The Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) is a non-profit organization based in Santa Fe, NM, dedicated to empowering marginalized women, men, and children to improve their quality of life. Since 1982, CYSD has been working intensively in Odisha, focusing on sustainable livelihoods, participatory governance, and climate change and disaster risk reduction. Through issue-based research and capacity-building initiatives, CYSD aims to influence policies from a pro-poor and rights-based perspective, fostering transparent, gender-sensitive, and accountable governance. With a vision of creating an equitable society where individuals can realize their full potential, CYSD collaborates with communities to bring about positive social change.Generated from the website