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Child playing with building blocks

Evaluating School Readiness in India

The definition of school readiness is located within a framework that has two characteristic features: transition and gaining competencies and the readiness of three entities, children, families and communities, and schools themselves. There is enough evidence at the global and national levels to establish the role of school readiness in

Sattva team at the EVPA Conference 2022

Learnings from Sattva’s participation at the EVPA Conference 2022

Daniel Rostrup Last week, Sattva participated in the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) Annual Conference, one of the most influential gatherings in Europe for those investing for impact. I had the opportunity to attend the session, along with over 700 social sector funders gathered in Brussels, and our Sattva team,

Corporates can address grassroots-level problems

Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Monday urged corporates to address grassroots-level problems through the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. He said such issues often fell through the cracks of policymakers and government departments. “Sometimes, the nature of government structures is not conducive to the aspirations of our people. We

Nagaraja (Naga) Prakasam

Naga is a versatile and passionate leader with around 20+ years of global experience spanning USA and India. As a full time angel investor, Naga has invested in 8 startups through Indian Angel Network

Building Platform Solutions for Impact

If you are an entrepreneur or an organisation looking to build a platform-based approach to solve a problem, then here are some reflections on making the shift in applying platform thinking to social impact.

How CSR Funds Flow Within India

We undertook an exercise to understand inter-region flow of CSR funds – an increasingly important source of funding for social organisations. Here is what we found.

Making Antenatal Diagnostics Work

Effective antenatal care is required to reduce India’s MMRIn October 2024, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, Dr. Natalia Kanem, lauded India’s efforts in reducing the MMR (maternal mortality rate) by 70% between 2000 and 2020, to 97 per 100,000 live births. However, this is still above

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