Upcoming Programmes and activities of Chandigarh Citizens Foundation (CCF)

The Chandigarh Citizens Foundation (CCF) is rolling out a range of initiatives to promote active citizen participation in sustainable development, across Chandigarh, Mohali, and Panchkula.
Twelve subject-specific Focus Groups, comprising over 200 professionals, are developing and executing programmes in their respective domains. Key upcoming initiatives include:

1. Health & Well-being:
   • Caring for elder citizens: A project to identify health needs of elder citizens and mobilise resources to fulfil them through volunteers, NGOS. RWAs, medical institutions, social welfare organisations, social enterprises etc.
   • Health Awareness campaigns on mental health,
   • Health Awareness campaigns lifestyle Basic Life support, first aid,
   • Health Awareness campaigns on Lifestyle diseases and choices
     The first event on Mental Health Awareness will coincide with World Mental Health Day on October 10, 2025.
2. Social Welfare & Women Empowerment:
   • A pilot project for elder home care support programmes is being planned for Sector 33, to survey and fulfil the health needs of elders in sector 33, Chandigarh
   • Accessibility audits of public spaces in Chandigarh
   • Hunger relief partnership (Langar Sewa) for needy patients, attendants has been commenced at GMCH Sector 32,
   • Marketing assistance for women-led NGOs, Self-help Groups, for organic farm products
   • NGOs Partnership – Bridging requirements
3. Education:
   • A five-day inclusive literary festival, Mela-e-Kitaab, at Parade Ground, Sector 32, featuring book stalls, discussions, and a book donation drive.
   • Initiatives on Financial and Legal Literacy for students
   • Interventions for Mental & Emotional Well-being of students
4. Music, Arts, Literature & Performing Arts
   • On the occasion of World Mental Health Day on Oct 10, CCF will present mind-calming music by Vidushi Dr. Kamala Shankar on the Shankar Slide Guitar, at Chandigarh Museum and Art Gallery Auditorium, Sector 10, at 6 PM.
   • Regular cultural performances are planned at CRRID’s Open Air Theatre and other city venues.
5. Tourism:
   • Promotion of Medical Tourism
   • Inter-agency collaboration to position the Tri-City as a preferred tourism destination.
6. National Security
   • Round tables and seminars on Cyber Security, Internal Security Challenges, and Veterans’ Affairs, following the successful Cyber Security event on October 4, 2025.
7. Conscious Leadership & Business:
   • Mentorship programmes for startups and MSMEs,
   • Defence Start-up initiative, and
   • Collaborations with regional business schools.
8. Sports:
   • Workshops to enhance collaboration among government bodies, NGOs, private sector, and educational institutions
   • Initiatives to encourage community participation in sports.
9. Science & Technology:
   • Engaging youth through workshops and interactive sessions on science learning and innovation.
   • Promoting grassroots innovation. CCF and PI-RAHI can have a collaborative project to identify and promote grassroots innovations in Tricity region
   • Hold one day workshop on Himalayan Bio-diversity, climate change and water management during the 2nd day of CHASCON (being held in November 6-8, 2025) at PU Involve IITs Roorkie, Mandi, Ropar and Jammu of this affected region.
   • Talent Search – Outreach programme with schools, colleges, public in general to identify talents and nurture them.
   • Review Atal Tinkering Labs in Govt schools of Chandigarh and scale up such low cost experimental labs in schools through CSR etc.
   • Setting up of an Exploratorium for science and technology in the Chandigarh region open to public to visit and explore science and technology via experiments.
   • Identify areas for use of Internet of Things to enhance civic quality of life in Tricity
   • Hold public events in public places to demonstrate science and technology (sector 17 market for example)
   • Arrange visits of Students, parents, teachers to institutions like IISER, IMTECH, CSIO etc
10. Sustainable Urban Development & Planning:
    • The first city dialogue on Urban Planning was held on October 1, 2025, in collaboration with ICOMOS India.
    • Dialogues on waste management, mobility, and green infrastructure.
    • Integrated Transport Planning
    • Neighbourhood sustainability planning
    • Urban Environment sustainability