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Prerna Mukharya
Prerna Mukharya is the Founder of Outline India, a social enterprise on a mission to empower stakeholders to make data-driven decisions. It does so by working at the ground level, while focusing on high-quality data collection and developing data products and services to optimise on funds, time, and resources available in the development sector. About four years into their work, Outline India’s work spans 21 states, 1,500+ villages, 80,000+ interactions - with a direct reach of 325,000+ and a magnified indirect reach of 10x, Outline India is now looking to scale up its impact and build a knowledge-sharing data platform. They are currently piloting the usage of UAVs (drones) for social access research. Prerna has previously worked at the Centre for Policy Research, is a 2016 Australia India Youth Dialogue Fellow, and a TEDx speaker. She holds an M.A. in Economics from Boston University.
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Policymaking in the ‘grey zone’
Prerna Mukharya, Founder of Outline India – a social enterprise that focuses on data collection, impact assessments and evaluation studies, predominantly working with rural populations in remote areas – discusses the impact of the currency ban on their work.
Field missions and data stories
Data lies at the heart of research and policymaking in the social sector. But where does this data really come from? In this note, Prerna Mukharya (Founder, Outline India, Track your metrics), shares experiences from fieldwork in different parts of the country and presents insights into the complicated and challenging process of data collection.
Using drones for social sector research
While drones have historically been used in military operations, their application for peaceful purposes has risen steeply in recent years. In this note, representatives from Outline India - a research and development consultancy firm - discuss their efforts to integrate drones in social sector research to make data analysis more evidence-based, visualise policy performance, and produce actionable research materials to aid public policy making and monitoring.