social welfare

From sanitation to livelihoods, five nonprofits discuss how their work reflects Amartya Sen's ideas of development as freedom, as the realisation of people's aspirations, as access to basic goods and services, and as meaningful, democratic participation in decision-making.

Building community networks of caregiving can help us move away from artificial, privatised care.

To realise poorna swaraj, we must ask what growth is for and how we can ensure equity.

 Poor transport keeps women from rural Jammu & Kashmir from accessing the government's free bus service.

Social sector work must move from service delivery to enabling people to claim their rights.

India’s aftercare system is meant to help young people transition out of institutional care, but most of them lack this support. Here's why this needs to change.

The identity of local governance bodies grows when they engage in initiatives to bridge the last-mile gap for health and disability rights.

Delhi’s homeless population faces fatal risks during cold waves due to inadequate shelters and poor resources, highlighting the need for urgent action by government machinery and civil society.

The rich history of Alappuzha's inland water transport system stands in sharp contrast to the challenges experienced by the boatmasters who now anchor it.

As boiler factories in Ahmedabad flout norms, the workers carry on with their jobs in hot, humid, and extremely unsafe conditions.