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Covid-19 and Tribal Livelihood: Lessons Learned and Recommendations

Lack of awareness, poor access to nutritious food, inadequate health infrastructure and lack of buyers for minor forest produce are some of the worst conditions that the tribal communities across India had to face during the Covid-19 pandemic. We in organised a webinar to discuss the impact of the pandemic on tribal livelihood in collaboration with Laadli, the media advocacy…

Amrita Tripathy20/02/2022

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Board Examinations and Beyond : School Education Needs a Radical Overhaul

COVID-19 has taken a huge toll on education across all levels. There is palpable anxiety and helplessness among children and parents. More importantly, the pandemic’s impact has not been uniform across different sections of the society. Intergenerational inequity could widen further. How do we make up for it? What can be done to fix the imbalances?

Odisha Dialogues29/05/2021

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Containing the Second Wave of Covid-19 in Rural Odisha

The Second Wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has been very devastating for the rural areas of Odisha. A webinar with the purpose of looking into the challenges faced by our people to cope up with the inevitable pandemic was organised by Odisha Dialogues in which various medical experts, public health professionals, grassroot workers as well as COVID patients and survivors…

Odisha Dialogues15/05/2021

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Decoding The Idea Of A Social Stock Exchange: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

The Central government has planned to set up a Social Stock Exchange for not-for-profits (NPOs) and for-profit organizations engaged in social development. Odisha Dialogues held a webinar with leading experts on the subject to assess the pros and cons of the idea that may soon become policy.

admin22/08/2020

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School Education in Odisha: When and How to Reopen?

The nationwide lockdown has forced educational institutions to remain closed. This has triggered anxiety and curiosity among parents, students, teachers, school authorities, and educationists. In view of this, a webinar was organised to discuss issues related to reopening of schools in Odisha, India.

Odisha Dialogues05/06/2020