Community Development Centre (CDC)

This case engages with the journey of Community Development Centre (CDC), a small non-profit organisation operating in the Mahakaushal region of Madhya Pradesh for over two decades. The case demonstrates how CDC has created a resilient and responsive organizational culture in a remote and resource-starved environment to address multiple developmental challenges of the region and in particular, of the most marginalised Baiga tribe within it. This case represents many similar small organizations that carry out credible and often pivotal work in their own contexts. This case aims to build an appreciation of such organisations in the mainstream developmental discourse.