The projects behind the programmes.
A programme describes an area of work. An initiative is a specific thing running in a specific place, with a name, a start date and numbers we publish - including the ones that disappoint us.
12
Named initiatives
11
States
5
Scaling now
- ScalingUttar Pradesh · since 2020
Connected Classrooms
A connected, maintained computer lab in every government secondary school in the districts we work in.
- 310
- Labs
- 94%
- Still running at 12 months
- 78,000
- Students with access
- 3 yr
- Funding commitment
Part of Digital inclusion and connectivity
- ScalingBihar · since 2021
Digital Didi
Women trained as their village's paid digital helper - the person who fills the form, makes the claim, spots the scam.
- 1,150
- Digital Didis
- 290,000
- Claims assisted
- 72%
- Still practising at 2 years
- ₹6,400
- Median monthly earning
Part of Women in technology
- RunningOdisha · since 2021
Signal in the Storm
Pre-staged emergency communications in cyclone-prone coastal districts, ready before the season starts.
- 31
- Kits staged
- 9
- Responses
- < 12 h
- Target to first link
- 6
- Districts covered
Part of Emergency communications and relief
- ScalingUttar Pradesh · since 2020
First Job
A sixteen-week telecom and IT course for school leavers, ending in a placement and a year of mentoring.
- 4,800
- Graduates
- 71%
- Placed in 6 months
- 12 mo
- Mentoring
- 38
- Hiring partners
Part of Education and youth skills
- RunningRajasthan · since 2022
Clinic Connect
Telemedicine at primary health centres, with the follow-up calling that decides whether a referral happens.
- 88
- Centres connected
- 34,000
- Consultations
- 76%
- Referrals confirmed
- 6
- Specialties
Part of Health access
- RunningMaharashtra · since 2019
Every Drop
Water points funded with their maintenance built in, and quarterly testing published whatever it shows.
- 540
- Water points
- 91%
- Functional at 24 months
- Quarterly
- Testing
- 230,000
- People served
Part of Clean water and sanitation
- ScalingDelhi NCR · since 2022
Second Life
Corporate electronic waste taken back to certified recyclers, and usable machines rebuilt for device libraries.
- 62 t
- Recycled
- 4,300
- Devices refurbished
- 70
- Corporate donors
- 100%
- Certified destination
Part of Environment and climate
- ScalingKarnataka · since 2022
She Builds Networks
Field engineering training for women, including the accommodation and transport that decide whether they can take the job.
- 1,400
- Trained
- 64%
- In role at 12 months
- 6 mo
- Accommodation support
- 22
- Employer partners
Part of Women in technology
- RunningKerala · since 2023
Grandparents' Line
A weekly call from the same volunteer, and a device set up so older people can reach migrated family themselves.
- 4,100
- Older people
- 980
- Volunteers
- Weekly
- Call cadence
- 34
- Day centres
Part of Elderly care and connection
- RunningMadhya Pradesh · since 2021
Back to Class
Bridge teaching that returns out-of-school children to grade level, and the small costs that keep them there.
- 5,600
- Children enrolled
- 83%
- Returned to school
- 2
- Years tracked
- 120
- Bridge teachers
Part of Child welfare and protection
- PilotAssam · since 2022
Market Link
Aggregation, grading and a second buyer to call - so a small producer has a price to negotiate.
- 2,400
- Producers
- +41%
- Median income change
- 2
- Seasons run
- Pilot
- Stage
Part of Livelihoods and rural enterprise
- PilotNagaland · since 2023
Open Archive
Recording endangered languages and crafts properly, with rights kept by the communities they came from.
- 11
- Languages
- 18,000
- Archive items
- 240
- Apprenticeships
- Open
- Default access
Part of Arts, culture and heritage
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Most of these are funded by a single CSR partner who took one district and stayed for three years. That is the arrangement that works best for everyone, including the village.
