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Events and conferences
Updates on key events, conferences, and sector summits driving social innovation hosted or attended by Niiti Consulting.


Why Having a Mentor you can Trust Matters
In June, we spoke to Swati Pandey, the laureate of the 2018 Cartier Women’s Initiative (CWI) and Meena Vaidyanathan, the founder of Niiti Consulting and Swati’s CWI mentor about their mentor-mentee relationship. 1. How did your mentoring relationship start off back in September 2018 and how has it evolved since then?Swati (laureate): In the beginning, it took us about two months to connect in person. We connected much better once we had met in person than over emails. Si
Cartier Women’s Initiative (2019)
Jan 221 min read


Improving access to redress for workers vulnerable to violence and harassment in South Asia
One in five people globally report having experienced some form of violence or harassment at work, but what are factors that make some workers more vulnerable than others? Based on the 2021 World Risk Poll report 'Safe at Work? Global experiences of violence and harassment' , we know that while men are marginally more exposed at a global level, for a third of women who reported violence or harassment at work, there was a sexual element to this experience. The second World
Devyani Srinivasan, Meena Vaidyanathan, and Dr. Meghna Ranganathan (2023- refer to link)
Jan 221 min read


Redefining customers – Beyond consumers to collaborators
“Customer is king” was (and is) the refrain one often heard as being the ultimate guiding principle, especially in service-oriented businesses. My experience at HCL Tech and translating Vineet Nayar’s philosophy of “Employees First Customer Second” into action was a new paradigm shift in the early to mid-2000s. Subsequently, we have heard many industry stalwarts including Richard Branson talking about putting employees first (especially in service industries) as the customer

Meena Vaidyanathan
Jan 6, 20221 min read


Roundtable Discussion on "Possible Models for Upskilling Migrant Workers" | 19th Feb' 2021 | 11am-1pm IST | Virtual Discussion
A whopping 90% of India's workforce is comprised of unskilled workers. Skilling them is the only way they can aim to improve incomes. Aajeevika Bureau and niiti consulting invite you to a Roundtable discussion on that aims to discuss the findings of, 'On the Job Training Programme' impact study. The participatory deliberation between experts in this space, we hope, will result in a clear direction of how this model can be adapted widely across other geographies, and diffe

Shivangi Gupta
Feb 8, 20211 min read


EvalFest 2020
Evidence Building For Achieving SDGs – Digital Development and Inclusion Feb 12 – 14, 2020 India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

Meena Vaidyanathan
Dec 31, 20201 min read


Operational Efficiency for field staff and project coordinators of Save The Children in Delhi
On March 16, we conducted a workshop on Documenting for Operational Efficiency for field staff and project coordinators of Save The Children in Delhi. We helped them get a hands-on understanding of efficient ways of data collection and documentation methods with specific examples from their ongoing project.

Ruchi Jolly
Dec 11, 20181 min read
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