8.1. MYRADA’s NGO partnerships contribute in no small measure to enabling wider global links. Besides, it is a part of networks like Banking with the Poor and the Asian NGO Coalition that not only create platforms for dialogue but also undertake joint activities for wider sharing and learning. Of late, it is also engaged with e-groups on subjects like poverty reduction, HIV-AIDS, livelihoods promotion, micro-finance, etc.

8.2. Self Help Promoting Institutions’ Network (SPIN) : Perhaps this does not fit in under ‘Global Partnerships’ but to MYRADA it is an important effort. Initiated in one district (Chitradurga) and subsequently replicated in four other locations (Kadiri, Mysore, Gulbarga and Chamarajanagar), this is a network promoted by MYRADA and focussed on developing common data base, sharing of information and experiences, capacity building, and commitment to the maintenance of mutually accepted quality standards in field work, particularly in the promotion of SHGs. It is a formal platform for NGOs, Government, Banks, and other support organisations to interact with one another on a regular basis. It has been playing a very useful role in the sector.

8.3. The Member Secretary of MYRADA is on several national and international bodies as an Advisor/Consultant to deliberate on development policy and practice (e.g. Consultant to IFAD, Member of Reserve Bank’s Committee on Financial Inclusion, Member of the National Committee to reformulate Watershed Guidelines, etc.)