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Clients - Past & Present

Our work with our clients generally adopts the VISTAR approach developed by ILID since it has found significant relevance and applicability to the work of the development sector as a whole. Our work ranges from strategic planning to creation of systems & processes to training & capacity building to counseling and project management training.

Akshara Foundation - Every child in school and learning well

Established in the year 2000, Akshara Foundation focuses on quality child education– that every child in Bangalore is in school and learning well. In just a few years they have touched the lives of over 85,000 children.

To know more about Akshara, please visit: http://www.akshara.org

Janaagraha - The life force of the people

Janaagraha is a citizen's movement based in Bangalore committed to increasing citizen participation in local government: the practice of participatory democracy. It runs campaigns that engage citizens, government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and corporate institutions, each stakeholders with an interest in a better Bangalore.

For more on Janaagraha , please visit: http://www.janaagraha.org

eGovernments Foundation - Technology for Social Change

eGovernments Foundation is a registered not-for-profit trust whose mission is to provide an eGovernance Software System for use in Corporations and Municipalities all across India - for free. The goal of the eGovernance system is to improve Governance in India, and bring about accountability and transparency through the effective use of IT and Process Re-engineering.
eGovernments Foundation has thus far developed the eGovern Platform and four main software applications for computerization of city corporations, which are:

  • Property Tax System
  • GIS application
  • Birth & Death Registration and
  • Public Grievances

eGovernments Software is currently being installed by the Bangalore Mahanagar Pailke, the Directorate of Municipal Corporation, Karnataka for deploying in 57 cities across Karnataka, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Punjab Government, West Bengal government, and other invitations are pouring in.

To know more about eGovernments Foundation, please visit http://www.egovernments.org

Saathi – Focusing on youth living on the train platforms

This NGO is engaged in rescuing runaway children found on railway platforms and placing them back in their homes. Saathi helps Government homes to trace parents of the children from different states, train their staff, and involve citizens for better management. In Karnataka, the Government runs 28 homes, housing 500 children and repatriates 200 children per year.

Saathi spends Rs. 2000 per child, all costs inclusive. In Maharashtra, Mumbai's two homes have a thousand children.

For more on Saathi, please visit http://www.saathi.org

Project Prathibha Poshak

Pratibha Poshak is an effort by Vidya Poshak (a society for development of education) and Prerana, an NGO to support meritorious students facing financial difficulty in continuing higher education. It has provided financial assistance to more than 1500 students to the extent of Rs. 5 million.

Timely support has helped:

  • Bright students who otherwise would have discontinued their higher education
  • Students in choosing the right institution & courses
  • Lower operating costs - 85% to student beneficiaries
  • Provide entrance exam coaching to ensure better ranks for the students

To know more about this project, visit http://www.vidyaposhak.org/PratibhaPoshak.html

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG)

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) came into existence in 1985, as a non profit, voluntary professional citizens’ group. Its mission is to deal with consumer protection issues, such as:

  • Issues affecting citizens such as lack of urban planning and poor governance
  • Environmental problems

Janalakshmi/Sanghamitra

Sanghamithra, a micro-finance institution, was set up with the help of Myrada (an NGO managing rural development programmes) and is currently operating in the micro-credit space in Bangalore. It services the urban poor through self-help group loans. Sanghamithra has been constrained in extending micro-credit to the bottom-end urban poor. However, there exists a sector above the bottom end of urban poor that has no access to formal credit (not fully serviced-NFS sector). JANALAKSHMI, a Financial Institution, is being set up to cater to the needs of this NFS sector.

ACUMEN Fund, New York

Acumen Fund is a global non-profit venture fund serving the four billion people living on less than $4 a day. Its aim is to create a blueprint for building financially sustainable and scalable organizations that deliver affordable, critical goods and services that elevate the lives of the poor. It adheres to a disciplined process in selecting and managing people’s philanthropic investments as well as in measuring the end results.

To know more about the Acumen Fund, please visit http://www.acumenfund.org

Grameen Koota

Grameen Koota was visualized in 1997, based on a book ‘Give US Credit’ by Alex Counts, giving an account of the impact of micro-credit on the lives of the poor in Bangladesh and USA. It started operations on 30th May 1999, as a Grameen Bank Replication Program, with the help of seed capital funding from Grameen Trust.

Grameen Koota lends to the poorest women in rural and urban areas, without collateral, using peer pressure and peer support. They envision building a Micro Finance Institution, which will eventually be owned, managed and used by poor women.

For more information, visit http://www.grameenkoota.org