1st Edition
charcha 2020
The foundational edition of charcha, launched during the pandemic to create a shared space for the livelihoods ecosystem. Three days of cross-sector dialogue across 16 themes that shaped the agenda for years to come.
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Key themes
Livelihoods ecosystem
Pandemic response
Skilling
Agriculture
Gender
Migration
Convening gallery
Moments from the convening.
Agenda 2020
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philanthropy & CSR | fundraising
Fundraising & Philanthropy | CSR post Covid-19: What can nonprofits expect?
philanthropy & CSR | policy & governance
Fundraising & Philanthropy | Partnering with government to scale service delivery
philanthropy & CSR | policy & governance
Fundraising & Philanthropy | Scaling Impact with Government Partnerships
philanthropy & CSR
Plenary | What shall I do with all this money?
fundraising
Fundraising & Philanthropy | Is India’s Giving Momentum Here to Stay?
inclusive livelihoods | fundraising
Fundraising & Philanthropy | Fundraising for Underserved Geographies & Thematic Areas
fundraising | monitoring & evaluation
Fundraising & Philanthropy | How DIB ready is your nonprofit?
fundraising | talent & capacity building
Fundraising & Philanthropy | How to Make your Idea a Winning Proposal?
fundraising | research & innovation
Fundraising & Philanthropy | Masterclass: understanding blended finance models
education & skills | fundraising
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship | Panel: Emerging perspectives of funders
rural & agri livelihoods | fundraising
Financial Inclusion | Accelerating financial inclusion for business continuity
inclusive livelihoods | research & innovation
Financial Inclusion | Everybody Counts: Innovations in Financial Inclusion
talent & capacity building
Social Innovation | Attracting Talent to the Sector
entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods | talent & capacity building
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship | Inspirational Story: Prema Gopalan
entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods | talent & capacity building
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship | Inspirational Story: Aswath Narayanan
entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods | talent & capacity building
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship | Inspirational Story : Ruma Devi
inclusive livelihoods | talent & capacity building
Civil Society & Prosperity | Every Youth a Jagrik: Every Space Nurturing Jagriks
entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods | research & innovation
Social Innovation | Building Innovation Ecosystems
entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods | research & innovation
Social Innovation | Leveraging Open Ecosystems
entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods | research & innovation
Social Innovation | Open Spaces for Innovation
climate & green jobs | research & innovation
Energy | Clean Energy Innovation Spotlights
inclusive livelihoods | research & innovation
Financial Inclusion | Everybody Counts: Innovations in Financial Inclusion
education & skills | policy & governance
Skill Dev & Entr | Governance and policies to create an environment for accelerated
inclusive livelihoods | policy & governance
Gender | How do Policymakers need to respond to meet the needs of women?
policy & governance
Civil Society & Prosperity | Politics w/o Romance : An Introduction to Public Choice
inclusive livelihoods | policy & governance
Civil Society & Prosperity | IDR Panel - Strengthening the influence of Civil Society
rural & agri livelihoods | policy & governance
Rural Development | Providing urban amenities to rural areas
inclusive livelihoods | policy & governance
WASH | Health Care Facilities – How to ensure necessary changes and sustain them?
policy & governance | philanthropy & CSR
Plenary | Evolving role of Foundations in India's development journey
inclusive livelihoods | policy & governance
Plenary | Convergent India to a better post COVID-19 world
policy & governance
Plenary | Closing Session
inclusive livelihoods | policy & governance
WASH | Civil society leaders on ‘WASH given COVID19 and beyond’
climate & green jobs | inclusive livelihoods
Climate Change & Disaster Mgmt | Disasters: The ground realities are often different!
climate & green jobs | policy & governance
Climate Change & Disaster Management | Rethinking Climate Response after the Pandemic
climate & green jobs
Climate Change & Disaster Mgmt | Tiger conservation- a recipe to fight climate change
climate & green jobs | research & innovation
Climate Change & Disaster Mgmt | Effective communications to mitigate climate change
climate & green jobs | inclusive livelihoods
Climate Change & Disaster Management | Human impacts and impact on humans
climate & green jobs | fundraising
Climate Change & Disaster Management | Climate Finance for Development Outcomes
climate & green jobs | policy & governance
Energy | Panel on the role of clean energy agenda in post-COVID economic recovery
climate & green jobs | rural & agri livelihoods
Energy | Panel discussion on decentralized energy
rural & agri livelihoods | fundraising
Rural Development | Panel discussion : Rural Finance for inclusive development
rural & agri livelihoods | entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods
Rural Development | Collaborations to create job centric value chains in rural India
rural & agri livelihoods | entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods
Rural Development | Panel discussion : Collaborate to create rural jobs
rural & agri livelihoods | policy & governance
Rural Development | Conversation on rebuilding rural livelihoods through RCRC
rural & agri livelihoods | inclusive livelihoods
Rural Development | Role of community institutions in inclusive rural development
rural & agri livelihoods | entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods
Rural Development | Speaker session: Scaling effectively
rural & agri livelihoods | inclusive livelihoods
Rural Development | Fireside chat w/ Renana Jhabvala: Empowering women in rural India
rural & agri livelihoods | policy & governance
Rural Development | Fireside chat with Meenakshisundaram SS, IAS (retired)
rural & agri livelihoods | policy & governance
Rural Development | Keynote address by Shri T. Vijay Kumar (IAS - Retired)
rural & agri livelihoods
Rural Development | Keynote address by Dr. Achyuta Samanta
rural & agri livelihoods | entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods
Rural Development | Fireside chat with Ronnie Screwvala
rural & agri livelihoods | inclusive livelihoods
Land & Property Inclusivity | #LandMatters : Rural Relief and Recovery
rural & agri livelihoods | inclusive livelihoods
Land & Property Inclusivity | #LandPower: Empowering Dalits through Land
education & skills | tech4good
Skill Dev & Entre | Disruptive thinking and platform economies to drive progress
education & skills | tech4good
Skill Dev & Entre | Platforms to connect and support opportunities and workforce
education & skills | policy & governance
Skill Dev & Entr | Enabling market structures to reduce gaps and externalities
education & skills
Skill Dev & Entr | Sectoral Challenges and Opportunities in the times of COVID-19
education & skills
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship | Keynote: Skilling for future by Ajai Chowdhry
education & skills | policy & governance
Education | Moment of Reckoning- Govt Schools
education & skills | tech4good
Education | Ed-Tech: 1st Response to COVID-19 (India- 3 perspective)
education & skills | inclusive livelihoods
Education | Reimagining the role of parents and community in education
education & skills | policy & governance
Education | MP as a case study: COVID-19 response in education
education & skills
Education | Fireside chat with Ashish Dhawan and Rukmini Banerji
tech4good | entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods
Social Innovation | Technology for Inclusive Development
tech4good | rural & agri livelihoods
Land & Property Inclusivity | #Tech4Land
tech4good | education & skills
Education | Ed-Tech: 1st Response to COVID-19 (India- 3 perspective)
inclusive livelihoods
Gender | tackling increased instances of gender based violence and support survivors
inclusive livelihoods | policy & governance
Financial Inclusion | Role of effective Social Protection for the poor
inclusive livelihoods
Financial Inclusion | Gender Lens of Financial Inclusion
inclusive livelihoods
Civil Society & Prosperity | Empowering the Poor
inclusive livelihoods
WASH | safeguarding the vulnerable urban populations
inclusive livelihoods
WASH | Hygiene behavior change in communities
inclusive livelihoods
Land & Property Inclusivity | #Land4Women: COVID19 & beyond
inclusive livelihoods
Land & Property Inclusivity | #FieldStories: Land and Life
inclusive livelihoods | policy & governance
Health | Gearing up for a post COVID 19 world!
inclusive livelihoods
Health | Beyond COVID-19 - Mitigating its impact on vulnerable groups
inclusive livelihoods
Health | Learning and unlearning in the times of COVID-19 | Dr. Zarir Udwadia
inclusive livelihoods
Health | Learning and unlearning in the times of COVID-19 | Dr. Devi Shetty
inclusive livelihoods
Health | Learning and unlearning in the times of COVID-19 | Dr. Vikram Patel
inclusive livelihoods | policy & governance
Plenary | Dr. Kailash Satyarthi | Anita Bhatia
inclusive livelihoods | talent & capacity building
WASH | Content & Campaigns: Media & Communications on WASH in post-COVID-19 era
entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods | tech4good
Social Innovation | Technology for Inclusive Development
entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods
Social Innovation | Accelerate through Collaborative action
entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods
Skill Dev & Entre | Keynote: Collaborative/Collectives for Mass Entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods | policy & governance
Civil Society & Prosperity | Fighting Poverty With Charter Cities
entrepreneurship & informal livelihoods | research & innovation
Plenary | Fireside with Prof Muhammad Yunus on “Going Back to the Tabula Rasa”