SOCIAL SECTOR (NON-PROFIT) ALIGNMENT WITH SDGs IN PUNJAB SOCIAL SECTOR (NON-PROFIT) ALIGNMENT WITH SDGs IN PUNJAB 1. List of Tables 5 2. List of Figures 6 3. What are SDGs 7 4. Execuve Summary 10 5. Background 13 6. Objecves and Methodology 18 7 Analycs and key findings 24 Locaon of Headquarters 24 Average budget-wise classificaon of organisaons 26 Themac foci of the organisaons 27 Classificaon of projects based on donor agencies 28 Classificaon of target group based on number of projects 29 Themac foci of the projects 30 SDG-wise Classificaon of Projects 31 SDG alignment of projects in aspiraonal districts 32 SDGs addressed by projects in aspiraonal districts 33 State Government Partnerships 34 District-wise No. of Projects and Organisaons 35 Composion of Board Members in the Organisaons 37 Projects addressed around key SDGs 38 8. Case Studies 39 SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being 40 SDG 4: Quality Educaon 45 SDG 5: Gender Equality 49 SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitaon 53 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy 54 SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth 55 9. Government assistance to non-profits in Punjab 60 3 10. Idenfying potenal naonal/ regional level NGOs to implement projects in Punjab 62 Headquarter-wise classificaon of organisaon 62 Legal enty of the organisaon 63 Establishment of the organisaon 63 Themac foci of the organisaons 64 Classificaon of target group based on number of projects 65 SDG-wise Classificaon of Projects 66 Classificaon of projects based on donor agencies 67 11. Way Forward 69 12. Annexure I: List of idenfied non-profits in Punjab 71 13. Annexure II: List of idenfied potenal non-profits to invest in Punjab 89 14. Annexure III: SDG-alignment of projects for idenfied NGOs with potenal to work in Punjab 97 4 Table 1: List of study parameters and its raonale Table 2: Analycal points Table 3: Key Highlights Table 4: Locaon of headquarters Table 5: Key Highlights in aspiraonal districts Table 6: Themac foci of projects in aspiraonal districts Table 7: SDGs in aspiraonal districts Table 8: State Government Partnerships Table 9: State Government Agencies Table 10: No. of Projects and Organisaons in each district Table 11: List of organisaons working in alignment with SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being Table 12: List of organisaons working in alignment with SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being Table 13: List of organisaons working in alignment with SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth Table 14 List of organisaons working in alignment with SDG 5: Gender Equality Table 15: List of potenal regional/ naonal level NGOs Table 16: Alignment of projects with SDGs- Potenal regional/naonal level NGOs 5 Figure 1: SDG-wise index score of Punjab vis-a-vis India score Figure 2 : Headquarter-wise Classificaon of Organizaon Figure 3 : Budget-wise number of organisaons and projects Figure 4 : Themac foci of the organisaons Figure 5 : No. of Projects based on donor agencies Figure 6 : Classificaon of target group based on no. of projects Figure 7 : Themac foci of the projects Figure 8 : SDG-wise classificaon of projects Figure 9: District-wise no. of projects and organisaons Figure 10: Composion of Board Members in the organizaons Figure 11 : NGO Projects in addressing key SDGs Figure 12 : Headquarter-wise Classificaon of Organisaons Figure13: Legal Enty-Potenal NGOs Figure14 : Establishment year-Potenal NGOs Figure 15 : Themac foci of organisaons- Potenal NGOs Figure 16 : Classificaon of target group based on no. of projects Figure 17 : SDG-wise classificaon of projects Figure 18 : No. of Projects based on donor agencies 6 What are SDGs? In 2015, with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world's leaders set out on an ambitious path to end poverty, ght inequality and injustice, and protect the planet. The Member States of the United Nations unanimously agreed upon the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), making them the world's agenda for sustainable development. The SDGs provide a coherent, holistic, integrated framework for addressing the world's most urgent sustainability challenges and creating a better future for all. India has committed to the SDGs at the September 2015 UN Summit and has initiated thorough SDG progress mapping and alignment through the State-level SDG Coordination Units in collaboration with UNDP. NITI Aayog is playing a key role in this endeavour to drive the Agenda 2030 within the spirit of cooperative and competitive federalism. It is working closely with the Central Ministries, States and Union Territories, international development organizations such as the UN system, think tanks, and the civil society organizations in driving the adoption, implementation, and monitoring of the SDGs. The SDG India Index, created in 2018 and subsequently in 2019, are stepping- stones and guiding documents in this direction, which present the achievements on the SDGs across the sub-national entities. Why this report? The SDGs represent tremendous opportunities for the non-prots to leverage its collective resources to help steer and amplify the development efforts of UN Member States, including the Govt. of India. However, to enhance their prospects of success, governments need to create the right enabling environments both for non-prots to do what it does best, i.e., 1. creating more participatory and transparent processes towards development 2. creating the right collaborative frameworks for non-prots, government and businesses to work productively together to meet social needs when governments cannot meet them by themselves Thus, the challenge to achieve the SDGs is more systemic, and beyond mere mobilisation of funds to bridge nancial gaps. As the rst step in this direction, it is envisaged to have a baseline report on the contributions of non-prots in Punjab and its linkages with SDG Vision 2030. 7 How to use this report? The 17th SDG recognizes the need for collaboration and partnership to help establish SDGs. Collaborations can take many forms – within an academic institution, private or public sector entity, a local government or civil society organization. This report forms a part of the SDG Alignment Series that explores the contributions of Corporates (CSR entities), NGOs/CSOs and academia towards meetings SDG targets in the state. This NGO – SDG alignment report consists of detailed analysis about the contributions of non- prots in Punjab aligned to Sustainable Development Goals. Their work on ground cumulatively contributes to Punjab's SDG achievements, thus, making them a critical bridge between policy intervention and last mile impact. The key objective of the study is to identify credible non-prots in the state and map their projects to the SDG. The report has been developed using sufcient publicly available information, highlighting 69 organisations which are working in close alignment with the SDGs. The report– · Acts as an extensive mapping tool to understand the contribution of non-prots vis-à-vis state's Vision 2030 SDG agenda. · Aims at helping the Government of Punjab understand the areas of operation on Non – Prots in terms of SDG alignment and geographies of work. · Highlights the immediate gap areas which need to be closed through catalysing the work of NGOs in those areas. · Aims to better understand strategic philanthropic focus and also,landscapes potential companies to forward SDG action in Punjab. Further, project case studies have also been developed to highlight certain models of implementation. These provide scope and potential of for SDG action to be replicated across functional areas and geographic regions. 8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SDG achievement calls for collective action that engages the government along with the civil society and private sector. The non-prots have a crucial role to play in this framework wherein, they can be active connections for citizen-oriented data, problem identication and resource mobilisation. The non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can ensure the accountability of governments and businesses towards SDGs. Not only do they create an enabling environment for the contribution to SDGs and its documentation, but also assist in communicating the progress and raising awareness around amongst the citizens. Thus, identifying the NGOs working in alignment with SDGs and catalysing their efforts by bridging the knowledge and action gap is strategic towards ensuring an accelerated track for SDG achievement. Through this report, a snapshot of the non-prot landscape of Punjab is presented, highlighting 69 organisations which are working in close alignment with the SDGs. Key ndings of the reports are as follows: How many credible non-prots are found to be in alignment with SDGs? –A total of 69 organisations were identied with 335 projects which are implemented in Punjab; Which are the key thematic foci of organisations?-Education, Healthcare, Skill Development, Environment Sustainability and Women Empowerment emerge as the top 5 thematic thrust areas of the non-prots. Which are the SDGs with which the work of maximum organisations is aligned?- More than 50% non-prots work is in alignment with SDG4 (Quality Education) and SDG 3 (Good Health & Well Being), followed by approximately 20% which work towards SDG 1(No Poverty), SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) Are the non-prots working in convergence with the State Government agencies to meet SDG targets? - Only 8% of the organisations have projects in convergence with the State Government agencies. How many non-prots are locally based? - 33% of organisations are headquartered in Punjab. The non-local organisations are based out of neighbouring states i.e. Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, except 11 organisations which are based out of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Which target groups are beneting from the work undertaken by non-prots?- More than 50% of organisations implement projects targeting children under the age of 5-18 years and more than 35% of the organisations implement projects targeting women.