Nava Siri- We Mill’s celebration of Millet a grand success  

October 1, Mysuru: The curtains fell for the week-long Navasiri Navaratri celebrations of We Mill, the city’s social business initiatives on October 1. The success of We Mill’s new campaign brought back the focus to millets and rural entrepreneurship reflecting GRAAM’s research-oriented social impact program designed for Weurth Electronics India Pvt Ltd. 

With an aim of vocalizing the benefits of Ragi and bringing this superfood back into our lives, the Nava Siri campaign was hosted at the Ma

JAS community trained to strengthen the healthcare system of Jharkhand

Jharkhand: GRAAM in partnership with District Health Administration, Jharkhand conducted several capacity-building training programs in Khunti and West Singhbhum districts for all the stakeholders of Jan Aarogya Samiti (JAS) including the health functionaries in the past three months. 

GRAAM in association with Jhpiego is working towards strengthening the health system at the grassroots level. The community's active participation in selected districts of Jharkhand gained pace with the formation of JAS committees and building their capacities on rol

GRAAM's effort towards communitizing health in Jharkhand

Aug 24, Khunti: GRAAM in association with USAID NISHTHA an initiative of Jhpiego on Wednesday organized an Orientation Program for District Health officials on Jan Arogya Samitis (Khunti).  

As part of the project, RMNCH+A, FP & TB Services training was also inaugurated by the Civil Surgeon, Dr. Ajith Xalxo, Khunti.

GRAAM's Executive Director, Dr. Basavaraju R was the Chief Guest and he spoke on the importance of Community Participation in Development and also handed over a token of appreciation to the Chair of the program.

Addressing CHOs, Sahiya

Sugamya Shiksha activities in full swing

Sept 20 Mysuru: The students of the Higher Primary and High School of Metagalli in Mysuru had fun-filled activities on the school premises. Under Sugamya Shiksha, a comprehensive school development model conceptualized and planned by GRAAM, activities are planned from time to time, bridging the skill-education gap that exists in the government schools 

 Netas of the school 

To give students an understanding of democracy and governance, Shala Samsath, a school election activity was conducted. Along the lines of assembly elections, students conteste

Millet Mane inaugurated by German delegates and team

July 06, Mysuru: Millet Mane, an extended venture to promote We Mill was inaugurated in the august gathering of delegates from Wuerth Elektrnik Pvt Ltd and GRAAM on Wednesday at the Bilikere village of Mysuru district. 

We Mill is a social business initiative of GRAAM and Wuerth Electronics intending to create first-generation rural entrepreneurs. The newly launched store houses a variety of Ragi products naturally sourced from local farmers and manufactured at the Asare Sanjeevini Unit in Bilikere. 

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Learning to be the core of monitoring and evaluation

August 23, New Delhi: GRAAM in August was a part of the Development Partners Roundtable at DMEO, NITIAayog. Present in the roundtable was GRAAM's Executive Director, Dr Basavaraju R Shresta. He emphasized on inclusive evaluation. Dr Basavaraju said that first counting the most vulnerable and bringing them to the database, appreciating the best practices of the government in evaluation reports and community-led monitoring was absolutely necessary. He also added that learning was at the core of Monitoring and Evaluation.

Have a 360-degree approach towards research: Dr Basavaraju R

Aug 22, Bhopal: Executive Director of GRAAM, Dr Basavaraju R was a part of a 10 days Research Methodology Course for Madhya Pradesh Ph.D. in Scholars in Social Sciences organized by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance and Policy and was sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.   

Being a part of the first session of the workshop, Dr. Basavaraju spoke of the need of the hour- evidence-based research. He implored the young scholars to work on practical policy solutions, emphasizing the importance of 360 degree-view while approaching the research topic. The executive director of GRAAM was seen inte

Y4G- Discussions on governance and beyond

Sept 15, Mysuru: The second training workshop under the Youth for Governance fellowship kicked off recently in Mysuru. The select participants of the workshop are receiving hands-on experience in various wings of governance. 

Dr.Basavaraju R Executive Director of GRAAM carried out a project planning meeting and guided the fellows to choose their project themes. Later, detailed planning was made with a field visits plan, data collection, analysis, and presentation of their project. Team projects were finalized and Dr Basavaraju guided them to work o

International Youth Day celebrated at Mysuru

Aug 20, Mysuru: GRAAM in association with Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), Hanns Siedel Foundation, and the University of Mysore celebrated International Youth Day at the Vjinana Bhavan, UoM campus on Saturday.  

The Youth for Governance (Y4G) Fellowship program is a unique 9-month program designed to expose 25 youth of Mysuru from various colleges and educational streams, to different aspects of governance and encourage them to become agents of change through live projects. It is supported by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) and implem

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We Mill's journey during the Dasara festival celebrations in Mysuru