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Gender
Land rights as a pathway to women’s empowerment
Land is an asset that gives women financial security, shelter, income, and livelihood opportunities. Here are four ways in which funders can start working on and investing in women’s land rights.
by Shivani Gupta | 7 min read

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Philanthropy & CSR
What does generosity look like?
Nonprofits in India should care about more than just donations. We must embrace people's broad spectrum of generosity, and partner with them on it.
by Woodrow Rosenbaum | 5 min read
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Inequality
What the India Discrimination Report tells us about unemployment
Oxfam India’s report highlights the extent of discrimination experienced by women, Muslims, and members of the SC/ST communities. Here’s how the pandemic impacted their access to the labour market.
by Siddharth Ganguly | 7 min read
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Livelihoods
What’s the future of employment for India’s youth?
Here’s everything you need to know about the recent ILO report on global employment trends for youth.
by Annette Francis | 6 min read
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On the Contrary
CSR, philanthropy, and climate funding
Gayatri Divecha, head of CSR at Godrej Industries, and Shloka Nath, acting CEO at the India Climate Collaborative, unpack climate finance in India, and discuss why and how corporate, individual, and private philanthropy can step up.
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Rights
Why preliminary assessment is against the idea of juvenile justice
In 2015, a new Juvenile Justice Act introduced the concept of preliminary assessment wherein minors aged 16 to 18 who are accused of committing heinous offences can be tried as adults. Here’s why this move compromises child rights.
by Bharti Ali, Enakshi Ganguly | 7 min read
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Ground Up

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Bite-sized stories from the people closest to the action.


Livelihoods
Opportunity cost: Odisha’s young women fear migration
by Kartik Chandra Prusty
Location Icon Kendujhar district, Odisha
Health
A ritual of restrictions: When faith shapes women’s health
by Nivedita Rawtani
Location Icon Panna district, Madhya Pradesh
Agriculture
A farm of one’s own: Why women want to be farmers 
by Rekha Pantre
Location Icon Osmanabad district, Maharashtra
Gender
Changing men’s minds: Reorienting notions of gender and violence
by Mahendra Rokade, Nitin Kamble
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Frontline workers and first responders share their insights from working at the grassroots.


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Environment
An environmentalist from Leh teaches his village how to manage waste
A day in the life of an economics graduate who uses YouTube, Instagram, and animated movies to build awareness about waste management and ecotourism in his village.
by Stanzin Dothon | 8 min read
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Youth
“I want young people’s voices to be heard”
A day in the life of the founder of a Jamshedpur-based nonprofit that seeks to empower transgender, queer, and marginalised youth.
by Souvik Saha | 6 min read
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Livelihoods
Building sustainable products and livelihoods
A day in the life of an eco-friendly tableware producer, who shares how her first formal job as a leaf-crushing machine operator helped her gain independence and support her family through a difficult time.
by Rina Sethi | 5 min read

Failure Files

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Social change leaders chronicle their failures and lessons learnt.

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Social Justice
Preparing for a marathon, not a sprint 
Dalit civil rights activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan on why failure is an opportunity to build power, how systems of oppression affect well-being, and what healing looks like for individuals and communities.
by India Development Review | 10 min read
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Leadership & Talent
Why don’t nonprofits talk about their failures?
A number of risks, both real and perceived, stop nonprofits from talking about failure. Here's how various stakeholders can work together to overcome them.
by Rachita Vora, Tanaya Jagtiani | 7 min read
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Leadership & Talent
The road to recovery
In Part II of a conversation with Dream a Dream CEO Suchetha Bhat and co-founder Vishal Talreja learn about what it took to rebuild an organisation in crisis, and why it needed a new kind of leadership.
by India Development Review | 15 min read

IDR Interviews

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Conversations with visionaries on their life's work, and their efforts to challenge the status quo in our country.

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"If we do not allow ourselves to be a medium to shift the moral compass in society today, then we may regret it in the future."
Sushma Iyengar
11 min read
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"Deep down we have to understand that everybody is an equal, that everybody has a right to think, to talk, to be."
Aruna Roy
11 min read
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"When I started working at MYRADA, I discovered that even if you teach people to fish, they can’t reach the river—since there are social barriers, caste barriers, great power imbalances."
Aloysius Fernandez
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Sectors

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Insights and analysis of specific sectors in the development arena—what works, what doesn't, and what needs to change.

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    Inequality
    What the India Discrimination Report tells us about unemployment
    Oxfam India’s report highlights the extent of discrimination experienced by women, Muslims, and members of the SC/ST communities. Here’s how the pandemic impacted their access to the labour market.
    by Siddharth Ganguly | 7 min read
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    Livelihoods
    What’s the future of employment for India’s youth?
    Here’s everything you need to know about the recent ILO report on global employment trends for youth.
    by Annette Francis | 6 min read
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    Rights
    Why preliminary assessment is against the idea of juvenile justice
    In 2015, a new Juvenile Justice Act introduced the concept of preliminary assessment wherein minors aged 16 to 18 who are accused of committing heinous offences can be tried as adults. Here’s why this move compromises child rights.
    by Bharti Ali, Enakshi Ganguly | 7 min read

    Themes

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    Approaches and ideas that cut across sectors and counter the dominant narratives around us.

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    Philanthropy & CSR
    What does generosity look like?
    Nonprofits in India should care about more than just donations. We must embrace people's broad spectrum of generosity, and partner with them on it.
    by Woodrow Rosenbaum | 5 min read
    An old woman wearing a saree sitting on some steps with some vegetables_discrimination
    Inequality
    What the India Discrimination Report tells us about unemployment
    Oxfam India’s report highlights the extent of discrimination experienced by women, Muslims, and members of the SC/ST communities. Here’s how the pandemic impacted their access to the labour market.
    by Siddharth Ganguly | 7 min read
    A group of girls in school uniform_employment trends
    Livelihoods
    What’s the future of employment for India’s youth?
    Here’s everything you need to know about the recent ILO report on global employment trends for youth.
    by Annette Francis | 6 min read

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    Skills and functions that are core to growing programmes and organisations.

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    • Close up of the outstretched arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio-generosity
    Philanthropy & CSR
    What does generosity look like?
    Nonprofits in India should care about more than just donations. We must embrace people's broad spectrum of generosity, and partner with them on it.
    by Woodrow Rosenbaum | 5 min read
    A woman field surveyor addressing other women sitting around her
    Programme
    Supporting women field surveyors: Three lessons for nonprofits
    Nonprofits often rely on surveys to gather insights and inform their work. However, social norms may restrict women from responding openly to male surveyors, making it crucial for nonprofits to engage more women field surveyors.
    by Vinod Kumar Sharma | 6 min read
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    Fundraising & Communications
    Communications strategy 101 for nonprofits
    Tips and tools to build your one-person communications army.
    by Amishi Parekh | 4 min read
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