National Institute of Women, Child and Youth Development (NIWCYD)

About Us
During early 80s, the voluntary sector in India was in the transition phase with a belief in Gandhian Philosophy and emerging youth movement on the current issues of that era. The youth movement in India was led by great personality of that era Dr. S. N. Subbarao, very fondly remembered as Bhaiji. The Founder of NIWCYD, Shri R.K. Malviya, was motivated by the works of Bhaiji and participated in the National Integration Camps conducted by Dr. Subbaraoji in late 70s and early 80s. Later on during 1979-80 he along with the other two founder members joined the training course for the youths to work in the rural and tribal areas of the country started by Bhartiya Adim Jati Sewak Sangh at Nagpur. After completing the course these three youths decided to work for the downtrodden in and around Nagpur. While working with the underprivileged communities, these youth got struck with the idea of forming an organisation with the idea of working for the overall development of women children and youths from the rural and tribal communities, and thus the organisation named “National Institute of Women Child and Youth Development was formed and established on 2 nd May 1982. Initially working informally with the women and youth groups in the rural parts of Nagpur, need was felt to register the organisation to expand its work base in adjoining Madhya Pradesh. Thus National Institute of Women Child and Youth Development was registered in 1985.

From the beginning, the founders had decided to work with the most vulnerable communities. In the initial years of formation, NIWCYD organised the National Integration Camps for the youths from rural and tribal areas in different parts of the country. Many local youths were trained through this process. Many workers of NIWCYD working with the organisation have come up through this process. The Chief Functionary of NIWCYD, Shri Rajesh Malviya had worked in Amarpur area of erstwhile Mandla district, now comes in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh. After the registration of NIWCYD, the work of the organisation started in Amarpur area, focusing on the issues of Youths, women and more importantly the malnourishment among the tribal children in Amarpur area. Later on in the early 90s, organisation started the work in Baiga Chak area, a reserved forest area of Dindori (erstwhile Mandla) District, with Baiga Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.