Grants database

Muskaan works with people experiencing marginalisation in Bhopal. Their phase one grant supported Muskaan to develop an adult education offer for people experiencing disadvantage that questions marginalisation and builds confidence. During this next phase, the organisation will focus on working with the Pardhi tribal community in particular to develop a cohort of leaders and to organise individuals to help them access rights and entitlements.

Mitra Technology Foundation works to strengthen and support India’s voluntary sector to facilitate rural and social development. This grant backs a fellowship programme where participants work alongside communities to develop bespoke, sustainable solutions to longstanding social issues.

Manas Foundation works to improve mental health services through advocacy, training and research-based therapeutic interventions. Working in consultation with local government, the Foundation plans to establish a community-based mental health delivery system to augment District Mental Health services in Dausa.

Mahila Shakti Kendra works to empower those experiencing socio-economic disadvantage, especially women, to bring about social change. This project aims to improve the livelihoods of people living in the Balipara Reserve Forest by introducing natural resource management models, introducing sustainable livelihood activities and by helping individuals to access rights and entitlements.

MAHAN Trust works to provide preventative and curative medical facilities to tribal communities in Melghat. The second phase of this project aims to improve and raise local awareness of a programme providing eye care services and treatment to members of local tribal communities.

Kotra Adivasi Sansthan provides development services and support to tribal communities in the remote parts of Udaipur and Sirohi districts. This project aims to support people who migrate to work in small industrial towns in western Rajasthan. The second phase of this grant will fund work to strengthen labour and trade collectives and to improve working conditions as well as access to legal aid, training and other services.

Jan Daksha Trust is dedicated to improving the lives of women workers who have migrated to the city of Udaipur. This project supports women to access services and legal support. This second phase of funding will continue these efforts and go towards strengthening and developing the capacity of existing women’s collectives to improve livelihoods.

Jai Bharati Shiksha Kendra (JBSK) supports tribal communities to help them access suitable livelihoods through management of natural resources. This final phase of support builds on their work to collectivise members of tribal communities at the village, cluster and block levels to foster community based management and development of land. JBSK will further develop their agenda to focus on institutional strengthening, empowering women and livelihood enhancement.

Holistic Action Research and Development works to strengthen panchayats, empower women and improve livelihood opportunities. This grant will support the final phase of a project to improve livelihoods and food security by building the capacity of tribal communities groups.

During their phase one grant, GSVS set up two labour centres in central Rajasthan to support mine and construction workers to access their rights and advocate for improved working conditions. This second phase grant will support GSVS to continue to build their knowledge base and apply various solutions to make work spaces safer for operations and replicate good practice on other sites.

Through this project, Ekta Parishad Trust (EPT) has supported and empowered women from the Sabar tribal community to set up a women’s collective. This new organisation has successfully worked to help local women access education, rights and entitlements; participate in governance; and build sustainable livelihoods. This final phase of funding will support the federation of the group and strengthen education and livelihood interventions.

DiYA Foundation works to support communities experiencing marginalisation to access education, livelihood opportunities, rights, resources and information. This projects aims to build the confidence and capacity of women in rural areas to rear livestock, enhancing the financial resilience of households experiencing economic disadvantage.