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Research & Publications

Scenario-Based Gender Responsive Costing Framework: For Earthquake and Urban Flooding in Nepal

Year: 2023

Identification of gender injects in disaster risk management using scenario-based costing exercises. Submitted to UN Women (Nepal).

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Gender Responsive Budgeting and Intersectionality

Year: 2019

Analysis of programmes and budgets of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India; Department of Welfare (Scheduled Tribes), Government of Jharkhand; and Department of Tribal Welfare, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Submitted to UN Women (India).

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Opportunities for Children in Urban Spaces in Gujarat

Year: 2016

An approach paper highlighting concerns and opprtunities for urban children in Gujarat submitted to UNICEF (Gandhinagar).

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Engendering Land Ports in India: Gender Assessment and Audit of Select Integrated Check Posts (ICPs)

Year: 2024

Findings of the assessment of three landports using the gender audit toolkit developed for Land Port Authority of India (LPAI).

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Policy Brief 2024/25: Children with Disabilities in Madhya Pradesh (MP)

Year: 2025

Policy brief on achieving health, nutrition and education outcomes for children with disabilities in Madhya Pradesh submitted to UNICEF Bhopal.

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Working Paper 1: Access to Health, Nutrition and Therapeutic Services for Children with Disabilities

Year: 2025

An analysis of programs and schemes in Madhya Pradesh submitted to UNICEF Bhopal.

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Working Paper 2: Early Childhood Learning and Access to Education for Children with Disabilities

Year: 2025

An analysis of programs and schemes in Madhya Pradesh submitted to UNICEF Bhopal.

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Child Nutrition Budget Brief 2021/22 (Madhya Pradesh)

Year: 2024

Budget brief on investing for achieving Child Nutrition Outcomes in Madhya Pradesh submitted to UNICEF Bhopal.

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Budgeting for SDG Outcomes on Food Secturity and Nutrition for Children: A case of Madhya Pradesh

Year: 2023

An harmonized macro-micro mapping exercise of budgetaryt allocations for nutrition undertaken for UNICEF Bhopal.

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Emerging Trends of Women’s Employment in the Organised Sector in India

Year: 2015

Background paper submitted to UNDP (India) for the High Level Committee on the Status of Women, GoI.

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Women Friendly Infrastructure Development: Progress and Challenges in Public Infrastructure Development in India

Year: 2015

Background paper submitted to UNDP (India) for the High Level Committee on the Status of Women, GoI.

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Gender Equality Investments and performance of various states on chosen empowerment dimensions

Year: 2015

Background paper submitted to UNDP (India) for the High Level Committee on the Status of Women, GoI.

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Women’s Action towards Climate Resilience for Urban Poor in South Asia: Project Evaluation Report. Vol 1: Quantitative Research Report

Year: 2018

Endline vulnerability assessment study undertaken in 4 Indian cities for the Global Resilience Partnership Project of Mahila Housing Sewa Trust (MHT).

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Women’s Action towards Climate Resilience for Urban Poor in South Asia: Project Evaluation Report. Vol 2: Process Case Analysis Report

Year: 2018

Documentation of key learnings from community-led processes undertaken in 5 South Asian cities for the Global Resilience Partnership Project of Mahila Housing Sewa Trust (MHT).

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Women’s Action towards Climate Resilience for Urban Poor in South Asia: Baseline Report

Year: 2017

A baseline vulnerability assessment study undertaken in 4 Indian cities for the Global Resilience Partnership Project of Mahila Housing Sewa Trust (MHT).

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Gender Responsive Local Governance in India: Implications of Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC) and Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP)

Year: 2018

A study undertaken in 6 states of India to understand the gender implications in implementation of FFC and GPDP at grassroot level.

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Advisory Brief for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Planners: Gender Responsive Costing for Earthquakes and Urban Flooding Preparedness Response Plan

Year: 2024

Prepared for UN Women (Nepal) along with UNDP and UNICEF using a scenario-based, gender-responsive costing framework for DRM.

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Impact of Climate Change on Urban Home-Based Workers in South Asia

Year: 2022

An action research study undertaken for HomeNet South Asia in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, highlighting vulnerabilities faced by women home-based workers.

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The World Bank in Asia: An assessment of COVID-19-related investments through a care lens

Year: 2021

Study undertaken for Oxfam International to assess WBG’s COVID-19 investments in select countries.

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Gender responsive budgeting and Sanitation: Focus on public toilets for women in Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban)

Year: 2018

Study undertaken for National Foundation of India (NFI) examining gender‑responsive budgeting in sanitation.

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Towards Violence Free Lives For Women: Tracking Of Union Budgets (2018-21) For Violence Services

Year: 2021

Study undertaken for Oxfam India, examining budgetary allocations for schemes addressing violence against women.

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Gender Budget Allocations in Madhya Pradesh

Year: 2020

An analysis of the state Gender Budget Statement 2019-20. Prepared for Government of Madhya Pradesh.

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Enabling Convergence: Coordinated Efforts to a Common Goal

Year: 2012

Note submitted to National Mission for Empowerment of Women.

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Women and Watershed: The intended clients [Experiences from Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India)]

Year: 2007

Paper published by ICRISAT, Patencheru, Hyderabad, India in Impact of Watershed Management on Women and Vulnerable Groups.

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