Development Concern International

Food Assistance Program

Livelihood Support: Exploring Food Security

A pilot to support resource-poor families is underway in the state of Mizoram. Understanding the high demand for broiler chicken meat in the community and to sustain livelihoods, DCI supplied 100 broiler chicks including feed to impoverished families living in displaced conditions. Raised well, the chicks shall grow to provide eggs and meat for both food and income to families.

Integrated Livelihood Project: Baseline Survey Report

DCI prepared Baseline Survey Reports for a NEIDA project in Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh that seeks to build on existing capacities and livelihood models piloted in Phase I and provide an enabling institutional framework to scale-up promising initiatives that can increase farming household income. The survey was conducted in 200 villages in 2 districts in Arunachal Pradesh; 120 villages in 4 districts in

Water and Sanitation: Baseline Survey Report

DCI prepared a Baseline Survey Report for baseline survey conducted by the North East Initiative Development Agency (NEIDA) to estimate access to basic water, sanitation, hygiene and associated knowledge, attitude and practices in situ in Mizoram. The survey was conducted in the twin districts of Lunglei and Lawngtlai in 2,044 households across five blocks, namely Chawngte (3 villages), Lawngtlai (2

Humanitarian Assistance to Combat Malaria

India has made significant strides in reducing malaria mortality and morbidity over the past decade. The country has implemented various strategies including widespread distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor residual spraying, and improved access to diagnosis and treatment. However, some regions, like the state of Mizoram in North-East India, continue to face challenges in combating malaria. Factors contributing to ongoing

DCI – Zomato Food Program

DCI is open to partner with like-minded organizations and achieve common goals and contribute to national and international determinants. Feeding India by Zomato is a not-for-profit organization, designing interventions to reduce hunger among undeserved communities in India. In April, DCI in partnership with Feeding India by Zomato undertook a Daily Feeding Program. After a thorough needs assessment dry ration kits

Waste Pickers Winter Outreach Program

A one-off project, Waste Pickers Winter Outreach Program at the core is an effort to build a relationship with waste pickers, a faceless workforce, a community that is indispensable in our journey toward a circular economy. DCI visited municipal waste dump sites to interact with waste pickers. Volunteers made them aware of occupational health hazards and social security schemes. They

Winter Blankets Outreach

As the mercury dips in the city, those who make a living by daily waging and seeking alms, the abandoned and homeless underprivileged individuals need extra layers to beat the cold. On Saturday, January 1, 2022, DCI undertook a micro–Winter Blankets Outreach Program to provide aid to those who form the economically weaker section of the society. Volunteers reached out

Community Resilience Survey: An effort to reduce vulnerability of people to climate-related disasters

A Community Resilience Survey was carried out in Pitahakhowa Gaon, Bhalukekhowa Gaon, Bapubheti Gaon and Bhowalguri Gaon under Bihaguri Block of Sonitpur District in Assam. The survey under the Design of Climate Resilient Villages and Flood Sheltering (Sub-Components of the Assam Integrated River Basin Management Project (AIRBMP) sought to find where flood shelters need to be constructed in the flood

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