Grants database

Praxis engages in participatory research, capacity-building and advocacy to ensure that people experiencing disadvantage have a say in development. This project aims to develop a structured course to build the professional capacity of individuals and eight community organisations in Bihar and to empower them to take charge of local development agendas.

This grant will support the Green Hub fellowship programme to engage young people and their communities in filmmaking to promote the conservation of biodiversity in North East India and to drive social change. Funding will allow them to develop the programmes’ alumni network and to use the content they’ve gathered to produce educational resources. The Green Hub fellowship is led by the North East Network.

This organisation works to support people experiencing disadvantage to participate in the decisions that impact their lives and the development of their communities. The project aims to address the developmental needs of children with visual, hearing and multi-sensory impairments, by offering training to parents and carers to support language and motor development and by supplying assistive devices.

Lokmitra’s mission is to ensure that every child experiencing disadvantage completes elementary education, to become a life-long learner and an empowered member of society. Through this grant, the organisation will develop community-led initiatives to support pre-school and primary education in Banda.

Kolkata Sanved delivers dance movement therapy (DMT) programmes to empower survivors of trafficking and trauma to develop confidence and to support their recovery, self-expression and rehabilitation. This grant will allow the organisation to expand their work and to pilot a DMT programme to support the mental health and wellbeing of men and boys.

Kadam Jan Vikas Sanstha works to support and empower people experiencing social and economic disadvantage to develop sustainable livelihoods. It also focuses on gender and women’s rights, child rights and education, public health and local self-governance. This programme seeks to address the increase in cases of suicide for people ages 10 to 39 years in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh through awareness raising and counselling, and by directing people to relevant services.

Jana Sanskriti uses a form of forum theatre called Theatre of the Oppressed to address social issues that emerge from a patriarchal traditions. This grant will support the second phase of a project to create a network of theatre teams in local communities to act together to address issues such as child marriage, trafficking and the drop-out of girls from education.

CORO works to support social equality and justice, by empowering leaders in communities experiencing disadvantage to steer collective action for social change. This grant will support the third phase of their work to build the organisational capacities of NGOs in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.

Cod Nerc works with people experiencing disadvantage to help them to develop sustainable livelihoods and to support their education, health and wellbeing. Through this grant, Cod Nerc will develop a programme to give voice to families in Mizoram on issues related to health, education, employment and more, and to connect them with relevant services and resources.

The Bhasha Research and Publication Centre was established in 1996 as a voluntary organisation for the study, conservation and promotion of tribal languages, literature, history, culture, arts and crafts. It is also concerned with the socio-economic welfare of tribal communities and the protection of their human rights. This grant will support the organisation to research the statutory status and living conditions of Denotified and Nomadic / Nomadic Tribes in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, with a view to improving living conditions in the long term.

BUP aims to help people to achieve their potential through their work across education, health, employment and skills, women’s rights and the environment. Funding will support the organisation to work with survivors of human trafficking and social workers to co-develop a programme to raise awareness of the issue in local communities and to signpost relevant resources and services.

This grant will support the development of the Transformers mid-career programme, and embedding participatory and inclusive practice – drawing on the lessons from Our Museum. To include the development and dissemination of the planned ​‘Self-assessment and Improvement Framework for Participatory Practice’.