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Humour
Capturing the humour and absurdity of working in social impact.
June 23, 2025
Young people will solve…what?
How many expectations are too many expectations.
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Anjali Mishra
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2 min read
June 16, 2025
Explaining social sector concepts to my parents (poorly)
Bridging the gap, one bad analogy at a time.
by
Derrek Xavier
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2 min read
June 9, 2025
Mental health at work: what you get vs what you need
Maybe mental health support isn't about your webinar on stress management.
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India Development Review
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2 min read
June 2, 2025
Practise what you preach
“We champion education equality—except at home.”
by
Ishwar Singh
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2 min read
May 26, 2025
When do roads get built?
A question echoed through generations.
by
Raveena Kunwar
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2 min read
May 19, 2025
How to have friends on a development sector salary
Your school friends became investment bankers, software engineers, and consultants. Here’s the unspoken angst this brings.
by
Saba Kohli Dave
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2 min read
May 12, 2025
Congratulations, you’re middle management!
Through gifs from The Bear, here’s a crash course on what you just signed up for.
by
Shreya Adhikari
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2 min read
May 5, 2025
The five stages of securing funding: Tarot edition
What were you expecting, really?
by
Jasmine Bal
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2 min read
April 28, 2025
Dating in the development sector: Part 2
It's only funny if you have experienced it.
by
Shriya Roy
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2 min read
April 21, 2025
What my middle class family thinks of my social sector job
Only my ego and self-respect are harmed on a daily basis.
by
Srishti Gupta
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2 min read
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