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.
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.
Madhuram Jeevitham — AI-Enabled NCD Complication Screening
A mobile, AI-enabled community screening initiative detecting early complications of diabetes and hypertension — including diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and cardiac risk — piloted across 12 Kochi locations with 400+ screened and 80+ early cases detected.
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.
Project Aanandam — Building Happy Schools to Prevent Substance Abuse
A school-based happiness and preventive mental health initiative training Happiness Ambassadors, building emotionally secure schools, and preventing adolescent substance abuse through resilience, peer support, and joyful learning environments.
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.