Features
Special IDR features and series, including editorial collaborations.
Social–emotional learning: In the classroom and beyond
A day in the life of a nonprofit worker who supports children’s social–emotional learning in government schools in Jharkhand.
IDR Explains
A comprehensive introduction to a development topic, concept, or approach that captures expert views as well as the latest secondary research on the topic.
IDR Explains | Nature-based Solutions
In six questions, learn about this ecological approach to the climate crisis, with examples, history, advantages and challenges.
SUPPORTED BY TECH4DEV
IDR Explains | Digital public infrastructure (DPI)
In just nine minutes and four questions, get an introduction to DPI in India—what it means, how it’s used, who governs it, and some challenges it faces.
SUPPORTED BY MAF
IDR Explains | The Loss and Damage Fund
In five questions, learn about this new climate financial mechanism, understand how it originated, what critics have to say about it, and what India stands to gain from it.
The well-being series
A partnership with Stanford Social Innovation Review, Skoll Foundation, Schwab Foundation at World Economic Forum, and The Wellbeing Project, focused on well-being in the field of social change.
What students want from their teachers
Researchers asked students what makes a caring teacher—and these same qualities may help support your well-being as an educator.
Social-emotional learning in India: The importance of intersectionality
Social-emotional learning (SEL) programmes should adopt an intersectional lens that takes into account young people’s diverse experiences of caste, class, and gender.
Integrating individual well-being with environmental systems
How cultivating a values-based, ecological worldview can help lay the groundwork for collective action toward the greater well-being of individuals, societies, and the systems in which we live.
Khowai district, TripuraIDR Interviews
Conversations with visionaries on their life’s work, and their efforts to challenge the status quo in our country.
A day in the life of
Frontline workers and first responders share their insights from working at the grassroots.
Social–emotional learning: In the classroom and beyond
A day in the life of a nonprofit worker who supports children’s social–emotional learning in government schools in Jharkhand.
SUPPORTED BY FF
An activist fights for gender equality and disability rights in Rajasthan
A day in the life of an activist from Barmer, Rajasthan, who battles ableism, casteism, and violence against women.
An ASHA stands up for herself and the women in her community
A day in the life of an ASHA sahyogini who isn't deterred by the challenges she faces in rural Rajasthan.
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.
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.
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.
Perspectives
Op-eds and commentary that hold a mirror up to civil society, reflect upon its evolution, and unpack key trends.
We need to frame the climate problem differently
Instead of adopting the same inefficient methods of achieving our climate goals, we need to rethink the architecture of change.
Why we need development alternatives
Ashish Kothari, environmentalist and a founder of Kalpavriksh, highlights the importance of indigenous knowledge, collective action, and sustainable conservation as alternatives to mainstream development models.
What the social sector must learn about working in Northeast India
Funders and nonprofits that want to do meaningful work in the eight states must first understand the needs of the communities, especially the young people in the region.