Free Development Education for Social Impact

ImpactMojo is a free learning platform providing rigorous, practical educational content on MEAL, Theory of Change, research methods, gender studies, and development economics for NGOs, impact practitioners, and students across South Asia.

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ImpactMojo addresses a critical gap in development education. Development work in India and South Asia often lacks standardized, evidence-based knowledge foundations — resulting in interventions that lack rigor and measurable impact.

We provide accessible, high-quality educational materials grounded in South Asian context, designed for educators, practitioners, researchers, students, and policymakers.

ImpactMojo operates a hybrid model — free foundational content for all, with premium tools and professional services for practitioners and organizations.

Intensive three-day cohort-based training for NGOs and development teams. Entire teams learn together at a single flat rate.

Topics include MLE Essentials, Theory of Change, RCTs, Survey Design, Qualitative Methods, Gender Studies, Data Analysis, and custom combinations. Sliding scale available for grassroots organizations.

One-on-one expert guidance from Dr. Varna Sri Raman on career, research design, and data analysis.

All sessions are 1 hour, bookable via Google Calendar. Contact: hello@impactmojo.in

90-minute practice-based skill sessions — learn by doing, not just lectures.

• Price: ₹1,500 per person per session
• 35+ practitioner skills across 4 categories: Thinking, Evidence, Action, Communication
• Structured series available (6–8 weeks)
• Locations: Delhi, Bangalore, Online
• Pay per session, no long-term commitment

Example skills: pre-mortems, reading RCTs, cost-effectiveness analysis, stakeholder mapping, funder psychology, data storytelling.

Structured, outcome-focused paths that combine courses, games, and practice into a credential.

• Build Circles — four-week AI build cohorts. Pick a real M&E problem, build a working AI workflow with a small matched cohort, and demo it on Demo Day. Free waitlist; the ₹1,000 seat deposit is returned when you demo, along with a verified certificate. (build-circles.html)
• AI for M&E — Assessed Track — ₹2,499. A self-paced, assessed track: a guided path through the AI for Impact course, the Counterfactual game, the Critiquing Evidence practice pack, the AI Agents for Evaluators module, and a real-work capstone with written feedback, ending in a verifiable credential. (ai-for-me-certificate.html)
• AI Agents for Evaluators — a free, self-paced module (part of the Certificate Track): five agent patterns for M&E work, two no-code build walkthroughs with copy-paste prompts, the ethics non-negotiables, and a capstone brief. (ai-agents-for-evaluators.html)

Available to Practitioner and Professional tier subscribers:

Deep, comprehensive learning tracks — free for all users:

Shorter introductory courses covering the breadth of development practice:

• Theory of Change Lab — Guided ToC builder with real-time flowchart diagram and PNG export
• MEL Design Lab — Monitoring, evaluation, and learning framework builder
• MEL Plan Lab — Complete MEL implementation plan with data collection schedule
• Design Thinking Lab — Human-centred design process: empathy maps, ideation, prototyping
• Storytelling Lab — Impact narrative builder with 4 format adapters and ethical checklist
• Risk Mitigation Lab — Risk register with 5×5 heatmap and mitigation strategies
• Policy Advocacy Lab — Policy brief generator with stakeholder mapping
• Resource Sustainability Lab — Resource mobilisation and sustainability planning
• Impact Partnerships Lab — Partnership mapping and collaboration framework
• Community Engagement Lab — Participatory assessment and action planning
• Gender Studies Lab — Gender analysis frameworks and assessment tools
• Budget & Fiscal Analysis Lab — Read Union/State budgets (BE/RE/actuals), fund-flow simulator, per-capita calculator, fiscal federalism
• Climate Risk & Adaptation Lab — Vulnerability assessment, risk matrix, adaptation cost-benefit analysis
• Conflict-Sensitive Programming Lab — Do No Harm framework, conflict analysis, adapt/suspend/exit decisions
• Data Feminism & Intersectional Analysis Lab — Disaggregation, bias detection, intersectional visualisation
• Digital Public Infrastructure Lab — Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker, ABHA, ONDC and the DPDP Act 2023
• Ethics & Research Integrity Lab — Consent, data privacy, positionality, ethics review, field dilemmas
• Grant Writing & Proposal Lab — Donor matching, theory of change, narrative, budgeting
• Participatory Methods Lab — PRA, community mapping, focus groups, participatory M&E
• Policy Brief Writing Lab — Two-page briefs with audience targeting and structure
• Stakeholder Mapping & Power Analysis Lab — Power–interest grid, actor and influence mapping
• Survey Design Lab — Question wording, scales, bias tests, translation, piloting
• Systems Thinking & Complexity Lab — Causal loop diagrams, iceberg model, leverage points
• R & Python for Development — Learn R and Python from zero with live in-browser code (WebR + Pyodide), no install (early access)

• Sample Size Calculator — Survey sample size for proportion, mean, two-group, and cluster designs
• Budget Template Generator — Project budget builder with smart templates and CSV export
• Theory of Change Workbench — Educational workbench with BCT annotations, worked examples, and sector guidance
• Theory of Change Builder — Drag-and-drop canvas with 203 BCT techniques and PNG export

• RQ Builder Pro — Guided research question formulation with PICO/SPIDER framing (Practitioner)
• TOC Workbench Pro — Publication-ready theories of change with assumption mapping (Practitioner)
• Qual Insights Lab Pro — AI-assisted qualitative analysis for transcripts (Professional)
• Code Convert Pro — Script translation between Stata, R, Python, SPSS (Professional)
• VaniScribe — AI transcription for 10+ South Asian languages (Professional)

Interactive simulations powered by MiroFish AI agents with Indian folk art story illustrations in 6 traditional styles. Each game features AI opponents with distinct South Asian personas, backed by Groq/Gemini/DeepSeek LLMs with automatic fallback:

Economics & Markets:

• Public Good Game — Free-rider problems and collective action (4 AI agents, Pichwai art)
• Prisoners' Dilemma — Strategic interdependence (4 AI agents, Gond art)
• Opportunity Cost Game — Budget allocation with diminishing returns (2 AI agents, Kalamkari art)
• Network Effects Game — Platform adoption and critical mass (3 AI agents, Warli art)
• Cooperation Paradox — Nash equilibrium vs Pareto efficiency (2 AI agents, Warli art)
• Risk & Reward Explorer — Prospect theory and loss aversion (3 AI agents, Kalamkari art)
• Bidding Wars — Sealed-bid auctions and winner's curse (3 AI agents, Pichwai art)
• Information Asymmetry — Akerlof's lemons problem (3 AI agents, Pattachitra art)
• Externality Game — Pigouvian taxation and market failure (3 AI agents)
• Commons Crisis — Tragedy of the commons (4 AI agents)
• Real Middle India — Income inequality in India (Madhubani art)
• Econ Concepts Puzzle — Brain-teasers with South Asian context (Madhubani art)

Beyond Economics:

• Climate Action Challenge — Mitigation vs adaptation across decades (Warli art)
• Care Economy Challenge — Gender equity and unpaid care work (Madhubani art)
• Epidemic Response — Public health outbreak management (Pattachitra art)
• Algorithm's Dilemma — AI ethics: fairness, privacy, trust tradeoffs (Gond art)
• SEL Simulation: Five Lenses — Social-emotional learning from five roles incl. parent mode (30 scenarios)
• Counterfactual: The Evaluation Game — Pick the evaluation design that survives eight classic causal-inference traps (Warli art)

• ImpactLex — 390+ development terms, formulas, and case studies (PWA, offline-capable, hosted on ImpactMojo)
• Dev Case Studies Library — 200 evidence-based case studies from 117 countries
• DevDiscourses — 500+ curated open-access research papers, books, and grey literature
• PolicyDhara — Auto-updating tracker of Indian development policies across 22 sectors
• BCT Repository — 203 behavior change techniques with definitions, examples, and evidence ratings
• Dataverse — 296 curated tools, datasets, APIs, MCP servers, and platforms for social impact research
• 84 Handouts — Downloadable HTML resources across 6 learning tracks
• Learning Loops Blog — Articles, tutorials, case studies, platform updates
• Between the Logframes Podcast — Development conversations on MEAL, ToC, and impact work

Two-tier translation system for highest quality:

1. Curated translations (i18n/*.json) — Hand-crafted translations for 200+ key UI strings in Hindi (हिन्दी), Tamil (தமிழ்), Bengali (বাংলা), Marathi (मराठी), Telugu (తెలుగు)
2. Google Translate fallback — Covers remaining content automatically

Elements marked with data-i18n attributes receive curated translations first; Google Translate handles the rest. Language preference persists via localStorage.

W3C Open Badges 3.0 verifiable credentials system:

• 9 course badges with competency mapping, track assignment, and SVG generation
• Track-level credentials earned by completing all courses in a track
• Badge wallet on account page with download, JSON-LD viewer, and LinkedIn share
• Verification page at /verify-certificate.html with machine-readable <script type="application/ld+json">
• Auto-issuance via Supabase trigger on course completion (100% progress)

Structured credential tracks with milestone progression:

• 5 pathways: MEL Practitioner, Data Analyst, Development Economist, Governance Scholar, Health & Communications
• Ordered steps combining courses, labs, and games
• Progress tracking connected to existing localStorage course progress
• Milestone badges at key checkpoints
• Pathway recommendation engine (prioritizes in-progress pathways)

Comprehensive ToC learning and building toolkit:

• Educational workbench (toc-workbench.html) — Foundations, worked examples with BCT annotations, indicator development, 8 problem sets, sector guidance (8 sectors), cross-cutting frameworks, measurement design
• Interactive builder (toc-builder.html) — Drag-and-drop canvas with 203 BCT techniques, MEL frameworks, cross-cutting lenses, 4 sector templates, connection drawing, PNG export
• Coaching/Dojo CTAs integrated throughout as marketing touchpoints

• Bookmarks — Save courses and content for later
• Personal Notes — Take notes while learning with streak tracking
• Progress Tracking — Monitor your learning journey
• Reading Lists — Curated resource collections
• Course Comparison — Compare courses side-by-side
• Interactive Assessments — MCQ, multi-select, and T/F quizzes for MEL, DataViz, and DevAI courses with scoring, feedback, and localStorage persistence
• Offline PWA Support — Service worker caches all 16 flagship courses for offline access with automatic background updates
• Certificate Generation — Auto-issued on course completion with public verification and Open Badges 3.0 metadata
• Badge Wallet — View, download, and share W3C verifiable credential badges
• Portfolio Builder — Premium feature: curate certificates, projects & case studies with PDF export
• Full-Text Search — Ctrl+K / Cmd+K fuzzy search across all courses, labs, games, and resources via Fuse.js

• Secure Authentication — Powered by Supabase (Email, Google OAuth, Magic Links)
• User Profiles — Track progress and preferences
• Tiered Access — Explorer (free), Practitioner, Professional, Organization
• Team Training Packages — Organization tier: pre-built training paths (MEL Officer, Program Manager, Field Staff, Governance), facilitator guides, assessment rubrics, cohort management
• Community Access — WhatsApp PLC, Discord, Telegram

Main site (impactmojo.in)
├── Supabase Auth ──► Login / Signup / Profiles
├── Premium flow ──► Supabase Edge Fn (mint JWT) ──► Netlify resource sites
│                     └── auth-gate.ts verifies JWT, sets session cookie
├── Games ──► Supabase Edge Fn (game-agent) ──► Groq/Gemini/DeepSeek LLMs
├── Static content ──► Courses, Labs, ImpactLex
└── Community ──► WhatsApp PLC, Discord, Telegram

Premium tools are hosted as separate Netlify sites, each protected by a JWT auth-gate edge function. The main site mints a short-lived token via Supabase, which the resource site verifies and exchanges for a 24-hour session cookie.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ImpactMojo/ImpactMojo.git
   cd ImpactMojo

2. Start a local server:

   # Using Python 3
   python -m http.server 8000
   
   # Using Node.js
   npx http-server

3. Open in browser:

   http://localhost:8000
   

Note: A local server is required for authentication and routing features to work properly.

ImpactMojo/
├── index.html              # Main site (fully responsive)
├── _redirects              # Netlify clean URL routing
├── manifest.json           # PWA manifest
├── service-worker.js       # Offline PWA service worker (cache-first for courses)
├── offline.html            # Offline fallback page
├── package.json            # Node.js deps for accessibility testing
│
├── js/
│   ├── auth.js             # Supabase authentication
│   ├── router.js           # Clean URL section router
│   ├── resource-launch.js  # JWT-based premium resource launcher
│   ├── premium.js          # Premium tier UI logic
│   ├── translate-sarvam.js # Site-wide language switcher (Sarvam-backed, /api/translate)
│   ├── open-badges.js      # W3C Open Badges 3.0 credential system
│   ├── learning-pathways.js # Structured credential tracks with milestones
│   ├── learning-tracks.js  # Track data, modal handler, progress tracking
│   ├── pwa.js              # Service worker registration & update checks
│   ├── search.js           # Full-text fuzzy search (Fuse.js) with Ctrl+K shortcut
│   └── course-progress.js  # Course progress tracking with Supabase sync
│
├── login.html              # User login
├── signup.html             # User registration
├── account.html            # User dashboard
├── premium.html            # Premium features & registration
├── portfolio.html          # Premium portfolio builder
├── verify-certificate.html # Public certificate verification + Open Badge display
├── toc-workbench.html      # Theory of Change educational workbench
├── toc-builder.html        # Interactive drag-and-drop ToC builder with BCT
├── org-dashboard.html      # Organization dashboard with team training, cohorts, analytics
│
├── i18n/
│   ├── hi.json             # Hindi curated translations (200+ strings)
│   ├── ta.json             # Tamil curated translations
│   ├── bn.json             # Bengali curated translations
│   └── mr.json             # Marathi curated translations
│
├── workshops.html          # Workshop booking & info
├── coaching.html           # 1-on-1 coaching services
├── dojos.html              # Practice-based skill sessions
├── catalog.html            # Complete learning catalog
├── bct-repository.html     # BCT Repository (203 techniques, fuzzy search, bookmarks, comparison, PDF export)
├── dataverse.html          # Dataverse (296 tools & datasets across 22 categories)
├── blog.html               # Learning Loops blog
├── podcast.html            # Between the Logframes podcast
├── handouts.html           # 84 downloadable resources
├── testimonials.html       # Wall of Love
│
├── community/
│   └── index.html          # Community landing page
├── impactlex/
│   └── index.html          # ImpactLex dictionary (PWA)
│
├── Games/                         # Self-contained interactive games
│   ├── public-good-game.html      # Economics: free-rider problem
│   ├── prisoners-dilemma-game.html # Economics: strategic interdependence
│   ├── commons-crisis-game.html   # Economics: tragedy of the commons
│   ├── cooperation-paradox-game.html # Economics: Nash vs Pareto
│   ├── opportunity-cost-game.html # Economics: resource allocation
│   ├── risk-reward-game.html      # Economics: livelihood diversification
│   ├── bidding-wars-game.html     # Economics: winner's curse
│   ├── info-asymmetry-game.html   # Economics: adverse selection
│   ├── network-effects-game.html  # Economics: technology adoption
│   ├── externality-game.html      # Economics: market failures
│   ├── real-middle-india.html     # Economics: inequality
│   ├── econ-concepts-game.html    # Economics: concept quiz
│   ├── climate-action-game.html   # Climate: mitigation vs adaptation
│   ├── gender-equity-game.html    # Gender: care economy
│   ├── public-health-game.html    # Health: epidemic response
│   └── digital-ethics-game.html   # Ethics: AI fairness tradeoffs
│
├── supabase/
│   ├── functions/
│   │   ├── mint-resource-token/  # JWT minting Edge Function
│   │   ├── issue-certificate/    # Certificate issuance Edge Function
│   │   ├── game-agent/           # MiroFish AI agent engine (multi-provider LLM)
│   │   └── serve-course-content/ # Course content delivery
│   └── migrations/               # Database migration scripts
│
├── netlify-resource-template/    # Auth-gate template for resource sites
│   ├── netlify.toml
│   └── netlify/edge-functions/
│       └── auth-gate.ts
│
├── mcp-server/                   # MCP server for AI assistants
│   ├── src/index.ts               # Entry point (McpServer + stdio transport)
│   ├── src/data-loader.ts         # Loads all JSON data at startup
│   ├── src/tools/                 # 11 MCP tools (search, BCT, dataverse, climate, etc.)
│   └── src/resources/             # 3 MCP resources (overview, catalog, tracks)
│
├── data/
│   ├── bct-repository.json # BCT technique data (203 entries)
│   ├── dataverse.json      # Dataverse catalog data (296 entries, 22 categories)
│   └── game-agents.json    # MiroFish AI agent personas (30+ agents across 135 games)
│
├── assets/
│   ├── images/             # Logos, icons, illustrations
│   └── fonts/              # Custom fonts
│
├── tests/
│   └── axe-accessibility.js # Automated WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility testing (axe-core + Puppeteer)
│
├── .claude/
│   ├── CLAUDE.md              # Claude Code project instructions
│   ├── settings.json          # SessionStart + Stop hooks
│   ├── hooks/
│   │   └── session-start.sh   # API key bootstrap from .env.keys
│   └── skills/                # Claude Code skills (housekeeping, github-ops, etc.)
│
├── .gitattributes          # Line ending normalization & binary file handling
├── .gitmessage             # Commit message template with prefix convention
├── .editorconfig           # Editor formatting standards (UTF-8, LF, 2-space)
├── .githooks/
│   ├── pre-commit          # Blocks secrets, debugger, merge markers, large files
│   └── commit-msg          # Enforces commit prefix convention
│
├── LICENSE                 # Dual license (MIT code + CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 content)
├── CONTRIBUTING.md         # Contribution guidelines
├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md      # Community code of conduct
├── SECURITY.md             # Security policy
└── README.md

This project deploys automatically via Netlify. Any push to main triggers a new deployment.

Netlify Configuration:

• Build command: None (static site)
• Publish directory: . (root)
• _redirects file handles clean URL routing

Each premium tool is a separate Netlify site with a JWT auth-gate edge function:

Each site requires two environment variables:

• RESOURCE_TOKEN_SECRET — shared HMAC signing key
• RESOURCE_ID — unique resource slug

1. Fork this repository on GitHub
2. Connect to Netlify:
   • Go to netlify.com
   • Click "Add new site" → "Import an existing project"
   • Select your forked repository
   • Deploy
3. Configure Supabase (for authentication):
   • Create a Supabase project
   • Update credentials in js/auth.js
   • Set up profiles table in Supabase

The authentication system requires a Supabase project with:

1. Authentication enabled (Email, Google OAuth, Magic Links)
2. Profiles table with schema:

   create table profiles (
     id uuid references auth.users primary key,
     full_name text,
     display_name text,
     organization text,
     city text,
     country text,
     linkedin_url text,
     bio text,
     avatar_url text,
     subscription_tier text default 'explorer',
     subscription_status text default 'active',
     courses_completed text[],
     total_learning_hours integer default 0,
     streak_days integer default 0,
     created_at timestamp with time zone default now(),
     updated_at timestamp with time zone default now()
   );

3. Edge Function (mint-resource-token) deployed with:
   • RESOURCE_TOKEN_SECRET — HMAC signing key

The _redirects file enables clean URLs:

• /courses → Opens Courses modal
• /labs → Opens Labs modal
• /about → Scrolls to About section
• /testimonials → Scrolls to Wall of Love

The router.js script handles client-side navigation after Netlify serves index.html.

This repo enforces consistent standards via git hooks and configuration files. These are shared across all ImpactMojo repositories.

We welcome contributions! Whether improving content, fixing bugs, enhancing accessibility, or adding translations. See CONTRIBUTING.md for full guidelines.

Quick ideas: Content improvements, South Asian case studies, translations (Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi), accessibility fixes, UI/UX enhancements, bug reports, new tools & labs.

ImpactMojo operates on a "pay what you think is fair" model.

This platform is supported by a family of open-source repositories:

All repos share consistent governance (Code of Conduct, Security Policy, Contributing Guidelines).

This repository uses a dual license:

You are welcome to fork and reuse the technical architecture (code) for your own projects.

You may not redistribute, mirror, or republish the educational content — especially premium-gated materials — without written permission. Violations may result in a DMCA takedown.

See LICENSE for full terms.

If you use ImpactMojo materials in research, teaching, or practice:

Raman, V. S. (2025). ImpactMojo: Free Development Education for Social Impact.
Retrieved from https://www.impactmojo.in

Founded by Dr. Varna Sri Raman, a development economist with two decades of experience in development practice, research, and education across South Asia.

Co-Founded by Vandana Soni, who leads partnerships, programmes, and social media.

Sponsored by PinPoint Ventures

Key Contributors:

• Vandana Soni — Social Media, Marketing & Partnerships
• Vignesh — Technical Support

The platform is shaped by contributions from educators, practitioners, designers, and the broader development community.

Version: 10.80.1 Last Updated: 2026-07-06 License: MIT (code) + CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (content) Hosting: Netlify