6
edits
robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)
>Tom.Reding m (+{{Authority control}} (3 IDs from Wikidata), WP:GenFixes on) |
(robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)) |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Infobox organization | {{Infobox organization | ||
|name | | name = Janaagraha | ||
|logo | | logo = Janaagraha-logo.png | ||
|type | | type = [[Non-profit organization|Non-profit]]<br />[[NGO]] | ||
|founded | | founded = 2001 by Ramesh Ramanathan and Swati Ramanathan in India | ||
|location | | location = | ||
|services | | services = Improving the [[quality of life]] in Indian cities and towns | ||
|homepage | | leader_title = CEO | ||
| leader_name = Srikanth Viswanathan | |||
| homepage = [http://www.janaagraha.org/ www.janaagraha.org] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Janaagraha''' is a non-profit | |||
'''Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy''' (www.janaagraha.org) is a non-profit trust, working towards the mission of transforming the quality of life in India’s cities and towns. Founded in 2001 by Ramesh Ramanathan and Swati Ramanathan, it started as a movement to include people’s participation in public governance and has now evolved into a robust institution for citizenship and democracy. The core idea of Janaagraha’s work does not revolve around fixing problems but instead seeking to fix the system that can solve the problems. To achieve this objective, Janaagraha works with citizens to catalyse active citizenship in city neighbourhoods and with governments to institute reforms to city governance (what we call “City-Systems”). | |||
Janaagraha believes that improved quality of life is directly linked to improved quality of infrastructure, services, and citizenship. Janaagraha hence works at intersections to fix the city systems across law, policy, institutions with a specific focus on sectors such as Climate Change, Gender Equality & Public Safety, Water and Sanitation, Education, and Public Health using tools and activities like Civic Participation, Municipal Finance, Advocacy and instilling 21st Century skills among youth to empower them to become active citizens. By strengthening urban capacities and resources, Janaagraha aims to achieve its mission of improving City Systems and Quality of life. | |||
==Online Initiatives== | ==Online Initiatives== | ||
| Line 20: | Line 25: | ||
===I Paid A Bribe (IPAB)=== | ===I Paid A Bribe (IPAB)=== | ||
IPaidABribe is Janaagraha's initiative to tackle corruption by harnessing the collective energy of citizens. Citizens can report on the nature, number, pattern, types, location, frequency and values of actual corrupt acts on this website.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/18338852?story_id=18338852&fsrc=rss|title=Corruption in India: A Million Rupees Now|publisher=The Economist | date=10 March 2011}}</ref> The reports, perhaps for the first time, provide a snapshot of bribes being paid (or taken), across Indian cities. IPaidABribe uses them to argue for improving governance systems and procedures, tightening law enforcement and regulation. Thereby reduce the scope for corruption while obtaining services from the government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/urban-local-bodies-property-taxes-using-ppp-jumped-5-times-in-2-years/957066/|title=Urban local bodies: Property taxes using PPP jumped 5 times in 2 years|date=2017-12-02|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2017-12-16|language=en-US}}</ref> | [http://www.ipaidabribe.com/ IPaidABribe] is Janaagraha's initiative to tackle corruption by harnessing the collective energy of citizens. Citizens can report on the nature, number, pattern, types, location, frequency and values of actual corrupt acts on this website.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/18338852?story_id=18338852&fsrc=rss|title=Corruption in India: A Million Rupees Now|publisher=The Economist | date=10 March 2011}}</ref> The reports, perhaps for the first time, provide a snapshot of bribes being paid (or taken), across Indian cities. IPaidABribe uses them to argue for improving governance systems and procedures, tightening law enforcement and regulation. Thereby reduce the scope for corruption while obtaining services from the government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/urban-local-bodies-property-taxes-using-ppp-jumped-5-times-in-2-years/957066/|title=Urban local bodies: Property taxes using PPP jumped 5 times in 2 years|date=2017-12-02|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2017-12-16|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
==Offline Initiatives== | ==Offline Initiatives== | ||