Perspectives from the field, the community and the people driving change.
The dropout crisis isn't just about poverty — it's about dignity, distance and the absence of hope. Our three-year field study reveals what actually works to keep children in school.
Read article →Malnutrition, undetected TB and maternal mortality persist despite government programs. Community-based NGOs are finding different answers — here's what they look like.
Read article →Self-Help Groups give women money. But what gives them confidence, networks and the belief that they deserve success? Three lessons from five years in the field.
Read article →A drought wipes out a harvest. A flood destroys the only school. Environmental instability and poverty are not separate issues. They are the same issue, and it is time we treated them that way.
Read article →After working with 12 corporate CSR partners, we have seen what works and what doesn't. Here is an honest guide for companies that want their investment to create genuine impact.
Read article →UPI, Aadhaar, Jan Dhan — transformative programs in theory. But implementation gaps leave millions behind. Our Gram Unnati team shares ground-level realities and community-led solutions.
Read article →One volunteer's account of building an English learning program from scratch in a village where even the teacher was learning alongside students — and what it revealed about education itself.
Read article →India has made enormous progress on maternal health. But in villages within 50 km of our cities, women are still dying from causes that are entirely preventable. Here is why and what changes it.
Read article →I came expecting to teach. I left having learned more than I gave. A software engineer's honest reflection on what volunteering at a community NGO is really like — and why more professionals should do it.
Read article →The NGO sector does extraordinary work, but inconsistent reporting undermines donor confidence and limits policy engagement. A case for standardised, publicly available impact data.
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