The programmatic thrust is covered under the following three overarching themes:

❖ Rights
❖ Livelihoods
❖ Governance

● The gamut of Rights includes rights of the marginalised particularly women, children, dalits,
adivasis, minorities, people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.

● The livelihood canvas addresses natural resource management, sustainable agriculture, water and
Democracy, Management and Social Regulation

● Governance highlights democratic processes and local governance institutions (Panchyati Raj)
Rights Based Approach is a core approach, Gender Mainstreaming is a non-negotiable core value.

The other areas where CWS is laying emphasis are on ‘Social Exclusion’ and mainstreaming of HIV and AIDS.