Health & Community Well-being
Partners with DC on evidence-based health and education programs in underserved communities across India.
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Education & Health
Partnering on joyful learning environments and community health, with a belief that development works best when community-led.
Digital Health & Youth Empowerment
Supports TeenBook and Love Matters India — reaching millions of adolescents with stigma-free health information.
Impact Through Government Partnerships in 2024–25
6.77M
People consuming fortified
atta monthly
23,000+
4.07M
23,000+
Newborns reached with KMC in Rajasthan
Caregivers reached through Suvita in Maharashtra
Teachers trained through Delhi DoE partnership
Teenbook India
“I am very happy to get a chance to work at the Development Consortium Organization. The workplace is friendly and supportive. The organization gives freedom to work and cares about the growth and well-being of its employees. The organization's Senior leaders and key officials guide us in every task and motivate us, this approach is very special to me. Everyone is free to share their ideas and thoughts. The working environment is always positive and encouraging.”
- Centre for Intrinsic Motivation (CIM)
Shared Vision
Partnering with DC means joining forces with an organization dedicated to driving sustainable development and improving the lives of communities across India. We align our efforts with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and are committed to creating meaningful and measurable impact.
Networking Opportunities
Partnering with DC means joining forces with an organization dedicated to driving sustainable development and improving the lives of communities across India. We align our efforts with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and are committed to creating meaningful and measurable impact.
Expertise and Resources
DC brings extensive experience and expertise in various sectors, including education, health, gender, youth empowerment, diversity and inclusion. Our well-established network, resources and on-the-ground presence ensure that our collaborative projects are effectively planned and executed.
Local Presence and Cultural Understanding
DC brings extensive experience and expertise in various sectors, including education, health, gender, youth empowerment, diversity and inclusion. Our well-established network, resources, and on-the-ground presence ensure that our collaborative projects are effectively planned and executed.
Capacity Building
Through our collaborations, we aim to build the capacities of our partners and beneficiaries. We share knowledge, provide training and support organizational development to ensure long-term success and resilience.
Proven Impact
Through our collaborations, we aim to build the capacities of our partners and beneficiaries. We share knowledge, provide training and support organizational development to ensure long-term success and resilience.
Impact Through Government Partnerships in 2024–25
6.77M
People consuming fortified
atta monthly
23,000+
4.07M
23,000+
Newborns reached with KMC in Rajasthan
Caregivers reached through Suvita in Maharashtra
Teachers trained through Delhi DoE partnership
State Food & Civil Supplies Departments — 14 States
Government Partner | Fortify Health (Wheat Flour Fortification)
DC partners with State Food and Civil Supplies Departments across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and West Bengal to integrate fortified wheat flour into the Public Distribution System (PDS), ICDS, and PM-POSHAN - taking a preventive, food-systems approach to tackling iron-deficiency anemia at population scale.
State & District Health Officials, Rajasthan
Government Partner | Ansh (Kangaroo Mother Care)
Working closely with Rajasthan's state and district health officials, DC has embedded Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) protocols into public healthcare facilities across high-need districts. In its first year, this collaboration reached 23,000+ newborns and helped avert an estimated 789 neonatal deaths - at a cost of approximately ₹2,08,000 per death averted.
Maharashtra State Health Department
Government Partner | Suvita (Immunization Awareness)
DC's collaboration with the Maharashtra State Health Department drives data-informed communication for routine immunization and maternal health across all 36 districts of the state. By combining automated SMS reminders with 10,000+ community ambassadors, this partnership has helped reach over 4 million caregivers and pregnant women — ensuring no child is left unvaccinated.
UNICEF India
Multilateral Partner | New in 2024–25
DC is proud to welcome UNICEF as a new partner in 2024–25.
Education & Teacher Development
Directorate of Education (DoE), Delhi Government
Government Partner | STiR Education / Teacher Development
DC works as a knowledge, implementation, and technical partner to Delhi's Directorate of Education. Through the Teacher Development Coordinator (TDC) programme, we have supported over 79,500 teachers across 1,082 government schools since 2017, building reflective, motivated educators who are transforming classrooms for 24.5 lakh students.
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)
Government Partner | Teacher Development
DC collaborates with MCD to strengthen teacher capacity in primary schools across Delhi, ensuring that social-emotional learning and peer-driven professional development reach the youngest learners in the city.
State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT), Delhi
Government Partner | Teacher Development & System Strengthening
SCERT is the institutional anchor for DC's teacher development work in Delhi. This partnership ensures that our cascade model, from SCERT to DIETs to schools, is embedded into the government education system and sustainable beyond individual project timelines.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Global Foundation | Health & Nutrition
One of DC's longest-standing institutional partners, the Gates Foundation supports our work in nutrition and health at scale. Through this partnership, Project Fortify Health has reached over 6.77 million people across 14 states with iron-fortified wheat flour, taking a simple, preventive approach to tackling hidden hunger.
David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Global Foundation | Reproductive Health & Youth Development
The Packard Foundation's partnership with DC has enabled critical work in reproductive health, nutrition, and youth development. Their support ensures that young people — particularly girls and women — can access the information and services that shape healthier, more equitable lives.
Open Philanthropy
Global Philanthropic Initiative | Evidence-Based Health Programs
Open Philanthropy supports DC's rigorous, evidence-driven approach to development. Their partnership has enabled DC to test and scale high-impact health interventions that meet the highest standards of cost-effectiveness and reach.
Good Ventures
Philanthropic Foundation | Health & Nutrition
Good Ventures' support reflects confidence in DC's ability to deliver data-backed programs that address critical gaps in health, nutrition, and access to information across India.
Mulago Foundation
Impact Foundation | Program Scaling
Mulago Foundation backs organisations that are doing extraordinary work with radical efficiency. Their partnership with DC — providing both funding and strategic mentorship — has shaped our approach to scaling lean, high-impact programs without losing quality or depth.
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Global Foundation | LGBTQIA+ Rights & Mental Health
Astraea's support enables DC's work on LGBTQIA+ rights, mental health, and inclusion through initiatives like Nazariya and Unsound. Together, we create affirming spaces, peer support networks, and systemic advocacy for India's most marginalised communities.
Women's Fund Asia
​Regional Foundation | Gender Equality
Women's Fund Asia strengthens DC's gender-equality programming — supporting work that ensures women and girls have equitable access to education, livelihoods, and leadership, with a particular focus on first-generation learners.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Community Foundation | Multi-domain
SVCF channels the generosity of global donors toward programs that create lasting community impact in India — from adolescent health and digital education to gender equality and inclusion.
Global Foundations & Philanthropies
Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA)
Global Network | Evidence & Impact
CEA's partnership reinforces DC's commitment to evidence-based development. This collaboration sharpens our focus on high-impact interventions and ensures that every programme we run is designed to maximise benefit for the people we serve.
Global Development Incubator (GDI)
Incubator & Network | Program Incubation
GDI supports DC in building and scaling breakthrough initiatives. Their expertise in navigating complex development ecosystems has been invaluable to DC's growth as an organisation and to the incubation of individual programmes.
AVPN (Asian Venture Philanthropy Network)
Regional Network | Asia-Pacific Impact Investing
AVPN connects DC with a dynamic ecosystem of Asian impact investors and philanthropists, expanding our visibility, opening new funding pathways, and reinforcing our commitment to the highest standards of social investment practice.
Civil Society & Implementing Partners
STiR Education
Education Partner | Teacher Development
STiR Education and DC share a commitment to transforming teacher motivation and professional development. As a core partner in DC's Adapt & Amplify portfolio, STiR's collaborative work with the Delhi government has improved teaching and learning in over 1,000 schools, benefiting 24.5 lakh students cumulatively since 2017.
RNW Media
Media & Digital Health Partner | Sexual & Reproductive Health
RNW Media, the global home of Love Matters, is a trusted long-term partner for DC's Love Matters India initiative. Together, we have built one of India's most credible digital platforms for sexual and reproductive health — serving over 824,000 users annually with stigma-free, inclusive information and support.
Advocates for Youth
Youth Advocacy Partner | Sexual Health & Rights
Advocates for Youth brings a global perspective on youth rights and sexual health to DC's programming. Their partnership strengthens our efforts to ensure young people in India have access to accurate, affirming, and rights-based health information.
Jhpiego
Global Health Partner | Maternal & Newborn Health
Jhpiego's technical expertise in maternal and newborn health has strengthened DC's work in neonatal care and immunization — helping to reduce preventable deaths and improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable mothers and infants.
American Jewish World Service (AJWS)
Global Foundation | Gender & Social Justice
AJWS supports DC's work on gender equality, LGBTQIA+ rights, and social justice — investing in the frontline organisations and movements building a more just and equitable India.
Mariwala Health Initiative (MHI)
Mental Health Foundation | LGBTQIA+ & Community Mental Health
MHI is a key partner for DC's Dhanak initiative, providing advanced community-based mental health and inclusion support for LGBTQIA+ and marginalised groups. This partnership ensures that mental health is integrated into DC's broader rights-based work.
Rean Foundation
Digital Health Partner | Sexual & Reproductive Health
Rean Foundation strengthens DC's digital health platforms — particularly Love Matters India — enabling more personalised, data-informed sexual and reproductive health information to reach millions of young people across India.
Dimagi
Technology Partner | Data & Monitoring
Dimagi's CommCare platform powers real-time data collection and monitoring for Project Ansh, provided on a pro-bono basis. This collaboration enables systematic, data-driven insights that are directly improving neonatal care outcomes in Rajasthan.
Charity Entrepreneurship
Incubator | High-Impact Program Design
Charity Entrepreneurship's rigorous approach to identifying and incubating high-impact initiatives has shaped some of DC's most evidence-backed programmes. Their partnership ensures DC continues to explore new frontiers in cost-effective development.
INROADS
Leadership Development Partner | Youth Opportunity
INROADS supports DC's investment in leadership and opportunity — creating pathways for the young people and communities we work with into meaningful employment and civic leadership.
Foundation for Equal Citizenship (FFEC)
Civil Society Partner | Community Empowerment
FFEC is DC's implementation partner for Project Buniyaad in Trilokpuri, East Delhi. Together, we work to break cycles of intergenerational disadvantage — connecting marginalised urban families to nutrition education, legal identity, and civic entitlements.
LEAP (Legal Empowerment & Advocacy Platform)
Rights-Based Partner | Gender & Legal Aid
LEAP strengthens DC's Dhanak initiative with legal empowerment and advocacy support for individuals facing violence or discrimination in interfaith and inter-caste relationships across 11 states.