Institute Partners
Our goals are ambitious and can only be met in partnership with others. We work with a range of partners, cultivating innovative and meaningful collaboration that help us achieve change on a bigger scale.
Furthermore, a partnership isn’t something we take lightly. Building a better world demands diversity of thought. Leading minds shaping our society, prestigious academic institutions honing the cutting edge of research, and grass-root organisations applying ‘out of the box’ thinking — these are our partners
Our partners
The TATA Institute of Social Sciences (University of Mumbai)
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936. It is India’s first preeminent institute for social work and offers teaching, training, research, and development support from several campuses across India.Over many decades, several TISS initiatives have shaped public policy in India. TISS is based in Mumbai, India and was granted University status by the University Grants Commission of India in 1964.
Since its inception, the vision of TISS has been to be an institution of excellence in higher education – continually responding to changing social realities through the development and application of knowledge, creating a people-centred sustainable and just society that promotes dignity, equality, social justice and human rights for all. TISS’s academic programs focus on social sciences and offer post-graduate and doctoral degrees in partnership with institutions in India and globally. Kamla Institute is collaborating with TISS to build on our learning to date and strengthen our understanding of poverty.
Mother Teresa Women’s University (South India)
Mother Teresa Women’s University, the only Women’s University in the state of Tamil Nadu south India. The University, whose foundation stone was laid by the renowned Noble Laureate for Peace, Mother Teresa, was established in 1984 with the vision of “Empowering Women through Education”. The University plays a leading role in championing the role of women in wider society.
Alagappa University (South India)
Alagappa University emerged from the galaxy of institutions initially founded during 1950`s by a leading industrialist, pioneer and philanthropist Dr. RM. Alagappa. It received University status by a Special Act of the Government of Tamil Nadu in May 1985 with the objective of fostering research, development and dissemination of knowledge in various branches of learning. The University has 44 Departments, 3 Academic Centres and 2 Constituent Colleges (AUCE, AUCPE) on its campus.
The University’s motto is “Excellence in Action” and the University keeps before it the vision of excellence in all spheres of its programme of work.
