Grassroots Action Programme

GAP is aimed at empowering the marginalised grassroots communities through long-term and continuous engagement and collaborative action-oriented research. The main idea is to learn from the community and anchor various scalable interventions in a direction that is most impactful for community welfare. We aim to achieve this by collecting empirical data from within the community to design, implement, and evaluate targeted interventions that address issues in education, health, employment, and woman empowerment.

Who do we work with?

Community-based grassroot organisations.
Early-stage doctoral students interested in fieldwork in these areas.
Independent scholars and practitioners.
National and international research institutes & think tanks.
Universities with outreach and research initiatives.
Government departments and offices responsible for implementation of strategies.
International organisations working in policy making and implementation.

How do we help the community?

We aim to leverage the access and deep community connections that civil society organisations have, which have been working in different geographical areas, focusing on specific issues

Needs Mapping

Periodic surveys, focussed group discussions and detailed interviews, as well as quantitative and qualitative analyses to map and address the larger policy issues through high quality, low-cost and replicable interventions.

Intervention Strategy

Understanding of best practices, the nature of interventions will be tailored to address the specific issues. This may vary from more targeted solutions to broader initiatives like information and awareness campaigns.

Stakeholder Advocacy

Establish connections with the local government bodies and the relevant government departments for better implementation of the action plan, and for long-term advocacy of the community’s needs.

How to collaborate with us

Interested scholars, individuals and institutions can share a prospective plan of action and strategies.

Doctoral candidates can reach out to us with a short note describing their research interests to join our team as Research Assistants.

To know more, connect with

Dr. Divya Gupta

Assistant Professor
Jindal Global Law School

divyagupta@jgu.edu.in

Grassroots Action Programme