PRANAM — Protecting and Recognising Ageing Needs Against Climate
India’s first ward-level climate-ageing vulnerability programme — 483 older adults surveyed across 72 variables in Kochi — producing the Kochi Declaration, Elder Care Cards, and a WHO-GNAFCC presentation at the 3rd World Congress in San Sebastián, Spain, June 2026.
Climate Change & Ageing
CEDAC’s flagship climate-ageing programme — PRANAM, the Kochi Declaration, ward-level vulnerability mapping, and the proposal to add Climate Resilience as the ninth domain of WHO-GNAFCC.
Kochi Spotlight — Intergenerational Open Mic Program
A monthly open mic platform where older adults perform, share stories, and celebrate their talents alongside younger generations in Kochi’s public parks — breaking ageist stereotypes through music, poetry, and cultural expression.
Tribal Health for Life-Course Wellbeing and Healthy Ageing
A prevention-first, life-course health initiative for hard-to-reach tribal settlements in Kerala — combining community mobilisation, baseline health profiling, NCD screening, eye health, nutrition, and public health system linkage.
Age-Friendly Dental College — Vayosmitham Oral Health Initiative
Transforming dental education institutions into models of healthy ageing through Vayosmitham — a community and home-based oral health programme — with Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences as the demonstration site.
WHO-GNAFCC Baseline Evaluation — Technical Consultancy & Implementation
CEDAC serves as technical consultancy, research partner, and field implementation agency for baseline evaluations supporting LSGIs and municipalities on their WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities journey.
CEDAC Internship Programme — Learning for Age-Friendly Communities
A structured internship platform for students and young professionals to engage with ageing, community health, age-friendly development, and social innovation — converting classroom learning into community action across Kerala.
Age-Friendly Medical College — Mundiyapalli Model, Kaviyoor
A pioneering initiative transforming Believers Church Medical College Hospital into India’s first Age-Friendly Medical College, with the Mundiyapalli Model integrating healthcare, rehabilitation, and long-term care at Kaviyoor Panchayat.
Kerala Community Care Network (KCCN) — Age-Friendly Community Platform
A community-owned, non-hierarchical, multi-stakeholder platform connecting older persons, families, LSGIs, academic institutions, healthcare providers, and civil society under a shared age-friendly agenda across Kerala.
Age-Friendly Kochi City — WHO Global Network Member Programme
Kochi’s flagship programme as a WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities member city, coordinated by CEDAC — conducting baseline evaluations, developing local action plans, and implementing age-friendly initiatives across Kochi.