Civic Learning Hub

Indian cities see varying levels of civic participation; on one hand, a few cities gave highly engaged and impactful local residents’ groups, on the other hand, there are cities with few active citizen groups and even fewer instances of successful initiatives.

Civic issues are many and interlinked; these problems have multiple dimensions. Cities need engaged citizens with varied skills and experiences to be part of the public sphere to find ingenious solutions. The curve of civic activism starts from the efforts of informal, individual or small groups. When their work gains traction, more robust civic groups form and are able to solve problems at a community level. In time, this can lead to replicable change on the ground. Some of these also inform larger executive decisions. The ultimate goal, however, is systems change – where responsive governance, thoughtful policies and sustainable change are the norm.

A key factor is the capacity of citizens to understand, communicate, network and organise. Our programmes arm you with skills, resources and tools for collaborative changemaking.

25+ workshops and datajams | 200+people trained

2024-25

2023-24

23 March: India Civic Summit
24 February: Masterclass on Urban Mobility
3 February: Bengaluru Water Datajam with Well Labs, MOD Foundation, Bangalore Apartments Federation and Biome Environmental Trust
Dec-Jan: Civic Journalism Training Programme: “My MP and I” with Youth Ki Awaaz
6 January: Chennai Rains and Waterlogging Datajam with IRCDUC and CCAG
Dec-Jan: Fellowship Lecture series on Delhi-NCR environment, climate and urban development
2 December: Bengaluru Walkability Datajam with World Resources Institute and Sensing Local
29 September: Masterclass on Lakes with Friends of Lakes
15 July: Bengaluru local governance processes and finances Datajam with Janaagraha and Karnataka Ward Samiti Balaga
June: Training for Praja Fellows
1 April: Bengaluru Constituencies Datajam with WRI India and Janaagraha