CARPED is an action research group, formed by a group of young professionals, engaged in participatory community development.

The group registered as a Society in 1989 with an objective to facilitate better quality of life in all its realms through community mobilisation, participatory governance based on sustainable natural resource management. Thus community participation, education, protection and promotion of environment and social capital are central to the activities of the organisation. Emphasis on children, women and environment are major areas of attention of CARPED’s action research interventions that provide space for the participation and engagement of the stakeholders in analysis and change of the conditions forming the milieu of the people with whom CARPED works. Thus the target group are the partners in the interventions and the important stakeholders. CARPED emphasizes on making policies more people oriented.

Email : carpedindia@gmail.com

www.carped.org, www.carped.wordpress.com