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    Pratima has worked in the area of affordable housing and sanitation for the urban poor for nearly 25 years. Having completed her Masters in Architecture (Building Design for Developing Countries) from Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College (London), she is widely recognised as a leading planner and designer of slum infrastructure. She is one of the co-founders of Shelter Associates (SA), which aims to convert slums into housing societies for the poor by giving access to basic services like water, sanitation, and electricity, which urban slums often lack. Pratima is an Aga Khan scholar, Ashoka fellow, and Google Earth Hero (the only Indian to have received it).


    Articles by Pratima Joshi

    A group of panelists_nonprofit humour
    জুন 10, 2025
    Post Schedule Testing
    by | 2 min read
    জুন 10, 2025
    Missed Schedule Testing
    by | 2 min read
    People standing in line getting their temperature checked by a person wearing a PPE kit-response to COVID-19 second wave
    Health
    জুন 1, 2021
    India’s COVID-19 response limited by strong urban and tech bias
    India's response to the second wave of COVID-19 glosses over the lack of infrastructure and technology know-how in rural India.
    by বাণী বিশ্বনাথন, রোহন এস কাটপাল্লেওয়ার | 7 min read
    a group of three women, one man, and a child standing_Sukarma Foundation_covid19 surge in rural madhya pradesh
    Health
    মে 31, 2021
    Understanding the COVID-19 surge in rural Madhya Pradesh
    Physical distancing is still a dream and vaccine hesitancy the norm. Here’s what the COVID-19 surge looks like in Narsinghpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
    by Maya Vishwakarma | 6 min read
    A cartoon of a student writing the alphabets-nonprofit life_cartoon courtesy-Rachita Vora
    মে 31, 2021
    This nonprofit life Ep 14 | Learning the alphabet
    by Rachita Vora | 2 min read
    doctor and patient as part of COVID-19 response
    Health
    মে 27, 2021
    What can we learn from Jharkhand’s COVID-19 response?
    Jharkhand has taken additional COVID-19 response protocols to curb the surge. Here are some implementation challenges and suggestions on a way forward.
    by Ranjan Kanti Panda | 7 min read
    A group of volunteers come together to prevent child marriage
    মে 26, 2021
    A community-based approach to prevent child marriage
    by Chaitali Sheth | 5 min read
    A person holding a vaccine bottle and syringe-picture courtesy-Flickr
    Diversity & Inclusion
    মে 25, 2021
    India’s COVID-19 vaccine drive is excluding millions of citizens
    The government's recently published guidelines for vaccinating vulnerable groups are inadequate, and risk excluding the very people they are meant to benefit.
    by Raghunandan Hegde, Arun Kumar | 5 min read
    group of people standing in front of a wall which has a slogan about social distancing painted on it-NGOs
    Health
    মে 24, 2021
    What can nonprofits do to tackle COVID-19 in central India?
    The window of opportunity to stop preventable deaths is narrow, but doable. Here are some steps that nonprofits can take to tackle rising COVID-19 cases in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh.
    by Anish Kumar | 5 min read
    Image 11_ a person holding a clear packet of water_picture courtesy-Suraj Katra
    Water & Sanitation
    মে 19, 2021
    Photo essay: What is the price of water in the city of Mumbai?
    Poor water governance has cut off several residents from Mumbai's water system, making equal access to all a distant dream.
    by Suraj Katra | 3 min read
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