We are a community of professionals, who believe that all “Development Solutions” should lead to impacts that are sustainable and
maximize both social and economic outcomes.
We partner with people and institutions to leverage knowledge, expertise and experience to enable solutions that augment outcomes.
Our solutions are need based, appropriate, innovative and cost-effective.
We believe in quality. We work toward results. We endeavour to be a learning organization.
We are community of professionals guided by the vision to pool our collective strength, expertise and experience to enable solutions to various development issues. “Development Solutions” in our view, should maximize outcomes and lead to sustainable development. There is rich experience and knowledge beyond us. Integrating them enables solutions that are appropriate and has better impact.
Our mission is to partner with people and institutions to leverage their strengths; and co-create solutions to maximize impact and sustainability. Our partnership is intended to be across sectors, disciplines and issues.
We combine rich grass root and practical experience of our community of professionals, with concepts, methods, and theories. This ensures that we ask the right questions and thus find solutions that are relevant.
Our array of services includes research, consultancy and program development for development projects across India.
Development Solutions was founded in May 2014. Through our community of professionals, we have footprint across the country to undertake assignments.
Given our vision to enable solutions for development issues, we provide an entire continuum of services to meet the specific needs of the clients.
We undertake research both to enhance knowledge and to inform action. We undertake large surveys and research projects across India.
We advocate and communicate for larger impact and sustainable development. We seek to inform the policy and practice to realize outcomes.
We enable our clients to develop strategic and operational plans. We outline goals and how to attain them too.
We undertake program management. We provide need based support, undertake capacity development; organize events and workshops.
We undertake program evaluation to ensure best results for clients. We support clients in concurrent monitoring, mid and end line evaluations.
Our Focus areas - Public Health, Livelihood and Skill Development, Rural Development
Reserch
We undertake research and studies to enable knowledge and action. We emphasize on inter-disciplinary research. We manage complete processes for primary and secondary research. We are skilled at quantitative and qualitative methods.
CSR Solutions
We partner with the corporate sector to enable an approach that is holistic and integrated with their business strategy. We support them for sustainable and responsible development. We help to build their brand equity.
Implementation
We organize interventions, implement them, establish and manage systems;and manage risks and challenges.We enable problem solving. We ensure processes are institutionalized and build capacity for sustainability.
Advocacy
To maximizing outcomes, we seek to inform policy and practice. We undertake policy analysis to enable advocacy. We support our clients to document their work, disseminate it across various media and organize events. We ensure that their work is visible.
Planning
We support our partners envision and plan to enable them to be adaptive and competitive. We not only help strategize but also operationalise plans to realise goals. Our planning process ensures sustainability, for the organization and intervention.
Program Evaluation
We provide support to establish systems that inform our clients for effective program implementation. We measure performance and help in realizing results. We support our clients to ensure quality. We also undertake program evaluation.
Strategy development and Planning for Employability of Visually Challenged in India
Documentation of Activities
Swagati – 2004 to 2014: A Journey of Addressing HIV and Empowering Communities
Critical Appraisal Skills for Public Health Reporting and Communication for
Routine Immunization
Informing Policy: Consultation on Health Policy 2015
Qualitative Study on Child Labour in the mines area of Kota-Bundi region in
Rajasthan
Community Processes in addressing sex selection and status of the Girl Child – Project Evaluation
Strategy development and Planning for Employability of Visually Challenged in India
Critical Appraisal Skills for Public Health Reporting and Communication for
Routine Immunization
Informing Policy: Consultation on Health Policy 2015
Documentation of Activities
Swagati – 2004 to 2014: A Journey of Addressing HIV and Empowering Communities
Qualitative Study on Child Labour in the mines area of Kota-Bundi region in
Rajasthan
Community Processes in addressing sex selection and status of the Girl Child – Project Evaluation
Domain – Integrated Sustainable
DevelopmentCo-founder and partner at Development Solutions, Ram has over the last 25 years worked on issues of Natural Resource Management, Health, Livelihood and Rural Development. In his work with the Government, multilateral agencies, academic institutions and civil society organizations, he has undertaken implementation, program support, research and consultancy.
Domain – Public HealthCo-founding
partner at Development Solutions, Vasudha has completed her Master’s in Public Health and has been working on issues of health systems, reproductive and sexual health and women’ health over the last 5 years. She has been one of ten fellows globally to be supported by the Maternal Health Task Force, Harvard School of Public Health to undertake research in Maternal Health.
Domain - Health & Social
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Domain – Media & Communication
Prabir specializes in participatory communication and for over 20 years has designed and implemented communication programs and strategies, and has undertaken capacity development for communication on issues of maternal and child health, sanitation, labour and rights.
Domain – Finance & HR
Ranganathan has over 30 years of experience in the corporate and consulting sectors. A Chartered Accountant by profession, he has held several positions in organisations as well as established and managed the operations of JRA, a CA firm as one of its founding partners. In 2003, part of the JRA group, he established a consulting firm to deal with payroll, accounting and other financial consulting and advisory assignments.
Domain– Statistics & Economics
A professor in Economics, VidyaSagar specializes in econometrics and advanced statistics. With over 40 publications in international journals, he has undertaken extensive research on issues of rural development, poverty and human development. He has been associated with Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, University of Rajasthan and Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur.
Domain – Strategic Planning
V S Gurumani was Country Director, India with Project Concern International, an international NGO headquartered in San Diego, USA. He is now an independent professional working in the area social development, personal and organizational change and wholesome leadership. Project Concern works in the areas of health, livelihoods and humanitarian assistance in 16 countries.
Established in 1981, the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur (IDSJ) is an academic institution, working on a range of development issues. A multi-disciplinary research organisation, IDSJ has worked on issues of poverty, livelihood and employability, natural resource management and agriculture, education, women empowerment, Panchayati Raj and cooperatives etc. (www.idsj.org)
a NGO, established in 2004 has significant experience on entrepreneurship building and microenterprise development. They develop capacity and provide support to promote local entrepreneurship by the young and has helped setup various enterprises (www.dhriiti.org)
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