Darpana's projects often grow out of its own initiatives, yet many have been created for the government or funding agencies or for other NGOs. Darpana also works as a development communications unit and accepts external projects which encompass developing training modules; giving training to organizations on the use of arts as a language for societal change; accepting commissions to undertake a development project from conceptualizing to delivering; setting up groups and training them to undertake grass root projects while supervising them; creating performance pieces for specific messages and offering unique solutions for the delivery of messages to a varied target audience.
Partners
Action Aid
Ahmedabad Municipal School System
ANHAD
Art Action, Singapore
Axis Bank Foundation
Cancer Research Institute
CARE India
CEE (Centre for Environment Education)
Central Ministry of HRD, Health, Culture, Tribal Affairs
CHETNA
Community Fund (UK)
Dhorabji Tata Trust
DPEP (District Primary Education Programme)
ETC India
Ford Foundation
Government of Gujarat
Gujarat State Aids Control Society
India Development Service, USA
Indian’s For Collective Action, USA
Johns Hopkins University
MacArthur Foundation
Manav Sadhana
Mary Miranda Project
MHRD-Govt of India
Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India
Ministry of Health, Gov't of Gujarat
Oxfam
Pan Center for Intercultural Arts
Population Health Foundation of India
PSI (Population Service International)
Rotary Charity Board, UK
Royal Netherlands Embassy
The John D. & Catherine T MacArthur Foundation
UNDP (United Nations Developmnet Programme)
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
UNICEF (United Nations International Children Educational Fund)