Winners of EdelGive Social Innovation Honours 2010

The EdelGive Social Innovation Honours 2010 were announced on March 4, 2010 at an event held in Mumbai.

The winners have been selected from a pool of 280 participants across India. The selection involved a stringent evaluation process, supported by Ernst and Young as process advisors and official tabulators and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and Institute of Rural Management (IRMA) as field assessors. The final jury members were Amrita Patel, Chairperson, National Dairy Development Board, Deep Joshi, Founder, PRADAN, Surinder Jaswal, Dean, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Venkat Ramaswamy, Co-Founder, Edelweiss, Vineet Rai, Founder, Aavishkaar - a venture fund founded to promote development in rural and semi-urban India and Zia Mody, Founding Partner, AZB & Partners.

The award of Rs. 50 lacs, sponsored by Edelweiss and Kubera Partners, will support five non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to empower women in the areas of health, education, livelihoods, governance and socio-cultural rights. Organisations that won are also eligible for capacity building support from EdelGive Foundation. The focus on innovation emanated from the belief that there has been significant underinvestment in innovations that most benefit the poor.

The jury considered innovations that were cost-effective, with the potential to deliver long term benefits.

Following are the winners of the EdelGive Social Innovation Honours 2010:

    Category - Education
  • Chehak Trust, Mumbai
    • Category – Health and well-being
  • Health Management and Research Institute, Hyderabad
    • Category – Livelihoods
  • Mann Deshi Foundation, Satara
    • Category – Socio-Cultural Rights
  • Swanchetan Society for Mental Health, New Delhi
    • Category – Governance
  • Mahatma Gandhi Rural Development & Social Changes Trust, Shimoga
Such figures reveal a pressing need for progress, and that's why we choose to focus on funding and showcasing for innovative work that helps to empower women in five different categories: Education, Health and Well-Being, Livelihoods, Governance and Social and Cultural Rights.

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