Client Name: Indus Action Background Context: Indus Action (IA) is a “do-tank’’ that works towards securing a social protection safety net for vulnerable families by providing sustainable access to a Portfolio of Welfare Entitlements and Rights (POWER).  IA sought to create and strengthen the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) efforts of the organization with the support of an […]

Client Name: Save the Children, India  Location: Andhra Pradesh (Nellore), Assam (Dhemaji), Maharashtra (Nashik), and Rajasthan (Dungarpur) Background Context: Save the Children was implementing the SMARTPUR intervention with a gender-sensitive livelihood approach to address the structural barriers for rural communities. The intervention was planned to be implemented in 60 villages in 1 district each in […]

Client Name: Freedom Fund Location: Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Background Context: Freedom Fund, in collaboration with the Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices, is developing a digital case management system for local frontline NGOs to use in their provision of care to individuals and communities affected by trafficking. The goal is to ensure integrated care for the […]

Client: Infrastructure and Leasing Financial Services (ILFS) Location: Rajasthan Background Context: Noore ki Bhurj Panchayat located in Bap Tehsil, Jodhpur District, is in western Rajasthan and part of the extreme-arid region of the state. It is characterized by sparse and scattered habitations, drought and scarcity and a poor state of formal literacy. Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan, a […]

Client Name: Azim Premji Foundation (APF) Location: New Delhi Background Context: Breakthrough Trust (BT) India works on reducing the acceptance of violence and discrimination against women. Their work aims to empower young people to become gender equality champions and transform their communities into gender-inclusive spaces.  Azim Premji Foundation (APF) awarded a multi-year organization development grant to BT. The […]

Client: Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) Location: Dewas, Madhya Pradesh Background Context: The ‘Jan Sahas’ has been working on addressing the issue of sexual violence against children and women in Madhya Pradesh. Since 2000, it has been able to identify the factors contributing to sexual violence and hardships faced by survivors and has since then, implemented multiple programs […]

Client: Centre for Responsible Business (CRB)   Location: Kota-Bundi region, Jaipur, and Jodhpur (Rajasthan)   Background Context: This assignment aimed to explore the context of mining in the state of Rajasthan, specifically, in the Kota/Bundi region, to better understand the state of children in the mining industry. The study had several components, with the larger goal being to […]

Client Name: Quest Alliance Location: New Delhi Background Context: Quest Alliance, with support from Central Square Foundation, implemented a General Employability (GES) skills program for students in classes 9, 10, and 11 in Delhi Government Schools. This pilot program, implemented in 250 Government schools, 20 schools where it’s being monitored, began in July 2017 and concluded in February 2018. […]

Client: Central Square Foundation (CSF) Location: Karnataka Background Context: The Central Square Foundation and Akshara Foundation were implementing a 40-day accelerated school readiness program in 100 schools, across 13 districts, in Karnataka. The objective of the intervention was to equip teachers with the skills, knowledge and the right mindset to enable the five to six-year-old students to be […]

Client Name: Central Square Foundation (CSF)   Location: Banaskantha, Ahmedabad, Narmada, Dang, and Porbandar.   Background Context: Gujarat piloted the Activity Based Learning (ABL) method of teaching in 256 primary schools. Since then, it has been scaled up across the state in 22,000 schools for grades 1 and 2, as the Pragna program.  The Department of Education, Government […]

Client Name: NASSCOM Location: Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore Background Context: As a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the ARISE On-Campus program was conceptualized in 2015 by Altran Technologies India Private Limited (then known as Aricent Technologies Limited), an engineering company based in India. The primary focus was to enhance engineering students’ technical skills such as programming […]

Client: Milindia   Location: Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu and Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh   Background Context: In the year 2016-17, as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Milindia provided educational scholarships to students from marginalized communities pursuing Mechanical/Chemical/Oil technology engineering in two institutes of higher education in India. An endowment fund was established in two institutions, […]

Client: i-Saksham   Location: Bihar   Background Context: The Saksham Education and Learning Foundation (i-Saksham) initiated a fellowship program to empower females as edu-leaders and leverage education as a medium of change in Munger and Jamui districts in Bihar. In the two-year fellowship program, the edu-leaders underwent educational and personal transformational training and are placed in government schools […]

Client: NITI Aayog and Susan Dell Foundation Location: Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan   Background Context: NITI Aayog outlined a framework for the transformation of the Government schools, which sought to strengthen administrative systems and human capacity, enable academic reforms, drive accountability and engage stakeholders, to ultimately impact student academic performance. Several states have undertaken initiatives […]

Client: Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives Location: West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha Background Context: Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI) has partnered with Railway Children India (RCI) and Child India Foundation (CIF) since December 2016 to rescue and rehabilitate missing/run-away children at the selected railway stations of the country under the Children in contact with […]

Name: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)   Location: Madhya Pradesh   Background Context: The Umang program was introduced in 2017, in secondary schools in district headquarters of all the 51 districts of Madhya Pradesh for class 9-12, with the objective of enhancing the skills of adolescent students to achieve their goals and to make informed decisions for better […]

Client Name: Foundation to Educate Girls Globally  Location: Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh Background Context: The Foundation to Educate Girls Globally (FEGG) initiated a community intervention to enroll girls in school by identifying out-of-school girls through door-to-door surveys. Engaging with the community, FEGG makes them understand the value of schooling. In addition, it also counsels parents and […]

Client: Central Square Foundation (CSF)   Location: Surat and Narmada, Gujarat   Background Context: ‘School readiness’ and enabling children to be ‘ready for school’, has gained currency in the last few decades and is globally defined by two features – ‘transition’ and ‘gaining competencies’. To enable school readiness among students, in Gujarat, UNICEF with support from CSF piloted […]

Client Name: Central Square Foundation (CSF) Location: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh  Background Context: India boasts a dynamic EdTech ecosystem; however, it has struggled to effectively reach the low-income segments with limited EdTech solutions. The lack of comprehensive grassroots data and reliable insights into the behaviors and needs of these end-users has been a […]

Client: Tata Institute of Social Sciences Location: Mumbai Background Context: iCALL – Initiating Concern for All, is a pro-bono mental health service that was started in 2012 by the School of Human Ecology, TISS – Mumbai. iCALL endeavors to provide professional and free counseling through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) assisted mediums such as telephone, email, and chat. […]

Client Name: Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) Location: Madhya Pradesh Background Context: A blended capacity-building program called Samvaad was launched and implemented by iCALL (TISS), in partnership with the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and National Health Mission (NHM), to enhance the knowledge and capacities of counselors, part of the Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya […]

Client Name: Terre Des Homme, India Delegation Office  Location: Ranchi, Jharkhand Background Context: Terre des Hommes (TDH) partnered with Dimagi (software development company) to develop a mobile application for use by the Health Care Workers (HCWs) to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. They have developed the CommCare application and WhatsApp chatbot for use by the Auxiliary […]