This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Center for Catalyzing Change (C3) launched a campaign in 2018 to better understand the health needs of India’s youngest population. • The campaign indicates that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Liby Johnson shares insights from decades of work by Gram Vikas in improving rural sanitation in Odisha, India. • How can funders help to scale up this work while…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pranav Kumar Choudhary highlights policy solutions to address India’s need to upskill the youth workforce. • How can funders help to upskill workers? How can partnerships facilitate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • For philanthropists to engage in smart and effective philanthropy, donors need to understand risk aversion and the necessity of risk-taking with charitable investments. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Arun Kumar argues that the forced depoliticization of civil society in India has compromised its ability to build a democratic government. • The author states, “without a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors at IDR discuss the importance of ensuring that online knowledge, data and code, and digital common resources are truly open and accessible to all. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dr. Shankara Prasad argues that for India’s Panchayati Raj system to be more effective, they need a new approach to training its three million elected representatives. • Constitutional…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Conversation, Haimanti Roy explains that India’s new plan to identify “illegal immigrants” may pose a problem for women, religious minorities, and members of oppressed castes.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katelyn Burns reports that the Indian government has cracked down on protests against the new exclusionary citizenship law, arresting and killing protestors. • How can funders work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pramit Bhattacharya and Sriharsha Devulapalli at IDR report on an analysis of data which suggests that while urban poverty has been falling, rural poverty has risen sharply…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Asian Venture Philanthropy calls attention to the opportunities in India for impact investing, specifically through early learning and private schools. • How can organizations work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jasmeen Patheja discusses the Young Women’s Leadership Initiative and the significance of female mentorship in cultivating the next generation of women leaders. • How are donors supporting…