About
A research practice serving corporate social responsibility.
Karnataka CSR was formed by anthropologists and sociologists who spent their careers doing fieldwork in the state's districts. We work with company CSR teams, boards and CSR committees, and with government and public sector partners, on programmes that have to stand up to audit as well as to scrutiny from the communities they serve.
Our method is straightforward. We begin in the field, not in a template. Baseline studies establish what conditions actually are before a rupee is committed. Implementation is monitored against those baselines. Assessment, at the end, reports what changed and what did not.
The field comes first
No programme design is finalised before the district has been visited and surveyed.
Independence in assessment
Assessment teams are staffed separately from implementation teams.
Consent and ethics
Informed consent for all interviews; identifiers withheld where publication could harm respondents.
Written to be audited
Method, sample and limitations are stated in full so findings can be checked.
How an engagement runs
1
Scoping
Districts, activities and the company's CSR position are mapped against statutory requirements.
2
Baseline
Survey instruments are designed by the panel and administered in the field.
3
Design
Programme structure, budget and indicators are set against the baseline.
4
Implementation
Delivery, with monitoring against the agreed indicator set.
5
Assessment
Independent evaluation and a board-ready report.