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May 2015
The Problem The small city of Ranchi was known for poor street lighting since time anyone remembered – a basic problem that led most people to pull out their smartphones from their pockets post 7 p.m. and not think twice about it. Broken streetlights caused much bigger problems in the…
Boosting Public Worker Morale and Performance Using Cleanliness Data
The Problem In India, “Safai Karamcharis” refer to the group of public workers responsible for street sweeping and garbage picking. The public worker system in India lacks an incredibly important component – incentives for good performance. People tend to perform better when recognized for their good performance. While this is…
From Traditional Marketing to Digital Marketing in a Startup: My Learnings
Life is quite different 35,000 kilometers away from where I was just 10 months ago. I think the competitive environment in University instills the idea of a perfect job awaiting you as you step out into the world. But the truth is far from that. I stumbled upon my first…
Work and Travel, Learn and Touch Lives: A Month in the Life of a Himsagar Fellow
Yes, I’ve spent the last four months traveling to Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Odisha meeting over a hundred NGOs working across a myriad of issues. And yes, I’ve been doing all of it on my own. Quick rewind: I chanced upon the Himsagar Fellowship some months ago when I…
The Indian Express: Training Program Begins for Micro-Planning Survey
“Development of villages on all fronts is in the hands of the people of respective villages and now there is golden chance to do it, said JM Paresh, an official of Tata Trust… SocialCops co-founder Prukalpa Sankar… explained various technical aspects of enumerating the data.” – The Indian Express SocialCops…