National Foundation for India

15/09/2022

📢 We are happy to announce the names of the newly selected , who will be reporting in . Please join us in congratulating them!

We would like to thank our jury members for their support and guidance.

12/09/2022

📢 We are happy to announce the names of the newly selected Media Fellows, who will be reporting in English. Please join us in congratulating them!

The names of the fellows selected for reporting in will be declared in next few days.

We would like to take this moment to thank our jury members for their valuable time. Without their voluntary support and guidance, we would not have been able complete this process.

07/09/2022

National Foundation for India ropes in Narayan Devanathan as Chief Strategy Officer

We are happy to announce that has joined as Chief Strategy & Communications Officer of NFI. He joins us with over 25 years’ experience of working in the field of advertising and communication.

NFI believes that Narayan coming on board will help us shape the narrative and create greater impact not just for NFI but for all the stakeholders in this critical movement of strengthening hundreds of Civil Society Organizations.

Devanathans appointment is with immediate effect at the non-government organisation, which works as one of the key pillars of civil society in India.

30/08/2022

Abhijit Sen, Leading Economist of Indian Agriculture, Passes Away

National Foundation for India (NFI) mourns the death of Prof . It is a great loss for us. In his passing away, we have lost a dear friend and guide. We pledge to carry forward his legacy. Our deepest condolences to the family.

नेशनल फाउंडेशन फॉर इंडिया (NFI) प्रोफेसर अभिजीत सेन के निधन पर शोक व्यक्त करता है। उनका जाना हमारे लिए बहुत बड़ी क्षति है। उनके निधन के साथ ही हमने एक अच्छे दोस्त और मार्गदर्शक को खो दिया है। हम उनकी विरासत को आगे बढ़ाने का संकल्प लेते हैं और उनके परिवार के प्रति गहरी संवेदना व्यक्त करते हैं।

Apart from teaching at JNU, he was a member of the Planning Commission from 2004-2014 and headed the Commission on Agricultural Costs and Prices, 1997-2000.

15/08/2022

Our colleague Pooja Gupta spending at a local tribal school cm hostel in Angul district of Odisha.

Happy !

22/07/2022

📢 We are happy to launch the 5th round of for independent journalists.

15 fellowships for reporting in

15 fellowships for reporting in

Max Maharashtra will exclusively publish the Marathi stories.

For details: https://nfi.org.in/fellowships

17/06/2022

📢 Alert : We invite applications for a Consultant to manage, coordinate, monitor programme, project management and supervision of field teams in the .

To Know More and Apply : https://bit.ly/3tH5BzY

Last Date : 15th July 2022

23/05/2022

📣 After , we are happy to announce the names of fellows who have been selected for reporting in .

Plz join us in congratulating them!

We are thankful to our jury members for their valuable time. Thanks to TheWireUrdu for joining us as d multimedia publishing partner.

20/05/2022

📢 We are happy to announce the names of the newly selected Fellows. They will be engaged in reporting in . Plz join us in congratulating them ! The names of the fellows selected for reporting in will be declared on Monday.

We would like to take this moment to thank our jury members for their valuable time. We are also grateful to The Morung Express for joining us as the multimedia publishing partner.

16/04/2022

⏰ Last 2 days to apply : 35 for Independent Journalists to report in and

For more details and to apply : https://www.nfi.org.in/fellowships

Last Date : Sunday, 17th April 2022

13/04/2022

📢 on for Multimedia Reporting in , Tomorrow (14th April) at 3: 00 PM

Meeting Link : meet.google.com/bex-mawa-xsz

More Information : https://nfi.org.in/fellowships

13/04/2022

📢 After English, Malayalam and Hindi, NFI ,in its latest round of , is offering grants to 35 Independent Journalists for reporting in and .

For more details and to apply : https://nfi.org.in/fellowships

Last date : Sunday, 17th April 2022

11/04/2022

झारखंड: किस स्थिति में है राज्य का कालाजार उन्मूलन अभियान

स्वतंत्र पत्रकारों के लिए के तहत की गई पढ़िए राहुल सिंह की ये स्टोरी. रिपोर्टिंग के दौरान राहुल का मार्गदर्शन करने के लिए रवि प्रकाश जी का शुक्रिया और इस रिपोर्ट को प्रकाशित करने के लिए द वायर हिंदी का आभार !

झारखंड में संथाल परगना प्रमंडल के चार ज़िलों- साहिबगंज, पाकुड़, दुमका व गोड्डा की मुख्यतः ग्रामीण आबादी में परजीवी स.....

07/04/2022

Video : Ten (10) for Multimedia Reporting in

Publishing Partner : The Morung Express


For more details and to apply : https://nfi.org.in/node/6

Last date : 17th April 2022, Sunday

07/04/2022

📢 Today at 3 PM. Join in for more details or if you have any question(s) to ask about the .

Thanks to the Department of Mass Com & Journalism, MANUU (Hyderabad) for organising this.

Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/fja-mfuw-cop

29/03/2022

We announce the launch of the fourth round of programme.

In this round, we offer fellowships to 35 Independent journalists reporting in and .

25 fellowships are being offered to independent journalists reporting in Urdu.

Of these, 10 are for multimedia Urdu journalists, in partnership with The Wire Urdu . And, 15 fellowships for Urdu text journalists.

10 fellowships are being offered to multimedia journalists for reporting in . These are being offered in collaboration with The Morung Express |

For more details and to apply https://nfi.org.in/fellowships

Last date: 10th April 22

08/03/2022

This ,meet 20 extraordinary women leaders from Odisha, MP & Chhattisgarh. Currently, they are a part of the first cohort of , 's initiative to work with women leaders from the Dalit, Adivasi and Minority communities, who are leading small civil society orgs.

25/02/2022

Happening Now : C Subramaniam Awards for Community Leaders 2021 Ceremony

25/02/2022

Join us at 3 PM today on our FB page : https://www.facebook.com/NFIInd

for

21/01/2022

📢 Tomorrow (22nd January) at 11: 30 am. Tune in to watch , our Field Project Lead of project . He will be in conversation with Priya Arya of on the topic of Community development and Women leadership.

10/12/2021

On this , let’s remember two Indian women, Hansa Jivraj Mehta and Lakshmi Menon, who played a key role in the formulation of the Universal Declaration for (UDHR).

, the Indian delegate to the UN Commission on Human Rights from 1947 to 1948, had insisted on rephrasing "All men are born Free and Equal" to "All human beings are born Free and Equal" in Article 1 of the Declaration.

, who was the Indian delegate to the UN General Assembly's Third Committee in 1948, had argued for incorporating "non-discrimination based on s*x" throughout the Declaration. She also strongly argued for the inclusion of the phrase "equal rights of men and women" in the preamble to the Declaration.

Read/listen full text of the Universal Declaration for (UDHR) in your language here :

Text : https://ohchr.org/en/udhr/pages/searchbylang.aspx

Audio: https://udhr.audio

Photos by : UN in India

26/11/2021

Happy !

"If we wish to maintain not merely in form, but also in fact, what must we do? The first thing in my judgement we must do is to hold fast to methods of achieving our social and economic objectives."

--Dr. B R

23/11/2021

Yesterday, we released a study assessing the Socio-economic impacts of coal transitions in India. The report can be read and downloaded here : https://www.nfi.org.in/resources

NFI would like to thank Dr. Anil Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, for launching our study on ‘Socio-economic impacts of coal transitions in India’ .

We would like to thank our esteemed panelists Ulka Kelkar, Suranjali Tandon, Partha Sarthi Bhattachharyya, and Sachin Kumar for providing their valuable insights on the topic.

19/11/2021

We are releasing the first report under the programme on the impact of on formal and informal sector workers across the supply chain.

How to identify informal/contract workers in coal, transport, sponge iron, power, bricks and steel sectors? How can they benefit from policies?

Join us on , 22nd November at 11AM to find out.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3oLYQtz

10/11/2021

📯 We are happy to announce the names of the newly selected Fellows ( Category). These independent journalists will be engaged in reporting in . Please join us in congratulating them !

We would like to take this moment to thank our jury members for their valuable time. We are also grateful to our advisors for their constant support and guidance.

10/11/2021

📢 के नये राउंड के लिए चयनित फ़ेलोज़ (टेक्स्ट) के नामों की घोषणा करते हुए हमें ख़ुशी हो रही है। सभी चुने गये फ़ेलोज़ को हमारी ओर से हार्दिक बधाई। हमें पूरा यक़ीन हैं कि चयनित स्वतन्त्र पत्रकार अपने चुनिंदा विषय पर शानदार ग्रॉउंड रिपोर्टिंग करेंगे।

इस मौक़े पर हम टेक्स्ट फ़ेलोशिप चयन समिति के सदस्यों का शुक्रिया अदा करते हैं कि उन्होंने इस प्रक्रिया के लिए अपना बहुमूल्य समय निकाला। साथ ही प्रोग्राम के सलाहकारों का भी उनके सतत मार्गदर्शन के लिये आभार प्रकट करते हैं। धन्यवाद्

02/11/2021

📢 We are happy to announce the names of the newly selected Fellows. These independent journalists will be engaged in reporting in . Plz join us in congratulating them.

The Selection process for the Text category is ongoing, and their names will be declared next week.

We would like to take this moment to thank our jury members (multimedia fellowships) for their valuable time. We are also grateful to Quint Hindi for joining us as the multimedia publication partner.

02/11/2021

📢 के नये राउंड के लिए चयनित मल्टीमीडिया फ़ेलोज़ के नामों की घोषणा करते हुए हमें ख़ुशी हो रही है। सभी चुने गये फ़ेलोज़ को बधाई ! टेक्स्ट कैटेगरी की चयन प्रक्रिया जारी है और उसके लिए चयनित फ़ेलोज़ की घोषणा हम अगले हफ़्ते करेंगे।

इस मौक़े पर हम मल्टीमीडिया फ़ेलोशिप चयन समिति के सदस्यों का शुक्रिया अदा करते हैं कि उन्होंने इस प्रक्रिया के लिए अपना बहुमूल्य समय निकाला। हमारे साथ मल्टीमीडिया पब्लिशिंग पार्टनर के तौर पर जुड़ने के लिये हम Quint Hindi का भी आभार प्रकट करते हैं। धन्यवाद !

05/10/2021

Work With Us : is looking for a person with 5-7 years of experience, who can engage deeply with the domains of development economics, sustainability, labour, energy and .

Last Date : 10th October 21

To know more and apply : https://bit.ly/2WH0S45

28/09/2021

आज ( #हिंदी राउंड) के लिए आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि है.

वंचित पृष्ठभूमि और सुदूर क्षेत्रों के आवेदकों को तवज्जो दी जाती है.

आवेदन के लिए लिंक : https://nfi.org.in/fellowships

मल्टीमीडिया पब्लिशिंग पार्टनर : Quint Hindi

25/09/2021

was a doyenne of the feminist movement in the global south. In her death, has lost a great friend and patron. You will be greatly missed, Kamla ji. Your legacy will live on ✊

Photo via

25/09/2021

⏰ for Independent Journalists reporting in .

Last date of application : 28 September (Tuesday)

More details and application 👇

https://www.nfi.org.in/fellowships

Multimedia Publishing Partner : Quint Hindi

16/09/2021

Bleak future ahead: COVID-19 pushes Karnataka’s first generation Adivasi learners off schools

| Not only formal learning, the closure of schools across Karnataka has deprived students from tribal communities of nutritious meals and of course, a shot at a better future

Sindhu Nagaraj reports for Down To Earth

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/bleak-future-ahead-covid-19-pushes-karnataka-s-first-generation-adivasi-learners-off-schools-78637

“Children are off school,” rues Mara, a teacher from the Jenu Kuruba tribe at the Basavanagiri Girijana Ashram School. “The impact is unthinkable.” It goes beyond the process of learning.
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This report was published under the round 2 of our fellowships for independent journalists. Sindhu Nagaraj was mentored by senior journalist Jaideep Hardikar in the process of reporting

We've launched the next round of fellowships for independent journalists nationwide. You can apply here:
https://nfi.org.in/fellowships

If children permanently drop out of school, it would be not just a loss of education, but also for the community, say experts

16/09/2021

Education Was Always a Struggle in Bastar. The Pandemic Has Made it Near Impossible.

| The closure of schools due to the pandemic and lack of access to online education for many students in rural areas have been big concerns

Shubham Tigga reports for The Wire

https://thewire.in/education/chhatigarh-bastar-adivasi-school-education-covid-19

Successive governments have done nothing to promote education and build school infrastructure in tribal areas, and now teachers are struggling to make students attend mohalla classes

This report was published under the round 2 of our fellowships for independent journalists. Shubham Tigga was mentored by senior journalists Akash Poyam and Mahtab Alam in the process of reporting

We've launched the next round of fellowships for independent journalists nationwide. You can apply here:
https://nfi.org.in/fellowships

Activists say school infrastructure has fallen into complete disrepair over the last year and a half. Since most Adivasi students do not have access to the internet, online classes have been a bust.

15/09/2021

Question mark over Bihar kids’ future as mid-day meals in limbo due to pandemic

| The future of millions of children in Bihar is at stake: Mid-day meals have not been served ever since government primary schools and anganwadi centres closed down during the pandemic

After the COVID-19 pandemic, when migrant workers returned to the village, they found no jobs. Consequently, their condition and that of their children deteriorated.

Nishant Kumar reports for

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/health/question-mark-over-bihar-kids-future-as-mid-day-meals-in-limbo-due-to-pandemic-78713

This report was published under the round 2 of our fellowships for independent journalists. Nishant Kumar was mentored by senior journalist Joyjeet Das in the process of reporting

We have launched the next round of fellowships in Hindi for independent journalists nationwide. Click here for details: https://nfi.org.in/fellowships

Malnutrition and stunting among Bihar’s children could rise due to mid-day meals being stopped ever since COVID-19 struck

15/09/2021

Kerala’s stringers lived a hard life. The pandemic made it worse

| Stringers in India get little or no support from the media organisations they work for as well as low and precarious pay. The pandemic has only exacerbated their problems.

Stringers in Kerala said they have seen colleagues lose their lives during the pandemic or contract Covid. Many have lost some or all of their income from journalism and are gripped by everyday anxiety about losing their jobs altogether.

Jishnu D reports for

https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/09/10/keralas-stringers-lived-a-hard-life-the-pandemic-made-it-worse

This report was published under the round 2 of our fellowships for independent journalists. Jishnu D was mentored by senior journalist Pamela Philipose in the process of reporting.

We have launched the next round of fellowships in Hindi for independent journalists nationwide. You can visit this link for details: https://nfi.org.in/fellowships

The local reporters put their lives at risk covering the pandemic, yet they are made to work for meagre wages and without much organisational support.

14/09/2021

की तीसरी कड़ी में #हिंदी_दिवस के अवसर पर हम #हिंदी में रिपोर्टिंग करने वाले स्वतंत्र पत्रकारों के लिए 30-35 रिपोर्टिंग ग्रांट देने की घोषणा करते हैं. इसमें से 10 फ़ेलोशिप मल्टीमीडिया रिपोर्टिंग के लिए होंगी. मल्टीमीडिया पब्लिशिंग पार्टनर: Quint Hindi

आज से आवेदन आमंत्रित हैं. फ़ेलोशिप के बारे में अधिक जानकारी, अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवालों के जवाब और आवेदन के लिए इस लिंक पर जायें: https://www.nfi.org.in/fellowships

आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि : 28 सितम्बर 2021

13/09/2021

How religious charities helped Kashmir tide over the Covid-19 second wave

| Throughout the pandemic, Kashmir's community treasuries in mosques provided oxygen concentrators, food, medicine and monetary help to those in need.

Sometimes, heads of several religious charities went to mosques to use the loudspeakers to educate residents about Covid-appropriate behaviour.

Farheen Qureshi reports for Scroll

https://scroll.in/article/1002616/how-religious-charities-helped-kashmir-tide-over-the-covid-19-second-wave

This report was published under round 2 of our fellowships for independent journalists. Farheen Qureshi was mentored by senior journalist Aleesha Matharu.

We'll soon be launching the next round of fellowships for independent journalists nationwide. Watch this space!

Throughout the pandemic, community treasuries in mosques provided oxygen concentrators, food, medicine and monetary help to those in need.

13/09/2021

Artists in Kerala continue to create art despite hardships due to pandemic

| When Kerala declared the first lockdown in March 2020 to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the artist community in Kerala had no clue that it would be a long uncertain journey.

“Work orders began to reduce after COVID-19 struck. To survive, I turned my studio into a vegetable-cum-cool-drinks shop,” says artist Vinoj Pathrose

Soon the new venture closed.

Elizabeth Thomas reports for TheNewsMinute

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/artists-kerala-continue-create-art-despite-hardships-due-pandemic-154584

This report was published under round 2 of our fellowships for independent journalists. Elizabeth Thomas was mentored by senior journalist Nidheesh M K.

We'll soon be launching the next round of fellowships for independent journalists nationwide. Watch this space!

A year and a half ago, immersed in handicraft works at his studio in Kochi, artist Vinoj Pathrose hardly imagined that there would come a day when he would have to convert his studio into something else for survival. He had been doing well professionally until 2020 when the novel coronavirus hit the...

11/09/2021

| “UAPA is an invisible tape bound around our mouths,” says a Srinagar-based reporter. UAPA cases in J&K rose from 45 in 2014 to 245 in 2018.
"It is an act of psychological punishment to control souls,” says a Kashmir-based lawyer. “UAPA is a collective punishment.” The draconian law has made the already difficult job of reporting in Kashmir even harder.

Aamir Ali Bhat reports for TheWire.in

https://thewire.in/rights/how-uapa-abuse-is-affecting-womens-aspirations-in-kashmir

This report was published under round 2 of our fellowships for independent journalists. Aamir Ali Bhat was mentored by senior journalist Mahtab Alam in the process of reporting

We'll soon be launching the next round of fellowships for independent journalists nationwide. Watch this space!

11/09/2021

| In rural Unnao, families of Covid deceased say they had no information of Covid.

"Archana, a 40-year-old whose husband died of Covid, says no one in her family knew Covid attacked lungs. If they did, they would have rushed her late husband to a hospital much earlier. Others, meanwhile, have turned to local jhola chaap 'doctors' for help."

First of Aishwarya Tripathi's 2-part story for Gaon Connection English

https://en.gaonconnection.com/rural-india-coronavirus-second-wave-health-vaccination-oxygen-uttar-pradesh-covid19/

Part 2| By roping in religious leaders and young influencers, Unnao in UP is addressing vaccine hesitancy.

Faced with vaccine hesitancy, local influencers are using strategies best-suited for rural communities rather than a top-down approach.

Read part 2 of Aishwarya Tripathi's 2-part story for Gaon Connection English

https://en.gaonconnection.com/unnao-uttar-pradesh-vaccine-hesitancy-covid19-vaccination-coronavirus-pandemic-rural-india/

This report was published under round 2 of our fellowships for independent journalists. Aishwarya Tripathi was mentored by senior journalist Nidhi Jamwal in the process of reporting

We'll soon be launching the next round of fellowships for independent journalists nationwide. Watch this space!

15/08/2021

से संक्रमित होने वाले "सिविल सोसाइटी फ्रंटलाइन वर्कर्स" के सहयोग के लिये ने दूसरी संस्थानों के साथ मिलकर एक फंड की शुरुआत की है. इस फंड के बारे में अधिक जानकारी और इसका लाभ लेने के लिये इस लिंक पर क्लिक करें : https://nfi.org.in/node/238

15/08/2021

📣On this , NFI is happy to launch a Civil Society Resilience Fund (CSRF) to support civil society organisations in India, not only for immediate crises but also for challenges that small organisations are likely to face in the years to come.

To begin with, the focus will be on the impact of on frontline workers. To help and support them, we are launching the Civil Society Workers’ Assured Security & Health Fund (CSWASTH).

Under the Fund, an ex-gratia amount of Rs. 1 lakh will be provided in case of loss of life of a frontline worker, and up to Rs.50,000 for medical expenses for others. The period covered will be from March 2020 onwards.

It is a cross-sectoral initiative of more than 100 organisations that have came together. The CSWASTH will be managed by NFI with the support of an oversight group.

The oversight group is comprised of Annie Nimala (CSEI), Biraj Patnaik (NFI), Jagdeesh Rao Puppala (FES), Mazher Hussain (COVA), Meenakshi Batra (CAF), Sudhir Sahini (PRADAN), Usma Chakma (Wada Na Todo Abhiyan), Yogesh Kumar (Samarthan).

To know more about the Fund and apply : https://www.nfi.org.in/civil-society-resilience-fund

Civil Society Resilience Fund (CSRF) और Civil Society Workers’ Assured Security & Health Fund (CSWASTH) के बारे में #हिंदी में जानकारी के लिए यहाँ क्लिक करें : https://nfi.org.in/node/238