DHAN’s philosophy of building community organizations, to organize the unorganized, to create an effective demand system in order to connect with the supply system (e.g., banking sector), has been under implementation since more than two decades. DHAN promoted community organizations, over the last two decades, have been ensuring organizing the vulnerable and marginalised to create an effective demand system, wherein the rural, urban and tribal women and men, farmers, fishermen and fisherwomen can go to the bank and ask, ‘these are the things we want you to allocate for us’.
-Kalburgi region, Karnataka
‘Collaboration’ is one of the core values of the foundation since its inception. All the thematic interventions among the four contexts, ensures collaborative practices at their respective locations in all the fourteenoperational states. DHAN believes collaboration among government administration, stakeholders, banks and apex institutions foster the much needed social development in a more comprehensive way and holistic manner.
DHAN’s collaborative practices for more than two decades entrusted and earned special respect and recognition among the bankers, stakeholders and all mainstreams, having a separate place for DHAN Foundation interventions at the grassroots.
-Kalburgi region, Karnataka
DHAN believes many hands coming together helps in outreaching more people, creating more meaningful impact at the grassroots. Especially in the time of disasters, DHAN believes that every single entity working towards the addressing the pandemic disaster must complement one another’s initiatives rather than repeating the same interventions by all. DHAN, during its development journey, have been in collaboration with several NGOs, CSRs, bankers etc., benefitting the communities as a whole.
Ramanagara region, Karnataka
- Jawadhu Hills, Tamil Nadu
