Upaya 9/28/21 Upaya 9/28/21

Assessing The Damage Of India’s Second COVID Surge

There are slow and steady signs of life returning to normal in this country of 1.4 billion, but talk to any Indian, and the trauma from the second Covid surge is still fresh

Sachi Shenoy 9/21/21 Sachi Shenoy 9/21/21

A New Chapter At Upaya

After 10 soul-fulfilling years, I have decided to transition out of a full-time role at Upaya. My decision is a moment of triumph-

Sachi Shenoy 7/21/21 Sachi Shenoy 7/21/21

What Does It Take To Keep Going?

Ten years ago this month, we were three founders of a fledgling non-profit organization, and this was our reality. Some would say we had no business doing what we were doing. None of us had ever started nor run a non-profit. None of us had formal fundraising experience, nor were we independently wealthy

Kate Cochran 7/1/21 Kate Cochran 7/1/21

10 Things We Have Learned In 10 Years

We're taking this opportunity to look back at the many lessons this decade has taught us. When our co-founders (Sachi, Steve, and Sriram) launched Upaya Social Ventures, the world of entrepreneurship and small and growing business support looked very different

Upaya 4/28/21 Upaya 4/28/21

Severe Second Wave Of Covid Cases In India

We at Upaya are devastated by the severe second wave of Covid cases sweeping across India, and remain steadfastly committed to supporting our team, our entrepreneurs, and their jobholders during these uncertain times

Shrishti Puri 3/21/21 Shrishti Puri 3/21/21

Uncovering Hidden Gender Wage Inequalities

With our objective of creating dignified jobs clearly defined, our Impact Management strategy thus leads us into understanding and measuring what, how, and how much impact the jobholders are experiencing with their jobs and the resultant income.

Rachna Chandrashekhar 3/7/21 Rachna Chandrashekhar 3/7/21

Making Space For Strong Women To Be Themselves

In January, Upaya selected and launched a cohort of nine women-led businesses for a special accelerator in collaboration with MIT D-Lab. The focus of this program is to take a holistic approach to build capacity for investment readiness

Kate Cochran 11/2/20 Kate Cochran 11/2/20

Let's Not Waste This Crisis

We must take the lessons from the last 30 years of fighting poverty to build a dam against this slide back into poverty for too many. One of those lessons is that people experiencing extreme poverty are not helpless

Devashree Somani 10/30/20 Devashree Somani 10/30/20

Understanding The 2021 Scale-Ups Accelerator’s Selection Criteria

The 2021 Scale-Ups Accelerator is an opportunity for early-stage women entrepreneurs to make their start-ups investment-ready

Rachna Chandrashekhar 8/27/20 Rachna Chandrashekhar 8/27/20

Building A Business From The Ground-Up: A Conversation With Nand Kishore Chaudhary, Jaipur Rugs

As part of the ongoing resources we offer our entrepreneurs, we were extremely delighted to host Mr. Nand Kishore Chaudhary, Founder of Jaipur Rugs, to share his experiences and insight

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