Public Policy Advisory Archives

Internships at Athena Infonomics: In Their Own Words
By John Harvey
An internship at Athena Infonomics allows you to develop, both professionally and by creating an impact in people’s everyday...
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Include Women in Decision Making to Mitigate the Effects of Drought
By Chloé Beaudet
The drought that India has suffered in recent weeks shows that water security has become a major challenge in...
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World Water Week 2019: WASH Updates
By John Harvey
We’re looking forward to our participation in the upcoming World Water Week in Stockholm. In anticipation of the event,...
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Field Diary: Fecal Sludge Management and Monitoring in Kampala
By Jacinta Nekesa Nangabo & Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)
Field visit takeaways from a recent field visit to Kampala, Uganda for our BMGF funded project on developing an…
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Field Diary: From Sewerage to Sanitation for all in Lusaka
By Chris Elliot & Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC)
Field visit takeaways from a recent field visit to Lusaka, Zambia for our BMGF funded project on developing an…
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Field Diary: Climate Change and Water Management (iAdapt)
By Rachel Damery, Lindsey Fincham, Alexandra Hamilton, and Anuja Mohapatra
To learn about this IDRC grant funded project on Integrated Rural Urban Water Management for Climate based Adaptations in...
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Field Diary: Piped Water Supply in Mandalay, Myanmar
By Mael Balac
Field visit takeaways from a recent field visit to Mandalay, Myanmar for our IGC funded project on piped water…
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Internships at Athena Infonomics: Develop through Data
By John Harvey
An internship at Athena Infonomics allows you to develop, both professionally and by creating an impact in people’s everyday...
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When the Pits Fill Up: A Day in the Life of Sanitation Workers in Urban India
By C.S. Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray
India’s flagship sanitation program, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), highlights both the importance of latrine use, and also of “safe...
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Making ‘Digital India’ Work for Women
By Devkanya Chakravarty
India’s Cellphone Gender Gap About a fortnight before International Women’s Day, GSMA’s Mobile Gender Gap Report (2018) estimated that...
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Field Diary: Improving and Expanding Agricultural Micro-insurance for Indian Farmers
By Karina Asbjørnsen and Irene Rivera Calderón
To learn about Athena’s social impact bond supporting Indian farmers to increase micro-insurance uptake, click here. The Context: Vulnerability...
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Field Diary: Assessing Matching Grants in Nepal (PACT)
By Anusha Ghosh
To learn about Athena’s independent assessment for PACT Nepal on matching grants for small holder farmers, click here. Nepal:...
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Violence Against Women: The Cyclical Connection with Unpaid Labor
By Maria Jose
Violence against women is a symptom of a much larger problem. A symptom produced by a whirlpool of competing...
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Where There Are No Sewers: The Toilet Cleaners of Lucknow
By C.S. Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray
On this World Toilet Day, let’s turn the spotlight behind the scenes of the sanitation chain, on those who...
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Ending Open Defecation in Rural India: Re-thinking our ‘Subsidy Policy’ and ‘Swacchagrahi Strategy’
By Deepa Karthykeyan
World Toilet Day presents us with the opportunity to analyse issues surrounding both toilet access and usage, particularly open...
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World Toilet Day: From the Field
By Athena Infonomics Team
World Toilet Day is a reminder for development actors of the Sustainable Development Goal’s 2030 target. Namely, to ensure...
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Urban Planning and Development: The Indian Challenge
By Dr. Shovan K. Saha
Although it took 40 years for Urban India to grow to 230 million, it will take only half of…
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Field Diary: Climate Change and Water Management (iAdapt)
By Ansu Alexander
Field visit takeaways from a recent field visit to Vijayawada, India for our IDRC funded project on water management…
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Adult Literacy: The Neglected Aspect of Literacy
By Aditi Gupta
Literacy has been recognized as a right by UNESCO and several other international conventions such as the Convention on...
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Literacy in an Electronic Age: A Perspective
By Dr. Rajarshi Singh
While experts and practitioners of Literacy do not agree on how literacy is to be defined and understood, there...
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Why we need to Recognize the Gendered Impacts of Enforced Disappearances
By Maria Jose
Political upheavals and unstable regimes world-over have been stained with the practice of abducting and silencing opponents. People literally...
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Expanding Chennai: 4 Key Considerations for a Smooth Transition
By Praveen Ravi
With our head office and origins in Chennai (also known as Madras), Madras day is a focal point for...
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Field Diary: Hybridity in Education
By Dr. Rajarshi Singh
This International Youth Day, our Monitoring Learning and Evaluation Technical Lead shares his experience at a small village in...
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India’s Child Labor Problem: Could Education Reforms be the Solution?
By Dr. Rajarshi Singh
The world’s third largest economy, India, is home to a third of the world’s poor, with 22% of its...
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Mental Health and Maternal Morbidity: A Neglected Dimension in Maternal Health
By Anupama Ramaswamy
With declining rates of maternal mortality worldwide, researchers are recognizing the importance of addressing maternal morbidity. Progress in maternal...
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