Opportunity to make a difference

Early childhood care and education is more than preparation for formal school, it lays a solid and broad foundation for lifelong learning and wellbeing.

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Overcome Challenges & Improving Lives

Empowering community members to identify and address issues that hinder their welfare and take initiatives to create an enhanced and healthy lifestyle.

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Building Opportunities for Youth & Women

Empowering youth and women with vocational training and life skills to enhance employability, improve economic status and quality of life

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Children Prepared for Formal Schooling

Youth trained in Vocational skills

Community Members Reached Annually Through Community Development Initiatives

Concerns Universe Foundation(CUF)

Concerns Universe Foundation (CUF) is a registered trust established in 2001 by Gnana Chitra and like-minded individuals who recognized the need for early childhood education in urban slums. CUF works with communities to empower, transform and elevate the lives of underserved children, youth, and women through education and vocational training initiatives. 

Our interventions span three key verticals – Vocational Training, Child Development and Community Development Initiatives & NIOS.

Vision

We believe in the inherent potential within every individual and envision a community where all are given the opportunity to achieve their educational, economic and social goals.

Our Mission

Concerns works with  the urban poor underserved  and provides opportunities for education through vocational training to enhance employability, improve economic status and promote the adoption of a healthy lifestyle

Stories of Change

 

Student Story

Education that opens doors
“She shares how education can create a path to employment and new opportunities.”

NIOS Student Story

It’s never too late to continue your education
“As a NIOS student, she hopes her journey will encourage others to complete their higher secondary education.”

ECC Student Story

Learning that inspires a future in teaching
“She chose this field because she wants to become a preschool teacher. She enjoys seeing how children grow and change, and says the teachers’ encouragement has motivated her to keep learning.”

Our Partners

Without whom it would be impossible to achieve our objectives