Grassroots NGOs
Replace paper registers with forms field staff can fill offline, and stop waiting weeks for someone to type data into Excel before a donor report.
Clients · NGOs and social enterprises
Use our app with your own team, hire our field teams, or combine both
Bharat Survey is a survey agency for NGOs and social enterprises that need credible data without a research department's budget. Some organisations only need software: an offline, Hindi-first app for their field staff. Others need independent fieldwork because a funder or CSR partner wants evidence the implementing team did not collect. Most end up using both, with one dataset and one set of checks.
- Offline Android app for your staff and volunteers
- Independent baseline, midline and endline rounds
- Beneficiary feedback for social enterprises
- Reports formatted for donors and CSR committees
Hello, Ram Kumar
Today's work
Assignment
Gram Panchayat Barauli
Target 40 homes14 done15 done16 done17 done
Shift
On · 2:14 h
Sync
6 phone · 8 server
Today's homes
- Home 15 · RamlalDone
- Home 16 · SunitaDone
- Home 17 · LockedRevisit
- Home 18 · MohanFilling…
✓ #BS-0413 synced to server
Start new survey3,000
Target households
2,184
Visits
1,962
Completed
1,871
Accepted
Daily accepted interviewsLast 12 days
Quality
Accepted1871
In review64
Outside area19
Weak signal8
Key indicators · by block
Safe water62%
Toilet use48%
Enrolment31%
Immunisation24%
Seat-based app accessVolunteer-friendly formsIndependent endlinesCSR impact assessmentDonor report formatsBeneficiary feedbackHindi-first interfaceSmall budgets, clear scope
Who we work with
CSR implementing partners
Produce baseline and endline evidence that a company's CSR committee and impact assessor can review line by line.
Social enterprises
Hear from customers and producers regularly: product use, affordability, repeat purchase and income change, without a costly one-off study each year.
Three ways to work with us
Pick the layer that matches your capacity. You can move between them as the programme grows.
01Survey app for NGOs and Social EnterprisesSoftware only
Survey app for NGOs and Social Enterprises
Your staff collect data on Android phones using forms you build or we set up. Records carry GPS and time, work without network, and show on a web dashboard once synced.
- Seat-based pricing on quotation
- Hindi-first interface with English toggle
- Role-based access for staff and volunteers
Survey 3/6 · AmenitiesOffline
How is drinking water in your area?
- Comes regularly
- Comes sometimes
- Rarely / never
- Don't know
✓ Section saved on phone · autosave
BackNext
02Independent survey rounds by our teamsFieldwork
Independent survey rounds by our teams
When a funder needs evidence from outside your team, our enumerators run the baseline or endline to an agreed design, and you receive data, tools and a methods note.
- Sampling note before fieldwork
- Back-checks on a share of interviews
- Clean data and report
Location evidence
Survey #BS-0412
- In areaInside approx. boundary
- Accuracy±12 m
- Time09:42 · fresh fix
- Mock GPSNot detected
- Interview length11 min
Added to accepted count
03Your monitoring, our verificationHybrid
Your monitoring, our verification
Your staff run routine monitoring on the app, and our team back-checks a sample of those records or runs the evaluation rounds, all in one system.
- One dataset across both teams
- Independent back-check sample
- Lower cost than full outsourcing
3,000
Target households
2,184
Visits
1,962
Completed
1,871
Accepted
Daily accepted interviewsLast 12 days
Our view
Decide the model
| Situation | Best model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Routine monitoring by field staff | Software only | Your team already visits beneficiaries |
| CSR partner asks for impact assessment | Independent fieldwork | Evidence must be separate from implementation |
| Tight budget, donor wants some independence | Hybrid | Back-check your data instead of replacing it |
| Social enterprise customer feedback | Software plus periodic calls | Regular, low-cost signal |
Funders and CSR
Under the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, companies above specified CSR spending thresholds must get impact assessments done for larger projects through independent agencies. Implementing NGOs are often asked for the underlying data. Keeping baselines, monitoring and endlines in one verified system makes that request easy to meet.
What donors usually ask for
Indicator tables against the logframe, sample sizes and how they were chosen, evidence that data was collected where claimed, and a short note on limitations. We format outputs that way from the start, so reporting week is not a scramble.
Handover pack
- Indicator table
- Methods and sampling note
- Clean dataset and codebook
- Consented photos where relevant
- Limitations note
Not the right fit if
- Writing grant proposals or fundraising
- Donor CRM or accounting software
- FCRA compliance advice
- Guaranteeing that a study will show positive impact
A good fit if
- Offline data collection for field staff
- Independent baselines and endlines
- Back-checks on your own monitoring data
- Donor and CSR-ready evidence packs
FAQ
Straight answers to the questions people ask most about this topic.
Can volunteers with basic phones use the app?
The app needs an Android smartphone, and runs on low-cost devices. Forms are in Hindi by default with an English toggle, and most volunteers are comfortable after a short practice session. It does not run on feature phones or iPhones.
How is pricing set for NGOs?
Software is seat-based and fieldwork is quoted per study, both on quotation. We scope to your budget by adjusting sample size, geography or the share of back-checks, and we explain what each change does to the reliability of results.
Can your team assess a CSR project we implemented?
We can run independent fieldwork for it, but if the CSR rules require an independent impact assessment, the company should appoint the assessor. If we are already your monitoring vendor, disclose that to the company so it can judge independence.
Who owns the data we collect on your app?
Your organisation does. We process it on your instructions, do not use it for other purposes, and delete it on request subject to backup cycles. The data security page explains hosting and access in detail.
India Nationwide, Hindi-first
Tell us about your programme, team size and reporting needs. We will suggest the lightest model that works.