Services

From board policy to the last mile, and back again as evidence.

Companies engage us for a single study, for a full programme cycle, or as a standing research partner to the CSR committee. The twelve services below are the whole of what we offer.

01

CSR strategy & policy advisory

We draft the board-level CSR policy, define the thematic focus against Schedule VII, and set the governance calendar the CSR committee works to.

Policy document · annual plan

02

Baseline & need assessment studies

Household and community surveys establish the conditions a programme is meant to change, before any funds are committed.

Baseline report · indicator set

03

Project implementation

We run programmes directly or manage implementing partners, with field staff answerable to the research design.

Work plan · field reporting

04

Impact assessment

Independent assessment under Rule 8(3) for projects of ₹1 crore or more, one year after completion.

Board-ready assessment report

05

Social audit & compliance reporting

Verification of expenditure against approved activity, prepared for statutory disclosure and audit scrutiny.

Audit note · CSR-2 support

06

Monitoring & evaluation

Indicator tracking through the programme cycle, with mid-course findings the committee can act on.

M&E framework · periodic reviews

07

Ethnographic & community research

Long-form qualitative work where survey instruments cannot reach: caste, gender, livelihood and kinship structures.

Ethnographic report

08

Skill development & livelihoods

Trade selection tied to local labour demand, with placement and income tracked after training ends.

Programme design · tracer study

09

Health & sanitation programmes

Designed with medical-anthropology input on how households actually use health services and facilities.

Programme design · outcome study

10

Education programmes

School-level interventions measured on retention and learning, not enrolment counts alone.

Programme design · learning audit

11

Environment & sustainability

Water, afforestation and waste programmes assessed against catchment and land-use realities.

Feasibility · impact study

12

Stakeholder & government liaison

Coordination with district administration, panchayats and line departments to keep projects sanctioned and moving.

Liaison · approvals support