5 Key Takeaways From GLOBAL PROGRESS REPORT ON WASH IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
WHO-UNICEF JMP launched “Global Progress Report on WASH in Healthcare Facilities: Fundamentals First” last week. The report comes amidst of an unprecedented pandemic which has stripped off the inefficiencies of the health systems across the globe, exposed vulnerabilities to inadequate infection prevention and control and delay in designing country-specific and population-specific responses for spread of Covid-19. WHO […]
My Experience At DevInsights – Shikha Rana
I started working at DevInsights in 2016, when it was just a fledgling organization. Being my second job and my introduction in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning sector, this opportunity turned out to be the best stepping-stone that I could have had. Working in a small close-knit team, I was exposed to and learned each and […]
Can Refugees Have Same Entitlements As Citizens Of The Country: Case Study Of Uganda’s Progressive Refugee Policy
Case Study Of Uganda’s Progressive Refugee Policy The world is witnessing the highest levels of displacement on record. An unprecedented 79.5 million people around the world have been forced from home by conflict and persecution at the end of 2019. Among them are nearly 30 million refugees, over half of whom are under the age […]
October 2020
We are at a critical juncture today seeing an increasing concentration on skill based education. There is a greater move to revive learning based vocational training and obtaining industry specific skills. On Gandhi’s 151st birthday, we explore through this article the Gandhian idea of vocational training labelled as Nai Taleem wherein he is linking curriculum […]
The Unheard Pandemic
December 2019, the world has been hit by the worst pandemic which not only took a toll on the lives of many, but also on the economies of different countries. On one hand the pandemic was considered to be a bane for the corporates, the growing economic and world confluences and on the other hand […]
June 2020
As per the IUCN Red List (2018), there are 75 critically endangered and 60 endangered animals in India. Wildlife in our country is confronting the danger of extinction because of illegal trading, excessive poaching, pollution, loss of habitat and deforestation. Our team felt that despite some major government initiatives, importance of wildlife conservation hasn’t been […]
Will Covid -19 Exacerbate Child Labour Situation In India?
Incidence of child labour (5-14 years) as reported in Census 2011 witnessed significant reduction as compared to 2001. Reduction in the incidence of child labour is indeed a good news, but seeing more than four million children working in India is quite disheartening. Child labour is a human rights issue. When a child is employed, she/he is less […]
May 2020
India has been under complete lockdown from 25th of March 2020 to control the spread of COVID-19, making it the most extensive lockdown in the India’s history. The poor working-class/daily wage earners faced the monstrous brunt as the lockdown has severely impacted their livelihood opportunities & forced lakhs of daily wagers/casual labourers out of job. […]
Is It Really Nature’s Comeback?
In the past few weeks, with all the media coverage concentrated on COVID, there have been umpteen number of reports heaving a sigh of relief or gushing on the apparent positive impacts of the lockdown measures on the environment. Photographs of unpolluted rivers and clear skies are doing rounds on social media. People are looking […]
April 2020
With the spread of COVID-19 several countries including India have imposed lockdown. The intention behind the lockdown is to flatten the curve which essentially means spreading the coronavirus cases over a longer time frame thus allowing the healthcare machinery more time to handle the burden. India has been under lockdown for the past one month […]