy and health were the starting points for a broader commitment to social change through people’s participation.
A secular, non-partisan voluntary organisation, we work with Adivasi, Dalit, and other economically disadvantaged communities. Women, young people, children, and people with disabilities are central to this work.
Our full name is the Centre for Action Development Research and Education in India.
What guides us
Opportunity, without exclusion.
Our mission
Support social, economic, and emotional well-being through education, livelihoods, care, and community participation.
Our approach
Build self-reliance, protect natural resources, and make inclusion part of everyday community life.
People behind the work
Our team.
Mohanakumar E Eswarapillai
Director
Jayanthi
Programme Coordinator
Vasantha Devi V
Treasurer
Ajith R S
Chief Financial Officer
Jeba Salini J S
Accountant
Bismi M
Marketing Manager
Vaishali V R
Handicraft Marketing Head
Vardhana S V
Documentation Officer
Society registration: 126/93. For current organisational records and programme contacts, contact our office.
Together, we can do moreCommunity is something
Get involvedCommunity is something
we build together.
There is a place for your time, skills, and support.