Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p CINI, or the Child in Need Institute, often known internationally as Child in Need India, is an international humanitarian organisation aimed at promoting "sustainable development in health, nutrition and education of child, adolescent and woman in need" in India. The India-based Child In Need Institute is headquartered in Kolkata (Calcutta) and operating in some of the poorest areas in India, whereas its international arm Fondazione CINI International is based in Verona, Italy.Founded by pediatrician Samir Chaudhuri in 1974, CINI is involved in several major community development focused projects in India, driving at the underlying social causes of poverty, and collaborates with the Indian government and other local and international NGOs. CINI focuses primarily on the issues of health, nutrition, education and protection of children and mothers. Till date its activities have reached around five million people living in the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. The organisation is increasingly also involved in projects in other countries in Asia and Africa, in cooperation with other aid organisations and UN agencies.CINI shares its approaches with other organisations working in related fields, especially smaller NGOs also based on the local community, and has twice been awarded the Indian Government’s National Award for Child Welfare.CINI has around 1300 employees. Its activities are supported by independent national associations in a number of countries, and by Fondazione CINI International in Italy. CINI cooperates with Save the Children, UNICEF, CARE, the UK Department for International Development, the World Bank, the Indian government and private corporations such as KPMG.. }
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- Child_In_Need_Institute abstract "CINI, or the Child in Need Institute, often known internationally as Child in Need India, is an international humanitarian organisation aimed at promoting "sustainable development in health, nutrition and education of child, adolescent and woman in need" in India. The India-based Child In Need Institute is headquartered in Kolkata (Calcutta) and operating in some of the poorest areas in India, whereas its international arm Fondazione CINI International is based in Verona, Italy.Founded by pediatrician Samir Chaudhuri in 1974, CINI is involved in several major community development focused projects in India, driving at the underlying social causes of poverty, and collaborates with the Indian government and other local and international NGOs. CINI focuses primarily on the issues of health, nutrition, education and protection of children and mothers. Till date its activities have reached around five million people living in the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. The organisation is increasingly also involved in projects in other countries in Asia and Africa, in cooperation with other aid organisations and UN agencies.CINI shares its approaches with other organisations working in related fields, especially smaller NGOs also based on the local community, and has twice been awarded the Indian Government’s National Award for Child Welfare.CINI has around 1300 employees. Its activities are supported by independent national associations in a number of countries, and by Fondazione CINI International in Italy. CINI cooperates with Save the Children, UNICEF, CARE, the UK Department for International Development, the World Bank, the Indian government and private corporations such as KPMG.".