Centre For Advocacy And Research

About Centre For Advocacy And Research

On January 28, 1998, the group which was part of Women's Feature Service created a separate institutional entity that would focus on the needs and concerns of women, children, the poor, and marginalized communities; resulting in the creation of the Centre for Advocacy and Research. The focus was on a strong gender and development perspective given the growing influence that media was having in shaping public perceptions of gender and development. The team decided to focus on the media, critically review media content, conduct surveys on emerging trends, and use their findings to create awareness among the media about emerging trends and critical issues. Today CFAR has more than 850 team members working across 10 states under various projects in the capacity of full-time workers, professional consultants and experts, and part-time/short-term issue-based consultants/freelancing associates.