Collaborations With Government & UN
We support the government and UN processes by supplying independent monitoring, community data, and structured policy inputs. This enables more transparent reviews and helps align development commitments with on-ground realities.
Community-Based
Monitoring
We support community-based monitoring by enabling marginalised communities to track public services, document service gaps, and generate evidence on access and delivery. This process enables the usage of community-generated findings in local decision-making and advocacy, ensuring programmes respond to on-ground realities.
Voluntary National Reviews
We have contributed to India’s Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) in 2020 and 2025 by providing evidence on SDG progress in collaboration with civil society groups and marginalised communities. This includes analysing policy gaps, consolidating community-generated data, and presenting independent reviews to strengthen accountability in consultations held with marginalised communities.
2020
In 2020, we anchored all consultations held with civil society to inform the ‘Leave No One Behind’ section of the official report. The processes involved:
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16 marginalised communities
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36 Sub-national and 16 National consultations
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Successful integration of recommendations from 14 marginalised population groups into the official national VNR Report prepared by NITI Aayog for the United Nations in 2020
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Preparation of a shadow report — We, The People 2021-2030 — in consultation with the UN in India, to document all findings and recommendations from 16 communities
2025
In March 2025, we anchored the national consultation with Denotified and Nomadic Tribe (DNT) Communities in Bhopal, with support from UNDP India, to include DNT voices in India's Voluntary National Review (VNR) 2025. The process involved:
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Representatives from 30 organisations across four DNT categories—pastoralists, service providers, entertainers, and religious performers
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Over 40% women participants, directly addressing gender-specific marginalisation
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Successful submission of key recommendations to NITI Aayog for integration into India's official VNR 2025, prioritising universal social protection, review of exclusionary legal provisions, equitable policy frameworks, and institutional reform
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Continued amplification of DNT voices in national and international development dialogues, building on our longstanding engagement with these communities and civil society partners
