About the Organisers

Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST), New Delhi

Registered as Public Charitable Trust in 1980, ISST has completed 40 years of competently moving towards achieving Gender Equitable Outcomes by engaging in empirical research, capacity building, knowledge sharing and numerous community outreach activities. While the research work comprises of multi-disciplinary social science studies, evaluative studies, evidence building through the gender transformative approach; the community outreach is accomplished through the Saathi Centres for young children and adolescents that work towards empowering them to be better citizens for a democratic society that believe in social justice, inclusion and equality.

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Institute for Human Development (IHD) , Delhi

The Institute for Human Development (IHD), established under the aegis of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), is an Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) recognised Institute working on the issues related to human development and livelihoods.The institute is a knowledge partner of NITI Aayog for collaborative activities of transformative policy research; empanelled with the NITI Aayog for “Outsourcing of Monitoring and Evaluation Studies”; and is a „National Level Monitor‟ with Ministries of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water.Its areas of expertise include: Growth and Employment;Education and Capabilities;Health and Nutrition;Gender and Development;Security and Vulnerability;Governance and Institutions.

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