by ashika | Feb 13, 2014 | Education
Despite several years of school attendance, children from rural families in underdeveloped and economically weak areas of Jhagadia fall below academic and developmental standards. Although children attend government-run schools, they perform below standards in reading...
by ashika | Feb 5, 2014 | Health Care
Uttar Pradesh (UP) is a region in Northern India where illiteracy is high, disease rampant, and villages lack basic medical services. In the UP region, the most fundamental health care services, such as nutrition education and vaccinations, were not reaching citizens....
by ashika | Feb 1, 2014 | Education
IDS recently hosted a small field-based workshop for India Pollution Control Association (IPCA) and Going to School Fund (GSF), two NGOs that IDS supports. Each NGO brings different core capabilities to the table. For example, IPCA has relationships with rag...
by ashika | Jan 14, 2014 | Education
As incoming president, I am honored to help guide this already great organization as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. Highlighted by an improved, interactive website and a scheme for assessing project outcomes in a more tangible way, 2013 was a very good year for...
by ashika | Jan 14, 2014 | Education
Approximately five kilometers inland from Gopalpur on the Odisha coastline lies a village where Cyclone Phailin, the second strongest cyclone in India’s history, made landfall. At the local level, government, media, NGOs, and community relief efforts were apparent and...