SDG 1.5Shaping policy to end poverty
UPES works at the local, regional, national and global levels, with village, state, national and United Nations partners, to design and deliver programmes that tackle poverty in its many forms, from poor schooling to lost livelihoods.
Regional: Uttarakhand
- Model villages. Through Project Utthan, UPES is working with the Government of Uttarakhand to develop Dhalani and Koti villages in Dehradun district as model smart villages for health care, education and livelihoods. Source: How UPES is contributing to the SDGs, Model smart village with the Government of Uttarakhand (EIISDG 2019), UPES social impact, Project Utthan.
Source: Project Utthan. - Watermills for hill incomes. The watermills network shows planners a low-cost way to bring power and income to hill villages. Source: How UPES is contributing to the SDGs, UPES SDG report: watermills project (PDF).
National and global
- Post-COVID recovery. UPES is an implementer and knowledge partner in the Community Resilience Resource Centres programme of the Department of Science and Technology and UNDP India. In May 2023 the project's Principal Investigator, Prof Neelu Jyothi Ahuja, presented it at the UN Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation. Source: UPES faculty highlight role of CRRCs in post-COVID recovery (Garhwal Post).
Local
- LearnShala centres. UPES is upgrading learning centres in government primary schools in villages including Kandoli, Misraspatti, Donga and Phulsani. Source: How UPES is building a better world through its CSR initiatives, UPES vision for community empowerment (TheCSRUniverse).
- Joy of Giving. During DaanUtsav each October, run with Goonj since 2022, students and staff collect and give clothes, books, stationery, toys and electronics to families in need near campus. Source: DSO Community Engagement & Social Impact Report (PDF), How UPES is building a better world through its CSR initiatives, UPES vision for community empowerment (TheCSRUniverse).
Sources and further reading
- How UPES is contributing to the SDGs
- Model smart village with the Government of Uttarakhand (EIISDG 2019)
- UPES social impact
- UPES faculty highlight role of CRRCs in post-COVID recovery (Garhwal Post)
- DSO Community Engagement & Social Impact Report (PDF)
- How UPES is building a better world through its CSR initiatives
- UPES vision for community empowerment (TheCSRUniverse)
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