NGO Participation
Child in Need Institute (CINI)
About Us
CINI has been working with children for 50 years in India through a child rights-based approach and all the programmes are implemented through the lens of the human rights principles of universality, participation, inclusion, accountability, and rule of law, interrelatedness/convergence, and prevention. Currently, CINI is working in 4 eastern States of India and reaching out to 11 million population on a yearly basis in both rural and urban context. CINI’s biggest strengths have been its direct, continued engagement with the communities, local-level institutions, State-Actors, Corporate Sectors, and NGOs. On the basis of its time-tested field and international experience, CINI provides platforms for deprived young children to give them a good start in life by capacitating them through education and different trainings to voice their aspirations at different local, national, and international platforms for designing child-centric policy formulation. The organisation has over 30 years of proven experience for creating school access, retention and quality learning base for children from disadvantaged backgrounds in urban location and has pioneered the development of accelerated teaching learning methodology and tools to promote holistic development of children by addressing their learning gaps and social determinants of education.
Our Vision:
To create ‘a friendly and responsive community where children and adolescents achieve their full potential’.
Our Appeal
“Inclusion is a right, not a privilege for a selected few”
Census 2011 suggests that, in India, 63 million people (6.3%) suffer from significant auditory loss and four in every 1000 children suffer from severe to profound hearing loss. The state of West Bengal has registered a total number of 315192 people with hearing impairment. Many of the people with irreversible hearing impairment are diagnosed late, leaving their needs unmet during critical early years. These children often experience isolation, rejection in schools, and lack of understanding from society due to the communication barrier they face from the very early stage of their life. In Kolkata’s slum areas, poverty worsens their challenges, pushing them further into neglect and hopelessness. Without proper support, these children risk being denied their right to learn, grow, and dream—making timely intervention a necessity for their future.
CINI envisions a world where deaf children are no longer left behind. Through barrier-free communication and language development support, we aim to unlock their potential. By training teachers in inclusive methods and equipping parents to support learning at home, we strive to create nurturing environments where deaf children can thrive emotionally and academically. CINI focuses on improving the barrier- free communication for deaf children in Kolkata by implementing program across accredited inclusive schools. With your support, we will equip children with profound hearing, loss, their families, parents and teachers in total communication methodology, like Indian Sign Language, gestures, lip reading. Additional community support will be offered for out-of-school children ensuring these children receive the education and opportunities they deserve. CINI has also developed expertise in developing wide range of deaf friendly communication and education contents.
Our mission is to ensure every child feels valued, included, and capable of excelling in general schools, bridging gaps in understanding and opportunity with compassion and purpose. Together, we can build a future of inclusion and hope.
Help CINI Support deaf children in Kolkata in accessing barrier free communication and equal learning prospect, creating a future of equal opportunities and brighter possibilities.
Note: CINI maintains a Child Safeguarding Policy and consent from parents of the children have been taken to take and use the photographs of the children in the gallery
Our Projects
Help us raise funds for our specific needs.
| Project Name | Project Description | Donate |
|---|---|---|
| ‘Amplifying Silent Voices’ | This project focuses on equal education for deaf children by implementing program across government pre-primary and primary schools, along with Resource Rooms supported by Special Educators. Teachers and special educators will be trained in deaf communication and inclusive teaching methods. Additionally, community support will be provided to out-of-school and pre-primary children. The initiative emphasizes parental training, socio-emotional support and safeguarding for inclusive education. | |
| ‘Amplifying Silent Voices’ | This project focuses on creating barrier-free communication for deaf children in Kolkata by implementing program across accredited schools. Deaf children, their families and teachers will be trained total communication approach. Deaf friendly environment will be created at the family, community and school of the deaf children to develop an equitable society. Inputs on inclusive teaching methodology will also be provided to the teachers to help them teach the deaf children in an effective way. |
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Contact Details
Dr. Indrani Bhattacharyya
- Phone: 9874239559
- Email: indrani@cinindia.org
Website Details
- Website Link: https://www.cini-india.org
- Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/cini.india
- Twitter Link: https://x.com/cini_india
- Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/ciniwebmaster
- LinkedIn Link: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cini-india/
