Who We Are
Who We Are
ISDG RESEARCH FOUNDATION is a grassroots foundation focusing on community solutions related toPrimary Education, Rural Development, Skill & micro-entrepreneurship, environment protection, and Development Research. Our drive for sustainability appreciates that solutions must be inclusive and evolve from the community itself.
WHAT WE DO ?
- We innovate and enact solutions through local initiatives and platforms that are sustainable.
- We develop leaders who promote Sustainable development goals in their local socio-economic and cultural context.
- We observe, discuss, envision, and research community aspirations and required processes.
OUR APPROACH
- We believe in sustainability. We acknowledge that the Sustainable Development Goals are integrated. Understanding a community, developing local leadership, and implementing solutions through local platforms can usher sustainable development.
Learn more about our Research, Innovation, Cooperation, and Implementation Model.
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UnderstandOur Partners
Research – Innovation – Cooperation
Research
We partner with society, observe it closely, and conduct result-oriented research that has empathy with the traditions, practices, and possibilities of development.
Innovation
Sustainability demands innovation that can incorporate community aspirations and contemporary concerns. We design these along with people.
Cooperation
Community efforts and cooperation are critical for sustainable development. We devise newer ways of cooperative communication and action deep within the community.
Our Impact
Our Impact
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About us
ISDG RESEARCH FOUNDATION – Sustainability for a better world. ISDG Research Foundation (IRF) is a non-profit organization registered as a Section – 8 company under the Indian Companies Act, 2013. Registered in May 2019, we are implementing solutions for integrated sustainable development goals through primary education, rural development, skill & entrepreneurship, environment preservation and development research.
Vision
Sustainability for a better world. Our vision is a society where everyone has enough capacity, has attained self-reliance, and has the ability to give.
Mission
Enabling community through continuous participatory observation,dialogue, research, innovation, and action.
Thematic Areas
Primary Education, Poverty Alleviation through Farm Livelihood, Skill & Micro Entrepreneurship, Preservation of Environment, and Development Research
Development Research
Policy Research for the Poor, Ground Surveys, Impact Evaluation, Strategy and Planning on Primary Education, Poverty Alleviation, Skill and Micro-Entrepreneurship, and Preservation of Environment.
Livelihood and Entrepreneurship
Designing and Delivering Rural and Micro Entrepreneurship Development programs for Youth and SHGs. Conducting action research and mentoring enterprises by Rural Youth.
Rural Development
Community Development, NRM (Natural Resource Management), Agriculture and Allied Activities, Livelihood and Capacity Building, Need-based innovations, Village Development Plans, Project Implementation, Action Research, and Impact Assessment.
Skill & Micro Entrepreneurship
Designing and Delivering Skill and Micro Entrepreneurship Development programs for rural Youth and Women. Mentoring enterprises started by unemployed Youth and women.
Preservation of Environment
Natural Resource Management Activities, Watersheds Protection, Plantations, Promoting Renewable Energy, Addressing Climate Change.
Poverty Alleviation through Farm Livelihood
Supporting small and marginal farmers in Agriculture and Allied Activities, Livelihood and Capacity Building, Need-based innovations, Village Development Plans, and Project Implementation.
Primary Education
Quality Education and FLN (Foundational Literacy and Numeracy) for children in primary classes in rural/tribal communities. Publications and R&D for learning content.
Strategy
IRF (ISDG Research Foundation) Strategy
Primary Education
“Gyanshala” is the flagship concept of the ISDG Research Foundation being run since September 2020 to impart quality education and extend
Livelihood And Entrepreneurship
We design livelihood solutions in collaboration with the community and handhold such interventions till the time the community needs them.
Rural Development
According to World Bank Data, 65% of the Indian population lives in rural India. It is estimated that 75-90% of the working population in India is part
Development Research
LIVELIHOOD, TASAR PROJECT: Baseline Community Survey and FGDs for Tasar Farmers in Palkot, Basia, and Kamdara blocks of Gumla.
