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Our Work

Community Development

Advancing health, nutrition, education, road safety, livelihoods, women empowerment, skills and WASH.

Theme

Community Development

RIF supports long-term community strengthening through self-help group training, livelihood support, health camps, nutrition awareness, road safety, inclusion and local development initiatives.

NutritionLivelihoodsWomen empowermentHealthEducationWASH

Initiatives and Activities

Work under Community Development.

Each entry brings together the year, focus, collaborators, reach and related initiative profile where available.
AstraZeneca Bridging Market Access activity image
2024-2025

AstraZeneca Bridging Market Access

Strengthened women entrepreneurs' market readiness, mentorship and corporate procurement access.

Reach and scale
600+ women-led businesses reached; 136 applications; 91 participants engaged.

Collaborators: AstraZeneca, WEConnect International

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2024-2025

Nutrition awareness workshops

Continued nutrition workshops and awareness activity with community groups.

Collaborators: Glenmark Foundation

Road safety for children and adolescents activity image
2023-2024

Road safety for children and adolescents

Developed road safety resources and stakeholder engagement for safer roads and school zones.

Geography
Pune

Collaborators: UNICEF, Centre for Environment Education

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IMPAct4Nutrition ecosystem study activity image
2023-2024

IMPAct4Nutrition ecosystem study

Studied nutrition ecosystems to support private-sector participation and convergent CSR action.

Geography
Madhya Pradesh and Odisha

Collaborators: UNICEF, I4N partners

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2022-2023

MLWB skill development

Supported youth skilling and employment pathways through the Maharashtra Labour Welfare Board ecosystem.

Collaborators: MLWB, UNICEF, YuWaah

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JP Morgan employee volunteering activity image
2022-2023

JP Morgan employee volunteering

Enabled corporate volunteering connected to community needs and employee engagement.

Collaborators: JP Morgan

Health camps, nutri gardens and needs assessment activity image
2021-2022

Health camps, nutri gardens and needs assessment

Supported local health and nutrition planning through field-linked community initiatives.

Collaborators: Adani Foundation

Skills and livelihood outreach activity image
2020-2021

Skills and livelihood outreach

Identified youth and women for training and employment pathways during COVID recovery.

Reach and scale
10,000 youth and women reached for livelihood pathways.
SHG women mentoring activity image
2019-2020

SHG women mentoring

Mentored women running food businesses on time management, hygiene and order management.

Collaborators: Self-help groups

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School infrastructure support activity image
2018-2019

School infrastructure support

Improved water access and sanitation-related infrastructure for a Zilla Parishad school.

Geography
Sakvaar, Palghar

Collaborators: Local school stakeholders

Maternal and child health best-practice promotion activity image
2018-2019

Maternal and child health best-practice promotion

Supported awareness and practice-sharing around maternal and child health.

Geography
Khandwa and Baddi

Collaborators: Glenmark

Persons with disabilities engagement activity image
2018-2019

Persons with disabilities engagement

Used games, walkathons and sensitisation activities to promote inclusion and confidence.

Geography
Delhi

Collaborators: Balkanji Baari, Yes We Can Trust

Teacher training for livelihood opportunities activity image
2017-2018

Teacher training for livelihood opportunities

Supported livelihood pathways for young women through teacher-training and capacity development.

Packaging workshops for SHGs activity image
2017-2018

Packaging workshops for SHGs

Helped self-help groups and women entrepreneurs improve product competitiveness through practical packaging skills.

Collaborators: Self-help groups, Women entrepreneurs

Corporate exhibitions for women entrepreneurs activity image
2016-2017

Corporate exhibitions for women entrepreneurs

Continued market-facing support for women entrepreneurs through corporate sales platforms.

Reach and scale
18 exhibitions; approximately Rs 4.5 lakh in sales; 15 entrepreneurs supported.

Collaborators: Corporate hosts, Women entrepreneurs

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Children's midday meal support activity image
2016-2017

Children's midday meal support

Supported regular access to nutritious meals for children, contributing to nutrition and learning continuity.

Collaborators: Bal Asha Trust

Corporate exhibitions for women entrepreneurs activity image
2015-2016

Corporate exhibitions for women entrepreneurs

Expanded market access for women-led enterprises through repeated corporate exhibition opportunities.

Reach and scale
55 exhibitions supporting 9 entrepreneurs.

Collaborators: Corporate hosts, Women entrepreneurs

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2015-2016

SHG training programs

Built entrepreneurship, financial literacy, communication, marketing and business management capacity for self-help group members.

Reach and scale
4 programs benefiting 127 women.

Collaborators: British Council, DIEGO

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Yes We Can self-empowerment program activity image
2015-2016

Yes We Can self-empowerment program

Supported confidence-building, leadership and inclusion for persons with disabilities.

Reach and scale
40 participants.
Geography
Delhi

Collaborators: Yes We Can Trust

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2014-2015

Exhibitions in 15 corporates

Opened corporate market spaces for women entrepreneurs and self-help groups to showcase locally made products.

Reach and scale
15 corporate locations; Rs 216,315 in direct sales.

Collaborators: Corporate hosts, Women entrepreneurs, Self-help groups

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