by Smita Kumar, Veena Srinivasan | Apr 8, 2025 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs
How Can Social-Sector Organisations Find Solutions to Pressing Challenges? Photo by Nabina Chakraborty When creating the Green Rural Economy platform to connect solution-seekers with providers in the development sector, we faced a tricky problem: most organisations...
by Smita Kumar, Veena Srinivasan | Apr 6, 2025 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs
Lessons from Netflix Matchmaker ‘Sima Aunty’ for Nonprofits The Green Rural Economy team in discussion with staff at the Development Support Centre’s field office in Mehsana, Gujarat regarding how solutions such as well monitoring and water budgeting function at...
by Smita Kumar, Veena Srinivasan, Gargi Anand | Mar 1, 2025 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs
The Green Rural Economy Initiative: ‘Servicifying’ the Social Sector A focus group discussion with community resource persons in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh. Photo by Gargi Anand The Why: Communities Don’t Know Where to Find Solutions to the Problems They...
by Shivangi Behera, Smita Kumar | Aug 23, 2024 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs
The Odisha Sandbox: Advancing the Green Rural Economy Through a Place-Based Approach Gram Swabhiman meeting with Socratus Foundation and Goonj in Mahakalpara block, Kendrapara, Odisha. Credit: Shivangi Behera Much like a literal sandbox one would find in a children’s...
by Gargi Anand, Smita Kumar | Jul 30, 2024 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs
From Pilots to Scale: We Are Documenting Knowledge to Spread Effective Rural Solutions A community resource person or Sakhi conducting an Aajeevika Paathshala (a school for farmers to train them on climate resilient agricultural practices and sustainable livelihoods)...
