COVID-19

₹ 226 Lakhs

(2021-2022)

₹ 408 Lakhs | 2020-2021

Urgent need. Unseen communities.

COVID-19 created an urgent need to support communities and people who were already marginalised. The twin challenges of the pandemic and extant marginalisation entwine, mutate, and grow in lethality. Our immediate work is aimed at supporting those who are unseen through current grantees as well as thinking through more systemic changes necessary for future threats.

₹ 226 Lakhs

(2021-2022)

₹ 408 Lakhs | 2020-2021

Grantees

Dusty Foot Foundation

Leveraging the power of youth in conservation action and social change.

Current Grantee

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GiveIndia | Give Foundation

Giving Made Simple

Current Grantee

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Institute of Public Health

Creating an equitable, integrated, decentralised and participatory health system

Current Grantee

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Mithra Trust

A platform for survivors of sexual, physical, emotional, and gender-based violence

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Uninhibited

De-stigmatising menstrual, sexual and reproductive health

Current Grantee

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Aman Biradari Trust

Youth for Justice and Peace

Past Grantee

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CounterMedia Trust

People-centred Journalism

Past Grantee

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Dhrupad Society

Promoting Interest and Education in Drupad

Past Grantee

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Let’s TALK / Manah Wellness

Helpline for Mental Health

Past Grantee

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Samaj Pragati Sahayog

Past Grantee

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SJMC

Healthcare for the Medically Underserved

Past Grantee

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Spreading Hope Foundation

Saving Lives through Pledged Organs

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Sumanasa Foundation

Supporting Marginalized Artists

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UMEED

Women and sustainable empowerment

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COVID-19 | Civil Society

Networks of Care: Partnerships for Relief and Support during the COVID-19 Second Wave in Karnataka

Abstract In 2020, India witnessed a national lockdown to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, heavily impacting access to food and livelihoods, particularly for the country’s most vulnerable groups. An estimated hundred million workers lost their jobs between April – May 2020 due to the imposition of the lockdown. In 2021, the second wave of COVID-19 […]

Feb 1, 2022 | Report

Active Citizenship | Civil Society | COVID-19

What has COVID-19 taught us about disaster response? | IDR

Civil society organisations became the first responders during the #Covid19. Read about their response to the second wave as well as 4 key take-aways from it that can help us prepare for future disasters. Written by Natasha Joshi & Sahana Jose of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies for India Development Review. If you were a disaster, where would […]

Oct 28, 2021 | Article

Animal Welfare | COVID-19 | Climate & Biodiversity

Why Shutting Down Reserves to Prevent Covid Transmission to Tigers is a Questionable Move

A blanket ban could endanger wildlife and human livelihoods. India must seize opportunity to innovate to live with and reduce the risk from the inevitable future contagion * India’s Project Tiger is a success by any measure. Our 51 tiger reserves now boast of at least 3,000 tigers. More and more Indians flock to safari […]

Jun 14, 2021 | Article

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