India
Why India?
India is home to over 1.2 billion people, making it the largest democracy, with the second biggest population in the world today. Since gaining independence more than six decades ago, India has made significant advancement and moved forward in many ways. This includes changes to agriculture, improvements in life expectancy, literacy rates and health conditions. In fact, a sizeable middle-class has emerged and now some of the richest people in the world call India home.
However, there is another side to this story - more than 400 million people in India still live in poverty - that's one third of the world's poor! It seems that the rich are getting richer, while the poor get poorer, with inequality increasing across both rural and urban India.
Our work in India
In India, our efforts centre on providing education to children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, offering them pathways to a brighter future.
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We seek to come alongside marginalised families, who not only suffer from poverty, but also other issues such as being single parents, being rejected by their extended families, and being impacted by HIV and AIDS. Such issues place these families in particularly vulnerable positions within Indian society.
Where we work -Nagpur
Since 2006, CBL has worked with various partners to empower a group of students and families in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
The Statistics¹
21%
of India’s population are living in extreme poverty
400 million+
people are living in poverty
217 million
​children are malnourished - that’s 40% of the world’s malnourished children
1 in 11
children die before the age of 5
1 in 4
girls do not attend primary school
1 in 10
boys do not attend primary school
75%
of people live on less than $2 per day
56%
of adult women are illiterate
86%
of rural families do not have adequate sanitation
Amazing impact across two decades of empowerment
In 2025, we closed two decades of work in Nagpur, having holistically supported an incredible group of young people through kindergarten, primary and secondary school, university and tertiary courses and onto meaningful and sustaining employment. Their stories are a testament to the power of education to change someone’s life and trajectory, when it’s provided in an environment of care for the whole person.
We remain in relationship with these young people, as well as with our local consultant, Obed Nag, who has journeyed with each person along with us, ensuring comprehensive care and support for them throughout their studies and beyond.
Amazing impact across two decades of empowerment
In 2025, we closed two decades of work in Nagpur, having holistically supported an incredible group of young people through kindergarten, primary and secondary school, university and tertiary courses and onto meaningful and sustaining employment. Their stories are a testament to the power of education to change someone’s life and trajectory, when it’s provided in an environment of care for the whole person.
We remain in relationship with these young people, as well as with our local consultant, Obed Nag, who has journeyed with each person along with us, ensuring comprehensive care and support for them throughout their studies and beyond.
Stories of impact
Tashu
General Nursing and Midwifery course, employed in a hospital.
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"I was just a kid when CBL came in my life as a ray of hope…CBL had not only supported me financially, but also emotionally. I want to help others the way that I have been helped."
Stories of impact
Tashu
General Nursing and Midwifery course, employed in a hospital.
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"I was just a kid when CBL came in my life as a ray of hope…CBL had not only supported me financially, but also emotionally. I want to help others the way that I have been helped."
Areas in which we work in India
Education
Lack of education is a key issue that not only keeps people in India in a state of poverty, but also puts those who have recently escaped poverty at risk of falling back into it. Providing quality education is a strategy to ensure that students have the opportunity to reach their potential and gain crucial life skills and social skills, as well as becoming employable. Employment secures not only their future, but also the future of their families yet to come, as well as their existing families whom they will then be able to help care for and support.
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