Sankaranarayanan Balakrishnan brings 17 years of work experience across the oil and gas and retail sector before he moved to the social impact world. As the Chief Financial Officer at Sattva, he heads the finance function and PMO covering FP&A, Controllership, procurement, and business operations.
Sattva brought together funding agencies, not-for-profits, subject matter experts, advisors to government, and private sector leaders actively involved in the digital health ecosystem and primary healthcare to discuss the opportunities presented by the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) to strengthen primary healthcare in the country.The discussion focused on key challenges
The organisation’s incubator serves as a catalyst for the non-profit sector, encouraging skilled and passionate leaders to address critical challenges faced by underprivileged individuals in the nation.
The challenges and needs of the tribal population are unique and need to be addressed differently. How do we reach the most marginalised women in remote villages to ensure safe deliveries for them?
In the development sector, funding and innovation are not zero-sum games. The core aspect of any scalable and sustainable solution for social problems is one of ‘taking people along’.
The Aspirational Districts Program (ADP) was launched by the Government of India in 2018 to develop the most backward and deprived regions of the country in a systematic manner.
As children progress through grades, the learning crisis intensifies – eventually leading to about 52% of children at Grade 5 not being able to read Grade 2 text. While the gaps in learning outcomes become more visible as learners move upward in grades, the problem starts early on. Moreover, it
The overburdening of India’s healthcare infrastructure, especially during the second wave of the CoViD-19 pandemic in 2021, has made it evident that the healthcare system is grossly understaffed to meet the needs of a growing population.
An anganwadi in India is a significant space for thousands of families across rural and urban parts of the country. With 1.4 million anganwadis, India is ensuring the achievement of health, nutrition and education outcomes for young children and their mothers. As per the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), they
What do the recent amendments in the CSR law really mean if you’re part of the CSR team of a company? Are there ramifications or is it much ado about nothing?