Global Innovation challenges-1: a call for creative connections with children, youth and women When any society learns to live with solvable problems by reinforcing inertia, indifference and also internalizing helplessness, then imagination gets stifled first. Once imagination gets constrained, innovations are unlikely to follow. UNICEF and SRISTI have joined hands to announce a global challenge…
Innovation from/with/for grassroots street workers: I don’t know how many people in our country can claim that they have never either bought anything or used any service provided by street vendors. And yet, when policy and institutional space for improving their occupational and living conditions has to be expanded, they are often left to fend…
Ten policies that must change-4: Water, sanitation and health The water crisis in the country does not need much underlining. Several urgent measures are called for to bring greater equity in using existing water resources and augmenting future supplies. In most cities of India, roof top water harvesting has not yet become compulsory. Similarly, recycling…
Manifesto for Public Health: why isn’t prevention better than cure? If Food subsidy had not been targeted at 65 per cent people but say only 40 -50 per cent people, we would have found enough resources for overcoming anemia among poor women for ever, or nutrition linked blindness among all vulnerable children. One does not…