About CAF India

WHO WE ARE

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) India is a registered not-for-profit organization established in New Delhi, India in 1998 nurturing the culture of giving with impact. The imbibing of this culture emboldens our approach of creating a positive change in the community by reaching to the last mile person. For more than two decades now, we are providing strategic advisory and management support to corporates, foundations and individuals to ensure optimal impact on philanthropic investments. We do this by working closely with national, local and hyperlocal NGOs, building strong alliances & capacities and linking with relevant local governments and agencies. 

 

CAF India has worked across multiple themes in its 2-decade long journey in India. However, our major impetus is on education, health, sanitation, environment and livelihood. Gender being a cross-cutting issue, a clear gender lens is imbibed in all our programmes.  

 

We have also been able to gain the trust of many individual donors, national and transnational companies, Foundations and institutions owing to our proven track record of conducting due diligence of non-government organizations across India. CAF India has a wide range of ‘giving’ solutions which include Corporate giving, Payroll Giving, Individual giving etc. We have an impeccable record of serving large multinationals, Public Sector Undertakings, Indian commercial giants by delivering their CSR commitments successfully. 

OUR Vision

CAF India would enable collaborative action through innovation & domain expertise to solve India’s toughest development issues 

OUR MISSION

To promote and support strategic giving for a more equitable and sustainable society.  

Education

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Safe Water

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Healthy Food

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Medical Care

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OUR CORE VALUES

Accountability

As an ethical platform we hold highest standards of accountability towards our stakeholders whom we serve and towards the people who help us in our mission

Transparency

We maintain transparency in our conduct through policies, system and processes to make information accessible to all

Trust

A huge part of daily activity is to build and retain trust of the communities that we serve, through acts of kindness and words that translate into positive action

Flexibility

In a dynamic world such as ours, we are cognizant of the needs of others as well as agile and flexible to bring upon necessary changes with the change in the surrounding environment

Dedication

An equitable world would be a distant reality without a dedicated team who bring in expertise, experience, and empathy

Inclusive

Working for an equitable and sustainable society Inclusion and diversity is reflected not just in our values but also in our day-to-day working

Frugality

Yes, we are saying it out loud, we are Frugal, responsibly and conscientiously

Creativity

To deliver on our vision, creativity is a cross –cutting value that helps us to think out of the box

Our Focus Areas

Education

Our education portfolio has five components: women’s representation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) education, harnessing child potential through joyful learning, fostering enablers for sound early childhood development, ensuring inclusion of marginalized students and infrastructure strengthening.

Environment

Our Environment portfolio has five components including Sustainable Energy, Water Bodies Rejuvenation, Awareness on Environment and Sustainability, Waste Management and Ecology Restoration. 

Health & Disaster Relief

Our Health portfolio covers six components including Maternal and child health, Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, HIV-affected, leprosy affected, etc.), Health care support which includes physical health, mental health as well as disability support programs. 

Skills and Jobs

Our livelihoods portfolio has three components: skilling and placement/self-employment; linking workers with government schemes; and strengthening government programmes. The skills portfolio is primarily job or self-employment oriented. 

Education

Our education portfolio has five components: women’s representation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) education, harnessing child potential through joyful learning, fostering enablers for sound early childhood development, ensuring inclusion of marginalized students and infrastructure strengthening.

Environment

Our Environment portfolio has five components including Sustainable Energy, Water Bodies Rejuvenation, Awareness on Environment and Sustainability, Waste Management and Ecology Restoration.

Health & Disaster Relief

Our Health portfolio covers six components including Maternal and child health, Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, HIV-affected, leprosy affected, etc.), Health care support which includes physical health, mental health as well as disability support programs.

Skills and Jobs

Our livelihoods portfolio has three components: skilling and placement/self-employment; linking workers with government schemes; and strengthening government programmes. The skills portfolio is primarily job or self-employment oriented.

About CAF Team

Dr Nivedita Narain – CEO

Dr Nivedita Narain has over 35 years of experience as a strategic thinker, advisor, researcher, and trainer in the social development sector. Dr Narain has made pioneering contribution to the establishment of India’s first SHG in India and has collaboratively worked with multiple governmental and non-governmental agencies across the board. Over the years, Dr Narain developed her niche in Gender and Livelihood, and plays a pivotal role in programmatic intervention in academia and development discourse.

Dr Narain holds a double masters on Rural Management and Development Policy from Institute of Rural Management Anand, and Cornell University, respectively; and also, a PhD in Management from IIT Delhi. She is associated with multiple universities globally, as adjunct faculty member at the Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia, an Erasmus Mundus Fellow at the Georg August Universitat Gottingen (GAUG); Atlantic Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School for Economics and Political Sciences; O’Brien Fellow at the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism at McGill University in Canada; and a Senior Fellow and Member of the Advisory Committee at Ambedkar University Delhi.

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Senior Management Team

Amit kapoor

Amit Kapoor

Lead Finance

Amit Kapoor leads Finance at CAF India, and is a man of diverse interests. He holds an MBA in Finance...

Praveen Malhotra

Lead Programs

Praveen is a development professional with around 21+ years of experience of working in...

Mansi Kalra

Lead Strategic Partnerships

She is a development sector professional with an overall experience of 13+ years and expertise...

Pankaj Gupta

Lead HR

Pankaj is a seasoned HR & OD professional with experience in corporate as well as non-profit organizations...

Deepanwita De

Lead Marketing & Communication

Deepanwita comes with a decade-long experience in strategic communications , fundraising, and...

Pia Sen

Lead Impact Assessment & Thought Leadership

With over 12 years of experience in the development sector, Pia has expertise...