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incubator for nonpro�t startups solving our biggest challengesSep 1 · 5 min read
N/Core selects 10 nonpro�t startupsto incubate
Last few weeks have been really exciting for us as we opened
applications for our N/1 cohort, o�ering 6 months of incubation, an
innovation grant of INR 10 Lakhs and a unique opportunity to be
personally mentored by renowned industry leaders. Founders of social
change, across India and the world sent us their vision, business plan
and thought provoking ideas that can make substantial changes in the
lives of millions still living in poverty. As we sifted through 1032
applications from 2654 entrepreneurs from 19 countries, we found an
increasing in�ow of highly talented and motivated entrepreneurs to
solve for poverty in India — which is such a positive trend!
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The applicants included graduates from institutions such as IITs, IIMs,
ISB, NIT, JNU, Harvard University, Stanford University, Princeton
University, Yale University, INSEAD, University of Maryland, NUS
Singapore, Oxford, and many more. They are also eager to work on a
wide spectrum of issues related to poverty in India and make a visible
di�erence.
Here’s a look at the 10 selected early stage nonpro�ts and the problems
they are trying to solve:
Foundation for Environmental Monitoring
Focus area: Water
Millions of Indians in economically backward areas lack access to clean
drinking water. Regular consumption of contaminated water results in
chronic health issues, lost wages etc., further aggravating poverty.
Foundation for Environmental Monitoring (FEM) is deeply committed
to deliver low cost, highly accurate technology to measure quality of
water. By making the solution open source, they have also ensured that
the cost of technology continues to be a�ordable.
2. Sushrat Foundation
Field of work: Healthcare
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India has a 70% higher patient-to-doctor ratio than the WHO
recommendation. This load on the medical system is further
exacerbated by operational ine�ciencies in a hospital. Trained medical
sta� spend much of their time in administrative and redundant tasks.
Sushrat Foundation, a healthcare nonpro�t works to make hospital
administration more e�cient in government hospitals by using lean, six
sigma and kaizen methodologies. Going beyond creating a blueprint
for e�ciency, the organisation has piloted implementation of the
changes on the ground, with the help of Fellows trained on business
process transformation.
3. Project Potential
Field of work: Livelihood
In Bihar, the more educated you are, the more likely you are to be
unemployed, with over 25% of college graduates currently unemployed
— compared to 2.5% for those who have completed primary school and
8.4% for those who have completed middle school. Project Potential is
working towards alleviation of unemployment, currently in the state of
Bihar by inculcating an entrepreneurial mindset in communities
engaged in a wide range of livelihoods.
4. Saarthi
Field of work: Parental Education
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Children from impoverished backgrounds bear a huge competitive
disadvantage of not having su�cient parental participation in their
education. Saarthi Education, is on a mission to transform parents’
involvement in their child’s development. The Saarthi model of
providing both content as well as its delivery to parents in low income
communities is showing de�nitive signs of positive impact, in early
pilots.
5. Anahad Foundation
Field of work: Livelihood & folks music
Despite immense talent and a heritage of profound art, the Indian folk
musician struggles to make a living from his/her art. Music is a multi-
billion dollar industry but folk artists remain on the fringe, eking out a
living as street performers. Anahad, a pioneering nonpro�t has a
mission to “revive, research and innovate music as a driver of change to
rejuvenate the society”. It functions as a record label, producing
unheard cultural folks which can bring a positive impact on the society.
6. NavGurukul
Field of work: Livelihood
The rise of the Indian software industry has had a signi�cant
contribution to the rise of the Indian middle class. However, the talent
entering the sector has been gated by requirements of formal
education, primarily a degree in engineering. This has excluded the
bottom of the pyramid from access to jobs in the growing tech sector.
NavGurukul is working to teach software engineering skills to
underprivileged young adults, irrespective of their formal educational
baselines. Their innovative model is based on self-learning and
experimentation.
7. Sukhibhava Foundation
Field of work: Menstrual Hygiene
Sukhibhava, is tackling the large-scale problem of lack of awareness
and a�ordability of menstrual hygiene solutions for women in low
income groups. Their innovative model empowers microentrepreneurs
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in communities to proliferate adoption of safe menstrual hygiene
practices.
8. The Education Alliance
Field of work: Education
While the government has largely addressed the problem of access to
primary education, a large number of government schools lying under-
utilised across India. The Education Alliance is a nonpro�t working
towards improving student learning in government schools through
public-private partnership.
9. Volunteer for Justice
Field of work: Democratizing Law
Over 3 crore cases await justice in courts across the country, on any
given day. With average pending cases of 3 years in high courts and 6
years in subordinate courts, this translates to justice denied to the most
marginalized and disadvantaged groups. Volunteer for Justice aims to
create a pro bono culture in the Indian legal system and uphold the
constitutional mandate to provide every citizen with access to justice.
Volunteer groups of legal professionals o�er their services by way of
legal advice and mediation, and if needed, representation in courts.
10. Akshar Foundation
Field of work: Education — North-East
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Akshar Foundation is an award-winning nonpro�t organisation
operating in Assam with an innovative, business-oriented approach to
education. Serving a community of stone quarry workers that has
experienced multi-generational illiteracy, the Akshar team has
developed a tiered teaching model that encourages older students who
have achieved a faster progression to teach younger students. This
model enables Akshar to operate at a 1:100 teacher to student ratio,
and helps students to fast track their learning through teaching.
The 6- month incubation program begins 11 Sep, 2017 in Bangalore.
Our plan is to incubate 100 nonpro�ts over the next 5 years, by
incubating around 10 such startups twice every year. For more details
visit ncore.thenudge.org