• To promote income generation activities among the rural poor through micro enterprises
• To sensitized the community on gender equality
• To mobilize women into Self Help Groups and promote thrift and credit activities among them
• To form and strengthen women federations and Mutually Aided Co-operative societies
• To provide vocational trainings and career guidance to youth
• To capacitate youth through youth cohort for networking and lobbying for utilization of government schemes and programmes
• To strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutes
• Advocacy and lobbying for more powers to Panchayati Raj Institutes   

Thematic Areas

• Education
• Health
• Environment
• Child Rights
• Women Empowerment
• Livelihood
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Skill development and empowerment of youth
• Local Self Governance

Popular programs of the organisation

• • Education to Empowerment-Pillars of Learning. The overall objective of the project is to support and strengthen the education system in 50 schools and Anganwadis. ‘Develop and Demonstrate’ models on inclusive quality education will be the approach. This includes aligning with the respective Education departments and collectively working towards setting up and activating appropriate academic structures and mechanisms from village / school to cluster, block and district level. Towards ensuring quality classroom transactions leading to improved and sustainable learning outcomes of 2325 children.

• Social Accountability for Every Women Every Child: Adolescent youth empowered towards their protection of their rights Families and communities demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviors toward investing in and    supporting the Children PRIs will focus specifically on children’s issues. Child protection supportive mechanism strengthened Strengthening of service providers

• Panchayatraj Initiative: The aim of the project is to strengthen the panchayatraj system by capacitating the elected   representatives and communities. This also aims to implement the action plan developed at the panchayat level through MLP and PRA exercises and strengthen the existing linkages with the government line departments at the Mandal and district level to use their resources in implementing the village level plans.
• Livelihoods Development of Adivasis: The objective of this project is to discover, design & disseminate new and appropriate strategies to develop tribal livelihoods and agricultural practices.   The major activities involved collection of baseline data to understand and analysis of cropping pattern, FRA status, house and sanitation, vulnerability of children, pregnant and lactating mothers has been collected.

Major activities conducted in last 3 years

1. Holistic Development of Children in Tribal Region of Nagar Kurnool District, Telangana, India

The project titled “Holistic Development of Children in Tribal Region of Nagar Kurnool District, Telangana, India” was initiated by CONARE in October 2022 with the support of Terre Des Hommes (TDH) based in Germany. Following a 3-pronged strategy of ensuring the basic rights of children, empowerment of youth, and facilitating access to social development & justice for the tribal families, the Project is being implemented in 20 tribal villages from Padra, Amarabad, Balmoor and Lingal Mandals in Nagarkunool district. 

The first strategy for ensuring the basic rights of children aims to help first-generation learners and children at risk of dropout continue their education, thereby ensuring the right to education to all children in the region. It also focuses on improving the health and nutrition situation of children by bridging the gap between the community’s needs and the available health care system. Further, the participation of children in SDMC and Panchayat is facilitated as a nascent effort under the project. 

The second strategy of socio-economic empowerment of adolescents and Young People aims to provide vocational training and orientation on career development to enhance their employability and career prospects and to sensitize them on Sustainable Development Goals to understand and play an active role in charting the sustainable development plans for their region. Vocational training would be a balanced mix of professional courses like tailoring, computer courses, plumbing & electrician, and livelihood training on value addition & marketing of forest produce. Value addition of the forest products like honey, tamarind, Soap nut and other Non-Timber Forest Products will be one of the focuses for socio-economic empowerment. Further adolescent girls will be empowered to become vocal about their demands for development and make decisions regarding their professional and personal lives.  

The third and most comprehensive strategy of Social Justice for tribal families aims to enable the tribal communities to access the development and welfare schemes that will not just provide the due employment opportunities and infrastructural facilities but in the long run benefit the Chenchu tribal population to reduce their vulnerability. 

• Watershed Programme

The Watershed Programme is being implemented by CONARE in Ananthavaram village of Balmoor Mandal with the support of NABARD. The Programme aims at improving the agricultural production and income of small and marginal farmers through better management of water and soil regime, improvement of soil health and productivity enhancement. 

• Promotion of Agri – Horticulture and NTFP-Based Livelihoods 

The Project titled “Promotion of Agri-Horticulture and NTFP Based Livelihoods for Chenchu Tribes of Nallamala Hills in Amrabad Plateau” was started by CONARE in July 2023 with the support of Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiative (APPI). Focussing on the holistic advancement of the marginalised chenchu tribal community living in fringe villages of Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Nallamala Forest, the Project aims to elevate their livelihoods through enhanced agricultural practices.  Through this collaborative effort of CONARE and APPI, we are trying to address the multifaceted needs of the Chenchu community to empower them for a resilient and prosperous future by promoting sustainable livelihood based on Agriculture, Horticulture and NTFP. 

•  Gain skill for better livelihoods : Creating Livelihood Opportunities for urban youth

1. Establishment of Gain Skill for better Livelihood Centre (GSL) with necessary equipment at LB Nagar area 
2. 450 unskilled and unemployed girls and boys trained on food processing, jute products making and fashion designing and Maggam work courses. 80 to 90% of the successful trainees will be achieved by starting their own livelihood creation.