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Journal articles on the topic "NGOS in India"
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C., Nanjunda D. "Role of NGOs in Biodiversity Conservation: A Situational Analysis." Mapana - Journal of Sciences 7, no. 2 (November 30, 2008): 88–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.12723/mjs.13.9.
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India has experienced serious deforestation during the last century and it is anticipated that by the year 2035 India will be almost devoid of forests. NGO's have gained popularity in various parts of India by initiatives to conserve biodiversity such as establishing forest reserves and through the mobilization of indigenous organizations and development. However, the relationships that emerge among NGOs, Govt. and indigenous people with regard to conservation and control over biodiversity is problematic and co-management of established forest reserves often failed, because indigenous ways of use and control of biodiversity were difficult to accept by some conservation organizations. More importantly, there is the claim that NGO's have been working to create dependency while mobilizing indigenous organizations with assistance of Western donors. Recently, to face mainstream conservation models various NGOs are launching awareness movements. These NGOs movements emphasize a co evolution between local biodiversity, indigenous ecological practices, culture and self-development.
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Suryavanshi, Urvashi. "Crowdfunding Adoption and Practices in NGOs in India." RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary 7, no. 9 (September 20, 2022): 53–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2022.v07.i09.008.
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NGOs are crucial to the expansion of social cause requirements. There are numerous small NGOs in India working for a range of social concerns that support the uplift of the poor. Funding is the main requirement for an NGO to operate efficiently. In the past, whenever a non-profit organisation (NGO) needed money, they would need to plan fundraising events or approach businesses or wealthy individuals. This approach is effective, but it can eventually become tedious. Some new sources of funding for NGO projects are emerging as investment mechanisms change. In this essay, we talk about how popular it is for NGOs to use crowdfunding as a source of fundraising. With the advancement of the internet and information technology, crowdfunding has seen tremendous growth in recent years. The main goal of this essay is to define crowdfunding and describe its various forms for NGOs in India. Evaluation of the benefits, precautions to be taken, and risk associated with crowd fundraising. Crowd fundraising may be encouraged by India's expanding economy. how well the NGOs are at luring Indian investors.
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Ramachandran, Vibhuti. "Ethnography at an Intersection: Law, Anti-Trafficking NGOs, and Prostitution in India." Law & Social Inquiry 48, no. 1 (February 2023): 67–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/lsi.2022.28.
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For a legal anthropologist interested in how different agents and forms of governance shape projects of sexual humanitarianism, the strategies that US-funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) use in their attempts to reframe an Indian anti-prostitution law as an anti-trafficking instrument generate broader conceptual questions. How do Indian NGOs articulate donor-driven concerns with the postcolonial socio-legal framework within which they work? What impact do they seek to have on the law, legal system, and legal actors? What, in turn, happens to formal law, which is already shaped by a complex history of legal concerns, moral panics, and NGO intervention (itself authorized by law) in this context? How do law and NGOs shape each other across anti-prostitution and anti-trafficking projects in the overlapping contexts of postcoloniality, globalization, neoliberalism, and sexual humanitarianism in India? How might one explore these intersections and relationships methodologically? I show how ethnography at the intersection of anti-prostitution law and anti-trafficking NGOs illuminates: (1) law’s imbrication in a broader, long-standing, and ever-expanding field of governmental action on prostitution; (2) how NGOs and legal actors act, in tension and in collaboration, upon the perceived “problem” of prostitution; and (3) how anti-trafficking NGOs and anti-prostitution law co-constitute each other as they shape contested meanings around prostitution.
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Sindhura, Dr K. "Civil Society in India Complimenting the Government Initiatives – An Overview." European Economic Letters (EEL) 13, no. 5 (November 26, 2023): 883–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.52783/eel.v13i5.845.
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The Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) is poorly understood, since the term employed to describe it lacks clarity. In the present article the author has examined the role of Civil Society in India complimenting the government initiatives. Lester and Anheier (1992) reviewed different ways of defining the Non-Governmental Organisation. They defined the NGO as a group of organisations which were formally established. The basic structure of the Non-Profit organisations was non-governmental, self-governed, voluntary and non-Profit activities. The three basic categories of the NGOs' roles were partners, catalysts, and implementers. NGOs typically support government efforts, though occasionally they have attempted to introduce reforms. The government relies on or supported NGOs to carry out specific tasks in various contexts, such as the nation and the State. Nearly all nations have NGOs, but their structures and standards varied depending on where they operate. The emergence of NGOs varies in each nation. The way NGOs had been operating lately has also drawn criticism. Politicians criticized NGOs' expanding influence and substantial financial resources (Lewis, 2010). NGOs are adaptable, creative, and effective at providing essential services and reducing poverty. At a lower cost than governments, they could reach isolated and poor populations. They are able to determine the genuine local needs, promote participation, and disseminate the necessary development technology. There were several opportunities for NGOs to revive their humanitarian efforts (Khandpekar, 2016). NGOs are vital to the success of development efforts in reaching the population. NGOs mostly concentrated on health care and education between the years1950 and 1960. Later, they have begun concentrating on initiatives aimed at reducing poverty and developing activities for the underprivileged. The growth of NGOs and the services they provide are directly impacted by state policy in India.
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Baviskar, B. S. "NGOs and Civil Society in India." Sociological Bulletin 50, no. 1 (March 2001): 3–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0038022920010101.
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Ghose, Biswajit, S. Joplinshisha Paliar, and Liha Mena. "Does Legal Status Affect Performance of Microfinance Institutions?: Empirical Evidence from India." Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective 22, no. 3 (July 26, 2018): 316–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0972262918786104.
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Transformation of non-government organizations (NGOs) to shareholder-owned microfinance institutions (MFIs) is an on-going debate in the field of microfinance research. Institutionalists support the transformation, whereas welfarists argue that NGOs are better conduits in serving poor clients. Prior studies on the impact of legal status of MFIs on their performance document mixed results. This study empirically investigates the extent to which the transformation is justified by examining the impact of legal status on the performance of MFIs in India. Using both univariate ( t-test and rank-sum test) and multivariate (random effect model) regression analysis on a dataset of 57 MFIs over the period of six years from 2008–2009 to 2013–2014, the study finds that the NGOs have better financial and sustainability performance than non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), but with respect to social performance both are indistinguishable. Further, the former has lesser costs of operation and better portfolio quality than the latter. Therefore, NGOs outperform NBFCs with respect to all dimensions of performance except for social performance where both are equally efficient. In conclusion, the transformation of NGOs to NBFCs may not improve the performance of Indian MFIs. These findings are expected to have substantial practical implications for managers of MFIs and for policymakers in framing policies for Indian MFIs.
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Giri, Ashish, Abdul Wassey, and Vishal Dogra. "Landscaping of non-governmental organizations working to improve reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child health and nutrition services in tribal India: a scoping study." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 7, no. 6 (May 27, 2020): 2173. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20202467.
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Background: Nearly 104 million (9%) of the total Indian population live in tribal areas. For the tribal population, in the recent past, many organizations initiated health programs. However, there is little understanding of the work they do in the health and nutrition area. In this scoping study, the study aimed to review NGO based models of healthcare delivery with an emphasis on reproductive, maternal health, neonatal and child health, and nutrition (RMNCHN) related interventions in tribal areas of India.Methods: A list of NGOs, in districts having 35% tribal population, was made. NGOs with functional websites, RMNCHN related interventions and registered with the Government of India online portal “NGO darpan” were selected using multistage search criteria. NGO types, their approaches for RMNCHN and intervention models were studied.Results: A total of 1503 NGOs were working on tribal health in 115 districts having >35% tribal population. Out of these, only 103 NGOs had an active health intervention and provided information freely in open public access. Only 36 NGOs had a well-structured program in reproductive, maternal, child health and nutrition area. A compendium of good practices by 12 NGOs working in RMNCHN was prepared.Conclusions: A limited number of NGOs in tribal India works on reproductive, maternal health, neonatal and child health, and nutrition issues. The health-related interventions are primarily at a small scale, community-based, lacks continuum of care and are present in districts with a lesser tribal population.
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Siwach, Raj Kumar. "Government – NGOs Relations in India : An Analysis." Indian Journal of Public Administration 59, no. 2 (April 2013): 391–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556120130214.
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Kumar, Senthil. "Empowerment or exploitation: the case of women employment system in India's textile and clothing industry." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 4, no. 8 (November 26, 2014): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eemcs-12-2013-0229.
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Subject area Governance challenges in reverse value chain. Study level/applicability Women employment system in textile and clothing industry. Case overview The textile and clothing firms, often frustrated by frequent labor issues, used an innovative employment scheme – Sumangali scheme – to employ young female workers from poor families in rural areas, aged between 18 and 25 years, as apprentices for three years who would stay in dormitories located in the vicinity of the factories, draw low wages with minimum benefits. But the scheme was criticized by labor unions and Europe- and US-based non-governmental organization (NGOs) on the grounds of alleged violation of labor rights such as freedom of association, freedom of movement, exploitative working conditions, low wages with minimum or no benefits, long working hours and abusive supervisors. Their public campaign against the alleged employment practices has put tremendous pressure on the global buyers to take steps to ameliorate the situation. In the wake of campaign by NGOs, few buyers have even terminated the relationship with the manufacturers. Others have warned action against those erring manufacturers. The actions by global buyers, NGOs against some of the women employment practices raised several questions in the minds of manufacturers. They were wondering why US- and Europe-based NGOs were up in arms to dump an employment scheme unmindful of socio-economic realities in India? Is it a clever ploy that developed nations use some private, voluntary, corporate social responsibility norms to stop companies purchasing textile and clothing products from a developing country like India on the grounds of violation of labor rights? As per the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 81, it is the responsibility of central/state governments to inspect and monitor labor employment practices in an industry. Then why NGOs and other private groups volunteer to become watch dogs of labor practices and launch campaigns against mills? Would it not undermine the role of government in ensuring industrial harmony? Even if NGOs' actions are justified on the grounds of moral and ethical principles, what role should they play when it comes to management–worker relationship? In the Indian context, only the government can interfere if the relationship turns sour? Should NGOs need to use a different set of ethical standards which are more relevant and contextual to the socio-economic environment in India? Expected learning outcomes To understand evolution of apparel global value chain and workforce development challenges in India; to explore the link between consumer activism and corporate social responsibility; to explore the challenge of addressing issues such as alleged human rights violation and labor exploitation by independent suppliers located in India; to explore the challenges faced by global buyers in contextualizing, operationalizing and realizing certain human rights along the supply chain located in India; and to explore sustainability challenges of women employment in textile and clothing mills in India. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email support@emeraldinsight.com to request teaching notes. Social implications Sustenance of women employment system in India's textile and clothing industry and its associated challenges.
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Pandey, Poonam, and Aviram Sharma. "NGOs, Controversies, and “Opening Up” of Regulatory Governance of Science in India." Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society 37, no. 4 (December 2017): 199–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0270467619861561.
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Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and scientific controversies are often the common denominators in most of the cases that have significantly shaped science and society relationships in the Global South during the past two decades. National and international NGOs and their network have often facilitated the “opening up” of regulatory governance in multiple sectors. This article draws from three cases—the bottled water controversy, the agribiotechnology debates, and the nanotechnology initiatives—and charts out the role of the NGOs and controversies in (re)defining the science-society relationship in India. The three cases illustrate how NGOs and controversies by their presence or absence at various stages of technology development shape the regulation-making exercise and the overall regulatory governance of science and technology.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "NGOS in India"
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Harrison, Tom. "The social embeddedness of lacal NGOs in west bengal,india." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.530036.
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McCarthy, Annie. "Under Development: Stories of Children and NGOs in Delhi, India." Phd thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/108926.
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Stories of and by marginalised children in development programs circulate widely in contemporary mediascapes. Beyond these stories and images, which typically depict narratives of victimisation, or of agency against the odds, very little can be gleaned of these children’s lives or their relationship to the evelopment programs they attend. This thesis, based on fieldwork among children who live in four slums in Delhi, India, explores the way children engaged with the programs of a media NGO (non-government organisation). The main focus of this organisation was the training of children in the production of certain kinds of developmental messages and methods of self-expression, and it is this focus that I examine in this thesis. Alongside my ethnographic observations of children’s participation in these NGO classes and campaigns, the ethnography is enriched with a careful reading of children’s performances, stories and drawings produced in the course of these classes. Rather than view such activities as instrumental or demonstrative of children’s participation in NGO schemes, I argue that our understanding of children’s lived experience of development can be ‘thickened’ through a reading of texts and performances that these children produce in NGO spaces. Such considerations allow for a much richer appreciation of the development discourse and the way it is deployed in the NGO space, by children and NGO workers. The children I worked with entered the NGO spaces already tagged as ‘underdeveloped’ slum children. It was expected that in the space of these NGO’s and ‘under’ the principles and theories of development, the children could improve their futures and those of their communities. While frequently performing or enacting this category of the 'underdeveloped child', the children also displayed a keen sense of the development discourse. As such, they were able to skilfully and instrumentally employ a range of positions, from innocent victims to conscious agents, to subvert, disrupt or co-opt the development categories that framed their lives. The kinds of performances and narratives children produced in NGO spaces that I discuss in this thesis cover a range of key issues such as hygiene, marriage and gender violence. They all point to a pragmatic, playful, opportunistic and ultimately personal approach to development. I have tried to represent this in this thesis both textually and visually, using images and photoessays to compliment my written material.
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Kumari, Namita. "The Role of NGOs in Promoting Women Entrepreneurship in India." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trento, 2013. https://hdl.handle.net/11572/369251.
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Entrepreneurship is emerging as an important avenue in gaining economic independence for women. In last two decades (in post-liberalisation era), the economic reforms coupled with loosening of social restrictions has further provided an impetus to women to become entrepreneurs. According to the current trends most of the emerging women entrepreneurs are in small and micro enterprises. A cursory look at their situation highlights a number of major challenges faced by them. These challenges can be broadly classified as: lack of awareness, lack of information, difficulty in accessibility of finance, lack of easy access of entrepreneurial training and post training support, lack of market and network support, lack of self-confidence and managerial skills etc.
In recent times, the government has realised the importance of entrepreneurship as a prominent alternative to traditional wage employment in the new economy, and its role in increasing the pace of economic growth. Therefore, Indian government has come up with various special policy measures to help women entrepreneurs. However, there are major limitations among women entrepreneurs in accessing those facilities. These limitations arise due to various factors, such as: bureaucratic hassles, far reaching location of the government training centres, lack of transportation mainly in remote areas, restriction of government officials in terms of timing when women also have to perform household activities etc.
At this point, the NGOs emerge as a viable and important medium to support and promote women entrepreneurs. A number of NGOs in India are trying to help women entrepreneurs at various levels. To name a few, the AWAKE, the ICECD and the FIWE, three prominent NGOs in this field providing services to women entrepreneurs for more than 15 years. An attempt has been made in the present study to explore the approach and activities of the NGOs (considering the AWAKE, the ICECD and the FIWE as case study for the present research) in order to meet the above mentioned challenges. This also provides the answer to the central research questions of the present research.
It is important to highlight that a very limited number of substantial literatures are available on the NGOs and its contribution to the promotion of women entrepreneurship in India. The present study contributes significantly to the knowledge about the appropriate and effective approach of the NGOs to support women entrepreneurship in India. The study also highlights the various limitations of the NGOs while performing these activities. It is hoped that the finding will be helpful to the planners and policy makers in the field of women entrepreneurship. The study would also be great use to the researchers, professionals, corporate consultants and other NGOs interested in the field of entrepreneurship development in general and women entrepreneurship in particular.
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Kumari, Namita. "The Role of NGOs in Promoting Women Entrepreneurship in India." Doctoral thesis, University of Trento, 2013. http://eprints-phd.biblio.unitn.it/876/1/Namita_Kumari.pdf.
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Entrepreneurship is emerging as an important avenue in gaining economic independence for women. In last two decades (in post-liberalisation era), the economic reforms coupled with loosening of social restrictions has further provided an impetus to women to become entrepreneurs. According to the current trends most of the emerging women entrepreneurs are in small and micro enterprises. A cursory look at their situation highlights a number of major challenges faced by them. These challenges can be broadly classified as: lack of awareness, lack of information, difficulty in accessibility of finance, lack of easy access of entrepreneurial training and post training support, lack of market and network support, lack of self-confidence and managerial skills etc.
In recent times, the government has realised the importance of entrepreneurship as a prominent alternative to traditional wage employment in the new economy, and its role in increasing the pace of economic growth. Therefore, Indian government has come up with various special policy measures to help women entrepreneurs. However, there are major limitations among women entrepreneurs in accessing those facilities. These limitations arise due to various factors, such as: bureaucratic hassles, far reaching location of the government training centres, lack of transportation mainly in remote areas, restriction of government officials in terms of timing when women also have to perform household activities etc.
At this point, the NGOs emerge as a viable and important medium to support and promote women entrepreneurs. A number of NGOs in India are trying to help women entrepreneurs at various levels. To name a few, the AWAKE, the ICECD and the FIWE, three prominent NGOs in this field providing services to women entrepreneurs for more than 15 years. An attempt has been made in the present study to explore the approach and activities of the NGOs (considering the AWAKE, the ICECD and the FIWE as case study for the present research) in order to meet the above mentioned challenges. This also provides the answer to the central research questions of the present research.
It is important to highlight that a very limited number of substantial literatures are available on the NGOs and its contribution to the promotion of women entrepreneurship in India. The present study contributes significantly to the knowledge about the appropriate and effective approach of the NGOs to support women entrepreneurship in India. The study also highlights the various limitations of the NGOs while performing these activities. It is hoped that the finding will be helpful to the planners and policy makers in the field of women entrepreneurship. The study would also be great use to the researchers, professionals, corporate consultants and other NGOs interested in the field of entrepreneurship development in general and women entrepreneurship in particular.
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Uma, V. "NGOS and rural development process in India : case studies from Rayalaseema." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.316295.
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D'Amato, Ilario. "Bringing electricity to rural India." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23549.
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In today’s Development environment, characterised by a scarcity of resources for projects and interventions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) must fiercely compete for funds. This has led NGOs to adhere to the donor’s narrative, language and Neoliberal values – with storytelling assuming a prominent position – potentially creating stereotyping issues in their communication outputs – while also facing the contrasting forces of market, state and communities. This thesis focuses on the case-study of the Bijli project, an energy access initiative for rural villages in India, created by The Climate Group – an important actor in the field and the charity where the author of this thesis still works. After a quick analysis of how the energy issue has shaped development in India, this work uses the academic tools of Discourse Analysis and Representation to examine the issues of stereotypes and marginalisation in the video produced by The Climate Group at the end of the Bijli program. Then, the ‘lessons learned’ have been applied to the video script for a new, potential video for a similar project that The Climate Group is now developing. Finally, such empirical application has shown how the issues arisen in the analysis relate to the modern debate in the Communication for Development field and how these new partnerships both challenge and reinforce the existing power relationships in the current Neoliberal climate. A more participatory, inclusive model could help the Global North audience better understand the reality in which it wants to intervene, but at the same time state and market are two powerful, useful actors to bring a more equitable development.
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Beasley, Sydney Brooks. "Implementing water and sanitation systems in rural India : the role of NGOs." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118264.
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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2018.Thesis: S.M. in Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, 2018..
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-93).
NGOs are an important actor in rural India, and are increasingly important in implementing water and sanitation infrastructure. This thesis first systematically investigates physical conditions that lead to good bacteriological water quality in rural India, and then investigates how NGOs are inserting themselves into this space. Ultimately, this work examines under what conditions NGOs are effective in advancing water and sanitation systems, with a focus on how they build up, empower, and utilize local community organizations to do so. Thus, the strategies of two NGOs working in rural India that have facilitated the implementation of water and sanitation infrastructure are analyzed using an extension of Field Theory by Asad & Kay (2014). The way these NGOs create alliances, use resources, and change frames to advance water and sanitation infrastructure are similar in some ways, while distinct in others. This analysis demonstrates that these organizations are able to harmonize and negotiate their development agenda with that of the state in order to make progress in water and sanitation systems. Combining a systems analysis of rural communities' water quality with an analysis of strategies of NGOs illuminates practical implications for how policymakers can expect these organizations to incorporate new technologies and policies.
by Sydney Brooks Beasley.
M.C.P.
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Suharko. "The Roles of NGOs in Rural Poverty Reduction:The Case of Indonesia and India." 名古屋大学大学院国際開発研究科, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/9067.
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Choudhary, Vikas. "Crafts producers and intermediation by government, NGOs and private businesses in rural Rajasthan, India." Related electronic resource:, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1342728731&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=3739&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Gali, Priya Antony, and n/a. "The significance of the role of non-governmental organisations in development in India." University of Canberra. Administrative Studies, 1996. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060711.122120.
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The research reported in this thesis examines the various factors which
influence the role of NGOs in development in India. Despite the centrality
of NGOs to the development process in the projects examined, little effort
has been made to look at existing experience in terms of what works and
what does not work in actual practice. This study attempts to analyse the
importance and effectiveness of NGOs through the documentation and
analysis of the experiences of five NGOs. The five NGOs are: CERTH
India and RDI, in the union territory of Pondicherry; ASHA and GRAM, in
Krishna and Adilabad districts respectively in the state of Andra Pradesh;
and PMDS, in the South Arcot district of the state of Tamil Nadu.
These five organisations have spent the five to 15 years organising their
respective client communities. The local organisations that have come
into existence through their efforts have reached a stage at which village
units have federated and are displaying self-management skills to varying
degrees. Specific dimensions of the NGOs examined in this study/
include: influencing factors related to their communities and
environments; objectives, strategies, structure and functioning, focusing
on community participation, vulnerable groups, empowerment,
sustainability, the importance of participatory evaluation and participatory
research in an NGO; administration and accountability of NGOs; and
enabling relations and collaborations which have to be fostered between
government and NGOs on the one hand, and global institutions and
NGOs on the other.
The main approach used in this study was the use of In-depth, openended,
informal interviews and discussions based on pre-planned
questions, with a range of NGO staff and members of the organisations.
Direct contact with some of the beneficiaries, a literature review, and
project reports and records also aided the study.
The results showed that strategies and techniques used by the NGOs are
valuable for attaining self-reliant development. Holistic development is
best achieved when the organisation aims at transforming all the
important dimensions of people's lives through the process of collective
reflection and action on the forces that presently prevent them from
developing.
Books on the topic "NGOS in India"
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Guidelines for NGOs management in India. New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers Distributors, 2003.
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S, Ubaidur Rahman, ed. Directory of Muslim NGOs in India. New Delhi: Global Media Publications, 2006.
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Nabhi Publication (New Delhi, India), ed. Nabhi's directory of top NGOs in India. New Delhi: Nabhi Publicaiton, 2008.
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Reddy, N. L. Narasimha. Development programmes and NGOs: A guide on central government programmes for NGOs in India. 2nd ed. Bangalore: Bangalore Consultancy Office, 1997.
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Development hegemony: NGOs and the state in India. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2002.
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K, Chakraborty A., Daniel T. D, Chaturvedi Gunjan, and ActionAid India, eds. Tuberculosis control in India: Developing role of NGOs. Bangalore: ActionAid India, 1996.
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Khan, Azeez Mehdi. Shaping policy: Do NGOs matter? : lessons from India. New Delhi: Society for Participatory Research in Asia, 1997.
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Kamat, Sangeeta. Development hegemony: NGOs and the state in India. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2002.
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All India Sociological Conference (22nd 1996 Dept. of Sociology, Kolhapur University). NGOs and development: The Indian scenario. Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2004.
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Mathiot, Elizabeth Moen. NGOs and grassroots in development work in South India. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1998.
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McCarthy, Annie. "Solutions." In Children and NGOs in India, 102–22. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge ASAA South Asian series: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003100416-8.
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McCarthy, Annie. "Photo-essay." In Children and NGOs in India, 94–101. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge ASAA South Asian series: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003100416-7.
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McCarthy, Annie. "Development." In Children and NGOs in India, 21–46. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge ASAA South Asian series: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003100416-3.
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McCarthy, Annie. "Fun and dreams." In Children and NGOs in India, 150–70. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge ASAA South Asian series: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003100416-11.
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McCarthy, Annie. "Handwashing as potential." In Children and NGOs in India, 125–49. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge ASAA South Asian series: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003100416-10.
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McCarthy, Annie. "Childhood." In Children and NGOs in India, 47–70. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge ASAA South Asian series: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003100416-4.
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McCarthy, Annie. "Conclusion." In Children and NGOs in India, 171–79. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge ASAA South Asian series: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003100416-12.
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McCarthy, Annie. "Introduction." In Children and NGOs in India, 1–18. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge ASAA South Asian series: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003100416-1.
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McCarthy, Annie. "Problem." In Children and NGOs in India, 73–93. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge ASAA South Asian series: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003100416-6.
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Tiwari, Meera, and Allan Brimicombe. "Using theatre as a data collection tool in menstrual health research in rural India." In Researching Development NGOs, 135–56. London: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003043584-11.
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Kuru, Dindi. "Braving Uncertainty in the Quest for a Cure: Cancer Care Access During the COVID-19 National Lockdown." In 4th International Conference on Public Health and Well-being. iConferences (Pvt) Ltd, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.32789/publichealth.2022.1012.
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This paper examines cancer care access during the nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19 in two states of India’s northeast. A semi-structured interview was conducted by purposive sampling of fifteen participants with cancers of the oral, lungs, stomach, breast and cervix, six key informant oncologists and four Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) facilitating cancer services. Ethical clearances were received from the study institutes. The data was coded and transcribed verbatim on emerging themes. The emerging themes were treatment delay, financial constraint, alternative medicine and bridging gaps by NGOs. Whereas, if financial status hampered access, harassment on availing care was encountered with choosing herbal medication in fear of chemotherapy, surgery and testimonials of relatives. However, support through NGO collaborations enhanced care efficiency for the health systems and cancer patients alike during the challenging times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lessons learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic extend beyond the functioning of a robust health system. Collaboration via sectors became pronounced during this uncertainty, thus, emerging resource pooling and zeal to take charge of one’s health. Cancer institutes could magnify these lessons on strengthening health systems for combating unforeseen pandemics. Keywords: cancer, COVID-19, India
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Akaya, Jim Ifeanyi. "Promoting Health Awareness Among Employees and Families by Partnering with NGOs-The Schlumberger India Success Story." In SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/111775-ms.
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Ibrahim, Marzia, and Anusha Sharma. "The National Coalition on the Education Emergency - Building Macro-Resilience in Response to the Pandemic." In Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning. Commonwealth of Learning, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56059/pcf10.7438.
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The pandemic has caused the near collapse of the already weak Indian public education system. Prolonged school closures along with caste, gender, and economic marginalisation are forcing children to endure malnutrition, physical and mental health challenges, child labour, and early marriages, in addition to learning deprivation. The system’s response has not reached the grassroots. NGOs across the country provide services at the ground level, but national-level coordination is insufficient. This paper studies the National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE), established by individuals and groups from across India, as a case of building macro-resilience, emphasising principles of equity, universal access, humane education, decentralised decision-making, and public investment. Through a critical examination of the work done by the NCEE on curating curricular resources (OERs), conducting and compiling research studies, developing policy tracking tools, networking with partners and collaborators, creating larger awareness, social mobilisation, advocacy and interacting with governments to inform their programs and policies, the paper will discuss challenges in the Indian education system and the attempts to address them within a federal state structure. It looks at why an integrated nationwide response to the crisis is necessary.
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Wright, Natasha C., Georgia Van de Zande, and Amos G. Winter. "Justification, Design, and Analysis of a Village-Scale Photovoltaic-Powered Electrodialysis Reversal System for Rural India." In ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2015-46521.
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This paper presents the merits of village-scale photovoltaic (PV) powered electrodialysis reversal (EDR) systems for rural India and the design and analysis of such a system built by the authors with planned testing to be completed in March 2015 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The requirements for the system include daily water output of 6–15 m3/day (enough potable water for the average village size of 2,000–5,000 people), removal of dissolved salts in addition to biological contaminants, photovoltaic power source, recovery ratio of greater than 85% and appropriate maintenance and service scheme. At present, most village-scale desalination systems use reverse osmosis (RO), however the managing NGOs have found the systems to be cost prohibitive in off-grid locations. EDR has the potential to be more cost effective than currently installed village-scale RO systems in off-grid locations due to the lower specific energy consumption of EDR versus RO at high recovery ratios. This leads to lower power system cost and overall capital expense. The system developed in this study is designed to validate whether the system requirements can be met in terms of recovery ratio, product water quality, specific energy consumption, and expected capital cost. The system is designed to desalinate 3600 ppm brackish groundwater to 350 ppm at a rate of 1.6 m3/hour and a recovery of 92%. This paper reviews the scope of the market for village scale desalination, existing groundwater salinity levels, and presents the design methodology and resulting system parameters for a village-scale PV-EDR field trial.
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Joglekar, Saurabha, and Savita Sangam. "Donor Analytics and Data Platform for Indian NGOs: A Digitization Approach." In 2022 5th International Conference on Advances in Science and Technology (ICAST). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icast55766.2022.10039631.
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Rauthan, Amit, Poonam Patil, Rajashree Aswath, Nitin Yashas, and Gaurav Ningade. "Immunotherapy in Patients with Lung Cancer with Driver Mutations: A Single-Centre Experience." In Annual Conference of Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (ISMPO). Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1735365.
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Abstract Introduction Immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment in metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without driver mutations. Trial data shows that programmed death-1/PDL1 blockade in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and other driver mutation positive lung cancers is not beneficial; and instead maybe detrimental. Here, we evaluated the efficacy of immune check point inhibitors in a series of patients with EGFR and other driver mutation–positive advanced NSCLC. Objectives This study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy of immune check point inhibitors in a series of patients with EGFR and other driver mutation–positive advanced NSCLC. Materials and Methods We retrospectively analyzed 75 patients which received PD1/PDL1 inhibitors for advanced NSCL between January 2017 and January 2020. Ten patients were detected to have driver mutations on either tumor tissue or blood by next-generation sequencing (NGS). PDL1 status was assessed on SP263 ventana platform. Results Out of 10 patients, 7 were male and 3 were female. EGFR was detected in six patients (three on tumor and three in blood NGS), MET exon 14 skipping mutation in two patients, and RAS mutation in two patients on NGS in blood. Immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy was given in 5 (50%) patients, immunotherapy + bevacizumab + chemotherapy in two (20%) and immunotherapy alone in three patients (30%). Immunotherapy was started as first line in four patients as tumor tissue was negative for EGFR, ALK, and ROS1 by single gene testing. The remaining six patients received immunotherapy on progression in the second or subsequent lines. On NGS testing at progression, EGFR mutation was detected in one patient, MET exon 14 skip mutation was detected in two patients, and RAS mutation was detected in two patients. Immunotherapy alone was used in three patients in view of advanced age and multiple comorbidities. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 5 months (range: 2–11 months). Two patients who received chemotherapy + bevacizumab + immunotherapy continue to do well without progression at 9 months. Conclusion PD1/PDL1 checkpoint inhibitors seem to have a limited impact in treatment in patients with driver mutations. Molecular testing by NGS is recommended either on tumor tissue or on blood by NGS if single gene testing for EGFR/ALK/ROS1 alterations is negative. We recommend not using single agent checkpoint inhibitors in molecular driven advanced NSCLC even with high PDL1 expression. We do see benefit in patients who received PD1/PDL1 inhibitors in combination with chemotherapy with bevacizumab. In conclusion, in patients with molecular-driven NSCLC who progress after standard therapy can be treated with PD1/PDL1 inhibitors, but this should always be given in combination with chemotherapy and bevacizumab.
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Prasad, V. S., and Sanjeev Kumar Singh. "Efforts in assimilating Indian satellite data in the NGFS and monitoring of their quality." In SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, edited by Tiruvalam N. Krishnamurti and Madhavan N. Rajeevan. SPIE, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2223550.
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Nayak, Debasish. "Keynote Talk: Community-based Development - Getting the City Back to the People." In 3rd International Conference on Community Engagement and Education for Sustainable Development. AIJR Publisher, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21467/proceedings.151.k6.
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The personality and character of a city are not formed in a day or even in a decade. These in fact are the result of centuries of growth in the course of which new elements are juxtaposed with older ones. Old buildings and older areas represent the history of communities, their tradition, heritage and culture through architecture and urban form, which give the city a distinct identity and lifestyle. In today’s pace of economic development, such historic sources are often perceived as merely inconvenient and are quickly replaced with buildings that appear contemporary. Citizens also get accustomed with their environment and gradually become less aware of it. Familiarity breeds contempt and city becomes a habit. This ignorance about Heritage together with the depressed economic conditions leads to radical change and destruction of the old city centres. Although, change in surrounding is inevitable, it is our combined responsibility to manage the change in a way that it is not detrimental to our heritage. Conservation is a means to ensure that the change in the surroundings is managed appropriately for present and future generations to enjoy the benefits of heritage. In India, the heritage conservation measures taken by various Government authorities are found to be inadequate. The situation has made Non-Government institutions and Individuals to initiate efforts in saving our heritage. The goal of heritage conservation at urban level can be realized through empowerment, capacity building of community besides a proactive role of the concerned governing bodies. The process involves a number of people from different professions with a varying degree of understanding regarding conservation. A Non-Government Organization can act as an interface between the local authorities and the community addressing their particular interest and concern towards the revitalization of their city. There are various efforts being undertaken in India (with a specific case study of the Walled city of Ahmedabad) to revive and revitalize the old city centers, mainly through community building and participation. Conservation at urban level requires an appropriate understanding of the old city centers and issues related to it and then calls for means of utilizing community resources and initiatives through community participation. At the same time it is also important to spread among the community that Heritage is never opposed to development. In contrast, heritage has a much wider power to inspire and move people towards the progress and development of their community. Heritage also provides landmarks; the community can identify with and give them a sense of belonging and a sense of its place in space and time. It carries connotation of pride, tradition, identity and quality and has the power to stir the emotions and build up group identities. An NGO or individual involved in conservation practice can reinforce this growing passion within the community in many different ways and ensure that once a community has learned it has the power to revive the city; it will be tempted to use it again and again.
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Perumal, Thamizoli, Balasubramanian Kothandaraman, and Kamaraj Keppanan. "Emergence of Traditional Women Goat Rearers to a Corporate Company: The Role of Open and Distance Learning and Life Long Learning Programme." In Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning. Commonwealth of Learning, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56059/pcf10.5619.
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Learning needs of the farming community is massive but the opportunities available to address the needs are limited. Farming practices are changing very fast due to multiple reasons like climate crisis, globalization, and demands from the markets, technology advancements etc., hence the farmers learning needs are changing fast. Increasing use of mobile phones, higher penetration rate in rural India and advantages of Mobile Learning made mobile phones an effective learning tool particularly among the women farmers whose mobility and opportunities for learning is restricted due to various socio economic and cultural factors. In the year 2009 around 300 women goat rearers who are members of Self Help Groups received credit from a commercial bank for buying goats, the trust and credibility strengthened the bond and helped the women to receive continuous credit support. For better management of goat rearing and to ensure profit these women showed interest to learn about improved management practices. To meet the demands of the women goat rarers Vidiyal an NGO and Vidivelli a Community Based Organization together introduced mobile based Life long learning for Farmers (L3F) programme with the support of Commonwealth of Learning. The lessons were disseminated through simple button phones as voice messages on daily basis. With the support of the National Bank for Agriculture and Development around 2500 women goat rearers came together in 2014 and registered a Farmers Producer Organization (FPO) called ‘Theni Women Goat rearers Producer Company’. Now the company is managed by a set of women goat rearers, it has provided dividend to its shareholders for the last four years. The company is emerging as a model in the region, other 12 such FPOs in the region are now joined with this and created a consortium of FPOs for mutual learning and to leverage the scale in the business. // The paper will discuss in detail about the characteristics of the learners, learning needs of the farmers, pedagogical approach adopted, learning outcomes, access and experiences of mobile phones for learning, gender constrains etc. It will also discuss about the FPOs management, how the women farmers become corporate literates and managing the company successfully.
Reports on the topic "NGOS in India"
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Townsend, John. Technical assistance for expanding contraceptive choice in India. Population Council, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh1995.1017.
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One of the roles of the ANE OR/TA Project in India was to participate in policy dialogues with national counterparts, in the public sector and among NGOs, about expanding contraceptive choices, and to provide technical assistance for facilitating changes in service-delivery procedures. The public sector provides five contraceptive methods through its 11,500 hospitals and primary health care facilities. NGOs, private physicians, and pharmacies have access to a broader range of brands. While India is one of the world's leaders in contraceptive research, in recent years products have come to market slowly. New technology is often embraced, however the cost of contraceptive options is not trivial in the Indian context. As stated in this report, the OR Project became formally involved in the effort to expand contraceptive choices in 1993 at the request of the USAID Mission in India. The Secretary of Family Welfare supported concerns for quality and choice as part of the preparation for the International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo, September 1994. Similar recommendations were made during development of a draft national population policy.
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Priyamvada, Preeta, Shantanu Menon, and Kushagra Merchant. Atma: Education , Inclusion and Acceleration. Indian School Of Development Management, June 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.58178/2306.1024.
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Since its inception in 2007, Atma, an “accelerator” for education NGOs in India, has been providing strategic consulting and capacity building services to non-profits and voluntary organizations in the education sector. This case study traces the journey of Atma, the core strengths of this organization and the support it has provided to the ecosystem of education NGOs in India. Atma has a team of young and qualified professionals, most of whom have made a shift from their corporate careers to the development sector. The case explores this trend and attempts to understand the motivation behind such crossovers. Notably, Atma also runs a volunteering program placing skilled professionals from the private sector into its partner NGOs where their management experience can contribute effectively to the organizational development and growth potential of these partner organizations. The way these partners have benefitted from such a collaboration with Atma draws attention to a critical need of small and mid-size NGOs in India: that of capacity building support to enable them to mobilise their resources and develop capabilities to be able to deal with any roadblocks on their path of development work.
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Bano, Masooda, and Zeena Oberoi. Embedding Innovation in State Systems: Lessons from Pratham in India. Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-rise-wp_2020/058.
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The learning crisis in many developing countries has led to searches for innovative teaching models. Adoption of innovation, however, disrupts routine and breaks institutional inertia, requiring government employees to change their way of working. Introducing and embedding innovative methods for improving learning outcomes within state institutions is thus a major challenge. For NGO-led innovation to have largescale impact, we need to understand: (1) what factors facilitate its adoption by senior bureaucracy and political elites; and (2) how to incentivise district-level field staff and school principals and teachers, who have to change their ways of working, to implement the innovation? This paper presents an ethnographic study of Pratham, one of the most influential NGOs in the domain of education in India today, which has attracted growing attention for introducing an innovative teaching methodology— Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) – with evidence of improved learning outcomes among primary-school students and adoption by a number of states in India. The case study suggests that while a combination of factors, including evidence of success, ease of method, the presence of a committed bureaucrat, and political opportunity are key to state adoption of an innovation, exposure to ground realities, hand holding and confidence building, informal interactions, provision of new teaching resources, and using existing lines of communication are core to ensuring the co-operation of those responsible for actual implementation. The Pratham case, however, also confirms existing concerns that even when NGO-led innovations are successfully implemented at a large scale, their replication across the state and their sustainability remain a challenge. Embedding good practice takes time; the political commitment leading to adoption of an innovation is often, however, tied to an immediate political opportunity being exploited by the political elites. Thus, when political opportunity rather than a genuine political will creates space for adoption of an innovation, state support for that innovation fades away before the new ways of working can replace the old habits. In contexts where states lack political will to improve learning outcomes, NGOs can only hope to make systematic change in state systems if, as in the case of Pratham, they operate as semi-social movements with large cadres of volunteers. The network of volunteers enables them to slow down and pick up again in response to changing political contexts, instead of quitting when state actors withdraw. Involving the community itself does not automatically lead to greater political accountability. Time-bound donor-funded NGO projects aiming to introduce innovation, however large in scale, simply cannot succeed in bringing about systematic change, because embedding change in state institutions lacking political will requires years of sustained engagement.
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Pickard, Justin, Shilpi Srivastava, Mihir R. Bhatt, and Lyla Mehta. SSHAP In-Focus: COVID-19, Uncertainty, Vulnerability and Recovery in India. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/sshap.2021.011.
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This paper addresses COVID-19 in India, looking at how the interplay of inequality, vulnerability, and the pandemic has compounded uncertainties for poor and marginalised groups, leading to insecurity, stigma and a severe loss of livelihoods. A strict government lockdown destroyed the incomes of farmers and urban informal workers and triggered an exodus of migrant workers from Indian cities, a mass movement which placed additional pressures on the country's rural communities. Elsewhere in the country, lockdown restrictions and pandemic response have coincided with heatwaves, floods and cyclones, impeding disaster response and relief. At the same time, the pandemic has been politicised to target minority groups (such as Muslims, Dalits), suppress dissent, and undermine constitutional values. The paper focuses on how COVID-19 has intersected with and multiplied existing uncertainties faced by different vulnerable groups and communities in India who have remained largely invisible in India's development story. With the biggest challenge for government now being to mitigate the further fall of millions of people into extreme poverty, the brief also reflects on pathways for recovery and transformation, including opportunities for rural revival, inclusive welfare, and community response. This brief is based on a review of existing published and grey literature, and 23 interviews with experts and practitioners from 12 states in India, including representation from domestic and international NGOs, and local civil society organisations. It was developed for the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) by Justin Pickard, Shilpi Srivastava, Lyla Mehta (IDS), and Mihir R. Bhatt. Some of the cases draw on ongoing research of the TAPESTRY project, which explores bottom-up transformations in marginal environments across India and Bangladesh.
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Gurung, M. B., Uma Pratap, N. C. T. D. Shrestha, H. K. Sharma, N. Islam, and N. B. Tamang. Beekeeping Training for Farmers in Afghanistan: Resource Manual for Trainers [in Urdu]. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.53055/icimod.564.
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Beekeeping contributes to rural development by supporting agricultural production through pollination and by providing honey, wax, and other products for home use and sale. It offers a good way for resource-poor farmers in the Hindu Kush Himalayas to obtain income, as it requires only a small start-up investment, can be carried out in a small space close to the home, and generally yields profits within a year of operation. A modern approach to bee management, using frame hives and focusing on high quality, will help farmers benefit most fully from beekeeping. This manual is designed to help provide beekeepers with the up-to-date training they need. It presents an inclusive curriculum developed through ICIMOD’s work with partner organizations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal, supported by the Austrian Development Agency. A wide range of stakeholders – trainers, trainees, government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), associations and federations, and private entrepreneurs – were engaged in the identification of curriculum needs and in development and testing of the curriculum. The manual covers the full range of beekeeping-related topics, including the use of bees for crop pollination; production of honey, wax and other hive products; honey quality standards; and using value chain and market management to increase beekeepers’ benefits. It also includes emerging issues and innovations regarding such subjects as indigenous honeybees, gender and equity, integrated pest management, and bee-related policy. The focus is on participatory hands-on training, with clear explanations in simple language and many illustrations. The manual provides a basic resource for trainers and field extension workers in government and NGOs, universities, vocational training institutes, and private sector organizations, and for local trainers in beekeeping groups, beekeeping resource centres, cooperatives, and associations, for use in training Himalayan farmers. Individual ICIMOD regional member countries are planning local language editions adapted for their countries’ specific conditions.
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Few, Roger, Mythili Madhavan, Narayanan N.C., Kaniska Singh, Hazel Marsh, Nihal Ranjit, and Chandni Singh. Voices After Disaster. Indian Institute for Human Settlements, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.24943/vad09.2021.
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This document is an output from the “Voices After Disaster: narratives and representation following the Kerala floods of August 2018” project supported by the University of East Anglia (UEA)’s GCRF QR funds. The project is carried out by researchers at UEA, the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, and Canalpy, Kerala. In this briefing, we provide an overview of some of the emerging narratives of recovery in Kerala and discuss their significance for post-disaster recovery policy and practice. A key part of the work was a review of reported recovery activities by government and NGOs, as well as accounts and reports of the disaster and subsequent activities in the media and other information sources. This was complemented by fieldwork on the ground in two districts, in which the teams conducted a total of 105 interviews and group discussions with a range of community members and other local stakeholders. We worked in Alleppey district, in the low-lying Kuttanad region, where extreme accumulation of floodwaters had been far in excess of the normal seasonal levels, and in Wayanad district, in the Western Ghats, where there had been a concentration of severe flash floods and landslides.
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Menon, Shantanu, Kushagra Merchant, Devika Menon, and Aruna Pandey. Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA): Instituting an ideal. Indian School Of Development Management, March 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.58178/2303.1021.
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This case study traces the journey of Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA), an NGO which was co-founded in Mumbai (erstwhile Bombay) in 1984 by a young graduate Minar Pimple along with a group of his lecturers and peers from the Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work, together looking to evolve an indigenous model of social work practice. To say that times have changed in India since YUVA’s inception 38 years ago would be an understatement. Despite this, the organization’s spirit continues to echo its founding purpose and values, and provide a space in which the most marginalised of young and like-minded people can come together, understand their rights and responsibilities as citizens, and work together towards shared ideals. Even today, the majority of the people who work with YUVA (meaning “youth”) come from marginalised backgrounds. Such talent composition is not the norm, even in civil society. Seeded with feminist ideals—in particular that of nurturing a careful and life-long sensitivity for the socio-politically marginalised, and standing by them in their strive for social justice—YUVA’s historical record is a statement of how a steadfast commitment to principles can eventually find home in a settled and satisfying practice. This case study lays out both what that historical record speaks and what it speaks between the lines. What the record directly speaks of is the radical milieu in which YUVA came into being, how it became a significant civil society presence in its own right, how it multiplied new initiatives, and how it underwent a difficult leadership transition and financial stresses, yet strived hard to remain relevant. Between the lines, the record hints at how an alert, attuned and active academic milieu constitutes a real treasure—a reminder that perhaps seems appropriate for the times; and narrates the story of how a feminist organization deeply committed to social justice operates from the inside, of the people who make it and how they make and remake it. organizations of this nature have an important place in the annals of Indian civil society but have not received a proportionate space within the documented field of organizational development and talent management. This case study provides an opportunity for learners to explore the idea, relevance and practices of a feminist organization, through the travails and triumphs of one of the oldest ones in India.
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Idris, Iffat. LGBT Rights and Inclusion in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Institute of Development Studies (IDS), February 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2021.067.
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This review looks at the extent to which LGBT rights are provided for under law in a range of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and the record on implementation/enforcement, as well as approaches to promote LGBT rights and inclusion. SIDS covered are those in the Caribbean, Pacific, and Atlantic-Indian Ocean-South China Sea (AIS) regions. The review draws on a mixture of grey literature (largely from international development agencies/NGOs), academic literature, and media reports. While the information on the legal situation of LGBT people in SIDS was readily available, there was far less evidence on approaches/programmes to promote LGBT rights/inclusion in these countries. However, the review did find a number of reports with recommendations for international development cooperation generally on LGBT issues. Denial of LGBT rights and discrimination against LGBT people is found to varying extents in all parts of the world. It is important that LGBT people have protection in law, in particular the right to have same-sex sexual relations; protection from discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation; and the right to gender identity/expression. Such rights are also provided for under international human rights conventions such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, while the Sustainable Development Goals are based on the principle of ‘leave no one behind'.
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Bano, Masooda. In Need of Fresh Thinking: What Pratham’s Experience of Mobilising Communities Says about Current Development Thinking about Community Participation in Education. Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), July 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-rise-wp_2022/100.
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For more than two decades, the international development community has advocated that establishing school-based management committees to involve communities to monitor and hold teachers, principals, and district government officials accountable would improve state schooling in developing countries; yet the evidence to sustain this claim to date remains questionable. Considering the case of Pratham, the largest education NGO in India, which is widely recognised as having developed a successful model to improve learning outcomes among children in state schools and is known for doing it through active community engagement, this paper questions whether the current development thinking on best modes of engaging communities to improve learning outcomes in state schools needs fresh thinking. The paper questions the validity of the two central assumptions underpinning the school-based management model: that better-informed communities will become involved in education activities with some mobilisation and training; and that engaged communities will be able to hold to account front-line state officials, starting with teachers and principals and moving on to the district government officials. Pratham’s experience shows that dissemination of information about benefits of education does not automatically result in community engagement; instead, people are motivated to become involved on the basis of individual-based incentives. Equally, it shows that for a community to influence the actions of front-line staff, it is important to develop a co-operative and supportive relationship, instead of focusing on accountability. Pratham’s experience thus shows that there is much scope for fresh thinking within the international development community on how to engage communities in developing countries in improving learning outcomes in state schools.
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Cost of care and support services for PLHA: Implications for the financial sustainability of nongovernmental organizations. Population Council, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/hiv2002.1011.
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As HIV/AIDS prevalence increases, providers of care and support services will face greater demand for their services. The ability of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to help meet this increased demand will be influenced in part by their ability to control the cost of their services while generating sufficient revenue to meet expenses. The Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE) in Chennai, India, was one of the earliest providers of integrated care and support services in South India and currently serves clients from the four South Indian states. This brief highlights the key findings of a study that investigated the cost of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) services offered by YRG CARE. This research is part of a larger study conducted by YRG CARE and Horizons that examines the scale-up of care and support services in South India.