While our coun­try has made sig­nif­i­cant eco­nom­ic progress and enhanced edu­ca­tion stan­dards, we seem to have lost sight of our tra­di­tion­al val­ues. Today, there is an urgent need to mold stu­dents into good cit­i­zens and pre­serve our cul­tur­al her­itage. With the mas­sive expan­sion of the edu­ca­tion sys­tem, aca­d­e­m­ic scores have reached unprece­dent­ed lev­els. Still, sad­ly, there has been a decline in the moral val­ues, char­ac­ter, and gen­er­al behav­ior of stu­dents grad­u­at­ing from schools and colleges.

In many edu­ca­tion­al insti­tu­tions, the focus is pri­mar­i­ly on achiev­ing high marks, mon­ey-mak­ing, and mate­ri­al­ism, often at the expense of human devel­op­ment and nation-build­ing. This shift has led to the ero­sion of core val­ues, both in indi­vid­u­als and the larg­er soci­etal frame­work. To reverse this decline and ensure Indi­a’s future in the glob­al com­mu­ni­ty, it is cru­cial to rein­tro­duce val­ue-ori­ent­ed education.

Rec­og­niz­ing this chal­lenge, the need for a com­pre­hen­sive solu­tion becomes evi­dent. This is where CEDE comes in. As a lead­ing NGO in India, we are tak­ing con­crete action by devel­op­ing cur­ric­u­la and inno­v­a­tive meth­ods to instill val­ues and ethics in chil­dren, which will empow­er them to become respon­si­ble citizens.

As an NGO in Pune, our hum­ble attempt is to bridge this gap by intro­duc­ing CEDE (Child Edu­ca­tion, Devel­op­ment, and Empowerment)—a holis­tic pro­gram designed to enhance a child’s per­son­al­i­ty, knowl­edge, and skills. Along with this, our Empow­er­ment Work­shops for teach­ers, par­ents, change man­agers, and vol­un­teers aim to cre­ate a sup­port­ive envi­ron­ment for every child’s development.