Impact
What changed, and how we know
Numbers are the easy part. These case studies set out what the situation actually was before we arrived, what we did about it, and what is different now.
Case studies
Eight projects, in detail
Each one follows the same structure — the situation on the ground, our response, and the outcome — because that is the only honest way to talk about development work.
From Grape Growers to a Raisin Processing Cluster
Grape growers in Vijayapura were selling fresh fruit into a volatile market. Organising them into a raisin processing cluster moved them up the value chain, into a product with shelf life and a wider buyer base.
The Gauribidanur Women-Led Papad Cluster
An 18-year-old women's papad enterprise was producing beside an open drain, losing a fifth of its raw material to aluminium vessels, and supplying Bangalore brands who repackaged the product under their own labels. This is what fixing that looks like.
Fish Value-Added Products with the Fisherwomen of Pondicherry
Fish is among the most traded food items in the world, and demand for ready-to-cook products is growing fast. This cluster moves fisherwomen from selling fresh catch into producing for that market.
Turning Fish Waste into Wealth at Udupi
Primary fish processing generates enormous quantities of waste — skin, scale, visceral mass, heads, fins, filleting frames. This project converts that waste stream into a second income for fisherwomen.
Developing the Jute Cluster at Bagalkot and Vijayapura
A jute products cluster built on both soft interventions for the artisans and hard infrastructure — including a raw material bank that cuts input costs by removing intermediaries.
Dharani Maize Agro Federation — an SPV-led Maize Cluster
A maize value addition cluster run through a Special Purpose Vehicle, with member awareness and capacity building built on exposure to working industry across five states.
RuTAG Smart Village Centres
Permanent technology hubs at Panchayat level, each serving 15–20 neighbouring villages with hands-on support and technology deployment sustained over several years.
SWAVALAMBANE — Preparing Rural Women to Face Investors
A business growth programme that took 273 rural women entrepreneurs from a baseline survey through to pitching in front of investors and mentors.
By the numbers
Selected results across the portfolio
Recognition
Earth Day Network Star
Awarded to We Care Society by the New York based Earth Day Network in recognition of our environmental work.
Let’s build something that lasts
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