Centre for Action Research and People's Development (CARPED) is also known for interventions on challenging issues, community mobilisation, innovations, designing & executing pilot projects to demonstrate alternative models of development.

NGO in existence for more than 25 years, involved in action research, working with tribes & people in remote areas for comprehensive development of children. The action research group emphasizes on making policies more people oriented.

CARPED is successfully confronting with many critical issues, traced and reunited 372 missing children with their families, stopped age old tradition of child marriages, exposed coerced hysterectomies and drew national attention to prevent unnecessary hysterectomies, promoting institutional health care in government hospitals for safe deliveries and to reduce IMR, MMR and financial burden on poor households.

Awards

Finalists at World Bank’s South Asia Regional Development Market Place : Tackling HIV/AIDS stigma and Discrimination : from insight to action. 15 May 2008

Spirit of Humanity Awards -Americares INDIA certificate of Merit in recognition of outstanding contribution towards health care for society in the women’s category. 6 April 2013.

Best supporting NGO in Medak District on health for women and children, by District Collector on 11 April 2013.

FundsforNGOs “Great Grant Proposals Contest 2013” Winner