To enable people in Udaipur know the quality of their drinking water, spread awareness, and design measures to ensure safe drinking water quality in the region, we organised training workshops in Udaipur from 2 to 6 August 2022
Under our Photo-irradiation and Adsorption based Novel Innovations for Water-treatment (PANI-Water) Project, we conducted a study on seasonal variations in drinking water quality in six villages of Bundelkhand in April and July, 2022.
A total of 838 women in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh completed a digital literacy course held under Technology & Rural Advancement for Women Empowerment through Annihilating Gender Digital Divide (TARA WE ADD) project, in collaboration with Reliance Foundation.
Farmers and artisans of the Indian Micro Enterprises Development Foundation (IMEDF)-Scheme of Fund for the Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) clusters hoisted the Tricolor on the occasion of the 76th Independence Day.
Development Alternatives (DA) participated at a team retreat held as part of the programme 'Scale up and Sustainability of Second Chance Education and Vocational Learning Programme' by the UN Women on 28 and 29 July, 2022.
At the Rural India Colloquy, organised by Transform Rural India Foundation from 1 to 8 August, 2022, Shrashtant Patara and Kanika Verma from the DA Group spoke on 'India's Net Zero Resolve' and 'Inclusive Programme Design for Youth Action, respectively.
We, along with the Asian Development Research Institute, Patna, organised a 'Green Dialogue’ on 27 July, 2022 in Patna, Bihar. Organised as part of a series of dialogues, it aimed at discussing 'Greening the Priority Sectors for Sustainable Economic Recovery in Bihar'.
With an aim to showcase the pathway for reducing carbon emissions from cement production, Technology and Action for Rural Advancement, as a partner of the Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) project, organised a webinar on 10 August, 2022, along with partners.
On the occasion of the 76th Independence Day, we launched a campaign titled ‘Aarya’ to promote safe mobility of females. It was launched at an event organized in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, where the efforts of women driving e-rickshaws were celebrated.
As part of the Indo-Australia Collaboration for Circular Plastics in India project, we visited Kochi, Kerala in June 2022 to engage with stakeholders, understand solid waste management in the region, and develop a business case for an existing circular business model.
Under the acceleration phase of the Work4Progress India programme, a 3-day Kaun Banega Business Leader campaign was conducted on 28 June and 6 and 7 July, 2022 by Transform Rural India Foundation, a programme partner, in Bankati, Uttar Pradesh.
A placement drive was organised at the Vocational Training Centre in Baruala, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh on 11 July, 2022 for 37 students trained under our Skills to Livelihood Project, which is supported by HDB Financial Services.
We conducted a Training of Trainers under the Skills Training for Employment Preparedness (STEP) project in Haridwar, Uttarakhand on 15 and 16 July, 2022. Its aim was to address trainers' concerns and develop a plan for thoughtful trainer–student interaction
Under our Technology & Rural Advancement for Women Empowerment through Annihilating Gender Digital Divide (TARA WE ADD) project, we conducted a Rural Mobile Journalism Course for women in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh to connect women to gig opportunities.
Under the Work4Progress India programme, district-level entrepreneurship coalitions were conducted in Bahraich and Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh on 18 and 20 July 2022, respectively, to accelerate entrepreneurship development in the region.
A 4-day field visit was organised to Bundelkhand under the Work4Progress programme from 13 to 16 July, 2022. Its aim was to pilot and test out tools and products developed in the programme in its acceleration phase, and to meet entrepreneurs in Jhansi and Niwari.