Guides

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Learning screen printing on hand-operated presses at IDFScreen printing gives women in disadvantaged communities a practical route towards income, independence and creative work. At India Development Foundation…
Keeping Volunteers Connected to Purpose and CommunityVolunteers are essential to the work of community organisations, yet keeping them involved over time can be harder than attracting them in the first place.…
From Sewing Skills To Market-Ready Clothing LinesIndia Development Foundation’s dress-making program gives women in disadvantaged communities practical skills that can lead to income, confidence and greater…
Measuring the social impact of IDF’s youth campA youth camp can leave participants with new skills, stronger friendships and a greater sense of responsibility, yet these outcomes are difficult to understand…
Field Trip Days That Matter: IDF's Annual Museum ExcursionsFor children growing up in Bengaluru's underserved neighbourhoods, a bus ride to a museum can feel like crossing into another country. The halls are cool, the…
Why Professionalism Is Central to IDF's Vocational TrainingThe India Development Foundation has been quietly reshaping futures in Bangalore since the early 1990s. From modest beginnings as a small support network for…
How excess fabric rolls found a purpose at IDFIn every apparel business, there is a point where useful material becomes difficult to sell. A colour may be discontinued, a customer order may change, or a…
Festival craft ideas shared through IDF's newsletterAcross Bangalore's bustling lanes, women trained through the India Development Foundation's vocational programs transform simple fabric and ink into festive…
How IDF youth camp shapes conflict resolution and teamwork skillsTucked away in the outskirts of Bangalore, the India Development Foundation's youth camp gathers adolescents from disadvantaged neighbourhoods for a week of…
From Bangalore Scrap to Aussie Backpacks: How Leftover Fabric Becomes School BagsTucked away in a busy Bangalore neighbourhood, a small but determined screen-printing workshop has spent years turning what the textile industry discards into…