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May 3, 2023
Tech advice for nonprofits
Having assisted several nonprofits with their tech needs and challenges, CxOs offer pointers on how leaders should approach tech at their organisations.
by Arjav Chakravarti, Erica Arya | 5 min read
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April 21, 2023
Muslim women workers in India: What the data doesn’t tell us
The pandemic made it easier for middle- and upper-class Muslim women to find jobs, but lower-income households struggled. Migrant workers from the community also remained invisible.
by Debojit Dutta, Jasmine Bal | 6 min read
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February 15, 2023
Data and democracy
In this interview, Maja Daruwala talks about the role of the India Justice Report in reforming justice delivery at a state level.
by Halima Ansari, Rachita Vora | 7 min read
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September 22, 2022
Persons with disability: Undercounted and underserved
The National Family Health Survey's narrow view of disability undercounts the disabled in India and restricts their access to social welfare.
by Abhishek Anicca, IndiaSpend | 9 min read
School girls working on laptops-EdTech
September 2, 2022
EdTech in India needs stronger regulation
Misleading ads and data and privacy violations by Indian EdTech companies are rampant; it’s time for a regulatory framework with some teeth.
by Anirudh Chakradhar | 5 min read
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July 14, 2022
Delayed census: How India’s welfare schemes are suffering
The country’s census, pending since the nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19, is unlikely to be conducted anytime soon. This is creating visible data gaps, which in turn excludes people from social welfare schemes and programmes.
by IndiaSpend, Shreehari Paliath | 8 min read
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June 28, 2022
How to build an effective data dashboard
Good monitoring dashboards help with data analysis and programme implementation in the social sector. Here are seven things to keep in mind when building them.
by Eric Dodge, Tanmay Verma | 5 min read
A photo a house in Vasad, Gujarat with a women sitting in the verandah-poverty
April 27, 2022
Who is ‘officially’ poor in India?
Households just above the poverty line in India may still be deprived in many ways. Here's why we need to adopt an alternate definition of poverty.
by IndiaSpend, Nushaiba Iqbal | 6 min read
Shaila, an enumerator at Good Business Lab is standing in a garment factory and reading a report
April 19, 2022
Breaking the glass ceiling, one survey at a time
A day in the life of an enumerator from Karnataka who talks about the challenges of being a working woman and the value of good communication in data collection.
by Shaila Mahalamani | 6 min read
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April 15, 2022
Why we need to pay research participants
Despite their significant contributions to data collection, research participants are often inadequately compensated. Here’s why this must change.
by Douglas MacKay | 7 min read
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