Centre for Alternative Dalit Media (CADAM) was set up in 1990 for social, educational and cultural empowerment of the socially and economically weaker sections. This was registered as a non-profit organisation under the Society Registration Act, 1860 in 1995.

Our approach is to educate, help, support and empower people to help themselves and their communities.  Foundation of our belief lies in ancient Indian traditions that teach us helping people to help themselves. For us it is equally important that people have faith, belief and inculcate values of helping each towards a life of dignity. Our all programs are designed on these premises and hence are very effective and sustainable.

We work at grass root level with disadvantaged communities and people with passion, purpose and devotion. We build capacities and skills of the people, help them to develop constructive interventions and implement these with them successfully. Over last 25 years, we have implemented local, regional and national projects successfully. Currently we work at the grass-root in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.

We primarily work with Youth, Women and Children; Aged, Physically Challenged and Destitute; and Socially and Economically Vulnerable People.  We have implemented projects on Education and Empowerment; Health and Nutrition; Water and Sanitation; Skill Training and Capacity Building; Entrepreneurship; Livelihood and Income-generation; Art, Literature and Culture; and Relief and Rehabilitation.