Guides

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Keeping IDF's Mobile Training Van Stitching: A Logistics PlaybookFor the women who climb aboard the India Development Foundation's mobile training van, a sewing machine is more than a piece of equipment. It is a doorway to a…
How IDF’s Newsletter Helps Donors Maximise Tax BenefitsFor Australians who support overseas development, a donation can represent both a personal commitment and a carefully planned financial decision. India…
How IDF’s Child Education Fund Can Lift LiteracyLiteracy shapes a child’s ability to follow lessons, complete forms, use digital services and participate confidently in community life. In disadvantaged…
Fair Prices Begin With Confident ConversationsFor women earning through dress-making, screen-printing and other small enterprises, finding a buyer is only part of the journey. The price agreed for an order…
Why IDF's Honours Night Puts Trainee Photography Centre StageFor decades, the India Development Foundation has closed each training cycle with a gathering that feels closer to a community reunion than a staid awards…
From Bangalore Print Room to Family T-Shirt LabelLakshmi had spent most of her twenties looking for work that could flex around caring for her younger siblings, when she walked into the India Development…
IDF Youth Camp Sessions on Healthy Relationships and ConsentThe India Development Foundation (IDF), based in Bangalore, has spent more than three decades nurturing young people from disadvantaged communities through…
Certifying IDF's dress-making and screen-printing programsThe India Development Foundation, headquartered in Bangalore, has spent three decades equipping women in marginalised neighbourhoods with practical skills in…
How IDF Helps Children Reach Vocational EducationFor a child growing up in a low-income household, education can become uncertain when fees, uniforms, transport and learning materials compete with rent and…
How IDF's Alumni Network Powers Skill-Exchange WorkshopsFounded in Bangalore during the early 1990s, the India Development Foundation has spent more than three decades lifting women out of poverty through hands-on…