I thought I’d share these two photos relating to Aparna’s previous post. It was a pleasure seeing everyone again and swapping stories of India. It was also great, as a senior, seeing how our summer experiences are informing our post-graduation pla…
While everyone else is wrapping up their internships, Laura and I have 2 weeks left with Chintan in Delhi! My project on e-waste is coming along quite nicely and we’ve finally started to conduct our “E-Waste Value Chain Survey”. One of the other i…

My summer has passed faster than I thought, and my personal motto for my last two weeks of work is to hustle as hard as I can to add as much value to my work as possible. Last Wednesday, Dasra hosted a major annual event in the world of Indian phi…
I traveled recently with a team of Karuna Trust social workers and doctors to two rural primary health centers (PHCs) managed by the Trust: Pattanayakanahalli PHC and Mallapura PHC. The team had scheduled meetings with PHC staff, including the med…

Greetings from Mumbai. There are many updates! My primary project, that of developing an impact assessment framework, is coming together nicely. Dasra will be assessing impact on a quarterly basis and an annual basis. The quarterly balanced scorec…
Today marks the beginning of my third week in Mumbai. I’ve been trying my best to soak in as much as possible since getting here – it’s amazing how little everyday things can teach so much. By this point I also have a solid sense of what the rest …
It’s my third day of work at Dasra, and I thought I’d update everyone on what I’ve been up to! On Day 1, Dasra picked me up from my apartment in Bandra and drove me to their office in Juhu. Their office is in a residential area, so the office is f…