Unravelling the Threads of Gendered Labour Force Participation
The discourse on gender and labour force participation has undergone a significant transformation, with an increased focus on understanding the factors that are responsible for the disparity between men and women’s gender workforce participation. While the rise and fall of women’s workforce participation has been heavily documented, the major reasons that have been identified are: […]
Understanding Dropout Trajectories and Resilience Factors among Adolescent Girls in Jharkhand: An Evaluation of Aangan India’s School and Safety Model
Jharkhand continues to record high dropout rates among adolescent girls despite efforts by the state government and civil society organisations. This is largely due to multiple factors such as high prevalence of poverty, migration, child marriage, burden of unpaid care work, and more. To address this issue, Aangan Trust, a Delhi-based organisation, with their primary […]
Improving Lives and Livelihoods by Building Women’s Capacities in Craft
The project focuses on development and implementation of capacity building modules for artisans in Bagalkot and Channapatna based on understanding of gaps between needs of artisans and existing skill development programmes.
Community Education on Gender and Diversity in Karnataka Public Libraries
The purpose of this action-research project is to develop an empowerment-based mentorship model for adolescent boys and girls, with an emphasis on developing their critical thinking skills.
Mapping of Child Vulnerability in Cities and Responses by City Governments
This project aims to map the vulnerabilities of children in urban settings and evaluate the responses of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in creating child-friendly cities.
Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) based Analysis with reference to Gender Violence in Public Spaces
This study intends to enhance the comprehensiveness of Gender-Responsive Budgeting by analysing data from two CBPS projects and developing a robust GRB framework to study diverse policies through a holistic, evidence-based approach.
Strengthening Decentralised Educational Planning through STARS
The project aimed to strengthen decentralised education planning and management across six states that are part of the World Bank’s STARS (Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States) initiative.
Analysis of Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) budgets and expenditure and the approach of five nationally important schemes across five states
This study assesses the effectiveness of IEC strategies in five major Centrally Sponsored Schemes across diverse Indian states, aiming to enhance budget utilisation, implementation, and outreach.
Evaluation of Thousand Schools Programme
This study evaluated phase 1 of the Thousand School Programme, focusing on its design, implementation, and impact on education and community adoption.
Protecting and Enhancing Early Childhood Development (ECD) during Covid-19 Crisis in Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat
The project aims to create an ideal ECD model using a quality framework, estimate costs and investment shortfalls, and provide detailed reports to guide optimal resource allocation for ECD services in India.