Field Diary: Fecal Sludge Management and Monitoring in Kampala
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
Field visit takeaways from a recent field visit to Lusaka, Zambia for our BMGF funded project on developing an…
Field Diary: Climate Change and Water Management (iAdapt)
To learn about this IDRC grant funded project on Integrated Rural Urban Water Management for Climate based Adaptations in...
Field Diary: Piped Water Supply in Mandalay, Myanmar
Field visit takeaways from a recent field visit to Mandalay, Myanmar for our IGC funded project on piped water…
When the Pits Fill Up: A Day in the Life of Sanitation Workers in Urban India
India’s flagship sanitation program, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), highlights both the importance of latrine use, and also of “safe...
Making ‘Digital India’ Work for Women
India’s Cellphone Gender Gap About a fortnight before International Women’s Day, GSMA’s Mobile Gender Gap Report (2018) estimated that...
Field Diary: Improving and Expanding Agricultural Micro-insurance for Indian Farmers
To learn about Athena’s social impact bond supporting Indian farmers to increase micro-insurance uptake, click here. The Context: Vulnerability...
Field Diary: Assessing Matching Grants in Nepal (PACT)
To learn about Athena’s independent assessment for PACT Nepal on matching grants for small holder farmers, click here. Nepal:...
Violence Against Women: The Cyclical Connection with Unpaid Labor
Violence against women is a symptom of a much larger problem. A symptom produced by a whirlpool of competing...
Where There Are No Sewers: The Toilet Cleaners of Lucknow
On this World Toilet Day, let’s turn the spotlight behind the scenes of the sanitation chain, on those who...
Ending Open Defecation in Rural India: Re-thinking our ‘Subsidy Policy’ and ‘Swacchagrahi Strategy’
World Toilet Day presents us with the opportunity to analyse issues surrounding both toilet access and usage, particularly open...
World Toilet Day: From the Field
World Toilet Day is a reminder for development actors of the Sustainable Development Goal’s 2030 target. Namely, to ensure...
Urban Planning and Development: The Indian Challenge
Although it took 40 years for Urban India to grow to 230 million, it will take only half of…
Field Diary: Climate Change and Water Management (iAdapt)
Field visit takeaways from a recent field visit to Vijayawada, India for our IDRC funded project on water management…
Adult Literacy: The Neglected Aspect of Literacy
Literacy has been recognized as a right by UNESCO and several other international conventions such as the Convention on...
Literacy in an Electronic Age: A Perspective
While experts and practitioners of Literacy do not agree on how literacy is to be defined and understood, there...
Why we need to Recognize the Gendered Impacts of Enforced Disappearances
Political upheavals and unstable regimes world-over have been stained with the practice of abducting and silencing opponents. People literally...
Expanding Chennai: 4 Key Considerations for a Smooth Transition
With our head office and origins in Chennai (also known as Madras), Madras day is a focal point for...
Field Diary: Hybridity in Education
This International Youth Day, our Monitoring Learning and Evaluation Technical Lead shares his experience at a small village in...
India’s Child Labor Problem: Could Education Reforms be the Solution?
The world’s third largest economy, India, is home to a third of the world’s poor, with 22% of its...
Mental Health and Maternal Morbidity: A Neglected Dimension in Maternal Health
With declining rates of maternal mortality worldwide, researchers are recognizing the importance of addressing maternal morbidity. Progress in maternal...
Greater Research is Needed on Mental Health and Urban Planning in the Global South
The link between urban living and mental health has been long established, even as early as the 1900s when...
India Should Learn from the Progress of Others to Improve Women’s Presence in STEM
Women in STEM has been receiving a lot of media attention, such as the role of women engineers in...
Spouse’s Signature in Loan Contracts – Signing off on Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment
Microfinance programs are noted for their contribution and their potential in women’s socio-economic empowerment by providing financial services to...
Why Greater Representation of Women in Courtrooms is Essential for Advancing Access to Justice for Women
Today, in India, women represent a paltry 10.6% of judges presiding over India’s High Courts. The 24 High Courts...
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