A classification of the development sector
A grass root work may be difficult as it entails going to the project site and working. When I include the bias of my age and the stage i am in my life cycle.
In the allied space:
1. Confluence of Business and development space is interesting
2. Social Investment
3. Informational services for Agri, Dairy, seed space
Companies in Social Investment
In Mobile space
In energy
In Clean Development Mechanism( CDM) space
IFMR
Consulting space
In ILFS, Cluster development Initiative wing
Internet for rural market
A career in this space will set you back by about five years in terms of compensation.
Husk is doing good today, because it is operationally profitable. The management cost is provided by grants. As it moves forwards and scales up, the management cost will be apportioned to a scaled up operation, and this scaled up operation may then provide cash flows for the management cost.
It is kind of a chicken and egg.
Mumbai has lot of consulting companies in this space. But will you really enjoy doing the consulting work. From the compensation angle consulting will be your best bet.
Delhi is the hub of NGO companies. Both demand and supply meet here.
This assessment is based on the past trends, and with the expectation that the future will be like the past. This is the main assumption in our discussion.
- Grass Root work
- Allied work
A grass root work may be difficult as it entails going to the project site and working. When I include the bias of my age and the stage i am in my life cycle.
In the allied space:
1. Confluence of Business and development space is interesting
2. Social Investment
3. Informational services for Agri, Dairy, seed space
Companies in Social Investment
- Dasra
- Accumen Fund
- Grameen foundation bandra
In Mobile space
In energy
- Green Light Technologies, Lower Parel
- Selco- Bangalore, Founded in 1989 types.
In Clean Development Mechanism( CDM) space
- UNDP
- US AID
IFMR
- Research center
- Center for development finance
- Center for micro finance
Consulting space
- Access Development services
- FSG
- Dalberg
- Monitor - Social impact wing
- Intellecap - consulting and seed funding
- In Delhi, Grass root business fund.
In ILFS, Cluster development Initiative wing
Internet for rural market
- SREI Sahaj - West India
- Drishti - Bihar- Satyen Mishra
- Comat Technologies - karnataka, acquired by Glodyne
A career in this space will set you back by about five years in terms of compensation.
Husk is doing good today, because it is operationally profitable. The management cost is provided by grants. As it moves forwards and scales up, the management cost will be apportioned to a scaled up operation, and this scaled up operation may then provide cash flows for the management cost.
It is kind of a chicken and egg.
Mumbai has lot of consulting companies in this space. But will you really enjoy doing the consulting work. From the compensation angle consulting will be your best bet.
Delhi is the hub of NGO companies. Both demand and supply meet here.
This assessment is based on the past trends, and with the expectation that the future will be like the past. This is the main assumption in our discussion.
