The Challenge Uttar Pradesh has the largest share of out-of-school children in India. According to a sample survey by EdCIL, an estimated 1.6 million children (3.9% of all children aged 6-13 years) were not attending school in the state — out of a national total of 6.4 million OOSC. Despite the efforts of the Sarva…
The Challenge The Government of India launched the Poshan Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission) in March 2018 to significantly improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating mothers and children below 5 years. The mission called for convergence across multiple government ministries — Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (NHM), Ministry of Rural Development (NRLM), Ministry…
The Challenge In Uttar Pradesh, UNICEF had supported ICDS for the development of two critical digital applications in 2021: Both applications had been successfully developed and rolled out state-wide, with over 100,000 Anganwadi Workers and more than 3,000 ICDS officials actively using them. Within Bal Pitara, modules for child database management and ECCE (Early Childhood…
The Challenge SAMRIDH Impact Solutions (SISPL), originally launched to address critical gaps in India’s healthcare landscape, had undergone a significant strategic evolution. The organization expanded its mandate beyond healthcare to encompass climate resilience, livelihoods, agri-tech, digital inclusion, and other thematic areas. SISPL now supported high-impact enterprises across India through a comprehensive ecosystem combining blended finance,…
The Challenge JSI India’s MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity Project, funded by USAID, manages a vast repository of documents related to immunization programs, research, and technical assistance activities. The project faced significant challenges in document management: Velocity’s Solution Scope of Work Velocity delivered a comprehensive Document Management System encompassing infrastructure analysis, solution architecture, development,…
The Challenge UN Women is the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. The India Country Office works towards strengthening women’s rights by engaging with women, men, women’s networks, governments, local authorities, and civil society. Under its Strategic Note 2018-2022, UN Women focused on strengthening programme presence across seven Indian…
The Challenge The UN General Assembly’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development established 17 SDGs and 169 targets requiring monitoring at global, national, and sub-national levels. In India, NITI Aayog coordinates SDG efforts nationally, while MoSPI provides the National Indicator Framework (NIF). The Ministry of Panchayati Raj developed a Local Indicator Framework (LIF) mapped to nine…
The Challenge Assam experiences devastating floods almost every year, often in multiple phases, affecting millions of lives and causing widespread damage to infrastructure, agriculture, and livelihoods. Flood governance is a critical agenda for the state’s sustainable development, and effective disaster response depends fundamentally on timely, accurate information. The existing flood reporting system faced significant challenges:…
The Challenge The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, operating within India’s federal SDG monitoring framework, faced unique challenges in tracking and accelerating progress toward the 2030 Agenda: UNDP India, which was partnering with various state governments to effectively localize SDGs, solicited a service provider to design, develop, and manage the SDG Dashboard for the…
The Challenge Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh hosts one of the world’s largest refugee camps, accommodating over 962,000 Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar in 2017 and 2018. As part of the humanitarian response programme, UNICEF and partners established 18 Information and Feedback Centres (IFCs) — 14 in Rohingya refugee camps and four in host communities (Teknaf,…
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