Report on Consortium MeetUttarakhand 2020

February 26, 2016

India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Organised By:The Hans Foundation

Report on Consortium MeetUttarakhand 2020

February 26, 2016

India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Organised By:The Hans Foundation

Report on Consortium MeetUttarakhand 2020

February 26, 2016

India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Organised By:The Hans Foundation

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Contents

Executive Summary……………………………………………. 3Introduction & Opening Remarks ……………………….. 5Situational Analysis …………………………………………… 5The Big Picture: Vision UK 2020 ………………………… 6Group Activities: SWOT Analysis & ExploringCollaboration……………………………………………………… 8Consortium – Set Up & Way Forward ………………….. 13Conclusion & Closing Remarks …………………………… 16List of Participating Organisations………………………. 17

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Executive Summary

“Uttarakhand 2020: Synergy Workshop” organized by The Hans Foundation (THF) in November2015 at the residence of the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand was a significant start in the journey ofstatewide development. It brought together all key stakeholders - Ministers, chief Governmentfunctionaries, 50 eminent organizations including funding agencies and NGOs working across thespectrum of development in the state. A historic MOU was signed between the Government ofUttarakhand and The Hans Foundation to collaboratively work in the field of Education, SafeDrinking Water, Agriculture, Health, Disability and Energy Sector in the state. The presentationsand sector based group discussions yielded valuable insights and recommendations. As a next step,it was proposed that a consortium of prominent donors working in Uttarakhand be constituted tobring about the much needed synergy in efforts and evolve coordinated strategies for development.Taking this agenda forward with a view to foster collaboration, THF organized the Consortium MeetUK 2020 on 26th February 2016 in Delhi. 24 senior representatives from 13 prominent fundingagencies working in the state across sectors came together for the meet.As a pool of key players investing in a common cause the aim was to explore a consortium approachto development. Building on the recommendations of the Synergy workshop, the idea was to brainstorm and deliberate in focused groups with the following objectives: Identify priority areas for interventions, map each organisation’s expertise, resource gapsand explore areas of collaboration – technical and financial Share knowledge, experiences and best practices Define the structure and role of Consortium – Framework & ModalitiesAs a pre-work to facilitate a more fruitful dialogue on collaboration, a mapping was done of eachparticipating organization’s geographical presence and sectoral interventions in Uttarakhand. Theywere grouped based on thematic expertise. The geographic profiling of all group members wasdisplayed on maps to enable better understanding of the outreach of individual organizations aswell as of the group collectively.The meet was structured broadly in five sessions beginning with Situational Analysis ofUttarakhand and Synopsis of Synergy Workshop by THF, followed by two group activities designedto map strengths, resource gaps, and explore possibilities of collaboration among the donororganizations. The final session witnessed brain storming on setting up of a consortium.Participants shared inputs on the structure of the entity, their expectations from the consortium, itsvision, approach and next steps. The event was anchored by Dr. GV. Rao, Executive Director, THF,assisted by the THF team. The sessions were extremely interactive and saw a healthy diversity ofviews and debates along with convergence of ideas. The meet concluded with identification of aCore Group to steer the initiative, action items were drawn and timelines for review were defined.

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Structure of the Meet

Consortium - Way ForwardVision & Expectations Structure &

Composition

Exploring opportunities of Collaboration

SWOT Analysis

Recommendations of Synergy Workshop

Situtaional AnalysisState Profile, Review of situation in Uttarakhand

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Structure of the Meet

Consortium - Way ForwardStructure &

Composition Approach Next Steps

Group Activity 2Exploring opportunities of Collaboration

Group Activity 1Identification of Priority Areas Potential Interventions

Synopsis UK 2020Recommendations of Synergy Workshop MoU with Govt. of Uttarakhand

Situtaional AnalysisState Profile, Review of situation in Uttarakhand

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Structure of the Meet

Next Steps

Potential Interventions

MoU with Govt. of Uttarakhand

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Introduction & Opening Remarks:

Dr. GV Rao, Executive Director, THF welcomedthe group and initiated the proceedings with around of introduction by all participants.Gen Mehta, CEO, THF presented the openingaddress and set the stage by outlining the agendaof the meet. He mentioned that this event was asequel to the Synergy Workshop held inNovember 2015, and sought to bring together asmaller group of prominent funders in the stateto brain storm on strategies of collaboration.In view of the over arching goal of statewidedevelopment, he emphasized the compelling need for a consortium with synchronized efforts. It’s amonumental task that no single player can accomplish. The need of the hour is to break silos anddevelop inter and intra-partner collaborations. All organizations bring their intrinsic uniquestrengths. It’s imperative that we map these areas of expertise as well as resource gaps, identifyareas of convergence and pool our resources for a much wider and deeper impact. He alsoreiterated the need to focus on hard to reach, needy rural geographies and highlighted the skewednational trend of philanthropic funding being concentrated in urban/metro cities. He urged theparticipants to be absolutely free and frank in expressing their opinions as the success of thisinitiative hinged on their active participation and support.Situational Analysis

Ms. Swati Sharma, Program Manager, THF set thecontext by presenting a brief situational analysis ofUttarakhand. She gave an overview of the stateprofile – facts and figures followed by analysis ofstate’s economy, status of key performanceindicators across sectors like Health, Education,Livelihoods & Agriculture. Major issues affecting thestate economy were highlighted and analyzed:i. Decline in Agricultural Practices & its contribution to state economyii. Dependence on Tourismiii. Migrationiv. Environmental Degradationv. Natural Disasters

Gen. Mehta, CEO, THF giving Opening Remarks

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Introduction & Opening Remarks:

Dr. GV Rao, Executive Director, THF welcomedthe group and initiated the proceedings with around of introduction by all participants.Gen Mehta, CEO, THF presented the openingaddress and set the stage by outlining the agendaof the meet. He mentioned that this event was asequel to the Synergy Workshop held inNovember 2015, and sought to bring together asmaller group of prominent funders in the stateto brain storm on strategies of collaboration.In view of the over arching goal of statewidedevelopment, he emphasized the compelling need for a consortium with synchronized efforts. It’s amonumental task that no single player can accomplish. The need of the hour is to break silos anddevelop inter and intra-partner collaborations. All organizations bring their intrinsic uniquestrengths. It’s imperative that we map these areas of expertise as well as resource gaps, identifyareas of convergence and pool our resources for a much wider and deeper impact. He alsoreiterated the need to focus on hard to reach, needy rural geographies and highlighted the skewednational trend of philanthropic funding being concentrated in urban/metro cities. He urged theparticipants to be absolutely free and frank in expressing their opinions as the success of thisinitiative hinged on their active participation and support.Situational Analysis

Ms. Swati Sharma, Program Manager, THF set thecontext by presenting a brief situational analysis ofUttarakhand. She gave an overview of the stateprofile – facts and figures followed by analysis ofstate’s economy, status of key performanceindicators across sectors like Health, Education,Livelihoods & Agriculture. Major issues affecting thestate economy were highlighted and analyzed:i. Decline in Agricultural Practices & its contribution to state economyii. Dependence on Tourismiii. Migrationiv. Environmental Degradationv. Natural Disasters

Gen. Mehta, CEO, THF giving Opening Remarks

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Introduction & Opening Remarks:

Dr. GV Rao, Executive Director, THF welcomedthe group and initiated the proceedings with around of introduction by all participants.Gen Mehta, CEO, THF presented the openingaddress and set the stage by outlining the agendaof the meet. He mentioned that this event was asequel to the Synergy Workshop held inNovember 2015, and sought to bring together asmaller group of prominent funders in the stateto brain storm on strategies of collaboration.In view of the over arching goal of statewidedevelopment, he emphasized the compelling need for a consortium with synchronized efforts. It’s amonumental task that no single player can accomplish. The need of the hour is to break silos anddevelop inter and intra-partner collaborations. All organizations bring their intrinsic uniquestrengths. It’s imperative that we map these areas of expertise as well as resource gaps, identifyareas of convergence and pool our resources for a much wider and deeper impact. He alsoreiterated the need to focus on hard to reach, needy rural geographies and highlighted the skewednational trend of philanthropic funding being concentrated in urban/metro cities. He urged theparticipants to be absolutely free and frank in expressing their opinions as the success of thisinitiative hinged on their active participation and support.Situational Analysis

Ms. Swati Sharma, Program Manager, THF set thecontext by presenting a brief situational analysis ofUttarakhand. She gave an overview of the stateprofile – facts and figures followed by analysis ofstate’s economy, status of key performanceindicators across sectors like Health, Education,Livelihoods & Agriculture. Major issues affecting thestate economy were highlighted and analyzed:i. Decline in Agricultural Practices & its contribution to state economyii. Dependence on Tourismiii. Migrationiv. Environmental Degradationv. Natural Disasters

Gen. Mehta, CEO, THF giving Opening Remarks

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Maps of Uttarakhand showing sector-wise geographical (district level) presence of the participatingorganizations were projected to the audience. This gave a good overview of the coverage of eachorganization as well as the group in each sector and neglected areas if any. These maps were alsophysically displayed in the venue for reference and came in handy for group activity.The Big Picture: Vision UK 2020

Mr. Vijay Jamwal, Director, Program & Evaluation,Uttarakhand presented a synopsis of therecommendations made by groups in the SynergyWorkshop - on Education, Health, Disability,Livelihoods, Agriculture and Drinking Water &Sanitation.He also presented the key commitments of THF as perthe MoU signed with the Govt. of Uttarakhand,summarized below:Health

• Provide and operate 21 MMUs including 13 for districts and 8 for Disaster Response Force.• Support 4 Cochlear Implant and 20 Little Heart Surgeries per month for UK children• Manage Cancer Hospital in Haldwani under PPP model• Mansi Program by AIF for maternal & child health in 3 districts• Eye Hospital in Haridwar and 150 bedded Hospital in Satpuli• Renovation and construction work for Nari Niketan – home for destitute women and forJuvenile home

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Maps of Uttarakhand showing sector-wise geographical (district level) presence of the participatingorganizations were projected to the audience. This gave a good overview of the coverage of eachorganization as well as the group in each sector and neglected areas if any. These maps were alsophysically displayed in the venue for reference and came in handy for group activity.The Big Picture: Vision UK 2020

Mr. Vijay Jamwal, Director, Program & Evaluation,Uttarakhand presented a synopsis of therecommendations made by groups in the SynergyWorkshop - on Education, Health, Disability,Livelihoods, Agriculture and Drinking Water &Sanitation.He also presented the key commitments of THF as perthe MoU signed with the Govt. of Uttarakhand,summarized below:Health

• Provide and operate 21 MMUs including 13 for districts and 8 for Disaster Response Force.• Support 4 Cochlear Implant and 20 Little Heart Surgeries per month for UK children• Manage Cancer Hospital in Haldwani under PPP model• Mansi Program by AIF for maternal & child health in 3 districts• Eye Hospital in Haridwar and 150 bedded Hospital in Satpuli• Renovation and construction work for Nari Niketan – home for destitute women and forJuvenile home

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Maps of Uttarakhand showing sector-wise geographical (district level) presence of the participatingorganizations were projected to the audience. This gave a good overview of the coverage of eachorganization as well as the group in each sector and neglected areas if any. These maps were alsophysically displayed in the venue for reference and came in handy for group activity.The Big Picture: Vision UK 2020

Mr. Vijay Jamwal, Director, Program & Evaluation,Uttarakhand presented a synopsis of therecommendations made by groups in the SynergyWorkshop - on Education, Health, Disability,Livelihoods, Agriculture and Drinking Water &Sanitation.He also presented the key commitments of THF as perthe MoU signed with the Govt. of Uttarakhand,summarized below:Health

• Provide and operate 21 MMUs including 13 for districts and 8 for Disaster Response Force.• Support 4 Cochlear Implant and 20 Little Heart Surgeries per month for UK children• Manage Cancer Hospital in Haldwani under PPP model• Mansi Program by AIF for maternal & child health in 3 districts• Eye Hospital in Haridwar and 150 bedded Hospital in Satpuli• Renovation and construction work for Nari Niketan – home for destitute women and forJuvenile home

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• Distribution of smokeless chullahs• Little Heart surgeries for 10-20 children every monthAgriculture

• Develop Permaculture demonstration sites in 2-3 districts as allotted by the Govt• Starting an institute for Permaculture in the State• Start a program of mobile soil testing lab under the name ‘Hans Soil Health Card’Drinking Water and Sanitation

• Providing Drinking Water facilities in 100 villages as a pilot & scale it up gradually• Making 2 districts completely Open Defecation Free• Providing facilities of filtered Drinking Water in AWCs (Anganwadi Centres)Education

• EWASH Program in 85 schools• Digital Equalizer program in 80 schools across 3 districts• Providing scholarships to meritorious and needy studentsEnergy

• Electrification of 2000 habitations• Distribution of smokeless chullahs for reduction in deforestation.Disability

• Infrastructure strengthening of mental asylum• Supporting Cochlear Implant surgeries of 4 children in the State every month

For increasing outreach of THF’s CochlearImplant program in Uttarakhand, Ms.Malvika Chauhan from Himmothan gavea valuable suggestion: She mentioned thatthey work in about 600 villages whereposters giving basic information andcontact details of the program can be putup for generating awareness andmobilizing deaf children.

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Group Activities: SWOT Analysis & Exploring Collaboration

Two group activities in continuation were organized to facilitate a dialogue among the participantson their collective strengths, challenges & opportunities with a view to explore collaboration in thestate. This was followed by a presentation from all groups. The participants were divided into threegroups based on their sectoral expertise, represented in the table below:Education Health, WASH & Disability Livelihoods & AgricultureAzim Premji Foundation CBM Action Aid IndiaCARE HelpAge India International Fund for AgriculturalDevelopment (IFAD)Plan India Charities Aid Foundation(CAF) Tata Sustainability Group (TSG)American IndiaFoundation (AIF) Max India Foundation Plan IndiaCRY Himmotthan AIFCARE HimmotthanAIF CAFCRY

Group Activity 1: SWOT AnalysisThis activity followed the SWOT framework to map the strengths, areas of expertise, challenges,resource gaps & opportunities of each organization and the group as a whole. The activity wasfacilitated by THF team members in each group. The discussions were rich and informative.Organisations shared their experiences of working in Uttarakhand, success stories, best practices,and challenges. Priority areas of need and potential interventions were also discussed. The inputsfrom this activity formed the basis of the next session on working together and identifying areas ofcollaboration for a synchronized effort in the state.Group Activity 2: Exploring CollaborationThis session was an extension of the previous activity. The groups brainstormed to identifypotential areas of collaboration by pooling of resources & expertise to have a wider coverage andimpact. This was followed by presentations from groups on their collective strengths, challengesand possibilities of undertaking joint projects under a consortium.

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I. Group - Education

Group - Health, WASH & DisabilityGroup - Education

Group - Livelihoods & Agriculture

Presentations by Thematic Groups:

Snapshots of Group Activities

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Strengths & Expertise Challenges:The group comprised of organizations workingacross the spectrum of education from EarlyChildhood Education (ECE) to Class XII. Someorganizations had overlaps and similarity in targetgroups, type of intervention and geography. Therange of expertise that the group collectively broughtto the table was comprehensive: ICDS Strengthening of SMCs (School ManagementCommittee) Child Tracking & Mapping RTE Implementation Transition and Retention Child Participation Teacher Centrality & Capacity Building – Content& Subject Pedagogy Use of Technology to improve learning outcomes,Digital Content Reading in early grades DIET Empowerment

The challenges faced by the group were bothon demand and supply side: Access due to terrain Awareness about ICDS/ECE Discrimination with girl child Availability & Retention of TrainedTeachers in Rural areas Student : Teacher Ratio School Toilets, especially for girls Mid day meal monitoring IT infrastructure and Maintenance Poor DIET & Anganwadi Training Centres Quality of Teachers Dysfunctional CRCs & BRCs

Potential Areas of CollaborationThe group proposed that a common geography can be selected such as Dehradun that has presence ofmultiple players like AIF, Azim Premji Foundation & CRY. Educationally Backward Blocks (EBB) in thedistrict can be identified in which about 100 schools could be picked up as a joint pilot. The project canbe designed such that each organisation based on their unique expertise can value add throughdifferent interventions across the spectrum of Education from ECE to Class XII. They would therebyplay a complementary and supplementary role to each other. The project should have clearly definedperformance indicators that can be tracked, documented and presented to the government as asuccessful model for scale up.

Group: Education – Presentation Summary

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II. Group - Health, WASH & Disability

Strengths & Expertise ChallengesThe group listed down their collective pool ofstrengths: Repository of Baseline Studies: Conductedby different organizations, these are indepth household surveys of many villages Large scale community presence Linkages with the Government Technical/Innovative Scalable Models Expertise in multiple thematic areas Network of NGO/CBO partners to leverage Inclusive interventions Experienced organizations & CommunityWorkers- understanding of topography,cultural beliefs and customs of thecommunity

Access due to terrain Lack of trained medical professionals Engagement of male members and family Migration Alcoholism Lack of Awareness Impact of Climate Change Low self esteem of women and extremephysical labour Low participation of women in PRIs poses achallenge in delivery of services Non Functional healthcare services Superstitions and Cultural Beliefs Lack of technical expertise, supplies, & medicalequipment in PHCs Lack of Insurance facilities Low community ownership compromisesprogram sustainability

Potential Areas of Collaboration Reaching out to untapped geographies like Bageshwar with an integrated model. Program Deepening within current geographies. Each organization can contribute as per theirexpertise and resources in the project as mentioned in the indicative example below:

o THF – Construct 10,000 toilets + 2 MMUso Himmotthan Society – Nutrition Gardens + Sanitation/Drinking watero CRY – KAP (Knowledge Attitude & Practice) survey+ Mapping of Health Facilities& NRCs +Death Auditso Max India Foundation - Immunizationo HelpAge India – Well equipped Health & Diagnostic Centreo CARE – Continuum of linking nutrition with health & agriculture

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It was also discussed that for the sustainability of such collaborative programs, the following needto be ensured:o Community involvement & ownershipo Linkage with entitlementso Engagement with Government - Critical for scale up, acts as a forced multiplier

II. Group - Livelihoods & Agriculture

Strengths & Expertise Challenges Working with Community Institutions forsustainability (IFAD+TSG,+Himmotthan) Strong partnership base (Himmotthan, ActionAid) Creating Models of Organic Farming (Action Aid) State wide sectoral approach (AIF) Implementing Model – 3 Party (PLAN) Value Chain Model (All)

Sustainability Inter-agency coordination Low Productivity Capacity building of local partners –grassroots NGOs Quality Assurance Market Linkages – for both agri and nonagri produce

Opportunities Potential Areas of Collaboration Farm mechanization/technology R & D – for productivity enhancement Favourable climatic condition round the year Promoting Organic farming Advocacy for Agriculture Policy Recognize non-farm options of livelihoods- todiversify income sources and also from a disasterperspective create alternative livelihood

The group identified 5 border districts of –Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi, Chamoli& Bageshwar for exploring joint intervention:The following contributions could be made bythe organizations in partnership: Capacity building of communityorganizations – PLAN Permaculture – THF Farm Mechanization on Custom HiringBasis – Himmotthan Non-farm livelihood skilling – AIF Knowledge Management – IFAD Agri based value chain & Marketing –Action Aid Job based capacity building of communityinstitutions & Disaster Risk Reduction –Tata Sustainability Group (TSG) The group felt that the principles of‘Sustainability’ and ‘Quality Assurance’should underpin any initiative taken up bythe consortium with a well defined SOP.

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Consortium – Set Up & Way Forward

Having discussed potential areas of collaboration, the last session was an open house inviting theviews of the floor on setting up of a Consortium of Donor NGOs. Participants shared their inputs on:(i) Vision for 3-5 years; (ii) Expectations from the Consortium; (iii) Approach – Structure &Modalities and (iv) Next StepsThe key inputs received from the participants are as below:

Vision for 3-5 yearsThe visioning exercise invited free flowing ideas and aspirations from the participants as to whatchanges and outcomes they would like to see in Uttarakhand brought about by the Consortium, in aspan of next 3-5 years: All eligible children enrolled in school, receiving Quality Education Significantly improved Health Indicators like IMR/MMR etc No Child Malnourished 100% Organic State People not trapped in vocations – have dignified livelihood alternatives Reverse Migration Money Order Economy, Self reliant state More transparent Government Systems Changes in Systems & Policy Successful Replicable Integrated Models; Impact with documented results Reach all Districts of Uttarakhand – Create Benchmarks Empowered Women and Gender Equity across fields Have Field Practitioners in the Govt. Advisory Groups Teachers to be viewed as ‘respectable’ by the society Increased participation of the youth Community owned, Government supported ‘Sustainable’ models

Expectations from the Consortium

Pick up models of excellence and scale up by linking with the Govt. Advocate for policy level changes to the Govt. Create Benchmarks of Excellence with Smart Development & Sustainability, aligned with UNSustainable Development goals Interventions of the Consortium across sectors should be Inclusive, mindful of the needs ofpersons with disability and promote gender equity Create a virtual platform to capture each member’s key area of work on a dynamic basis Create deeper impact on ground by optimizing and leveraging each other’s strengths & resourcesand minimizing duplication

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Focus on HDI (Human Development Index) & Agriculture, also advocate for these to be includedin the Political Manifesto for the state Make suggestions to the Govt. to revise the outdated development indicators and definitions foreducation. Push for longer term systemic changes rather than short sighted “Capsule” approachto solutions Since there is dearth of credible data, the consortium could house useful database & reports Consortium should also have subject matter experts and key government representatives as itsmembers Collaborate on smaller pilots at village level, demonstrate success and then scale up An Annual Social Development Report can be published in tune with Vision UK 2020 to reportprogress on the efforts of consortium and presented to the Government

Approach Articulate a Framework and Impact Statement – as to what the Consortium intends to achieve ina defined time frame. SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) to be defined The group deliberated on the structure of the consortium, its membership and legal status. Therewas a consensus that it should be a formal but non-legal entity. Suggestions were made on thecomposition: there could be two levels of membership - a smaller core group bound by astructured MoU that commits to obligations of actively steering the consortium, flanked by alarger outer group with optional membership and not a part of any formal MoU. More elaborate mapping of sectoral and geographic interventions, and also of implementationpartners of consortium members. This will give a clearer picture of commonalities and workableareas for partnerships. Identify 3-4 thematic areas of focus and constitute smaller theme specific sub-groups of 2-3members each based on their domain. Since the consortium brings a very diverse set of expertise,it would be unviable to operationalize a very wide variety of projects, hence the need to narrowdown and prioritize the focus areas in each sector/theme. Principles of Sustainability, Inclusion and Gender to underpin all initiatives right from the designstage

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Experience sharing on Consortium: Ms. RatnaMathur of CARE India shared valuable insights onconsortium approach based on their experience ofleading a Health consortium in Bihar in partnership withthe Govt. of Bihar. The consortium focuses on RMNCH+A(Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child & AdolescentHealth) bringing together 11 prominent Donor memberslike UNICEF, BMGF and DFID working in the state. It’s aformal but not a legal entity. The projects work on statelevel indicators like IMR, MMR, Total Fertility Rate etc.

The operating procedures, standards, deliverables and geographies are well defined. Milestones are setfor 10 years period. The Principal Secretary anchors the process and quarterly reports are sent to theChief Minister. The consortium has been active for over 2.5 years now. Ms. Mathur kindly agreed toshare the standard documents and operating procedures of the consortium and offer guidance in settingup the consortium for Uttarakhand.

Next Steps

Form a Core Group with representation from each organization. The following organizationsvolunteered to be a part of this group along with THF:1. American India Foundation (AIF)2. PLAN India3. Action Aid4. HelpAge India5. CRY6. CARE The Core Group to jointly draft the Vision, Impact Statement and the SOP for the consortium.Circulate the draft among all members Create an E – Group for the members to communicate

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Conclusion & Closing Remarks

Gen. Mehta thanked the representatives fortheir active participation and valuable inputsin making this meet a productive event,moving a step closer to formalizing theConsortium. He shared his concurrence on thesuggestions made by the group such as jointprogrammatic approach, virtual platform formfor members to share their work, andrepresentation from the Govt. of Uttarakhand.These are imperative for effectiveness of theConsortium.Concluding the meet, he proposed the following way forward: The next meeting to be held after 3 months to review progress on agreed action items andformalize the Consortium. Subsequently the review meetings of the Consortium to be heldevery six months. Annual meetings at a larger scale would be held at the residence of the ChiefMinister, Uttarakhand as announced during the Synergy Workshop. A suitable name/acronym to be coined for the Consortium Tactical Headquarter of the Consortium to be set up at Dehradun The donor organisations were urged to deliberate on the prospect of pooling funds to create acommon corpus for the Consortium. They were also encouraged to adopt a co-funding approachfor joint projects with THF and bring in some percentage of financial contribution in keepingwith the spirit and definition of a ‘Consortium’

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List of Participating Organizations:

S. No. Organisation1 Action Aid2 Azim Premji Foundation3 American India Foundation (AIF)4 CARE5 CBM6 Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)7 CRY8 HelpAge India9 Himmotthan10 Tata Sustainability Group11 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)12 Max India Foundation13 Plan India