NSIH 2012 Finalists

Website: http://anudip.org/
Project Name: Mass Employment Through Rural I.T.

The Innovation

Anudip has proven the innovative concept that a market aligned skills training program of IT basics, spoken English and soft-skills for educated rural youth, women and minorities, in concert with strong corporate employer partnerships, can lead to 80% placement with low attrition rates.

Anudip’s rural IT outsourcing centers staffed by its own graduates showcase the ability of rural IT professionals to execute best-in-industry global IT projects. The project centers bring IT jobs into non-metro towns and are building Anudip into a successful social enterprise.

For rural youth who have a business orientation or who, especially women and minorities, are unable to commute to jobs, Anudip’s training, incubation and mentoring of entrepreneurs has allowed them to successfully start rural IT-enabled enterprises in their communities.

The Impact

In its five years, Anudip has mobilized, trained and placed over 7000 rural youth in long-term IT-enabled jobs.

• Anudip’s entrepreneurship program has provided financing and counseling to over 200 graduates, mainly women, to set up successful IT-enabled businesses
• Anudip has set up a project center in a large and exclusively Muslim community to employ over 100 women who cannot travel outside, to carry out global outsourcing projects.
• Anudip’s work is addressing the issue of urban migration, and is giving rural and minority women a voice in their lives and communities.
  

Website: http://www.dscindia.org/
Project Name: AVAAJ OTALO

The Innovation

AVAAJ OTALO (voice based community platform) is mobile-phone based ICT initiative to empower farmers to access relevant and timely information in a participatory / interactive manner. This was initiated by DSC in collaboration with UC Berkeley, Stanford and the IBM India Research Laboratory in 2008. By dialing a phone number and navigating through simple audio prompts a farmer can pose questions, listen to information and also radio programmes produced by DSC. The Avaaj Otalo led to the founding of Awaaz.De a company that now provides similar services to 7 other partners across 6 states in India.

The Impact

Through AO, farmers can access information 24x7. They also receive area and crop specific information through daily voice SMS which reduces the callers’ drudgery. Farmers have options to access other farmers’ queries and experts’ opinions. Due to timely and specific information farmers have been able to reduce input costs, improve productivity by adopting scientific package of practices and take adequate steps to mitigate the losses due to weather fluctuation. This has led to reduction in use of water, pesticides and fertilizers. From Jan – 2010 till date there have been 64,000 calls by 5,000 unique callers.

Website: http://www.emri.in/
Project Name: 108 Emergency Response Service

The Innovation

“108 Emergency Response Service” is an unique innovative Pro-Poor, not for Profit service delivery model to improve quality and access to Emergency Response and Emergency Health Care Services across India.”

“108” provides an integrated emergency response for any type of Emergency -Medical, Police, Fire through easy to remember - Three digit, toll-free number – “108”.

GVK EMRI manages and leverages local government resources for better outcomes to serve the poor, utilizing technology and advanced equipped ambulances to provide assistance in emergency.

Providing cost effective solution with a total financial burden of Rupee 1 per citizen per month, the 108 project funding is minuscule in comparison to the overall health budget and State Government expenditure on health.

Through a simple, yet comprehensive structure of Sense, Reach and Care, emergency is identified (Sense), a life saving ambulance reaches (Reach) and a trained paramedic provides pre-hospital emergency care (Care) to the victim in distress.

The Impact

Transforming Emergency management with its presence in 11 States of India, the 108 project proceeded from a fleet of 70 ambulances in 2005 serving 14 million population living in 27 cities and 50 towns of Andhra Pradesh to safeguarding lives of up to 372 million people with 3,006 ambulances in present day.

108 shields 40 % of the Indian population, each ambulance catering to 1,25000 population. Having responded to 13.04 million emergencies, 108 interventions have saved 3, 55,216 lives in critical condition.

With Impressive metrics, 108 handles 1 Emergency every 8 seconds and Saves 1 Life every 8 minutes.

In a short span of time, 108 has become a powerful brand with high recall amongst masses from educated conscious citizens, young children to the illiterate.

Attending major killer emergencies, such as road accidents, cardiac events, respiratory emergencies, seizures, snake bites and childbirth, 108 has touched all strata and sections of population.

Website: www.milaap.org
Project Name: Milaap.org

The Innovation

The Milaap website (www.milaap.org) is aimed to serve as an end-to-end tool to facilitate online lending for the poor, and connect the lenders with the borrowers with continuous engagement. We are the first and currently the only platform to enable anyone around the world to lend to India’s working poor. Our field partners can directly upload borrower profiles onto our website. Also, lenders can keep tabs on loan progress through their account on our website. Once their loan has been repaid, they can choose to cash out their loans or reuse their credits to fund another loan, ensuring total transparency and accountability.. We also have incorporated viral elements such as ability to build a fundraising campaign for an event/cause, invite friends and community from other social networks to lend thereby making it more engaging and social.

The Impact

As of November 2011, we have raised Rs 85,00,000 from corporates, high-net-worth individuals and everyday people. We have helped facilitate over 300 water connections and toilet constructions impacting 1500 lives in Tamil Nadu. The loans have also helped 140 unemployed youth from rural Karnataka sundergo vocational training and all of them have secured jobs in the retail, hospitality and BPO sectors with an average income of Rs 7000/month. Over 50 artisans have been able to set up or expand small manufacturing businesses thanks to SME (enterprise) loans, increasing income by 20-25% while around 100 families in West Bengal now have access to safe lighting, thanks to solar home systems.

Website: http://ehealthpoint.com
Project Name: E HEALTHPOINT

The Innovation

The E HealthPoint Innovation combines 4 different modes of service delivery into one combined unique, innovative multi-service delivery platform for low income communities, for the first time across the globe. The E HealthPoint solution employs 4 technologies - : 1)Rural broadband via unshared point-to-point terrestrial wireless links (key to 2-way video conferencing for medical tele-consultations) provided by major Indian mobile telecom companies who ensure a 99.9% uptime performance making it reliable enough to support healthcare services. 2) Modern workflow telemedical software based around electronic medical records connecting to an urban doctor thereby enabling that the patient gets access to a qualified doctor, without traveling to a city. 3) Advanced point-of-care diagnostics including recently introduced mobile diagnostics that enable E HealthPoint’s doctors of a more reliable diagnosis and the resulting advice to the patient being as accurate as possible. 4) Affordable water treatment through low-cost membrane based treatment technologies providing communities with safe drinking water at affordable price point of 10 paisa per liter.

The Impact

E HealthPoint works primarily in under-resourced, low-income communities offering prices affordable for most low-income households in rural India. The direct impact areas include

1. The E HealthPoint solution combining extensive diagnostic laboratory and a reliable source of medicines is virtually the only way to overcome the huge deficit of doctors in rural communities
2. E HealthPoint is already contributing to early screening of anaemia amongst women and children, cardio-vascular risk assessment , diabetes screening , screening of malnutrition cases, providing mother & child healthcare services , conducting eye camps , promoting personal hygiene amongst girls , paid vaccination for children and adults .
3. Safe drinking water acts as a preventive measure against diseases.
4. For Local Communities : Financial Savings on account of reduced Travel & Stay Cost to nearby towns/cities , Savings on Cost of Diagnostics and Medicines and Savings on account of expenses on diseases
5. E HealthPoint creates 12-13 local jobs per cluster (a clinic and 3-4 WaterPoints), most of them for women this provides a dignified employment locally and thus prevents migration to Urban areas .
6. Positive Impact wrt increase in longevity of life , substantial time savings as medical attention available locally , enhanced productivity due to early diagnosis– especially for older personnel, women and children , increase in school attendance due to lesser days of illness
7. An early screening of ailments at primary stage reduces needless travel to Government Hospitals and Specialty institutes like AIIMS/PGI in urban areas/district headquarters thereby substantially reducing the load on the transportation and healthcare infrastructure of government. Last year, HealthPoint consultations have prevented more than 5,000 such cases that would have otherwise sought medical advice in facilities outside their respective villages. Thus HealthPoint’s efforts become supplementary and synergistic.
8. Already provided more than 30,000 consultations , 15,000 diagnostics , 35,000 prescriptions and access to safe drinking water for more than 500,000 rural inhabitants. More than 60% of these clients are women and children.
   

Website: http://www.jananiagriserve.com/
Project Name: Janani AgriServe

The Innovation

The Innovation is creating a business model of creating and operating an Innovative and ICT based Value Chain Platform for Agriculture, focusing on small farmers (less than 5 acres of land) for ICT and non-ICT based Innovations in

• Agri Sciences (Crop Production and Crop Protection) enabling farmers to adopt the latest technologies and products
• Agri Technology - Machineries, farm equipments, new soil testing methods, quality assurance
  The project will create physical and ICT infrastructure at village level (through franchisee system) to provide all integrated and comprehensive Agri Services & Products to the farmer – at the farm gate – in a customized manner.
  
  The ICT Infrastructure will seamlessly network all the stake holders of the agriculture (farmers to consumer through the agri business companies and government agencies) to operate and transact efficiently, cost effectively and speedily.

The Impact

• Small farmers earned an average additional income of Rs.5,800/- extra per acre due Janani AgariServe’s intervention – due to reduced usage of inputs, increased output, better quality therefore better prices, better price realization using multiple marketing options provided in the ICT Platform, price risk mitigation and post harvest services
• Water and Soil environment in the village is improved as farmers use lesser amount of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
• Later when other services (healthcare, livelihoods, education and animal husbandry) are added to the business model, the social and economic conditions of the rural village will improve vastly.
• The ICT Platform improves efficiency and speed of reach to farmers and delivery of products/services. Our partner organizations on an average saved 2 to 3% of distribution cost.
• The Decision Support System brings down the inventories in the pipeline. The working capital requirement is down to 20 to 25% than normally maintained by other channels. This also helps to keep fresh stock thereby avoided losses due to expiry of seeds/chemicals.
• The Village Franchisee makes revenue ranging from Rs.1.00 Lakh to Rs.3.00 Lakh per year, which is a new social entrepreneurial opportunity.
• On an average 6 locals are employed in the process – Providing an earning of Rs.2.5 Lakhs in each village for unemployed youth
  

Website: http://www.yesbank.in/
Project Name: Frugal Innovations for Financial Inclusion (FI4FI)

The Innovation

Frugal Innovations for Financial Inclusion (FI4FI): has set its sight on frugal innovations in System, Processes and Technology with a core philosophy, ‘If customer cannot come to Bank, the Bank will go to customer’. This has entailed coming up with appropriate products at right place and at competitive price through systemic effort of leveraging ICT and business models. FI4FI initiative includes Mobile Transaction Platform, YES MONEY & Credit Appraisal Toolkit (CAT). Mobile Transaction Platform offers doorstep banking services using low cost mobile device along with handheld bluetooth printer with centralized real-time monitoring. The platform is currently used for collecting savings deposit and loan repayment whereas on-field withdrawal is in pilot stage. YES MONEY is a multi-channel, multi-platform banking product suite comprising of service such as National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) based Outward Remittance Service through Business Correspondent partners. Yet another innovation is Credit Appraisal Toolkit (CAT), used for appraisal of micro loans leveraging computing & data analytic power of MSExcel.

The Impact

YES Bank’s FI4FI initiative has provided the financially excluded, convenient access to financial services. This is delivered through saving and loan repayment collections at door step and anytime, anywhere domestic remittance service available at the neighborhood shop. The domestic remittance service has proved to be an easy, secure and cost-effective remittance option. At the same time, the initiative has enabled YES Bank to achieve quick outreach and visibility across masses. As on November 16, 2011 YES Money Domestic Remittance Service has recorded 76,409 transactions amounting Rs. 46.13 crores whereas 75,648 transactions of Rs. 6.25 crores were conducted through the Mobile Transaction Platform. Given that the efforts have also leveraged on existing business models through symbiotic collaboration with other partners, FI4FI has promoted a multi-stakeholder Inclusive Ecosystem by providing the partners with remuneration commensurate to their efforts.

Website: http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/default.aspx
Project Name: PROJECT JYOTI

The Innovation

Some of the innovations introduced via this project which have resulted in the social upliftment of the community include:

• Community Technology Learning Centre (CTLC): A centre where people of all ages and abilities can come to learn about computers, use the internet, explore new careers, further their education and awareness, participate in community activities or develop technology skills.
• Another innovative approach adopted via this Project is disseminating information to the rural communities on their rights and government schemes for the poor. CTLCs have been used as Information centres to help communities fight for their rights through dissemination of information on various schemes, laws and policies of government.
• The project also entails customizing the program to meet the local needs of the communities. In rural India, it focuses on creating a knowledge base that is required for that population. For instance, sea coast communities are keener to know about sea weather to plan fishing trips, similarly agricultural communities are more interested to use the center to find out about commodity pricing etc. and so this program ensures that customization is taken into consideration when communities’ needs are addressed.

The Impact

The success of the programme is measured with the number of people trained and placed in jobs. Though difficult to measure, the programme has also facilitated a significant number of trainees for enhanced livelihood opportunities and alternate ways of income generation. Following is a quick look at some of the achievements:

Website: http://www.adobeindia.com/
Project Name: Adobe Youth Voices

The Innovation

Launched in June 2006, Adobe Youth Voices is the Adobe Foundation's global signature philanthropy program designed to provide youth in underserved communities with the critical skills they need to become active and engaged members of their communities and the world at large. The Adobe Foundation invests nearly US$7 million per year globally in the Adobe Youth Voices program, primarily through training, educational resources, and grants. With a focus on empowering youth, Adobe Youth Voices supports young people in and out of school and encourages the use of cutting-edge multimedia tools to communicate and share their ideas, demonstrate their potential, and take action where they live.

A comprehensive 21st century education enables students to think analytically, communicate effectively, work collaboratively, and solve complex problems. Adobe Youth Voices affirms the potential of underserved youth and provides them with breakthrough opportunities to persuasively express their ideas. Equally important, Adobe Youth Voices also provides youth with a worldwide audience to hear what they have to say.

The Impact

The Adobe Youth Voices global network currently includes more than 500 sites and a large, expanding number of grantees and organizations in 32 countries. Since its inception, Adobe Youth Voices has engaged over 27,000 youth and 1,500 educators in schools and out-of-school programs.

The impacts of Adobe Youth Voices are far-reaching. Program evaluations note that Adobe Youth Voices is building communication and collaboration skills, as well as improv¬ing traditional skills in reading and writing. Among some of the statistics from indepen¬dent, third-party validation and research on the program: more than 90% of Adobe Youth Voices educators said youth increased their ability to express themselves and learned new media skills.

In addition, many Adobe Youth Voices educators (83%) said they gained the skills essential to support youth in creating media.

Equally significant, 84% of youth reported learning more about important issues of their own choosing, evidence that Adobe Youth Voices connects with youth’s real lives. The program also increased participants’ feelings of engagement and self-worth, with 86% of participating youth believing their work could make a difference, and 91% saying their opinions matter. Armed with new skills and renewed commitment to learning, 91% of Adobe Youth Voices youth are interested in continuing their education after high school.

Website: http://www.upmdm.org/
Project Name: Cloud Telephony and IVRS (Interactive Voice Response System) based Daily Monitoring System: A Revolutionary Approach for Monitoring Government Programmes

The Innovation

The Daily Monitoring System is a unique innovative system devised for data collection directly from actual implementation level on real time basis and for monitoring programme implementation on the basis of exception reports. For Mid Day Meal Scheme in U.P. the System tracks the number of schools that served mid day meal on any particular day. It also tracks the number of children who have had lunch in the school on the prescribed working days.

The Impact

The innovation has resulted in checking fudging of data and enhance efficiency and efficacy of implementation of the Mid day Meal Scheme in the State. The daily MIS helps the District and State level authorities in zeroing-in on defaulting schools and take necessary remedial steps. As a result the number of schools where meal was not served is coming down.

The Innovation has brought in a system of accountability and transparency, primarily because data is available almost immediately. The System is a kind of mirror for the decision-maker in so far as it projects a picture in front of them which was just not available to them otherwise.

Website: http://www.rmc.gov.in/
Project Name: mGovernance : An Efficient Way To Meet Citizen’s Expectations

The Innovation

After successful implementation of e-Governance in almost all service areas, RMC has concentrated on elimination of queues and providing instant information. This can be easily achieved by putting all the information on website, which we have completed. City like Rajkot is having less than 10% penetration of internet. The main question is what to do with remaining 90%. Now a days almost all families are having mobile phone for communication. So RMC has decided to use mobile technology and ICT as tool to solve this problem for reaching to remaining 90%.

The Impact

• There has been increase in revenue and at the same time reduction in operating cost
• Effective integration of back office and citizen centric service
• Grievance management has become more efficient
• Marked improvement in collection of municipal dues after implementation of this project. Two fold increase in collection of municipal dues after implementation of this service.
• In addition to that total distance travel to get municipal corporation related service is reduced from average 9 km to less than 3 km with expansion of service through City Civic Center, Post Offices, m-Governance, Call Center and Website
• With m-Governance, Transparency/credibility is increased, searching time is reduced, queues are eliminated and where ever possible human intervention removed
• Interaction with civic administration becomes more result oriented
• Equal quality of service regardless of social or economic status
  

Website: http://e-mamta.gujarat.gov.in/#
Project Name: e-Mamta-Mother & Child Tracking System

The Innovation

E Mamta Name based is an application developed for tracking beneficiaries, especially, mothers and children through unique identification number. The Facility wise Work Plans hence generated enable the grass root workers to reach out to all the beneficiaries who are in need of services. SMS alerts are then sent for due health services to beneficiaries and the service providers. Further, detailed analysis of the services provided (location as well facility wise) facilitate Monitoring, Review and Planning. The application also functions as a comprehensive HR tool, Communication Platform, Financial Management tool and Inventory Management tool etc to improve the performance of government health facilities.

The Impact of e-Mamta

Website: http://www.cgnet.in/

Project Name: CGNet Swara

The Innovation

CGNet Swara is a voice portal, accessible by phone (IVR) and web (blog). Users can record their own messages or listen to messages left by others. Messages are verified and moderated by trained journalists to maintain credibility. Released messages are broadcast using social media, mailing lists and by phone to a vibrant community consisting of grassroots workers, concerned citizens, members of the administration and also mainstream media for action and follow up.

The Impact

In about 1.5 years of operation the pilot in Chhattisgarh, India has had excellent user tractions. Communities now have a way to share and discuss issues that are relevant to them, in their own language, consistent with oral traditions prevalent in many indigenous societies.

Specific impact has been seen in the area of governance, healthcare and education in addition to the basic theme of free speech and information exchange, where people have reported an issue from the grassroots and it has been picked up by urban development workers and/or the administration and resolved quickly.

For example, several workers have received long-pending NREGA payments after reporting their grievance on Swara. An anganwadi that had not received rations for months received them in 24 hours after calling Swara, as a result of a listener in Mumbai calling the concerned minister. Most recently, a bank in Chhattisgarh that had been denying withdrawals to tribals based on loans taken by their ancestors opened two special counters for the purpose after a report on Swara.

Project Name: Online Video Subtitling Service

The Innovation

We have developed a software product which when integrated with the Internet browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer adds subtitles automatically to the online videos currently being viewed. We are maintaining the database of the subtitle files in the BufferInfinite server. Thus our software identifies the online YouTube video currently being viewed, requests our server for the subtitle file corresponding to that video and dynamically embeds the subtitle to the video itself.

The Impact

• The project ensures that the pool of online videos with foreign content becomes more accessible to the Indian masses.
• In the years to come, the project will be a great boon for providing sophisticated reading practice to the Indians, especially the ones in rural areas, by extending the same language subtitling of Bollywood songs as proposed by Shri Brijkothari, PlanetRead to the online world.
• We shall be helping Government of India carry out its ambitious plan of educating rural India. It is to be noted that Government’s plan to expand broadband to the rural areas with speed as high as 512 kBps and support for YouTube videos in Aakash tablet are well in line with our project.
  

Website: http://www.waveindia.org/
Project Name: Wave India

The Innovation

Wave has been innovative in designing an online community media model to bring together young women from across India onto one platform. This common platform enables the collective to speak with one voice and advocate positive social change. Wave has also gained attention for its use of new technologies like videoblogging to encourage women to voice their views online in a visual way. International organisations such as the MacArthur Foundation and Stockholm Challenge also recognized the innovation of using new technologies to enhance learning. Within the core team, we feel that our model of mentoring and producing videos from a distance was innovative. For example, we would have a girl from Assam upload video clips that we would send to an editor in Bombay with central coordination from Goa.

The Impact

Since I have described the general impact on stakeholders in the powerpoint presentation, I will use this space to relate specific examples:

1. Nineteen-year-old Rama Barhat from Udaipur won $3000 from the Women’s Voices Now Film Festival based in New York for her short video about a female rickshaw driver.
2. Vandana K from Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh who was working with an NGO called Jaagori won a full scholarship to Prague Film School and Wave helped her raise some additional funds for living expenses.
3. Moushumi Basu from Jharkhand has been commissioned $5000 by a prestigious international organization to create a short documentary about traditional environment conservation beliefs in the Sundarbans.
4. Emarine Kharbhih from Meghalaya got an internship with a French TV channel based in Delhi.
5. Lebul Nisa won a Laadli award for gender sensitivity in the media from UNFPA/ Population First, for her video about ‘half-widows’ in Kashmir.
6. Leeza Khushboo, a disabled girl from Bihar, has been cited as an inspiration by several newspapers in Patna because she was selected to participate in the Wave Project. She now trains children in filmmaking using Wave’s training materials.

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The Innovation

Phodphad! (http://www.phodphad.com/) is an effort to fight this crisis by providing not only premium quality education accessible but also all other benefits and overall experience of a university through its different features. All these free, open and accessible to everyone through internet.

Phodphad! enables its users to connect with like‐minded people and share their knowledge and resources in the field of their interest through clubs, departments and professional networking, thus helping them pursue their passion.

They will thus learn through a process consisting of not only lectures but also through discussions which will help in expanding their horizons and equip them better for future challenges.

Phodphad! is helping those who don’t understand English access the resources in their own language through its language translation technology.

The Impact

Phodphad! makes it possible even for those who can't afford to pay the university fees to get the same benefits as anyone attending a college gets.

By giving its users the freedom to learn anything, at any time, at anyplace and at their own pace, Phodphad! is creating condition where people’s natural talents can flourish.

By making resources accessible and relevant to those who were deprived till now because of the language barrier, we are making this world a "phodu" place.

Project By: Govindan.I
Project Name: Cyclopes – An aid to improve the life of Visually Impaired

The Innovation

The Cyclopes is an interactive dynamic Braille display that helps the visually impaired to interact and consume digital information from cell phones. The device is designed on a unique E-2-B platform that lets users not only consume data but also utilize their phone functions like any normal user. Cyclopes is an add-on device that can be paired with cell phones. Built on an assistive user interface the Cyclopes supports lower and higher level Braille codes along with languages other than English and at the same time in smart phones it can be utilized to invoke mobile applications.

The Impact

The device will help the visually impaired to fill their knowledge gaps by assisting them in consuming digital information from cell phones. This helps them socialize and communicate (via messages). The dependency they have on others for various activities such as reading papers, messages etc will decrease hence making their life richer and maintain privacy. Utilizing such devices will increase the literacy rates as they will interact in Braille and also help encourage Braille as a language. This in turn will increase life skills and efficiency. As the device will be at an affordable rate and contain tutorials it can be utilized by people of all categories.

Project By: Harpreet Singh Sareen & Amanjot Singh
Project Name: Web@ssist

The innovation

Web@ssist is a pioneering assistive technology toolbar that is aimed to increase the accessibility of websites. It customises the way the disabled view and interact with the web pages, as the cloud itself can now adapt to its users. People with visual, dexterity, motor impairments, aged or situationally disabled, can use Web@ssist to browse the web by setting their personal accessibility preferences on the cloud. This comes through the capability of Web@ssist to modify the already built web pages having poor accessibility, but still making them accessible on the user side without installing any additional desktop software. The advanced framework can also be used to deploy any kind of web based AT tool and its integration in the accessibility preferences.

The impact

Web@ssist has opened up an unprecedented access to opportunities for the people with disabilities by giving them the independence to use the web at their ease. The websites now reform themselves according to their user’s special requirements with facilities like accessibility auto-repairments, alternative input mechanisms, typical AT tools etc. Web@ssist has removed the specific machine dependence for a disabled person, allowing an individual to use the web at any public place like libraries, labs, classrooms etc. with the same private settings anywhere. Amidst this, the long pursuit for a universal web accessibility solution has been resolved, since the solution can be used irrespective of any environment/platform/website constraints, and still offering tremendous scalability of adding more components to users requirements.

Website: http://www.apollomunichinsurance.com/
Project Name: RSBY (Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojana)

The Innovation

The following are the key innovations:

• Automated card to all enrolled families
• Unique Id
• Accessible at all centre's (PAN India)
• Cashless transactions across network hospitals

The Impact

• Empowering the poor
• Providing social & financial security
• Provide health insurance coverage for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families
• Improvement in access to health care
• Reduction in out-of-pocket expenditure
• Evidence of improvement in health infrastructure
• Improvements in BPL data
  

Website: www.cdrn.org.in
Project Name: Corporate Disaster Resource Network

The Innovation

Innovation of Platform, Process, Scale enhancing Disruptive Value chain creation addressing challenges with tiered stakeholders for locally driven engagement with a national response model.

The readiness to act is the key demonstration of the efficacy of the CDRN. The utility of the tools and stakeholder engagement is demonstrated through implementation of Ready to Act Preparedness and Response online tool effectively engaged offline for efficacy of implementation across India for a disaster management life cycle.

The Impact

• The innovation addresses a social need (which is being addressed currently) in a more effective efficient, sustainable or just manner.
• Two years start up implementation has been completed with online users having 5700 Suppliers / Donors and 640 Recipients. Over 8 disasters in the last two and a half years, CDRN in partnership with various stakeholders has helped 10300 families in states like Assam, West Bengal, Leh (J & K), Andhra Pradesh & Bihar.
• Response to over Eight Disasters with effective usage of platform efficacy established with at least Four disasters. Especially in remote geography of India like Leh and Sikkim.
• Creation of National Stakeholder Council Process has integrated 20 Leading corporates for Strategic thought leadership, Governance and Commitment to Action
• Strong Government, Civil Society and Private Sector relationship is established and needs to develop to an engaged stakeholder model.
• Maximum Social Impact 2011 Awarded by PC Quest for Best IT Implementation.
  

Website: www.thecommunicationhub.com
Project Name: Celebrating Those Who Care: A Radio Programme by HIV Positive Journalists

The innovation

TCH developed a 13-part radio series to highlight the stories of people living with HIV and a significant person in their life who supports them so that audiences can model their behavior on those who care. Partnering with the Network in Maharashtra by People Living with HIV (NMP+), TCH selected people living with HIV to work as radio journalists. These journalists were trained on the use of digital recording devices and interviewing techniques. They captured stories from the field that were woven into a serial that also included critical information on HIV and AIDS.

The Impact

People living with HIV who were trained to be radio journalists learned technical skills, for example use of computers and digital recorders. They also acquired skills in interviewing and anchoring for radio.

PLHIV who participated in the programme articulated how the process was in many ways transformational for them, in that they were able to deal with the issue of self-stigma. As their efforts got underway, they slowly redeemed their own faith and began to believe that ‘for every one person who stigmatizes, there is someone who cares.’

The pretest of the episodes revealed that the real-life testimonials of people who cared- whether they were family members, health care providers, employers, teachers, panchayat members, etc- proved to be inspiring stories for the listeners of the radio programme, who responded by believing that ‘if s/he can do it, maybe so can I’.