20

Government and Civil Society Organizations currently partnering with ASPIRE to scale up evidence-based programs

26M+

Lives positively affected by scale‑up programs supported by ASPIRE

$424.6M+

Co-funding from government for evidence‑based programs thus far

The Alliance for Scaling Policy Impact through Research and Evidence (ASPIRE)

The Alliance for Scaling Policy Impact through Research and Evidence (ASPIRE) is a coalition of governments, philanthropic organizations, civil society groups, and research institutions hosted by J-PAL South Asia. ASPIRE is working to scale up effective programs that tackle some of India’s biggest development challenges.

We believe that long-term, multi-stakeholder partnerships are essential to solving systemic policy problems, and bring meaningful changes in the lives of people.

Our approach combines acquiring a deep understanding of the policy priorities of governments through engaged research, with extensive on-ground fieldwork to design policy solutions for driving impact at scale.

India Scale-Up Summit 2025: An ASPIRE Convening Highlights

The Summit was a day-long convening hosted by ASPIRE to explore how evidence, partnerships, and systems thinking drive impact at scale. Featuring leaders from government, philanthropy, and civil society, the summit showcased real-world journeys from pilot to policy. Highlights included power-packed panels, curated networking, and the ASPIRE Experience Center — an immersive walkthrough on what it truly takes to scale.

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ASPIRE's approach to scaling what works

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How we do this

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We identify solutions which have been rigorously tested and shown promising results in India and across the world. We then unpack the ingredients and factors that will enable effective adaptation of these solutions to new contexts.

Our team builds partnerships with governments, academia, and civil society organizations for the systematic integration of evidence-based solutions into policymaking.

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We enable our government and civil society partners to lead the implementation of evidence-based social programs by providing insights from the field, documenting best practices on implementation, and building knowledge products to share policy learnings from the program on a wider platform.

Government partners


Ministry of Rural Development, India	JEEViKA, Bihar	Department of Education, Karnataka	Department of School Education, Punjab	Gujarat Pollution Control Board	Maharashtra Pollution Control Board


Rajasthan Pollution Control Board	Department of Police, Madhya Pradesh	Directorate of Education, Daman and Diu	Department of School Education, Tamil Nadu	State Council of Educational Research and Training, Andhra Pradesh	Department of School and Mass Education, Odisha