EMPOWERED CITIZENS MAKE better CITIES
Every citizen can become a changemaker when knowledge, understanding and tools are placed in her hands. Oorvani Foundation makes this possible.
CITIES . CITIZENS . CIVIC ACTION
Cities are where societies define themselves. They are sites of churn and change, energy and evolution. And at the heart of this dynamism are people. A city’s citizens.
At Oorvani Foundation we enable citizens to take civic action, by sourcing and sharing knowledge, and creating an empowered community.
MAKing CITIES BETTER
Collaborative city news platform on systemic issues and citizen-led solutions.
Public data and documents, made open to citizens, to enable data-driven and democratic cities.
IMPACT
*As of 2020
We have built a citizen-centred and citizen-driven platform, with collaboration between citizens, domain experts and journalists plus our editorial stewardship. A democratisation of information and understanding that is unprecedented in India.
Our work has enabled citizens to define what issues are important to them, exchange knowledge and strategies on civic organising, and come together to both demand and create change.
POLICY CHANGE
Our work has influenced and changed the policy path of many urban development issues, including lake management.
COMMUNITY ACTION
Our projects are by and for citizens, and strengthening community action on-ground across a range of urban issues.
OPEN KNOWLEDGE
We work to put in the public domain information and data from government, judiciary and a range of other sources.
FIXING INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
We have published hundreds of explainers and how-tos that make government, legal, and service procedures navigable for citizens, answer the “What can I do?” question
ADDING PERSPECTIVE
We bring stories that provide context as well as multiple viewpoints on systemic urban issues.
For specific instances of impact, please do check our reports.
how you can help
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