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(i) Capacity building and knowledge support to the Govt. From 2013 onwards -
CmF began developing livelihood programs for SHG members.

Centre for microFinance is an associate org of , working as a knowledge & resource support org for community-based , , & sector The Centre for microFinance (CmF) was seeded in 2007 as a state-level resource organization to catalyze the growth of the community-led microfinance (women’s Self-Help Group model) sector in Rajasthan. Over the last 14 years, it has been CmF’s constant endeavor to adapt and expand its role and functions in keeping with the evolving needs and aspirations of the communities it works with and the macro-environment comprising of government policy and programs. CmF is an associate organization of TATA TRUSTS working as a knowledge & resource support organization to catalyze the growth of Community-Led microFinance, Livelihoods, Education, WASH, and Health & Nutrition sectors in the state. KEY INITIATIVES:

During 2007-2012 -
CmF worked mainly on providing technical and capacity-building support to a number of stakeholders in the microfinance sector namely, banks, development partners of the Tata Trusts Sakh-Se-Vikas (SSV) initiative, government departments, and SHG federations. Enabling credit linkage from banks, development of quality training resources, and strengthening institutional processes in SHGs and federations were the key focus of CmF during this period. As the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) rolled out in the state, CmF enabled the SSV partners and federations to partner with the program and leverage resources for enhanced credit to SHG members. of Rajasthan’s Mitigating Poverty in West Rajasthan (MPOWER) project in Jodhpur reaching out to 52,000 households in six blocks of West Rajasthan. (ii) Sector building initiatives including training and capacity-building support to govt./non-government programs and community institutions across Rajasthan and few other states, research, and networking. The SSV partners and CmF successfully leveraged funds from the Government of India under the Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) to augment productivity and incomes from agriculture and dairy. Capacity building and knowledge partnership of CmF & Tata Trusts with the state government in the Mitigating Poverty in West Rajasthan Project helped scale up CmF’s concept of cluster-based livelihood development. Leads a consortium of six NGO partners implementing the MKSP a Government of India (GoI) project under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) which seeks to improve the livelihoods of over 25,000 households through increased productivity in agriculture and livestock in eastern and southern Rajasthan;

Since 2015 -
CmF has expanded its domain to multi-thematic implementation in 3 blocks of South Rajasthan. The ‘Transformation Initiative’ program is aimed at impacting the quality of life indicators of tribal households in tribal villages through the layering of education, nutrition, wash, and skilling programs with the microfinance and livelihood work of CmF and partners. CmF is also providing technical support to the district administration in Sirohi for the ‘Transforming Aspirational Districts Program’ initiated by the NITI Ayog in 2018. This support entails training and capacity building of government functionaries in the areas of education and maternal and child health and nutrition.

21/08/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐕.𝐒. 𝐕𝐲𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 | 21 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭

Today, we remember 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐕𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐕𝐲𝐚𝐬, one of the founding members of the CmF on his birth anniversary. A renowned agricultural economist and recipient of the Padma Bhushan (2006), Prof. Vyas made significant contributions to agriculture, rural development and public policy. He served on several national and international policy-making bodies like Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council and the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India. He was closely associated with the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur and helped establish several nonprofit institutions in Rajasthan.

Prof. Vyas played an important role in the early journey of CmF. Even after stepping down from the Governing Board, he continued to guide and advise CmF. His vision of finding innovative solutions for empowering underprivileged and marginalised communities continues to inspire our work.

To honour his contribution and carry forward his spirit of thoughtful engagement on development and public policy, 𝐂𝐦𝐅 and AJIT Foundation instituted the 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐕.𝐒. 𝐕𝐲𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in 2019. The 1𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 was delivered by 𝐃𝐫.𝐘.𝐕.𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐲, Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India. This was followed by the 2𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐡 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 in 2020, the 3𝐫𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐮𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐝 in 2021, the 4𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐕𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 in 2022, the 5𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by Mr. T.M. Krishna in 2023, the 6𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by Ms. 𝐔𝐬𝐡a 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭 in 2024 and the 7𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐚 in 2025. [Monographs from the previous Prof. V.S. Vyas Memorial Orations: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1B9sFY6azqily6NDlkY3fFAxWylpaciIg?usp=sharing

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐕.𝐒. 𝐕𝐲𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 1 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2026

We are pleased to share that the 8th Prof. V.S. Vyas Memorial Oration will be delivered by Mr. 𝐒.𝐌. 𝐕𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝, Former Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala. A 1981-batch IAS officer with extensive experience in rural development, local governance and decentralised planning, Mr. Vijayanand played a key role in Kerala's People's Planning process. As Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India, during 2015–16, he was instrumental in introducing the Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) across the country.

📅 1 September 2026 | 📍 Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur

🕓 5:00 PM onwards | 📺 Watch the oration online: https://www.youtube.com/live/pYgOjTtsOUQ

𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐡 | 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚 | 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐌 𝐒 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦 | 𝐀𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐲 | 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐣𝐚 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧 | 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐏 𝐕 𝐒 | 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 | 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐢 | 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐲𝐚𝐬 | 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢 | 𝐕𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚 | 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐦 | 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚 | 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐤 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐥 | 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐥 𝐊 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐥 | 𝐀𝐣𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐡𝐭𝐚 | 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐕𝐲𝐚𝐬 | 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐦 | 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐯 𝐕𝐲𝐚𝐬

15/08/2026

आज़ादी का मतलब है — स्वतंत्र सोच। 📚

हर बच्चे को सिर्फ पढ़ने का नहीं, अपनी किताब चुनने, सवाल पूछने, सोचने और अपनी बात कहने का अधिकार भी होना चाहिए।

📖 मॉडल लाइब्रेरी में बच्चा सिर्फ किताब नहीं चुनता — वह अपनी पसंद और अपनी आवाज़ चुनना सीखता है।

‘संगत — अपनी बात किताब के साथ’ से लेकर मिशन-पढ़ो राजस्थान: रीडिंग प्रमोशन कैंपेन तक, पढ़ना अब सिर्फ परीक्षा की तैयारी नहीं रहा।

यह है — खुशी, जिज्ञासा, संवाद और स्वतंत्र सोच।

जब बच्चा कहता है, “अगर मैं लेखक होता तो…”
तब वह सिर्फ कहानी नहीं पढ़ रहा होता —
वह अपनी कल्पना और अपनी सोच को आवाज़ दे रहा होता है।

🌱 इस 15 अगस्त, आइए संकल्प लें:

बच्चों को स्वतंत्र होकर पढ़ने दें।
सोचने दें।
सवाल करने दें।
अपनी बात कहने दें।

किताबें हाथ में हों,
सवाल मन में हों,
और अपनी बात कहने की आज़ादी साथ हो।

यही मिशन-पढ़ो राजस्थान का सपना है।
यही आज़ादी है। 🇮🇳✨

स्वतंत्रता दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं! ❤️
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲!✨

#मिशनपढ़ोराजस्थान #संगत #मॉडललाइब्रेरी #जीवंतपुस्तकालय #स्वतंत्रसोच

13/08/2026

Thank you TWEET Foundation, Aher Abheena, Taruna Pal and team for your time to orient and equip CmF's 160+ member team on the holistic concepts of gender. While traditional gender sensitization training/workshops focus on the roles of men, women, patriarchy and workplace, TWEET Foundation's training went beyond the traditional concepts of s*x, s*xuality and gender — covering the historical context of transgender people across cultures and traditions and their challenges. Listening to real-life stories from transgender individuals helped the team challenge preconceived notions and broaden their perspectives.

Participants connected these learnings to their own lives — careers, homes, different themes in which they work and communities — and walked away with concrete action plans for the short and long term.

Conducted across 5 in-person batches in Udaipur, Sirohi, Karauli, Kota and Jaipur and one batch in online mode, the training has had a lasting impact on many of our team. As a team, we're committed to carrying that lens forward, both within CmF and in the communities we work with.

Above all, it was heartening to understand the exemplary work being done by TWEET Foundation to support transgender individuals - through counselling, shelter and employment support. Thank you once again.

03/06/2026

What happens inside classrooms often remains unseen. Yet it is here that policies, teacher support systems, learning materials and training programmes ultimately come to life. Recognising the importance of understanding these classroom processes, the 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 (𝐓𝐋𝐏𝐒) 2025 was undertaken across 9 states to systematically study how teaching and learning happen in early grade classrooms, especially in the context of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN). The national TLPS report was released on 22 December 2025.

Today, Centre for microFinance, in collaboration with Rajasthan State Council of Educational Research and Training and Language and Learning Foundation organised the 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐋𝐏𝐒 2025 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 in Udaipur. In Rajasthan, the TLPS study was conducted in Sikar and Banswara districts. The event brought together education leaders, teacher educators, government officials, practitioners and development partners to engage with the findings from Rajasthan and reflect on what they mean for strengthening FLN efforts across the state. A key highlight was the panel discussion on '𝐅𝐋𝐍: 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞'.

Dr. Shweta Fageria, Director, RSCERT, noted, "𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘓𝘗𝘚 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴. 𝘉𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 (𝘖𝘙𝘍) 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘛𝘓𝘗𝘚, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴."

We are grateful to all participants and partners for contributing to these important conversations and for their continued commitment to strengthening foundational learning for children across Rajasthan.

Tata Trusts | Madhi Foundation | Vikramshila Education Resource Society | Educational Initiatives - Ei | QUEST
Amrita Patwardhan

03/01/2026

𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 (𝐓𝐋𝐏𝐒) 2025: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

A big thank you to Language and Learning Foundation and the Tata Trusts for their initiative to bring out the country's first of its kind TLPS study. CmF is happy to having contributed to conducting the study in Rajasthan (Churu and Banswara districts).

The study covered 1,050 Grade 1 and 2 classrooms 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 21 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 9 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, offering a rare, national-level snapshot of language and mathematics teaching practices in diverse classroom contexts. A few insights that stood out for us 👇
📍Classrooms are increasingly TLM- and print-rich, but their use in day-to-day teaching remains limited.
📍Many existing TLMs do not adequately support multigrade and multilevel classrooms, which are a lived reality in government schools.
📍Teacher training needs a shift – from concept-heavy sessions to live demonstrations of classroom practice, showing how to use TLMs effectively, manage mixed-ability groups and engage all children meaningfully
📍Simple practices – like giving children time to practise (especially in maths) during class and providing feedback – can lead to significant improvements in learning.

For organisations working closely with the system, these findings are a clear call to rethink teacher professional development – making it more practice-based, observation-led and rooted in real classroom contexts.

We deeply appreciate how Language and Learning Foundation acknowledged the contribution of all implementation partners – CmF, Educational Initiatives, QUEST, Madhi Foundation and Vikramshila Education Resource Society – throughout the survey and its launch. Collaborative evidence-building like this is critical for systemic change.

📄 Read the TLPS 2025 Report: https://lnkd.in/g3vpKGRq

Here are a few glimpses from the TLPS launch event. Mr. Amresh Kumar Sharma, Team Lead, Education shared CmF's experiences of conducting the survey in Rajasthan.

03/01/2026

CmF participated in the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐇𝐆 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐅𝐏𝐎𝐬 (20-21 November 2025) held at the Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute, Hyderabad, organized by APMAS.

The conference brought together nearly 200 SHG federation leaders, practitioners, NGO partners, and government representatives from 17 states - creating a rich space for learning, dialogue, and reflection on the future of community institutions and FPOs.

CmF was invited to share its experience through the session '𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 - 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐏𝐎𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐇𝐆 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬'. Our Head – Community Institutions, Proshanta Mondal, shared reflections on:
🔹 Strengthening and nurturing community institutions in Rajasthan
🔹 Developing and supporting SHG Federation–led FPO models
🔹 Highlighting persistent challenges and the need for enabling policies
🔹 Discussing the future direction for engendering FPOs through SHG Federation.

We are grateful to APMAS for creating this thoughtful platform and for inviting CmF to contribute to the national dialogue. It was a valuable opportunity to share field learnings and listen to diverse perspectives from across the country.

Conversations like these reaffirm the collective journey towards women-led, resilient FPO ecosystems that can meaningfully transform rural livelihoods.

03/01/2026

CmF recently organised the State-Level Dissemination Workshop on “𝐀𝐈4𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 – 𝐀 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞”, jointly with International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Tata Trusts, 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕 and Institute of Development Studies.

Jaipur | 19 Dec 2025
Over the past six months, a pilot was implemented in Sirohi and Pali districts, where AI-enabled qualitative interviews helped us engage with Pani Mitras, Panchayat representatives and community mobilisers.

This approach enabled us to track real-time insights on leadership, motivation, behavioural aspects, challenges, gaps and training effectiveness, helping strengthen feedback loops and mid-course decision-making in the Community-led Water Security Project.

The workshop brought together government officials, practitioners and researchers to reflect on the potential for scaling AI-supported qualitative tools in water governance. Some reflections that stood out:
🧭 Qualitative insights add depth to understanding ground realities
🤖 AI can support listening at scale without losing context
📊 Quantitative data becomes stronger when paired with qualitative insights
🔁 Useful for mid-course corrections & improving programme responsiveness
👥 AI remains an enabler – human perception and relationships stay central

A warm thanks to our speakers Ms. Alka Palrecha (Co-Founder – People in Centre), Ms. Rashika Pullam Chetti (INREM Foundation), Mr. I.P. Agarwal (Superintending Engineer, EGS, MGNREGA, GoR) and to all partners and participants for the discussion and feedback.

We look forward to taking AI4Water forward together.

Divyang Waghela

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