CInI works with poor tribal population residing in central India that requires an umbrella of services, along with credit, for livelihood intervention. Therefore, CInI has adopted the following strategies:

Food security first: attainment of food security should be the first priority. Financial services such as credit for purchase of quality inputs and technical knowledge, along with hand holding for first few production cycles to reduce the production risk will be the key.

Enhancing existing livelihoods: the focus would be on enhancing whatever livelihoods the families are persuing, by providing credit for better input, improving skills through trainings and incorporating systems to reduce incumbent risks.

Sector Building Approach for promoting new livelihood options: if the new livelihood options are to be created in an area where there is untapped potential, then interventions in terms of asset creation, livelihood financing, skill building, quality input and marketing support need to be intensified, along with institution building, with a view to sustaining these services socially and economically over a period of time.