Arundhita (Researcher based out of PRADAN, Delhi) and Vishakha (Researcher at Institute of Social Studies Trust) conducting a Focus Group Discussion with the members of an SHG in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh. The discussion was on the day-to-day functioning of their SHG; factors responsible for successful functioning of their SHG and the challenges they face to sustain their group. This data collection is part of a larger study on sustainability of SHGs under NRLM.

Nivedita (Integrator/Researcher) and Arundhita (Researcher), both based out of PRADAN, Delhi sitting with researchers from ISST in PRADAN's Delhi office and brainstorming on the data collected from the field. The qualitative data was collected by experienced researchers from the Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST) and PRADAN. This exercise was conducted to make sense of the initial impressions from the field, which presented systemic factors responsible for SHG health and prepare a pre-analysis report.

Anju (Research Associate) and Aruna (Researcher), both from ISDM; Vinitika, Sudhir, and Nivedita (PRADAN, Delhi) reviewing the progress and planning ahead. This is part of a project with ISDM to study organisational life cycles. The study aims to contribute to the existing published literature on NGO lifecycle and use PRADAN as a case study to present different stages of an OLC.

Three resource persons (Nivedita, PRADAN; and Asha and Radha, Narmada Mahila Sangh) on stage during a session on Leadership for Social Change. The event organized by India Leaders for Social Sector was for senior corporate and public sector employees who are keen to make a shift to the social sector. The audience was deeply moved and motivated with the leadership demonstrated by these women in their individual and collective spheres.

Shuvajit, (Executive) and Astha, (Research Associate), both based out of Chakai working in the TIGR2ESS project, attending a two-day workshop facilitated by Anju (Research Associate, ISDM). The workshop familiarised the team with GIS softwares: ArcGIS and GoogleEarthPro to create seasonal maps, watershed delineation, administrative boundaries, and land use-land cover mapping. The aim is to create a dataset of different layers of the map for the Chakai region that can be used for all upcoming projects. TIGR2ESS is a project working on Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable Food Supplies

Shuvajit (Executive, PRADAN) and Charlotte (PhD Student, Cambridge University) having discussions with the community at Bamdah Panchayat, Chakai. Charlotte is visiting three PRADAN locations (Chakai, Godda, and Banka) to select field for her PhD around forest-food mapping and route mapping of forests. She developed a questionnaire to explore contextually applicable research questions, together with Shuvajit and other PRADAN staff.

Vinitika and Arundhita (Researchers based out of PRADAN, Delhi) conducting a Focus Group Discussion with SHG members in Giridih, Jharkhand. This is a part of GROW (Gender-Responsive Organisations for Women) project which works with JSLPS in strengthening CLFs through integrating gender at all levels of the program. This data collection is a part of the scoping study to gain a situational analysis of the whole program and provide inputs to the implementation architecture and the internal monitoring, learning, and training system.

The project EMERGE ( Evidence-based measures of Empowerment on Research on Gender Equality) aims to test new methods and measures for collective action. We are applying three survey methods to achieve our objectives. These methods are CDC-based survey, Enumerator-based survey and Social Network Analysis. Led by Amit Kumar (Senior Assistant, PRADAN, Delhi), the CDC survey is currently being undertaken in Betul, MP.