July 15, 2024

Whose capacity is being built anyway?

Convenient, isn’t it?

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A recent urban college graduate goes to ‘the grassroots’ to work. He meets a local field worker who has been working there for many years.

A cartoon of a public policy researcher talking to a rural community field worker and being told "i'll teach you the context, language, tell you about government schemes, show you how to do a culturally sensitive survey"_nonprofit humour
A policy researcher addressing an audience of people and talking about how they have "managed to build the capacity of 1000 rural field workers on the ground"_nonprofit humour

Illustrations by Shourya Dubey

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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Saba Kohli Dave

Saba Kohli Dave is the co-founder of the Avsar Collective, a voluntary initiative working with rural and marginalised youth to build socio-political understanding, skills, and access to opportunities that break intergenerational poverty. She has previously worked with IDR, the Social Work and Research Centre, Barefoot College, and the School for Democracy. Her experience spans developing rural community libraries and designing curricula on democratic and constitutional values. She is currently pursuing an MPhil in Education, Globalisation, and International Development at the University of Cambridge.

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