Notes from an exciting space seconding the question: why are we all building the same clunky things separately, instead of collaborating on one solid foundation together?

For organisations working on promoting regenerative farming practices, reliable data is crucial. Here’s how open-source software can make the process of data collection easier and more cost-effective.

Some days in the field remind you that a forest isn’t just an ecosystem. It’s a map of memory, each tree, a node in a network of dispersal, collapse, regeneration, and resilience. Day 3 took us deeper into this network.

In the evergreen rainforests of Candura, within the Valparai plateau, we joined researchers from NCF and NCBS as they mapped the life of things that fall. Leaves, twigs, seeds, bark, what most of us might walk past without noticing, are meticulously gathered, sorted, weighed, and studied to understand how forests feed themselves.

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” — Mary Anne Radmacher This blog, my first ever (so be kind!), is a tribute to one of the most defining and courageous decisions our team ever made. It's not about overnight success or a eureka moment. It’s about a quiet but powerful choice to walk a more meaningful path—even when it looked harder. We didn’t start with the goal of building open-source

Valparai is a place where cultivation and wilderness sit side by side; tea estates, eucalyptus plantations, swamps, and fragments of rainforest overlap neither fully aligned nor entirely at odds.

The T4GC Summit on August 31st, 2024, was a truly inspiring event! We were thrilled to see over 90 passionate participants, including funders, tech innovators, and leaders from nonprofits and social enterprises, come together. It was a powerful reminder of the incredible community that believes in the potential of tech for good, and the curious minds dedicated to leveraging it for lasting change. The summit kicked off with an inspiring keynote by Kailash Nadh, CTO of Zerodha,

As drivers of community engagement within the development sector, the work of Indian grassroots organizations is underpinned by a deep understanding of the social, geological, and economic issues of their communities. Much like watering the roots of a plant for it to flourish, these organizations are dedicated to providing hands-on support, nurturing their beneficiaries from the ground up.

These organizations hold a rich repository of granular local information that cuts across domains; data that can be useful to other organisations and government agencies. Governments and grant making organisations in India are increasingly delegating responsibility to CBOs and relying on them to gather local concerns: to develop, plan, and help deliver solutions at scale.

Meet Narasamma who works with Jagrutha Mahila Sanghatane (JMS)– a small, growing and impactful collective of inspiring dalit women agricultural workers engaged in the protection and promotion of human rights of dalit women. She speaks about how technology is helping document and measure the impact of her work at JMS.