Learning in rural homes in the Corona Times – A Tribute to our Teachers
Mrs. Prabha Raman is a name you may not be familiar with but is a Hero that you must know. This is her story and how she is using digital tools to create a learning transformation in one of the most rural villages of Himachal Pradesh. Read on. It was the summer of 2019. We […]
Skill Development Programmes: Fighting COVID-19, Securing Livelihoods

Women across the world have been in the frontline to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. In HPPI’s entrepreneurship, education and community development projects, too, women have been contributing in fighting the spread of the coronavirus. From creating awareness posters to producing life-saving face masks — a very essential means of protection from the infection, women are […]
A story of hope from Rajasthan

This is Indra, a migrant worker from Madhya Pradesh. When the lockdown began, she set out on an arduous 650+ km journey from Pokhran to her home in Ratlam. Mid-way through the journey, she found respite at Maheswari Seva Sadan – a shelter home in Nathdwara where Akshaya Patra has been serving freshly cooked lunch […]
A story of hope from Rajasthan
This is Indra, a migrant worker from Madhya Pradesh. When the lockdown began, she set out on an arduous 650+ km journey from Pokhran to her home in Ratlam. Mid-way through the journey, she found respite at Maheswari Seva Sadan – a shelter home in Nathdwara where Akshaya Patra has been serving freshly cooked lunch […]
Different meanings to ‘rations’

Prayas is a social work demonstration project of the Criminology and Criminal Justice, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, established in 1990. Prayas’s focus is on service delivery, networking, training, research and documentation, and policy change with respect to the custodial/institutional rights and rehabilitation of socio-economically vulnerable individuals and groups. As Prayas engages in relief work […]
The Green COVID19 Commandos

“Women empowerment” the most fascinated word for all time discussion. But what does it actually means to the various sections of society differs. Somewhere in the belt of Vindhya range those women who were suffering from domestic violence, illegal alcoholism, gambling, started to raise their voice against these social evils with the youth team of […]
Online ICT Capacity building of Teachers during and after COVID

Anaadi Foundation has been offering free capacity building workshops for school and college teachers to make effective use of technology during this lockdown period. Thousands of children are out of school due to COVID and schools are exploring various ways of connecting to them. While some schools have been successful in adopting technology, several are […]
Nagpur Model for Food Security during #COVID19

At Nagpur Municipal Corporation, we have created a model for food security to make sure that no one in Nagpur Municipal Corporation region sleeps hungry during the current Covid pandemic.We call this as the Nagpur Model for Food Security. This model is a Public-Private People Partnership (PPPP) which NMC has created by partnering with our […]
Initiative in the Face of Adversity

Prayas is a social work demonstration project of the Criminology and Criminal Justice, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, established in 1990. Prayas’s focus is on service delivery, networking, training, research and documentation, and policy change with respect to the custodial/institutional rights and rehabilitation of socio-economically vulnerable individuals and groups. This case highlights the initiative shown […]
सेवा है यज्ञकुंड
नमस्कार, मैं जितेंद्र हेमंत पवार, हम सभी को पता है आज पूरा विश्व इस वैश्विक महामारी कोविड-19 कोरोना वाइरस से लड़ रहा है, निश्चित हम इस युद्ध मे विजयी होंगे। लगभग देशो की स्थिति इस समय गंभीर है, हर देश अपनी विवेक बुध्दि और सामर्थ्यता से इस महामारी को चुनोती दे रहा है ऐसे मे […]