Welcome to IGD

Institute for Global Development

Institute for Global Development (iGD) is a corporation founded in 2008 and registered under Section 25 of India's Companies Registration Act 1956. iGD believes in promoting self-sufficiency and is dedicated to working on issues affecting the poor and marginalized, with a particular emphasis on women and children. At iGD, we promote preventative health, balanced nutrition, and child development practices in poor communities. To do this, we take a comprehensive strategy, embracing, teaching, and empowering moms and children in their social settings.

We believe that health and well-being are best addressed when all three dimensions - behaviors, systems, and social determinants - are addressed concurrently. We realize that the barriers to well-being are not restricted to health, and therefore need to address critical enablers, such as education, in an integrated manner. The need is to prioritize outcomes and scale with high quality.

  • Vision

    “Working together in building a world that is healthy, just, equitable and inclusive”

  • Mission

    “To empower the underserved and marginalized individuals and community through gender sensitive participatory processes for achieving optimal and sustainable health and development”

  • The Need

    The Institute for Global Development was founded by a group of like-minded individuals who were inspired to create Primary Health Care after witnessing the need for basic health efforts throughout the country. Today, the Institute has a presence in several states in Northern India where people lack access to primary health care, in addition to the government's existing Primary Health Centres.

  • Core Values

    The Institute maintains the following core values: Innovation, Collaboration, Care, Integrity, and Accountability

  • Our Presence

    The geographical locations of work encompass nine Indian states, which include Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi.

  • Organisational Structure

    iGD is a vibrant, diverse, and gender-sensitive organization that operates under the values of transparency, accountability, and good governance. Its system-driven processes create opportunities for personal and professional development. It upholds financial and structural transparency as critical cornerstones of good governance, not just in the development sector but also as an institution.

Key Areas of Intervention