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ACT For Health renews its support to Periwinkle Technologies

January 11, 2024

Cervical cancer is a critical public health issue in India, which has one of the world’s highest incidence rates and ranking as the second-most common cancer affecting women in the country.

ACT welcomes Karya to the collective with our first Education x Women grant

January 10, 2024

As per the UNDP’s Multidimensional Poverty Index, 15% of India’s population, i.e ~200 million people, live in poverty.

Bridging the healthcare divide: How technology is bringing a ray of hope in rural India

December 18, 2023

In the most remote areas of rural India, affordable and accessible healthcare continues to be a challenge for underserved populations even today.

Seeds of Hope: Farmers For Forests transforming lives and livelihoods in rural Maharashtra

December 7, 2023

In the quiet village of Yermagad, in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, a 73-year-old farmer named Najukrao Ranu Achala leads his life in a tiny hut on his 8-acre land with 7 goats, 11 cows, 38 hens, and 2 dogs.

WISER 2023 finds that startups can lead the way on accelerating women’s workforce participation in India

October 29, 2023

Startups in India have the potential to create 2 million new jobs for women by 2030, suggests the Women in India’s Startup Ecosystem Report (WISER), adding that the ecosystem is uniquely positioned to attract female talent.

Neurosynaptic joins the ACT For Health portfolio

September 13, 2023

In the ever evolving quest to provide quality healthcare services to rural populations, the emergence of tele-medicine has ushered in a new era of healthcare delivery.

Dvara Health Finance joins the ACT For Health collective

August 25, 2023

Across urban and rural adult populations in India, there is a substantial prevalence of health concerns such as diabetes, prediabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension.

ACT For Health welcomes C3 Medtech to its portfolio

August 21, 2023

India faces a daunting healthcare challenge with an estimated 270 million people experiencing vision loss. Among them, 9.2 million individuals are burdened with irreversible blindness and shockingly, 90% of these cases are preventable.

Cancrie joins the ACT For Environment portfolio

August 7, 2023

Cancrie aims to impact the battery industry by significantly enhancing battery performance, reducing waste, and extending their lifespan.

ACT For Health brings Adagio VR on board in collaboration with MITR Trust

July 6, 2023

ACT For Health has partnered with MITR Trust to support Adagio VR in delivering a 4-week program for the LGBTQI+ community in India.

ACT For Education doubles down on early childhood education with Rocket Learning

July 5, 2023

Rocket Learning is an ed-tech enterprise that aims to play a key role in enabling India to become the world’s largest, most effective early childhood development system that’s anchored with the government.

Enabling a one-stop shop ed-tech solution for low-income children with VOPA

July 5, 2023

VOPA is an ed-tech non-profit that’s making a significant difference in the education of the most marginalised students in Maharashtra. Their mission is to democratise digital learning and they’re doing it by leveraging technology and the network of government school teachers to create vernacular educational content in local languages.

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