Conversations with Ex-Inmates
The selection process of the Banyan Impact Fellowship is a journey of its own with […]
So, You Think Working in the Social/Development Sector is Boring?
A khadi-clad, jhola bearing, frail looking bespectacled person in her 20s, with greasy hair, hassled […]
Getting Started With Designing in Social Development: Part 1
Between the logical and the creative halves of the brain there lies the commonness of […]
A Narrative of Vicarious Traumatization and Vicarious Resilience in Prisons
“Without community there is no liberation”. -Audre Lorde (1984) Ever since I was young, I experienced […]
An Engineer Experimenting in the Social Sector
A loud cheer and generous applause expanded the space of the college auditorium as the […]
River of Life: My Ten Months of Experience in the AIF Fellowship
During the AIF Clinton Fellowship Endpoint conference, I got the opportunity to share my fellowship […]
Tackling the Employment Crisis for People with Disabilities
“It’s not easy getting a job when you have a disability. When you tell a […]
A Hurdle Race: Education in Rural Areas
Can you imagine running in a hurdle race for 12 years? Completing formal school education […]
Applying Design Thinking to Coconut Farming
My journey as an AIF Clinton Fellow placed with a start-up social enterprise in rural […]
7 Life Lessons I Learned from Creating Native Forests in the Himalayas
Aayush’s Fellowship is made possible by the Rural India Supporting Trust. Alaap, the organization I […]