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April 06, 2020

Nonprofit financial planning for COVID-19

Here’s how we should plan for the financial health of our organisations for the next three to nine months.
by Mahamaya Navlakha, Satyam Vyas | 6 min read
COVID-19
March 16, 2020

The social sector response to COVID-19

From working from home, to what field workers and donors can do, here’s how organisations in India are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
by India Development Review | 5 min read
hand pressing voting machine-illustration-mental health
February 26, 2020

But, what about mental health?

Mental health is a critical ingredient that is missing from development programmes.
by Ara Johannes | 4 min read
Suspending bridge in a forest_Pxhere
November 05, 2019

Bridging the last mile connectivity gap

What challenges do policies and programmes face in reaching every last person, and how can they be addressed?
by Ayesha Marfatia | 5 min read
October 09, 2019

Using data to improve programme efficiency

Six steps to identify and use key indicators in your M&E processes.
by Pritam Prasun | 4 min read
September 10, 2019

Making your programme design more equitable

How to use a gender lens at each stage of the programme cycle: planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
by Renuka Motihar | 4 min read
An Adivasi woman with a medical kit
August 14, 2019

Working with Adivasi peoples, instead of for them

To better serve the needs of Adivasi communities, the social sector must first abandon its top down methods.
by Anamika Ashish, Varun Behani | 3 min read
Indian schoolgirls in uniform working as a group
July 16, 2019

Backlash: The consequences of defying gender norms

Even the most well-intentioned programmes aimed at empowering adolescent girls can have unintended consequences that disempower them. We need to develop strategies that help address the backlash.
by Priti Prabhughate, Saniya Pawar | 5 min read
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July 11, 2019

Rural sanitation: A charter of demands

Research and experience across more than two decades in rural Odisha show that an effective rural sanitation model requires both financial assistance and an integrated water supply. 
by Liby Johnson | 6 min read
A young Indian girl child standing next to a weighing scale
June 19, 2019

Rethinking participatory development in the context of scale

Redefining what we mean when we say 'participation' could lead us to approach scale in a way that takes into account local realities.
by Naveen Varshan, Sanjay Purohit | 4 min read
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