Centre For Women's Development And Research

Centre For Women's Development And Research

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

About us

Centre for Women’s Development and Research-CWDR was initiated during 1993 by a team of women activists. We are working in 90 slums of Chennai city and 23 villages of Edaikazhinadu Panchayat Kancheepuram District, Tamilnadu.

Vision: Creating a Gender just Society

Mission: Facilitating a women’s movement to achieve human rights for women.




Causes we work on

Awards won

  • Rotary club award during 2000

Why work with us

We are one of the few women's organization working with domestic workers, single women and adolescent girls.
NGO Details

Contact Details

  • Balakrishnan Velayuthan (Admin)
  • 23. Jayaram Street, Vasanth Apartments 'D' 1st floor Kuppam Beach Road, Thiruvanmiyur Chennai- 600041
  • 4424455868
  • cwdrindia@yahoo.com