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 Lakshmi Pranuti Choppakatla | Oct 1, 2024 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs
GRE Success Stories: Fostering Collaboration for Rural Development GRE Clinic aims to bring together knowledge seekers and providers. Credit: Ananya Revanna. At the end of 2023, we piloted the ‘GRE Clinic’ to bring together seekers and providers of information. These...
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)...
