About NGO:

Committed Communities Development Trust (CCDT), founded in Mumbai in 1990, is a voluntary, secular trust registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act of 1950. It works with rights-based approach in the field of Health and Education and therefore, aligns with efforts that seek to enable and empower the most vulnerable and deprived for a sustainable change in society. For the last 20 years, CCDT has worked with marginalized communities living of Mumbai, engaging with people impacted by HIV/AIDS and with ensuing stigma, discrimination and deprivation. Children, especially orphan and vulnerable children, and women, including women in prostitution, have constituted the core of its integrated community development interventions.

Fund Usage:

The Crisis Intervention Centre (CIC) of CCDT is a residential care unit for vulnerable children. This program follows the residential care model, where rights of a child such as survival, development, protection and participation are adhered to.

This program presently implemented by CCDT visualizes each child living securely in joyful dignity, lacking nothing. It focuses on giving to the children every opportunity to grow to his fullest potential and to nurture and develop every talent and skill to have a happy and fulfilling childhood. Within this program, CCDT is presently operating three CICs across Mumbai city and its outskirts, supporting approximately 125 children between the age group of 2 to 18 years:

The implementation process for CICs is mentioned below:
a. Initial Assessment -

b. Residential care:
- Medical Care:
- Nutrition:
- Education:
- Psycho-Social Support:

c. Reintegration and Future Planning

Impact:

Rahim Khan, a fruit seller used to fall sick weekly. He went for tests and his dreams came crashing down when he came to know that he is HIV+.

Intervening in Rahim's case was not an easy one. He lived in an area where hygiene was never heard of and people didn't know what being HIV+ meant. It was important to create awareness and inform them about universal preventive measures used for HIV/AIDS. We started with one to one counselling with Rahim. It was necessary for him to understand the disease so that he could take control of his life. Rahim started attending our Support Group Meetings. CCDT motivated Rahim to get his wife Huma tested for HIV. Huma was also HIV positive. CCDT continuously supported them through nutrition support, counselling and psycho social support.

Huma gradually recovered and now apart from taking care of her own family also sells snacks. Rahim leads a healthier lifestyle and now, works in a Hand-work design firm.

Page Url :
http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/ngo9_ccdt.htm

Founded Year: 1990

Cause category: Health

Our Supporters

• Vikram Anand