Building a just, equitable and inclusive society from the ground up.

Welcome to ISKRA. We bring sustainable knowledge, research and grassroots action together, with a strong base in community-driven initiatives and CSR partnerships across India.

  • Education
  • Healthcare
  • Women empowerment
  • Environment
  • Livelihood
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About us

Integrated Sustainable Knowledge and Research Academy (ISKRA) is a non-profit organization established in 2015 with a mission to work on the Right to food, Community Development, and Empowerment of Women in Maharashtra.

Our areas of intervention include Right to food, Health, Advocacy for Human Rights, Women Empowerment, Livelihood, Community Development, and Financial Inclusivity.

We have a strong hold over our field areas, specifically the slum parts of Mumbai and the rural areas of Maharashtra.

Our projects

Impactful, community-driven initiatives delivered through meaningful partnerships with leading CSR entities.

Women’s entrepreneurship among tribal communities, Padgha

Amazon CSR, in association with ASVSS NGO

The project focused on strengthening Self-Help Groups (SHGs), building entrepreneurial skills, and enhancing local livelihoods for tribal women through sustainable economic activities in Padgha, Maharashtra.

  • Self-Help Groups
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Livelihood

Access to public entitlements

Tata Power Community Development Trust (TPCDT)

A multi-thematic initiative focused on access to public entitlements, including assistance with ration card documentation, while also addressing livelihood generation, gender sensitization, and healthcare awareness. It included health camps, community mobilization sessions, and support for underprivileged families in navigating essential government services.

  • Ration cards
  • Health camps
  • Gender sensitization

Public health and nutrition, Khalapur Taluka

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Raigad district

A comprehensive initiative to improve health and nutrition indicators of pregnant women, lactating mothers, adolescent girls, and children under six, through nutrition kits, health camps, and digital diagnostic kits for Anganwadi workers.

  • Nutrition kits
  • Health camps
  • Anganwadi workers

These projects reflect ISKRA’s ongoing commitment to inclusive, community-centered development and our ability to partner with both public and private stakeholders for lasting impact.

Reach 2023-24

Strengthening communities from the ground up, through access, awareness, and action.

50,000individuals directly reached across Maharashtra through grassroots initiatives
30,000people benefited from ration card assistance camps and government documentation drives
10,000women and youth empowered through livelihood initiatives, SHGs and entrepreneurship support
10,000community members engaged through gender awareness, environmental campaigns and scheme awareness drives

From the field

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Our partners

  • Amazon
  • Tata Power Community Development Trust
  • Bharat Petroleum