Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
128 organisations on Daan.org work in areas corresponding to this goal — Road Safety & Civic, Arts & Culture. This is our mapping of causes to goals, not an assessment against the UN's indicators.
SaveLIFE Foundation
Zero deaths on Indian roads
58% reduction in road deaths on the Mumbai\u2013Pune Expressway (2017\u20132023) through the Zero-Fatality Cor
Janaagraha
Transforming the quality of life in India's cities
1.6 million citizens engaged across 2,900 urban-poor settlements in Odisha
SPIC MACAY
Indian classical music and culture amongst youth
~5,000 volunteer-driven programmes a year, reaching ~30 million students
INTACH
Conserving India's natural, built and cultural heritage
India's membership organisation for heritage awareness and conservation \u2014 documenting and restoring the c
Sahodari Foundation
Trans-led work on education, livelihoods and rights
12,564 transgender beneficiaries supported
JSW Foundation
The JSW Group's social development arm
2+ million lives impacted across India
Murty Trust
Igniting ideas of India — heritage, nature and science
Shiv Nadar Foundation
Transformational education to bridge socio-economic divides
Over 56,000 alumni and students directly reached in 30 years
Hinduja Foundation
Healthcare, education, water and culture since 1968
Helping 1,000+ children with Type 1 diabetes thrive
RPG Foundation
Youth skilling, women, environment and heritage
1,35,000+ community members impacted
Pratham Books
A book in every child's hand
7,000 books published
PRS Legislative Research
Making India's legislatures better informed
Association for Democratic Reforms
Transparency and accountability in Indian elections
1,282 Election Watch reports released since 2002
Donyi Polo Cultural & Charitable Trust
Preserving Arunachal Pradesh's indigenous cultures through education
5,000+ families reached through the Community Outreach Program
CoRPS (Concern for Road and Pedestrian Safety)
Scientific interventions to make Indian roads safer
Road safety education program active across 15 cities and 101 schools, in partnership with 3M
ArriveSAFE
Advocacy and awareness for safer Indian roads
Besides the awareness campaigns, we also invested in high quality reflectors on all NMVs as an incentive and t
Parisar
Advocating for sustainable urban transport, air quality and road safety in Pune since the 1980s
Performance review of Pune Municipal Corporation's footpath grievance redress system found 114 of 302 filed co
Adivasi Socio Education and Cultural Association (ASECA)
Preserving Santali language and literature through the Ol Chiki script
All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA)
Enterprise support and market access for handloom and handicraft artisans since 2004
Livelihoods of nearly 2 lakh artisans uplifted across India
Tisser Artisans Trust
Bridging rural artisans to modern markets while preserving traditional crafts since 2015
50,000+ artisans empowered
KADAM
Reviving natural-fibre handicraft skills and rural livelihoods since 2006
10,000+ artisans impacted
Anahad Foundation
Recording and preserving India's folk music through its mobile Backpack Studio since 2013
Over 6,000 artists connected on the Anahad platform
Dastkari Haat Samiti
India's national craftspeople's association, founder of Delhi's Dilli Haat, since 1986
75,000+ artisans enabled through Dilli Haat
Reap Benefit
Turning young Indians into 'Solve Ninjas' who fix local civic and climate problems
1,21,000 Solve Ninjas activated