Post by Dhwani Rural Information Systems

"The numbers look good. But can we trust them?" If you've sat through a CSR review or a programme assessment, you've heard some version of this question. Our Shweta Singh has heard it more times than she can count. In this piece, she unpacks something the sector doesn't talk about enough: when data can't be trusted, the problem is rarely the field team. It's almost always the design. Drawing on ten years of building data systems for NGOs, CSR teams, and foundations, Shweta makes the case that good data collection doesn't start at the dashboard — it starts with the harder, earlier question of what decision the data is actually meant to serve. Read the full piece below. #DataForImpact #TechForGood #DhwaniRIS #SocialSector