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Causes: International, International Development
Mission: Imago global grassroots is committed to working with organizations to transform poverty into dignity and material well-being. We work around the world with existing organizations to enhance their strengths,
Programs: Partnered with srijan, an indian organization that focuses on economic livelihoods and supports the development of women's self-help groups, to implement a young professionals training program and begin the process of succession planning.
helped transform rural india - an ambitious organization working to bring economic opportunity to india's poorest districts - to design and refine pathways for social and economic transformation. These include: the empowerment of women, connecting villagers with social programs -from ngos and government-, and developing local entrepreneurship. The initiative was developed with the support of the tata trusts and involves long-standing partner pradan.
using imago's scaling-up framework and complementary tools and techniques, imago led a total of 19 workshops for 10 organizations, including a workshop focused on leadership transition for a local arts organization, the dance place. Imago leadership participated as lecturers for executive education courses at harvard university on scaling up innovations targeting the poorest communities in the world.