Social Action and Policy Lab

Applying Behavioral Insights for Social Good

Social Action and Policy (SAP) Lab, a collaborative research lab, uses behavioral insights for social transformations. Through its evidence-based research, Social Action and Policy Lab attempts to improve the design, utilization, and effectiveness of public policy.

Goals

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Designing strategies and interventions to encourage behavioral change using insights
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Primary and secondary research on behavioral insights for social change
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Outreach initiatives and interventions promote awareness of behavioral insights
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Creating initiatives/projects in collaboration with agencies and institutions, and to achieve greater social good.
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Promoting academic collaborations and building a resource base to institutionalize the potential of behavioral insights in the development sector.

About the Lab

The Social Action and Policy Lab at IITGN was established recently with the support of UNICEF. It is a platform dedicated to encouraging and achieving the goal of using behavioral insights to create widespread social impact. The lab incorporates behavioral insight into its mission of developing appropriate approaches and strategies to promote positive and measurable changes toward realizing the rights of society's most vulnerable members.

Gender
Through behavioral insights, we try to close the persistent gender gap
Sustainability
We strongly believe in behavioral nudging to promote sustainable living
Education
Our mission is to make education genderless, affordable, and accessible
SDGs
Achieving the 17 SDGs by using insights from behavioral and cognitive science is our prime goal
Social Norms
We work towards deconstructing harmful social norms through behavioral change
Nutrition
Our goal is to make people aware of the importance of a balanced diet, irrespective of their gender

Behavioral Insights in the Indian Context

Bulauwa

Source: Piramal Foundation

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Pari

Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, BBC Media Action

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Anemia

Source: Busara and Centre for Social and Behavioural Change, Ashoka

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About Team

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Jaison Manjaly
Principal Investigator
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Apoorvi Garg
Program Manager
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Kumar Manish
Program Manager
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Mohammad Asim
Project Associate
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Hyma Balakrishnan
Project Associate
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Rohini
Project Admin

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Social Action and Policy Lab
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Palaj, Gandhinagar - 382355
Gujarat, India
Email: saplab@iitgn.ac.in


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