Combating COVID-19 with Open Data and Mobile Testing Facilities in West Java
West Java remains one of the two regions most affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Indonesia. In 2017, West Java still has 8.71 percent of their population living under the poverty line.
Activating Community Voices for COVID-19 Relief in Pune
Pune's low-income communities are some of the hardest-hit segments of society by the pandemic. In end-March, Pune City Connect begin conducting a large scale listening exercise with 200+ families across over 30 communities.
Emergency Relief Resources for Ranchi District, Jharkhand
To fight the battle against this pandemic, Ranchi District is calling for urgent and wholehearted support from corporate entities and resource-providers.
Inclusive Policy: Linking small businesses with value chain of big businesses in Philippines
The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) seeks to develop inclusive policy generating employment and growth for enterprises
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Policy Brief: Stepping Up on Disaster Resiliency in The Philippines(Credit: UNICEF) SUMMARY To prevent national budgets from draining unexpectedly due to natural disasters, the Philippines is boosting the resilience of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The Philippines Chamber…
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Policy Brief: Thailand’s Social Enterprise Act of 2019(Credit: British Council) SUMMARY In February 2019, Thailand passed the Social Enterprise Promotion Act. The Act outlines several key components and enabling measures that will be launched to accelerate the…
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How the new Social Stock Exchange will help social purpose organisations to raise capital in India“India’s impact investing market is largest in Asia (Financing the Future of Asia: Innovations in Sustainable Finance, AVPN). The union budget for 2019-20 proposes setting up a stock exchange to…
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Combating COVID-19 with Open Data and Mobile Testing Facilities in West JavaWest Java remains one of the two regions most affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Indonesia. In 2017, West Java still has 8.71 percent of their population living under the poverty line. Today, this income divide has led to limited…
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Activating Voices of the Community for COVID-19 Relief in Pune in Maharashtra, IndiaPune is one of the cities most affected by COVID-19. Low-income communities are one of the most impacted segments during this time. In end-March, Pune City Connect conducted a large scale listening exercise with 200+ families across over 30 communities.…
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Emergency Relief Resources for Ranchi District, JharkhandThe District Administration, Ranchi is making substantial efforts to mitigate and control the spread of COVID -19. Ranchi, being the capital of Jharkhand, is more prone and vulnerable to the spread of this pandemic. To fight the battle against this…
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Developing Inclusive Business (IB) Policy in the PhilippinesThe Inclusive Business policy aims to push for business models that will sustainably tighten the link of small enterprises into the value chain of big businesses in the agricultural and tourism sectors.
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Project Catalyst (Scaling up vocational education as part of Secondary Schools in PPP mode)Three-way public-private partnership, where the non-profit (Lend A Hand India) delivers technical and domain expertise, funded by private capital (JPMorgan Chase Foundation) and backed by the state governments’ (Delhi) policymaking power to scale up vocational education in the state
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Chennai Urban Horticulture Vegetable GardeningThis policy initiative will support Chennai’s Corporation schools to set up vegetable gardens for mid-day meal schemes. This is achieved by involving children in maintaining gardens under supervision to learn about better waste management and nutrition.
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National Repository of Municipal Finance Information with Ministry of Housing and Urban AffairsA national database of city finances that is credible and timely, covering financial & operational performance information to create an ecosystem of greater transparency in performance of municipalities and facilitate private participation in urban infrastructure through PPPs and Municipal Bonds.
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Care Food CampaignThis project aims to build a vibrant care food ecosystem in Hong Kong by launching initiatives to set standards in care food (e.g. measurement of softness), share best practices, transfer knowledge and build capacity of caregivers and market suppliers (e.g.…
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The Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP)The Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), a Government of India initiative under NITI Aayog, is a platform intended to promote entrepreneurship among women in India. WEP enables registered women entrepreneurs to access support services through its various partners and connects registered…
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Promoting Vocational Education through a Special Purpose Vehicle with Goverment of JharkhandPanIIT was nominated as strategic non-profit joint venture partner with the Government of Jharkhand for a special purpose vehicle (SPV) in Skill development and Livelihood creation for Market driven self-sustainable training.
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National Network on Climate Change and SustainabilityThe initiative aims to mitigate climate change and achieve environmental sustainability on the agenda through creation of platforms for citizen engagement and Government (all 3 levels) partnerships.
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Centre for Municipal FinanceThe Centre for Sustainable Municipal Finance aims to improve the financial health of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) through research and providing consultancy and implementation support to the Central Government (MoHUA and Fifteenth Finance Commission), State Government (Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Delhi, Karnataka…
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