● Our Workstreams
01
Landscaping the Problem
Expert roundtables and desk research. Three-city survey covering Jaipur, Delhi, and Bangalore. Generating high-quality data on prevalence and impact.
02
Funding Innovative Programs
Open funding call for innovative ideas addressing sexual harassment and violence. Funding up to INR 50 lacs. Evaluation incubator support.
03
Evaluating Promising Innovations
Pilot studies and rigorous evaluations. Testing innovations rigorously for impact through randomized evaluations.
04
Dissemination and Outreach
Events, social media campaigns, newsletters, blogs, op-eds, and policy briefs. Panel at Jaipur Literature Festival.
● Focus Areas
Supporting Grassroots Interventions
Build capacity of case workers, constables, front-line workers. Support solutions from the grassroots with unrestricted, long-term funding.
Building Capacity and Legal Services
Mobilizing lawyers as a cohort. Legal services provision. Fellowship for women lawyers at district level. Strengthening paralegal volunteers.
Engaging Men and Boys
Making men part of the conversation. Multiple platform engagement. Counselling and mental health programs for men and boys.
Bystander Interventions
Government-encouraged intervention and rewards. Promoting do-able action ideas through social media campaigns. Include friends, colleagues, family.
Training Service Providers
Training transport and delivery workers on bystander intervention. Involving vendors, bus conductors, auto drivers. Leveraging their networks.
● GBV Solve: Open Funding Call
Through GBV Solve, created with J-PAL South Asia, we invited people across India to share their best ideas.
The response was overwhelming: 460 applications from NGOs, researchers, tech innovators, and grassroots groups. Ideas ranged from school-based programs to digital safety solutions to community-led support networks.
Six organisations were selected for support with a total funding commitment of up to ₹5 crores.
● Our Grantees
From Uttar Pradesh to Mizoram, Haryana to Delhi, working with survivors, adolescents, disadvantaged communities, and young local journalists.
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● Proven Solutions
Reshaping Gender Attitudes
School-based program by NGO Breakthrough proven effective in promoting gender equal views. Reaching 800,000 students across government schools in Punjab and Odisha.
Police Reform for Violence Against Women
Program effective in increasing case registration. Developed with Madhya Pradesh Police. Scaled-up to 999 police stations across the state.
Sexual Harassment Training
Training program by NGO Safecity proven effective in reducing harassment. Evaluation in Delhi University colleges targeting 5,405 participants.