Rural Innovations Network Grant



Organization - Rural Innovations Network
Grant Amount - $600,000
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - in support of two projects focused on user-centered innovation in rural India: one to undertake testing, trials and pilot marketing of identified innovations, and the other to encourage new innovations by developing talent through mentoring and training


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