Our origin · 2019
How SocioStory began
SocioStory was started in 2019 by Manoj, Rachna Saxena and Prajjwal Sinha, under the guidance of Avadhesh Dixit.
The idea
Recognise the hard work of social workers who rarely make the news.
Across India, people run schools, shelters, clinics and campaigns in their own communities. Most of that work is never written about, so it rarely reaches the people who could support it.
SocioStory set out to change that by telling their stories, one at a time, and by bringing changemakers, NGOs and CSR leaders into the same room.
The first year: 2019
Meet-ups and evenings that brought the community together.
16 March
SocioStory
91Springboard, Sector 1, Noida
27 April
SocioStory
91Springboard, Sector 1, Noida
14 July
The Social Change Makers
Empowering impact ideas · 91Springboard, Sector 2, Noida
14 December
The Unsung Heroes
Stories of people who change their communities · Max Towers, Sector 16B, Noida
What followed
From one story to hundreds, and now a platform for the sector.
- SocioStory begins
- 2019
- stories of changemakers published on the first sociostory.org, 2019 to 2022
- 350+
- community events in 2019
- 4
The first programmes
What the first sociostory.org offered, and where each lives now.
Socio Impact Stories
Stories of work from across India, told at SocioStory events. Every story was celebrated, and a few that stood out through the jury process were rewarded.
The stories todaySocioStory Academy
Workshops and webinars led by instructors, to bridge the gaps in knowledge and skills in social sector organisations.
The Academy todaySocioStory Digital Services
Websites for NGOs, where they could write blogs, upload pictures and videos and show their work through a simple admin page.
NGO websites today