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SocioStory Academy

Learn CSR and the SDGs the practical way

Free, interactive courses written for India: the CSR law, the Sustainable Development Goals and how to run programmes that change lives. No videos to sit through. Read, try, check yourself and earn a certificate.

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Courses
5
Lessons
84
Questions
526

Pick where to start

New to CSR? Start with CSR Essentials, then go deeper into the law, the SDGs or running a foundation.

  • Illustrative Free · Certificate

    CSR · Beginner

    CSR Essentials

    How corporate social responsibility works in India, and how to make it count.

    6 chapters · 14 lessons · ~3 hours

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  • Illustrative Free · Certificate

    SDGs · Beginner

    SDGs and India

    What the 17 Global Goals ask for, how India tracks them, and how to make your work count.

    6 chapters · 21 lessons · ~3 hours

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  • Illustrative Free · Certificate

    Foundations · Intermediate

    Running a CSR Foundation

    Set up, govern and run a company's social wing so its money does real good and stands up to scrutiny.

    6 chapters · 21 lessons · ~3½ hours

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  • Illustrative Free · Certificate

    Law · Advanced

    CSR Law in Depth

    Section 135, the CSR Rules and the Ministry’s FAQs, read closely enough to act on.

    6 chapters · 20 lessons · ~4 hours

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  • Free · Certificate

    Foundations · Beginner

    Safeguarding for leaders

    Keeping volunteers, communities and children safe at every drive your Centre runs.

    4 chapters · 8 lessons · ~1 hour

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How it works

Every chapter ends with a check

  1. 1

    Read and try

    Short lessons with diagrams, flip cards, sorting exercises and calculators.

  2. 2

    Check yourself

    A quick quiz ends every lesson, with an explanation for every answer.

  3. 3

    Pass each chapter

    A chapter quiz closes every chapter. Score 60% to move on.

  4. 4

    Earn the certificate

    Pass the final assessment (70%) for a signed certificate anyone can check is genuine.

Certificates you can trust

Every certificate can be checked by anyone

Each certificate has a unique ID and a public page. It’s digitally signed by the SocioStory Foundation, so an employer can confirm it’s genuine in seconds. Add it to LinkedIn with one click.

Written for India, kept current

Lessons follow the Companies Act, the CSR Rules as amended, SEBI’s BRSR and India’s SDG framework.
Each course shows the date its content was last checked. The Academy teaches; it isn’t legal advice, so confirm specific decisions with your company secretary or a lawyer.