Strategy

My career shift from the corporate sector to education brought in many answers on how I can contribute toward providing quality education to all children by being a part of the system. However, eventually it also made me realize that to be able to make a dent through my work, the efforts must be sustainable […]

The why India’s social issues, rooted in factors like poverty, inequality, a sizable population, and rapid economic development, are both diverse and complex. In the last five years, the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) recorded a dramatic improvement in poverty between 2015-16 and 2019-21. Approximately 135 million people (13.5 crore) moved out of multidimensional poverty […]

Historically, capacity building for education non-profits has usually focused on enhancing the knowledge and skills of teachers and educators, developing curriculum, and improving teaching methodologies and educational governance. The primary objective of capacity building is to improve the quality of education and holistic learning outcomes for students. However, over the last decade, education NGOs are […]

Surya Prakash Rai, in his piece, demonstrates how building capacities, and developing organizational focus with respect to work, go hand in hand.

Anish Kumar in the piece titled ‘Unpacking and Making Sense of ‘Capacity Building’’ discusses the various definitions and conceptual underpinnings of this idea, its evolution as a core strategy in development, and its relevance in the Indian context.