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Our Work

Community Development

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

Pillar

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 gives a short public highlight and links to a case study where a detailed profile is available.
AstraZeneca Bridging Market Access activity image2024-2025
AstraZeneca Bridging Market Access

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

Highlights
  • Reach and scale: 600+ women-led businesses reached; 136 applications; 91 participants engaged.
  • Collaborators: AstraZeneca, WEConnect International
  • Stakeholders: Industry, Community
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Nutrition awareness workshops activity image2024-2025
Nutrition awareness workshops

Continued nutrition workshops and awareness activity with community groups.

Highlights
  • Collaborators: Glenmark Foundation
  • Stakeholders: Industry, Community
Road safety for children and adolescents activity image2023-2024
Road safety for children and adolescents

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

Highlights
  • Location: Pune
  • Collaborators: UNICEF, Centre for Environment Education
  • Stakeholders: Government, Academy, Community
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IMPAct4Nutrition ecosystem study activity image2023-2024
IMPAct4Nutrition ecosystem study

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

Highlights
  • Location: Madhya Pradesh and Odisha
  • Collaborators: UNICEF, I4N partners
  • Stakeholders: Government, Industry, Civil society
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MLWB skill development activity image2022-2023
MLWB skill development

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

Highlights
  • Collaborators: MLWB, UNICEF, YuWaah
  • Stakeholders: Government, Community, Industry
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JP Morgan employee volunteering activity image2022-2023
JP Morgan employee volunteering

Enabled corporate volunteering connected to community needs and employee engagement.

Highlights
  • Collaborators: JP Morgan
  • Stakeholders: Industry, Community
Health camps, nutri gardens and needs assessment activity image2021-2022
Health camps, nutri gardens and needs assessment

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

Highlights
  • Collaborators: Adani Foundation
  • Stakeholders: Community, Industry
Skills and livelihood outreach activity image2020-2021
Skills and livelihood outreach

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

Highlights
  • Reach and scale: 10,000 youth and women reached for livelihood pathways.
  • Stakeholders: Community, Industry
SHG women mentoring activity image2019-2020
SHG women mentoring

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

Highlights
  • Collaborators: Self-help groups
  • Stakeholders: Community
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School infrastructure support activity image2018-2019
School infrastructure support

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

Highlights
  • Location: Sakvaar, Palghar
  • Collaborators: Local school stakeholders
  • Stakeholders: Community
Maternal and child health best-practice promotion activity image2018-2019
Maternal and child health best-practice promotion

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

Highlights
  • Location: Khandwa and Baddi
  • Collaborators: Glenmark
  • Stakeholders: Community
Persons with disabilities engagement activity image2018-2019
Persons with disabilities engagement

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

Highlights
  • Location: Delhi
  • Collaborators: Balkanji Baari, Yes We Can Trust
  • Stakeholders: Community
Teacher training for livelihood opportunities activity image2017-2018
Teacher training for livelihood opportunities

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

Highlights
  • Stakeholders: Community, Academy
Packaging workshops for SHGs activity image2017-2018
Packaging workshops for SHGs

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

Highlights
  • Collaborators: Self-help groups, Women entrepreneurs
  • Stakeholders: Community
Corporate exhibitions for women entrepreneurs activity image2016-2017
Corporate exhibitions for women entrepreneurs

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

Highlights
  • Reach and scale: 18 exhibitions; approximately Rs 4.5 lakh in sales; 15 entrepreneurs supported.
  • Collaborators: Corporate hosts, Women entrepreneurs
  • Stakeholders: Community, Industry
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Children's midday meal support activity image2016-2017
Children's midday meal support

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

Highlights
  • Collaborators: Bal Asha Trust
  • Stakeholders: Community
Corporate exhibitions for women entrepreneurs activity image2015-2016
Corporate exhibitions for women entrepreneurs

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

Highlights
  • Reach and scale: 55 exhibitions supporting 9 entrepreneurs.
  • Collaborators: Corporate hosts, Women entrepreneurs
  • Stakeholders: Community, Industry
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SHG training programs activity image2015-2016
SHG training programs

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

Highlights
  • Reach and scale: 4 programs benefiting 127 women.
  • Collaborators: British Council, DIEGO
  • Stakeholders: Community, Industry
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Yes We Can self-empowerment program activity image2015-2016
Yes We Can self-empowerment program

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

Highlights
  • Reach and scale: 40 participants.
  • Location: Delhi
  • Collaborators: Yes We Can Trust
  • Stakeholders: Community
Exhibitions in 15 corporates activity image2014-2015
Exhibitions in 15 corporates

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

Highlights
  • Reach and scale: 15 corporate locations; Rs 216,315 in direct sales.
  • Collaborators: Corporate hosts, Women entrepreneurs, Self-help groups
  • Stakeholders: Community, Industry

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