"The mission of CDA is to "improve the status of youth particularly young women enabling them to equally and actively participate in planning, management, decision / policy making and execution of their plans without any biases of gender, religion, status, or language for the creation of a healthy, just, peaceful, and democratic society"

Chanan Development Association (CDA) to conduct first ever National Youth PEACE festival in July 2010. -----------------------------------------------


5th National ToT of Y-PEER going to be held in July last week 2010. -----------------------------------------------


CDA's Executive Director became the "Youth Ambassador" of World Population Foundation (WPF)'s
"Safe Motherhood Campaign"
(join the cause, sign the pledge) -----------------------------------------------


Chanan Development Association (CDA) in collaboration with WPF Pakistan is going to organize "Media Sensitization Workshop" on July 6, 2010 . -----------------------------------------------


CDA's Executive Director and Media Director to attend "5th World Youth Congress, Turkey" starting August 2010. -----------------------------------------------


Chanan Development Association (CDA) organized "Interfaith Exposure Visit" as part of interfaith harmony project. -----------------------------------------------


Chanan Development Association (CDA) has a new brand now . -----------------------------------------------


CDA's Executive Director and Media director to attend the "International Aids Conference" going to be held in Vienna, Austria (13 to 23 July 2010) -----------------------------------------------


"The pilot phase of National Youth-PEACE Campaign is going to be concluded as CDA is going to organize the first ever National Youth-PEACE Festival in July 2010 at Lahore".

• Active Citizens Program of British Council:
CDA has recently become an implementing partner of British Council of Pakistan for implementing its Active Citizens Program in 12 districts across Pakistan.

• Zoom In! A Photographic project for awareness raising on SRHR A Marie Stopes International (MSI) UK, World Population Foundation (WPF) Netherlands, YouAct Netherlands and Latica Family Planning Association Lativa’s supported program which was implemented in 8 developing and 4 developed countries while in Pakistan implemented by CDA. 50 youth including 25 girls trained as community photographers who developed several community stories through pictures while IEC material was published and used for advocacy

• Youth and Culture of PEACE A Christian Study Centre (CSC)’s supported program which aimed in building capacity of young people and training them as peace activists using composite heritage and culture as an instrument of peace. The first phase of program was concluded in 2008 while the second phase is going on.



Other than these programs CDA has taken some other initiatives on self help basis including celebration of International Youth Day, World Aids Day, and campaign against early forced marriage on the occasion of Valentines Day










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