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Social & Economic Empowerment
The ability & of governments to achieve their social and economic goals with limited resources depends upon the efficiency, transparency, and flexibility of public administration institutions. Despite progress, certain economies are marked by extreme social and economic inequality, particularly among women, girls, and marginalised and vulnerable groups, including those living with a disability.
We realise that mainstreaming gender is critical to achieving long-term development goals and improving people’s lives. We work in partnership with development agencies, governments, and civil societies to create solutions for achieving inclusive growth. We have successfully designed and implemented multi-faceted development interventions that integrate gender equality and social inclusion as cross-cutting issues in all social and economic programming aspects. This includes public sector reforms, community empowerment, and social and economic resilience building to transform the lives of women and girls. With an experience in policy development, capacity building, adaptive management, community mobilisation, behavior change communication, deepening social safety nets, beneficiary feedback analysis, poverty assessment, and evidence-based monitoring, we create inclusive and sustainable solutions.
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Thematic Focus
Community Empowerment for Advancing Equity
Gender and Social Inclusion Analysis and Mainstreaming in Developmental Programmes, Policies and Practices
Ending Systemic
Discrimination
Gender-based
Violence
Online Child
Sexual Exploitation
Social Protection and Safety
Nets
Social and Economic
Empowerment
Voice, Empowerment and
Accountability
Social and Behaviour Change to tackle discriminatory social and
gender norms
Effective States for Inclusive Development
Aid and Government
Effectiveness
Accountability and
Transparency of Public, Private
and Civil Society Institutions
Political Participation in
Democratic Processes and
Institutions
Public Administration and
Public Sector Reforms
Decentralisation and Local
Government Reforms
Gender Analysis, Gender Audits
and Gender Mainstreaming in
Governance Processes
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Key Projects
Manzil
MANZIL: Aspire to Achieve
Manzil enables access to quality vocational/skill education & economic opportunities to empower young girls aged 14-21 years to independently and make their own choices..
95,000+
girls trained on market-driven & aspirational vocational skills
28,000+
girls provided with apprenticeships, on-the-job training and job opportunities
1000+
villages across 6 districts reached
RajPusht
RAJPUSHT: Strengthening Care in the first 1,000 Days
RajPusht seeks to reduce the prevalence of low birth weight and wasting among children in five tribal districts of Rajasthan, India. The project follows a transformative pathway for improved maternal & child health by championing cash transfers for new mothers...
2,45,000+
women received cash benefits for buying nutritious food
1,39,000+
households counselled on the importance of nutrition for pregnant and lactating women and young children
21,000+
Frontline workers trained
2,00,000+
newborn’s weighed accurately through innovative digital weighing machines
23,000+
community meetings conducted
UDAAN
UDAAN: A 360 Degree Approach to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy
UDAAN, a five-year project aimed at reducing early marriage of girls and teenage pregnancy is being implemented in Rajasthan...
18,200+
child marriages and 28,000+ teenage pregnancies prevented
52,000+
additional girls enrolled in schools
600,000+
female users introduced to the new Injectable contraceptive method
