At present, our Portfolio comprises of 56 locally led and community-rooted grassroot NGOs working with vulnerable communities across 21 states.
54% of our portfolio NGOs are women-led, while 55% are led by 'proximate' leaders, with lived experiences, belonging to the communities they serve. All other NGOs are led by 'inclusive' leaders from neglected and marginalized groups based on caste and gender.
All NGOs selected for the Rebuild India Fund work with six target communities – Scheduled Tribes (68%) including Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), Scheduled Castes (61%), Religious Minorities (27%), Nomadic and De-notified Tribes (9%), Persons with Disabilities (13%), Backward Castes (5%), Other Backward Castes (11%) and LGBTIQA++ (5%)
54% of our portfolio NGOs are women-led, while 55% are led by 'proximate' leaders, with lived experiences, belonging to the communities they serve. All other NGOs are led by 'inclusive' leaders from neglected and marginalized groups based on caste and gender.
All NGOs selected for the Rebuild India Fund work with six target communities – Scheduled Tribes (68%) including Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), Scheduled Castes (61%), Religious Minorities (27%), Nomadic and De-notified Tribes (9%), Persons with Disabilities (13%), Backward Castes (5%), Other Backward Castes (11%) and LGBTIQA++ (5%)
Our Cohort
56 NGOs from across India:
Working with different vulnerable communities, many with leaders proximate to those communities
Communities Supported by our Portfolio
At inception, we recognize the barriers restricting the access and visibility of NGOs serving vulnerable communities due to historic marginalization and complex geographies. In order to reduce the systemic inequality faced by NGOs, our approach is guided by a GEDI and intersectionality centered methodology.
The unique selection process assesses organizations through the parameters of Leadership, Community Centricity, and Vulnerability (LCV), and prioritizes proximate leaders and chronically poor communities facing historic and current exclusion, and a lack of agency in complex regions. The final selection is facilitated by an independent Investment Committee comprising diverse NGO leaders including existing portfolio grantee leaders.
The unique selection process assesses organizations through the parameters of Leadership, Community Centricity, and Vulnerability (LCV), and prioritizes proximate leaders and chronically poor communities facing historic and current exclusion, and a lack of agency in complex regions. The final selection is facilitated by an independent Investment Committee comprising diverse NGO leaders including existing portfolio grantee leaders.