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Metropolis Foundation: Why Adolescent Agency Must Be at the Heart of Sustainable Social Change
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Metropolis Foundation: Why Adolescent Agency Must Be at the Heart of Sustainable Social Change

For adolescent girls growing up amid social stigma, economic insecurity and entrenched gender inequalities, access to health information is only the beginning. The ability to make informed decisions also depends on whether they can speak without fear, continue their education, seek support and exercise agency over their futures. Addressing these interconnected barriers requires CSR interventions that move beyond service delivery to strengthen community networks, build confidence and create pathways to sustained change. Metropolis Foundation’s Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH) programme adopts this approach by placing adolescent leadership and community participation at the...

29 Oct 2026

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Oxford International India: Making Local Partnerships and Employee Participation Central to CSR
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Oxford International India: Making Local Partnerships and Employee Participation...

Corporate social responsibility gains meaning when it moves beyond isolated acts of giving to address community needs through sustained engagement. Whether supporting children navigating critical illness, improving school environments, mobilising essential supplies or responding to local environmental concerns, effective interventions depend on understanding the people they seek to serve and enabling employees to contribute beyond the workplace. Through its Momentum initiative, Oxford International India is exploring how local partnerships and hands-on participation can shape a more responsive approach to community engagement. Pooja Vaswaney, Employee Experience Partner at Oxford...

28 Oct 2026

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From Scale to Sustained Impact: Infosys Foundation on Building Lasting Social Change
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From Scale to Sustained Impact: Infosys Foundation on Building Lasting Social...

India’s social development challenges are deeply interconnected, requiring interventions that go beyond immediate relief to strengthen access, opportunity and community capacity over time. For corporate philanthropy, this raises an important question: how can the reach of a programme translate into meaningful, lasting change in people’s lives? Infosys Foundation works across healthcare, education, livelihoods and environmental sustainability, combining technology, partnerships and on-ground implementation to address diverse needs. Its 2025-26 report records 217 projects reaching over 7.16 million beneficiaries, bringing the question of impact, rather than reach alone, into focus. Sustaining...

27 Oct 2026

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Beyond Sight, Towards Opportunity: How Birlasoft Is Making Education More Inclusive
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Beyond Sight, Towards Opportunity: How Birlasoft Is Making Education More...

Every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and dream without limits. But for visually impaired students, access to education often goes beyond classrooms and textbooks. Accessible learning materials, assistive technology, digital skills, and the right guidance can make a meaningful difference in helping them build confidence and independence. Through its Braille Digital Library in Hyderabad and Swar & Shiksha – Talent Beyond Sight initiative in Delhi, Birlasoft is working to make education more inclusive and accessible for visually impaired learners. In this exclusive interview with Arun Dinakar Rao, Chief Human Resources Officer, Birlasoft, we explore the vision behind these...

26 Oct 2026

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Apurva.ai: Turning Collective Knowledge into a Catalyst for Systems Change in Philanthropy
Anand Rajan, Co-founder and Mission Leader at Apurva.ai
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Apurva.ai: Turning Collective Knowledge into a Catalyst for Systems Change in...

Social impact depends not only on the resources committed to development, but also on how effectively knowledge informs decisions. Across the development sector, years of community experience, programme evidence and institutional learning often remain confined to individual organisations, limiting their potential to shape broader strategies. The challenge is to build systems where these insights can inform one another without compromising local context, community agency or data ownership. For Apurva.ai, this calls for a shift from fragmented interventions towards collective intelligence that can influence philanthropic priorities and strengthen collaboration across the development...

25 Oct 2026

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