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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.

Global Toolkits for FLN Assessments

Foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) proficiency is vital for students to remain in school, improve higher-order skills, secure a decent livelihood, and improving their social and health outcomes. In this ecosystem, assessments play a pivotal role in measuring and enhancing these FLN outcomes over time. In our previously published product,

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Integration of Mental Health in Primary Healthcare – Best Practices and Learnings

The World Health Organization (WHO) recognises the need for integrating mental health into primary healthcare. Community-based models, focusing on active community engagement have proven effective for delivering comprehensive care, and bridging care and access gaps in the service delivery mechanism. The implementation of such models, however, is impeded by three

Gautam Seshadri

Gautam Seshadri has 20+ years of experience as a founder, operator, and professional investor. He is associated with >25 start-ups as either an angel investor or advisor, and is also associated with a globally active VC fund. He has either worked or lived in India, UK, Germany, Singapore, and France,

Where Indian philanthropy has gone wrong

From startups to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), when one wants to foster scale and innovation, capital is often the first lever to consider—more credit, more investment, and flexible terms for accessing funding. In the post-pandemic world, nonprofits are going to be up against a wide range of problems, most

Decoding Urban Development in Gujarat

India’s urbanisation is on a rapid upward trajectory, with projections indicating a population nearing 600 million by 2030 and a staggering 876 million by 2050. Gujarat is poised to claim the 4th spot among the most urbanised states by 2026, with an expected urban population of 53%. This underscores the critical importance of

Building collaborations that count

The CGIAR Gender Equality Initiative aims to bundle socio-technical innovations with women at the center to empower and build their resilience against climate-change challenges. The Theory of Change framework highlights the pathways and the most relevant stakeholders to engage to reach shared goals.

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