Church of North India Social Service Institute (CNI-SSI) also known as Industrial Service Institute is an effort by the Ecumenical Churches to express their concern for people’s needs. CNI-SSI is a response to socio-economic, political, cultural and environmental problems and issues that are creating disparity among people. It is a people’s movement that began its journey in late sixties addressin
g the issues of the Industrial labour in Nagpur. In eighties a massive movement of Cycle Rickshaw pullers movement was lead by CNI-SSI. In nineties ISI organized slum women for awareness, training and empowerment and started number of training programmes to increase productivity, efficiency and protect their rights. The present work is addressing the socio-Economic conditions of the rag pickers community, Marginalized farmers, Women and children from different oppressed communities. Providing Vocational (skill development) training and empowering the un - employed youth and women for socio- economic freedom is one of the main activities of the organization. CNISSI was registered as society in 1982 and moving on with the mission to liberate the communities from the bondage of poverty and oppressive social - political structures. CNISSI continues to work for and with downtrodden and marginalized women, youth, children and farmers in the Vidharbha region of Maharashtra through various initiatives. And has made remarkable impression in the field of community development and Human Rights.
