Welcome to CCN

CCN is a tribal development organization working towards the empowerment of the most primitive tribal groups, living hidden among the hills, valleys and forests of Eastern Ghats in the Visakhapatnam district. Left to themselves these tribals could continue living for generations together in total harmony with nature. However with the advent of the outside developed world in the form of government, political parties, money lenders petty traders, police and others their very existence has come under threat.

The tribals were ignorant about the ways of the outside society, they were not educated, they did not have money with them, they did not know what language to speak and they did not have the courage to stand up. They became FULLY VULNERABLE and TOTALLY DEFENCELESS in front of the outsiders.

This was the aura that was created some hundred years back. Unfortunately these feelings of helplessness, insecurity, lack of confidence and vulnerability were passed down from one generation to another. The government, political parties and other exploitative groups have reinforced this state of helplessness by always giving what they felt like and teaching the tribals to take without questioning.

CCN’s dream is to reverse this situation. CCN aims to interact with each and every tribal family, of the 1600 families living in the two Mandals of Munchingput and Pedabayalu in the Paderu division. Interact with them and equip them with knowledge and confidence to take charge of their own lives and not be subjected any longer to poverty, ill health, ignorance and exploitation.

CCN plans to achieve this by spreading awareness and education, by organizing them into groups and institutions which will plan,implement and monitor collectively.