About Us
CSEI was registered as a Trust in 2009. The impetus to initiate CSEI is embedded in the three decades of Dalit rights work of its board and senior team. We recognize the need for purposive social equity and inclusion strategies to address the historical and continuing exclusion and discrimination against socially excluded and disadvantaged communities. We are acutely aware of its complex and multiple dimensions intersecting with gender, ability, age, language, economic class, and remote geographies to name some.
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Our Timeline
2011
Initiated youth work in Bihar
2013
FCRA registration
2009
Registered as Trust
2015
Incorporated the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) focus
2012
Conceptualised and researched community led organisations (CLOs)
2008
Conceptualised CSEI
2019
Organisation
development
process
2020
Initiated Girls Learning and Leadership Program
2019
Expanded youth work to Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
2023
Initiated Working Women Health Program
2021
Evolving English, life skills and primary & middle math's module.
2018
Conceptualised leave no one behind through community-generated data
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Our Vision
A just and inclusive society where every human being has equitable opportunities and resources, and adequate capabilities to harness their potential, realize their rights, and fulfill their responsibilities to live in fellowship, with dignity and liberty.
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Our Mission
To promote the socio-economic and cultural rights of socially excluded children and youth, with added focus on girls, to realize their rights to education, leadership, skills, and employment through evidence-based advocacy for inclusive policies/provisions, partnering with community-led civil society organizations and other stakeholders.
Our Values
We are committed to non-discrimination, diversity, and affirmative action promoting social inclusion.
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We believe in collaboration, partnership, and networking to build a vibrant civil society.
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We practice democratic and collective leadership, transparency, and accountability in all our interventions.
Theory of Change
We believe that empowered young people hold the potential to transform socially excluded and marginalized communities as a critical link to wider society and the bridge between the adults/elders who have lived in social exclusion and the children who are building its future. Gender equity measures to support girls' full engagement and leadership are central to this process. We continuously deepen our engagement with further marginalized communities and intersectional issues of sexual minorities and persons with disability to enrich inclusion.
Our Team
Alka Raina
Program Associate
Chandrakanta Bharti
Training and Content Development Specialist
Meenakshi Pal
Social Media and Communications Associate
Swati Sachan
Consultant, GLLP
Ashok Kumar
Accounts Officer, Bihar
Ganesh Kumar Ram
Office Incharge
Monika Chopra
Finance & Admin Manager
Vatsala Mansharamani
Program Associate
Binish Nafees
Sr. Research and Documentation Specialist
Jitika Kain
HR Coordinator and Accounts Assistant
Niranjan Kumar
Site Lead - Clay Project, Bihar
Zafreen Neha
Program Lead-NYEF, Bihar
Bittoo Singh
Administrative & Logistic Supervisor, Delhi
Kamlesh Chandra Mathpal
Accounts Officer, Delhi
Rahul
Youth Work & Campaign Specialist, Delhi