ABOUT US

The Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society (CECOEDECON) is one of Rajasthan's leading civil society organizations. It's early footprints in the area of disaster relief have eventually progressed into imprinting its presence in more than 15 districts across the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The organization has evolved, from a needs-based approach to rights-based approach, into a civil society organization focusing on economic justice, livelihood security, basic rights, institution development and civil society building, underpinned by integrated participatory development.

The organization has worked since 1982 towards Promoting Inclusion, making Communities Resilient, Empowering Women, Children, Smallholder Farmers, Landless Youth and Tribals with gender sensitivity as cross-cutting through its innovative interventions in areas ranging from Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Livelihoods, Climate Change, Fair Trade, Disaster Management, Seed Sovereignty, Land Rights, Health, Nutrition, Education, Women and Child Rights and Human Rights.

CECOEDECON's greatest strength has been its ability to adjust to the changes that are taking place in its external environment and within the organization. Based on these changes it has tried to evolve its Vision, Mission, Approaches, Strategies and Major Interventions at different levels.

CECOEDECON works on the Rights Based Approach to development , as it provides a deeper understanding of poverty and rights violation, vulnerability, constraints in realization of rights and the decision making.

The organization has consistently partnered with and strengthened various stakeholders of the development process such as government, research and academic institutions, judiciary, media, local governance, civil society networks, etc. Over time, CECOEDECON has built up on its grassroots activities by promoting engagements at local, state national and international levels and establishing strong micro-macro linkages. It is now actively engaged in UN global deliberations on sustainable development and climate change to ensure people-centric views in these processes. CECOEDECON's holistic approach within the rights-based paradigm makes it a strong force among Indian civil society and a recognized name regionally and internationally.