Awaaz.De is pleased to announce it is a recipient of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 15th Round Grand Challenges Exploration award. The 59 winners from 16 countries were selected in a blinded and champion-based review process from an applicant pool of over 1,100 applicants from 91 countries. The awarded projects were selected for their … Continue reading Data Collection Through Audio Podcasts
Intern Speak: Two young grad students describe their journey with Awaaz.De
At Awaaz.De we are always welcoming new ideas and new people interested in making a difference through technology. Awaaz.De is also playing a major role in cultivating the startup ecosystem in Ahmedabad. So when Anmol and Shoghi, grad students from Ahmedabad University, expressed their interest in working with us and learning about making a positive … Continue reading Intern Speak: Two young grad students describe their journey with Awaaz.De
Awaaz.De Raises Angel Round To Strengthen Outreach and Impact
Awaaz.De is pleased to announce we have a raised Rs.60L angel round, facilitated by our incubator CIIE, from investors Samir Shah, Mr. Varun Aggarwal and Dr. Vijay Aggarwal. For the last five years Awaaz.De has developed mobile solutions leveraging the power of voice for organizations working in health, finance, education, agriculture, labour and much more. … Continue reading Awaaz.De Raises Angel Round To Strengthen Outreach and Impact
Radio Interview on Culture Lens, on Stanford's KZSU
Neil was recently interviewed by Lakshmi Sarah of Stanford University's Culture Lens radio program. He shares his personal journey and how it led to Awaaz.De: Culture Lens: ICT4D Part II (Awaaz.de), June 16, 2013 by Lakisarah on Mixcloud
Why Ahmedabad?
One of the most common questions we get asked is, "Why is Awaaz.De located in Ahmedabad?" The answer has changed over time. Originally, Awaaz.De was a research project done in collaboration with Development Support Centre, an organization based in Ahmedabad. When Awaaz.De formally became a company, it made sense to stay close to DSC and … Continue reading Why Ahmedabad?
Awaaz.De Featured on CNBC TV18 Young Turks
Young Turks is a one of CNBC TV-18’s longest running shows which puts the spotlight on young entrepreneurs poised to be tomorrow's leaders. We were thrilled to have an opportunity to be featured on the program as a Sankalp finalist. TV shows, like start-ups, seem glamorous and exciting. It's easy to overlook the hard work that goes … Continue reading Awaaz.De Featured on CNBC TV18 Young Turks
Awaaz.De Named Sankalp 2013 Grand Prize Winner
Awaaz.De was honored as the Artha Platform Grand Prize winner of Sankalp Unconvention Summit 2013. The Sankalp Award is one of the most prestigious awards for social enterprises in India today. Over one hundred applicants were narrowed down to 26 finalists in 5 sectors. At this year's Sankalp Conference, known as Sankalp Unconvention Summit, the … Continue reading Awaaz.De Named Sankalp 2013 Grand Prize Winner
Awaaz.De's company culture
Every organization has its unique culture. A set of principles and values that guide how it interacts with the world and how members conduct themselves internally. For the past couple weeks, we have been distilling a set of values that define Awaaz.De's company culture. A copy will be posted prominently in our offices 🙂 Commit … Continue reading Awaaz.De's company culture
What We Do
One of the most common questions we get about Awaaz.De is, "So, what exactly does it do?" It's a question we've tried to answer in our written materials, including this website 🙂 But sometimes it's still hazy. So in this post we'll try to explain in the simplest way possible, using very casual language. This … Continue reading What We Do