Doers

What Doers does

Doers is a non-profit humanitarian organization registered under the Himachal Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2006, founded in 2015 by a group of development professionals motivated by the Nepal Earthquake of April 2015. Headquartered in Shimla with 16 employees, it focuses on disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, and humanitarian response in the Himalayan region of India, particularly Himachal Pradesh. Its service offering is programmatic rather than product-based and spans three pillars: (1) community and institutional capacity building through the flagship STEP (Safety Through Emergency Preparedness) program, the ICT4DRM training track, Connecting the Dots and DoITBetter bootcamps, and the Professional Development Program (PDP); (2) disaster risk management and humanitarian services including micro-mapping of critical facilities, disaster management plan development for municipalities (e.g., Shimla Municipal Corporation), and coordination of relief distributions (e.g., 1,000 households during the 2023 Himachal floods); and (3) climate change adaptation advisory to government departments.

The technology stack is ICT-enabled but lean — built primarily on open-source and consumer-grade tools (KoboToolBox, Google Earth, Google My Maps) and third-party mobile applications (Sachet, First Aid by IFRC, eRaktkosh, Mausam) — with proprietary value concentrated in domain-specific methodologies (micro-mapping methodology, Comprehensive School Safety Framework training curriculum) rather than in software assets. Doers does not maintain a public API, mobile application, or developer-facing interface.

The revenue model is grant- and donation-based, with no fees charged to beneficiaries. Funding sources include individual donations eligible for tax exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, CSR funding enabled by Registration No. CSR00023161, institutional grants from government agencies and international thematic platforms, and partnership funding for disaster relief initiatives (e.g., PPHF/Medreich, Amazon India via DonateKart). Distribution occurs through direct community engagement, educational institution programs, and contracted services for government departments — all at a regional scale within India and a single documented cross-border academic linkage with the Asian Institute of Management in the Philippines.

Name

Doers

Legal name

Doers

Website

https://doers.ngo

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Doers is a Shimla-based humanitarian NGO founded in 2015 that builds disaster resilience and climate adaptation capacity across the Himalayan region of India through training programs, community workshops, micro-mapping services, and humanitarian relief, funded by donations, CSR grants, and government partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disaster Risk Management Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Preparedness, Risk Reduction & Early Warning (DRR) (BPAGAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disaster Recovery, Reconstruction & Resilience Programs (BPAGAAAK), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) & Preparedness (BPADADAK), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Disaster risk management
• Climate change adaptation
• Humanitarian response services
• Emergency preparedness training
• Community resilience programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Shimla

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations from supporters worldwide, eligible for tax exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961
2. CSR Funding: Corporate Social Responsibility funds from companies registered under Companies Act, 2013 with CSR Registration No. CSR00023161
3. Disaster Relief Partnerships: Partnership funding for humanitarian response initiatives with organizations like PPHF and Medreich-supported CSR initiatives
4. Institutional Grants: Support from government agencies and thematic platforms for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation programs

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Doers is a humanitarian NGO that builds community disaster resilience in the Himalayan region of India through capacity-building workshops, training bootcamps, disaster risk management consulting, climate change adaptation services, and humanitarian response coordination. Its flagship programs include STEP (Safety Through Emergency Preparedness), ICT4DRM training, Connecting the Dots and DoITBetter bootcamps, the Professional Development Program, and micro-mapping of critical facilities. Services are delivered free of charge to communities, educational institutions, and government partners primarily in Himachal Pradesh.

Product overview

Doers is a humanitarian NGO, not a software product company. Its offerings consist of humanitarian programs, training services, and educational initiatives focused on disaster resilience in the Himalayan region of India. The core programs include: the Safety Through Emergency Preparedness (STEP) flagship initiative for emergency skills training; ICT4DRM for digital disaster risk management tools; Connecting the Dots and DoITBetter bootcamps for youth capacity development; and the Professional Development Program (PDP) offering internships and fellowships. Services span disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, and humanitarian response, supported by expertise in training, research, survey analysis, and micro-mapping of critical infrastructure. No software product or SaaS platform is offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STEP (Safety Through Emergency Preparedness): A flagship program focused on localized disaster preparedness, building capacities of local communities, academic institutions and commercial establishments over various aspects of disaster preparedness including first aid, CPR, fire safety, and emergency response.
• Connecting the Dots
• Doers Professional Development Program (PDP)
• DoITBetter Bootcamp

Products and services

• Safety Through Emergency Preparedness (STEP) Flagship capacity-building program that trains communities, schools, and commercial establishments in Himachal Pradesh on first aid, CPR, fire safety, light search and rescue, and basic emergency preparedness to build disaster resilience.
• ICT4DRM (ICT Tools for Disaster Risk Management) Training program that equips youth with open-source tools and mobile applications — including KoboToolBox for data collection, Google Earth and Google My Maps for disaster-related mapping, social media for risk communication, and specialized apps like Sachet, First Aid by IFRC, eRaktkosh, and Mausam — to support disaster risk management functions.
• Connecting the Dots Bootcamp Systems-thinking bootcamp on Disaster Risk Management and Resilience in a Changing Climate for undergraduate students and future development practitioners, exploring interconnections between the SDGs, Sendai Framework, and Paris Agreement.
• DoITBetter Bootcamp Annual ICT bootcamp commemorating Girls in ICT Day, empowering young women aged 15-25 with tools and techniques for applying ICTs to disaster risk management and development causes.
• Doers Professional Development Program (PDP) Experiential learning program offering internships and fellowships (1-6 months) for recent graduates and students, providing multi-dimensional capacity development in disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and humanitarian response.
• Disaster Risk Management Services Practice, research, and advocacy services for disaster risk reduction that build institutional capacities for disaster risk management in Himachal Pradesh, with localization, inclusion, and systems thinking at the core.
• Climate Change Adaptation Services Advisory services integrating climate change adaptation into development planning and programs, supporting government departments and NGOs in planning for climate-smart and risk-informed development in Himachal Pradesh.
• Humanitarian Response Services Services that strengthen humanitarian response coordination in Himachal Pradesh, developing capacities of Inter Agency Groups on coordination, basic and advance life support, psycho-social support, and minimum standards of relief.
• Micro-mapping of Critical Facilities Digital mapping service that generates highly tactical maps of critical facilities, resources, and infrastructure at the local level, with offline/online viewing and customizable attributes for disaster preparedness planning, response decision-making, and mock drill scenarios; delivered with youth volunteers in Himachal Pradesh.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 dollar spent on preparedness saves 7 dollars in emergency response
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• People to People Health Foundation (PPHF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023PPHF approached Doers in October 2023 to become a partner in the Medreich-supported CSR initiative providing humanitarian assistance to flood-affected populations in Himachal Pradesh. The initiative aimed at providing need-based disaster relief kits to 1000 households in five flood-affected districts.
• Amazon IndiacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2023Amazon India donated essential relief goods as part of a joint Disaster Relief initiative with DonateKart, which were distributed by Doers to affected populations during July-September 2023 floods.
• Himachal Pradesh PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaboration on Road Safety Project 2022-23 in district Mandi for reducing road accidents and improving emergency response.
• Asian Institute of Management (AIM), PhilippinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership established in January 2021 to expose EMDRCM (Executive Master in Disaster Risk and Crisis Management) students to real-life problems in disaster risk reduction, crisis management, humanitarian assistance, and climate change resilience. Three students - Mr. Jan Jansalin, Mr. Ramon Tagle, and Ms. Kessica Bersamin - completed cross-sectoral immersion with Doers.
• Mountain Partnership (FAO)minorOthersInternational platform member supporting mountain communities. Doers is an ally in common cause with this FAO-led initiative.
• Global Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (GNDR)minorOthersInternational network member. Doers supports GNDR as an ally in common cause.
• Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN)minorOthersInternational network member focused on reducing avoidable deaths from disasters. Doers is an ally in common cause.
• Americares IndiaminorOthersHealth-focused humanitarian organization. Doers is an ally in common cause with Americares India.
• Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment authority for disaster management in Himachal Pradesh. Doers collaborates on stakeholder workshops, annual events like 'Samarth', school safety training, and disaster management planning.
• Himachal Pradesh State Council of Educational Research and Training (HPSCERT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState educational authority. Doers partners for training school teachers on Comprehensive School Safety Framework implementation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sphere India: Sphere India is a national humanitarian coordination platform that builds capacities of humanitarian responders and aligns with Doers' humanitarian response, MHPSS training, and Inter Agency Group capacity building work in India.
• Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS): SEEDS is a multi-state disaster resilience NGO with school safety, community preparedness, and climate adaptation programs that parallel Doers' STEP workshops, Comprehensive School Safety Framework training, and government partnerships.
• Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH): AKAH focuses on disaster preparedness, habitat improvement, and resilience in mountain communities across South Asia—directly comparable to Doers' Himalayan focus on disaster resilience, micro-mapping, and community preparedness.
• SEEDS India: SEEDS is an Indian humanitarian NGO focused on disaster resilience, climate adaptation, and community preparedness, with similar community-based programs and government partnerships across India—directly comparable to Doers' mission and operating model.
• People to People Health Foundation (PPHF): PPHF is a public health and humanitarian NGO that partnered with Doers in the 2023 Himachal Pradesh flood response; both organizations operate in disaster relief, health system strengthening, and CSR-funded humanitarian initiatives in India.

Broad incumbents

• Indian Red Cross Society: Indian Red Cross Society is a national humanitarian organization with far greater scale and resources, delivering disaster preparedness training, first aid, and emergency response across India—overlapping with Doers' STEP program and humanitarian response services.
• Americares India: Americares India is a well-established health-focused humanitarian organization with significantly larger resources, operating in disaster relief, health preparedness, and emergency response across India—an overlapping incumbent in Doers' disaster relief space.
• Habitat for Humanity India: Habitat for Humanity India focuses on disaster-resilient housing and community rebuilding—an adjacent incumbent whose disaster recovery and reconstruction work overlaps with Doers' humanitarian response and resilience-building activities.
• Mercy Corps India: Mercy Corps is a major international humanitarian NGO with an India presence focused on disaster resilience, climate adaptation, and humanitarian response—operating at significantly larger scale but addressing similar community preparedness outcomes.

Emerging players

• Humanity Foundation: A small-to-mid scale Indian humanitarian NGO with disaster response, humanitarian aid distribution, and community preparedness work—sharing a similar scale and donor base as Doers in the Indian disaster risk reduction ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@doersngo
• Facebookfacebook.com/doersngo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/doersngo
• Instagraminstagram.com/doersngo

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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