Goals & Objectives

Goal 1: Nurturing Bright Futures

Objective 1.1: Elevating the well-being of 50,000 families, including small and marginal farmers and building and other construction workers, by increasing their income by 30%. This would be possible through (a) increasing high GDP rate of growth of agriculture (b) ensuring sustainable flow of income from both farm and non-farm activities (c) promoting saving (d) investment in human capital through education and skill training (e) undertaking both preventive and Corrective measures to prevent vulnerability to illness (f) inculcating in children the importance of a healthy, disease free and energetic life.

Objective 1.2: Facilitating promotion of institution and growth of 500 Child-Friendly Farmers’

Committees, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), and Child rights Committees, ensuring mutual support,

knowledge-sharing, and access to resources among young community members.

Goal 2: Tech for Tomorrow

Objective 2.1: Implementing programmes for promoting digital literacy to enhance access to financial services, market information, and modern agricultural techniques for all our young beneficiaries by 2034.

Objective 2.2: Fostering innovation hubs and partnerships with local tech organizations to

develop and pilot technological solutions with a view to addressing specific challenges faced by

marginalized children and communities.

Goal 3: Guardians of Nature

Objective 3.1: Restoring and protecting 500 acres of degraded land through small and marginal farmers’ led reforestation, sustainable agro-forestry practices, and land management initiatives by 2034.

Objective 3.2: Raising awareness about environmental conservation and ensuring responsible resource use among 80% of the targeted child communities, leading to increased participation in eco-friendly practices.

Goal 4: Equality Starts Early

Objective 4.1: Ensuring that at least 50% of leadership roles within Child-Friendly Farmers Committees, SHGs, and Child Workers Committees are discharged by girls, fostering gender equity in decision-making processes.

Objective 4.2: Providing skill development and entrepreneurship training to 15,000 girls,

enabling them to have a decent livelihood and generate generate sustainable income and become active agents of positive change within their communities.

Goal 5: Children as Leaders

Objective 5.1: Strengthening the organizational capacity of Child-Friendly Farmers’ Committees, SHGs, and Building and Construction Workers’ Committees to empower young leaders in advocating for the rights and needs of children.

Objective 5.2: Promoting child-led initiatives that address specific challenges, such as access to potable water, healthcare, and education, in collaboration with local stakeholders.

Goal 6: Learning for Little Leaders

Objective 6.1: Conducting at least 10 child-centric implementation research studies over the next decade to continuously learn from experiences and improve program effectiveness.

Objective 6.2: Establishing a knowledge-sharing platform tailored for children to disseminate best practices and lessons learned within the child development sector.

Goal 7: Spreading Smiles

Objective 7.1: Expanding DF's reach to positively impact the lives of 250,000 marginalized children and their communities in Jharsuguda, Nuapada & Sundargarh Districts by 2034.

Objective 7.2: Establishing child-friendly satellite offices or community outreach centers in

underserved areas to ensure broader access to DF's programs and services.

Goal 8: Voices of Children

Objective 8.1: Empowering children to engage with local, regional, and national stakeholders to advocate policies that support the rights and well-being of marginalized children, with a focus on

child rights, education, and environmental protection.

Objective 8.2: Collaborating with child-focused organizations and networks to amplify advocacy efforts and create a unified voice for positive change.

Goal 9: Sustainable Smiles

Objective 9.1: Diversifying funding sources by establishing partnerships with government

agencies, private sector organizations, and international donors to reduce reliance on a single funding stream.

Objective 9.2: Exploring child-centric social enterprise models that can generate income while naligning with DF's mission and benefiting the communities it serves.

Goal 10: Child Resilience and Dreams

Objective 10.1: Developing child-friendly community-based disaster preparedness plans and training programs to build resilience among marginalized children and communities against external shocks, such as climate change and economic luctuations. (which have implications for high rate of inflation, spiraling of prices of commodities, limited saving, less investment and low purchasing power of local currency)

Objective 10.2: Promoting child-led income diversification and savings strategies to help

communities weather economic uncertainties and nurture the dreams of every child.

Goal 11: Ensure Water Security

Ensure Water Security – Strengthen community-led water conservation efforts, ensuring sustainable access to water for smallholder farmers and home-based workers.

Counter Climate Change – Promote adaptive and regenerative practices that mitigate environmental degradation and enhance climate resilience.

Empower Grassroots Leadership – Equip smallholder farmers and home-based workers with knowledge, skills, and resources to lead local climate action.

Enhance Livelihoods – Integrate sustainable water management with income-generating activities to improve economic security.

Advocate for Policy Change – Engage with policymakers to promote climate-resilient policies and recognize the role of smallholder farmers and home-based workers in climate action.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adapted to a child-centric approach through the lens

of Smallholder Farmers and Construction Workers include:

SDG 1: No Poverty - Child Dreams Matter:

o Empowering families of small and marginal farmers, building and construction

workers with a vow to uplifting children from poverty and creating a climate

which makes conducive for realisation of dreams of children.

SDG 2: Zero Hunger - Child Nourishment for Bright Futures:

o Focusing on sustainable agriculture, organic farming, and food security not only

to put an end to hunger but to provide nourishment for the healthy growth and

development of every child.

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being - Child Wellness at the Core:

o Initiatives addressing health and medical care issues, ensuring workplace safety

and to promote and protect the life and limb of children. This would include an

accident free and occupational hazard disease free existence.

SDG 4: Quality Education - Every Child Deserves Quality Learning:

o Providing easy, timely and hassle-free access to quality education (with minimum 8 years’ of Schooling) with provisions for mid-day meal which will make children physically strong, emotionally mature and knowledgeable and much well enable them to imbibe and assimilate values and principles centering around honesty, integrity, character, kindness, fellow feeling, instinct to help others in need and distress etc.

SDG 5: Gender Equality - Empowering Future Generations:

Activities related to women's empowerment, gender equality, and leadership

training focus on creating environments where every child, regardless of gender,

has equal opportunities to grow, thrive, evolve and prosper.

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth - Child-Focused Livelihoods:

Every work should include productive and remunerative employment, free from

coercive and regimentation, promotion of dignity, decency and equality and non-

discrimination and in addition to promote social and economic self-reliance

should aim at promoting largest good of the largest number.

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities - Children at the Center:

o Efforts to empower marginalized communities, including Scheduled Castes,

Scheduled Tribes, and women should also directly contribute to reducing

inequalities that impact the lives of children.

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities - Child-Friendly Environments:

o Waste (solid and liquid) management, circular economy principles, and environmental sustainability efforts should aim at creating child-friendly communities which would include safety, security, inclusivity and sustainability.

SDG 13: Climate Action - Child Guardians of the Planet:

Initiatives related to sustainable agriculture, reforestation, and eco-friendly

practices empower children to become stewards of the mother earth with climate

change and protecting their future as the primary focus.

11. SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals - Children as Collaborators:

SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions - Child Advocacy Matters:

Advocacy efforts, collaborations with legal institutions, and labor rights advocacy

are crucial in creating environments where children experience peace, freedom, justice and equality directed towards promotion and protection of their rights.

Water Conservation & Management: Implement rainwater harvesting, watershed restoration, and efficient irrigation techniques tailored to smallholder farmers and home-based workers.
Capacity Building: Conduct training programs on sustainable farming, eco-friendly production methods, and climate adaptation strategies.
Community Mobilization: Organize awareness campaigns, workshops, and local action groups to foster collective participation in climate change mitigation.
Sustainable Agriculture & Livelihoods: Promote agroecological practices, drought-resistant crops, and alternative income opportunities linked to climate resilience.
Collaboration & Partnerships: Establish networks with environmental organizations, policymakers, and research institutions to scale impact.
Monitoring & Advocacy: Track progress, document best practices, and advocate for inclusive climate policies at local, national, and global levels.

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